In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TEDTalks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. These local, self-organized events are branded TEDx, where x = independently organized TED event. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events are self-organized (subject to certain rules and regulations).

Brooklyn Theatre
21 Thomas Edison Street, Menlo Park
Pretoria, Gauteng, 0181
South Africa

Bongani Njalo

I am queer. I am Xhosa. I am an artist. I am a son. I am a brother. I am a change agent. I am all of these things at once and they cannot be looked at in isolation.

Darren August

Darren is a bestselling author, inspirational speaker, coach and entrepreneur. In 2015, he initiated The Inspirational Teacher Tour, which has seen him impact over 10 000 teachers throughout South Africa with the message that their profession has the ability to turn around the decay we see in society.

Emma O'Brien

Emma is an award-winning photographic artist and creative business mentor who uses her work to facilitate positive change in the world. Her specialty is dog photography and her portraits often feature rescue dogs.

Jayshree Naidoo

Jayshree has held senior roles in some of South Africa’s largest companies and has never been one to shy away from challenging the status quo if it did not align with her purpose.

Meizana Musical Duo

Meizana is a female music duo comprised of two vocalists who’ve joined forces to create a modern, female, musical narrative that is iconically South African. Drawing from their environments and diverse cultures, Meizana describes their music as an infectious offering of pop with sprinkles of South Africa.

Mike Sharman

Mike founded Retroviral creative agency, which has made more brands ‘go viral, globally’ than any other agency in Africa. He is also a co-founder of Webfluential and Retroactive.

Nina Parry

Nina is an entomologist. She is passionate about flies and how we can use them to make a positive difference in the world.

Richard Mulholland

Richard kicked off his career as a rock n roll roadie, operating lights for bands such as Iron Maiden and Def Leppard. From there he started SA's largest presentation firm, Missing Link and co-founded 21Tanks, SA's first perspective lab.

Saray Khumalo

Saray Khumalo is the first black African woman to summit Mt Everest. She is an award-winning mountaineer and business executive with over 18 years of experience in driving innovation and change in blue-chip organisations. Through mountaineering, she has raised over R1.3 million towards literacy and education in Africa.

Stacey Sapsford

Stacey Sapsford has been an avid dancer since the age of 3. Over the last 17 years, she has dabbled in ballet, modern, Latin, ballroom and hip hop. She has a deep passion for music and the emotions it evokes, which can be translated into movement. Dance is an expression of the innermost feelings of one’s soul.

Taryn-Lee Kearney

A businesswoman on a mission to make a greater impact. Professional speaker, entrepreneur, mental health advocate, mom, wife, and just a girl who loves her coffee.

The Royal Madness

The Royal Madness is a Pretoria-based, eight-member acapella group that specialize in performing songs from different genres.