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Pierre Thiam: A forgotten ancient grain that could help Africa prosper

Forget quinoa. Meet fonio, an ancient "miracle grain" native to Senegal that's versatile, nutritious and gluten-free. In this passionate talk, chef Pierre Thiam shares his obsession with the hardy crop and explains why he believes that its industrial-scale cultivation could transform societies in Africa.
https://www.ted.com/talks/pierre_thiam_a_forgotten_ancient_grain_that_could_help_africa_prosper

Cameron Sinclair: The refugees of boom-and-bust

At TEDGlobal U, Cameron Sinclair shows the unreported cost of real estate megaprojects gone bust: thousands of migrant construction laborers left stranded and penniless. To his fellow architects, he says there is only one ethical response.
https://www.ted.com/talks/cameron_sinclair_the_refugees_of_boom_and_bust

Cameron Sinclair: My wish: A call for open-source architecture

Accepting his 2006 TED Prize, Cameron Sinclair demonstrates how passionate designers and architects can respond to world housing crises. He unveils his TED Prize wish for a network to improve global living standards through collaborative design.
https://www.ted.com/talks/cameron_sinclair_my_wish_a_call_for_open_source_architecture

Jack Sinclair: Feeding the future

By 2050, global food production must double to keep up with population growth. How does the man "who buys the most food in America" think this can be accomplished? Jack Sinclair, Executive Vice President of the Walmart US Grocery division, shares a few ideas on what we can do to produce more, sustainability. (One of them: re-use the apples in Am...
https://www.ted.com/talks/jack_sinclair_feeding_the_future

Magatte Wade | TED Speaker

Magatte Wade creates jobs in Africa -- and calls attention to the obstacles to job creation on the continent.
Brand creator
https://www.ted.com/speakers/magatte_wade

Playlist: Architectural inspiration (9 talks)

Master architects share their vision for buildings that inflate, float, twist and glitter, while artfully addressing the challenges faced by their residents, their cities and the planet.
Curated by TED · 9 talks
https://www.ted.com/playlists/architectural_inspiration

Cameron Sinclair | TED Speaker

2006 TED Prize winner Cameron Sinclair is co-founder of Architecture for Humanity, a nonprofit that seeks architecture solutions to global crises -- and acts as a conduit between the design community and the world's humanitarian needs.
Co-founder, Architecture for Humanity
https://www.ted.com/speakers/cameron_sinclair

Pierre Thiam | TED Speaker

Pierre Thiam shares the cuisine of his home in Senegal through global restaurants and highly praised cookbooks.
Chef
https://www.ted.com/speakers/pierre_thiam

Anushka Ratnayake | TED Speaker

Founder and CEO of myAgro, Anushka Ratnayake and her team work with rural farmers to help them move themselves out of poverty.
Poverty fighter
https://www.ted.com/speakers/anushka_ratnayake

"A place of joy": NextEinstein welcomes the first postgrad class at AIMS Senegal

Congratulations to the first class of admitted students at AIMS Senegal, the newest AIMS center and the latest achievement from cosmologist and TED Prize winner Neil Turok and his NextEinstein Initiative. In 2008 Turok wished for the TED community to help “unlock and nurture scientific talent across Africa, so that within our lifetimes ...
Posted November 1, 2011
https://blog.ted.com/2011/11/01/a-place-of-joy-nexteinstein-welcomes-the-first-postgrad-class-at-aims-senegal

The Next Einstein Forum begins

Why did Albert Einstein have such a unique scientific mind? Because he came from a disadvantaged background, says TED Prize winner Neil Turok. “When new cultures enter science, especially disadvantaged cultures, transformation can happen,” he said today in his opening remarks at the Next Einstein Forum Global Gathering 2016. “I believe th...
Posted March 8, 2016
https://blog.ted.com/2016/03/08/the-next-einstein-forum-begins

Riitta Ikonen | TED Speaker

Riitta Ikonen is a Finnish artist whose collaborative work reinforces humanity's connection to the natural world.
Artist
https://www.ted.com/speakers/riitta_ikonen

Karoline Hjorth | TED Speaker

Karoline Hjorth is a Norwegian photographer, artist and writer whose collaborative work reinforces humanity's connection to the natural world.
Artist
https://www.ted.com/speakers/karoline_hjorth

"World peace will come from sitting around the table": Chef Pierre Thiam chats with food blogger Ozoz Sokoh

Two African cooks walk into a bar; 30 seconds later they are arguing over whose country’s jollof rice is better. Or so the corny joke would go. The truth is, I really had no idea what would happen if we got Senegal-born chef Pierre Thiam (TED Talk: A Forgotten Ancient Grain That Could Help Africa Prosper) and Nigerian jollof promoter Ozoz So...
Posted September 13, 2017
https://blog.ted.com/2017/09/13/world-peace-will-come-from-sitting-around-the-table-chef-pierre-thiam-chats-with-food-blogger-ozoz-sokoh

TEDxYoff - an independently organized event

About this event: Les métissages, ce sont toutes ces situations, si nombreuses, où deux, trois, quatre influences viennent se mélanger pour créer la nouveauté. Organiser une conférence TEDx à Dakar, c'est nécessairement parler de cette notion, dans une ville qui est un véritable carrefour de cultures, de langues, de métiers, de passions, et donc un espace de créa...
Event details: Dakar, Dakar, Senegal · May 11, 2017
https://www.ted.com/tedx/events/23442

TEDxUCAD - an independently organized event

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Event details: Dakar, Dakar, Senegal · December 9, 2017
https://www.ted.com/tedx/events/21997

TEDxCESAG - an independently organized event

About this event: TEDxCESAG est un évènement indépendamment organisé en partenariat et sous licence de TED. C'est le 1er événement TEDx dans une business school en Afrique de l'Ouest Francophone (dans la région).
Event details: DAKAR, Dakar, Senegal · November 4, 2017
https://www.ted.com/tedx/events/22676

TEDxFann: TEDxFann 20211120 - an independently organized event

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Event details: Dakar, Dakar, Senegal · December 10, 2021
https://www.ted.com/tedx/events/47437

Dame Vivian Hunt | TED Speaker

Dame Vivian Hunt's professional journey has taken her from expanding midwifery services in Senegal to helping private, public and third sector leaders across the globe strategize and transform during extraordinary times.
Business leader
https://www.ted.com/speakers/vivian_hunt

TEDxSenghorAve - an independently organized event

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Event details: Dakar, Senegal · December 17, 2011
https://www.ted.com/tedx/events/2964

TEDxFann - an independently organized event

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Event details: Dakar, Dakar, Senegal · March 14, 2020
https://www.ted.com/tedx/events/37667

TEDxMermoz-SacreCoeur - an independently organized event

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Event details: Dakar, Dakar, Senegal · March 28, 2020
https://www.ted.com/tedx/events/32581

TEDxSandaga: La main et l'oeil - an independently organized event

About this event: Avec TEDxSandaga « La main et l'œil », le phénomène des conférences TEDx est arrivé au Sénégal ! Cet événement inaugural a eu lieu le mardi 28 mai 2013 à 20h00 sur la scène du Théâtre de Verdure de l’Institut français de Dakar. Pour sa première édition, TEDxSandaga a présenté sept visionnaires dakarois dont les idées ont le potentiel de chang...
Event details: Dakar, Dakar, Senegal · May 28, 2013
https://www.ted.com/tedx/events/7918

TEDxNgor - an independently organized event

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Event details: Dakar, Dakar, Senegal · June 18, 2021
https://www.ted.com/tedx/events/41970

Neil Turok bets the next Einstein will be from Africa

My wish is that you help us unlock and nurture scientific talent across Africa, so that within our lifetimes we are celebrating an African Einstein. The plan Support the African Institute for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS) to recruit diverse students from across Africa. Establish a network between centers of excellence to teach special math and sc...
https://www.ted.com/participate/ted-prize/prize-winning-wishes/aims-next-einstein-initiative

A new map: Deep history and the far future at TEDGlobal Session 1

The stage is set. The lights are on. The audience of more than 600 people who have traveled from all over the world to be inspired is ready. And ready or not, the speakers are thrust onto the stage, one by one. This is the first session of TEDGlobal 2017, themed “a new map,” a phrase that suggests that in these first talks, we will catch ...
Posted August 27, 2017
https://blog.ted.com/2017/08/27/a-new-map-deep-history-and-the-far-future-at-tedglobal-session-1

Symbolic logic: How African alphabets got to the TEDGlobal stage

TEDGlobal 2017 was an important homecoming to the African continent, and a ton of work went into creating an authentic experience, from the curation of talks to the music to the graphics and stage design. Saki Mafundikwa, a graphic designer, filmmaker, design teacher and founder of the Zimbabwe Institute of Vigital Arts (and a TED speaker hi...
Posted September 27, 2017
https://blog.ted.com/2017/09/27/symbolic-logic-how-african-alphabets-got-to-the-tedglobal-stage

TED Prize, by the numbers

A few numbers to keep in mind: 3, 31, and 1 million. That’s because nominations for the 2016 TED Prize are being accepted through the end of the day on March 31, 2015. You have until then to nominate a mentor, a co-worker or a visionary leader whose work you admire from afar for this prestigious prize, which brings with it $1 million for a w...
Posted February 18, 2014
https://blog.ted.com/2014/02/18/ted-prize-by-the-numbers

On a journey: The pathmakers of TEDGlobal Session 2

If yesterday evening’s talks were about asking what Africa’s future could look like, today’s talks and discussions zoom in on people who have already set out on their own journeys. A president. A chef. A film curator. A businesswoman. A money man. A scientist. A bird lover. They could be the members of a ship’s crew, or a band, depending on ...
Posted August 28, 2017
https://blog.ted.com/2017/08/28/on-a-journey-the-pathmakers-of-tedglobal-session-2

Far Flung with Saleem Reshamwala

Far Flung with Saleem Reshamwala is a journey across the globe in search of the world's most surprising and imaginative ideas. It's not a travel show, exactly. It's a deep dive into the ideas that shape a particular spot on the map, brought to you by local journalists and creators. Weave through the streets of Bangkok with a motorcycle midwife. ...
https://www.ted.com/podcasts/far_flung_with_saleem_reshamwala
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