Theme: Metamorphosis

Metamorphosis is the process of a profound and usually rather sudden change in form from one stage to the next in the life history of an organism. A decade on from the first TEDxLusaka event held in November 2011, the year 2020 saw the world go through unprecedented change in the modern world. We have reset practically everything and in keeping without first-ever virtual event, the TEDxLusaka organising team felt that Metamorphosis was the ideal theme as it perfectly encapsulated what we are going through right now.

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Zambia

Chilufya Musosha

Inclusive Technology Advocate

Chilufya Musosha is co-Founder of eNgoma Solutions, a social impact technology company promoting the use of technology and data to address society’s biggest problems. Chilufya’s vision is to provide free internet access to 1,000,000 people a day in Zambia and ultimately southern Africa within the next 5 years allowing them access to opportunities for continued learning, inclusive governance, information on climate change, and expanded markets for their small businesses. He is adventurous, loves to travel, and climbing Kilimanjaro is on his bucket list.

David Squarre

Wildlife Veterinarian

Dr. David Squarre is a conservationist and wildlife veterinarian with experience in using veterinary science and wildlife forensics to support wildlife conservation and combat wildlife crime in Zambia. He is particularly passionate about rhino and pangolin conservation programmes. His research interest is molecular epidemiology of infectious diseases of veterinary, conservation and public health importance at the human-wildlife-livestock interface in Zambia.

James Kanyanta

Poet

James Kanyanta is a social justice poet, who uses his poetry to speak out on issues that not only affect him but the nation and world at large. From the next-door neighbour to the beauty of the dark-skinned girl, the other side of life in Africa, to politics, war, ethnicity etc. James' poetry speaks without fear or favour.

Kapesa Singogo

IT Analyst. Author. Makeup Artist

Kapesa Singogo is a business systems analyst, with a Master of Commerce in Information Systems Technology from Macquarie University and Bachelor in ICT from the University of Notre Dame Australia. Kapesa is the author of four published books and a professionally trained and certified make-up artist.

Katendi Changula

Veterinarian. Researcher

Dr. Katendi Changula is a veterinarian and an avid researcher, looking at diseases that affect both humans and animals. She studies bat populations in Zambia to detect the pathogens they carry, to determine the risk of spill-over of these infections into human populations and to develop new diagnostic tests for these diseases. She has worked with the Zambia Ministry of Health in the laboratory diagnosis of suspected cases of Ebola virus disease and COVID-19. She holds a Doctor of Philosophy in Diagnostic Veterinary Medicine, a Master of Science in Tropical Animal Health and a Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine degree.

Mataa Moses Mataa

Medical Doctor. Palliative Care Provider

Dr. Mataa Moses Mataa is a medical doctor and palliative care provider. A graduate of the University of Zambia School of Medicine (2008) and an alumnus of Hospice Africa Uganda (2016). He believes that healthcare should be focused on quality of life, addressing not only physical needs but social, spiritual and social needs.

Rev Walter Mwambazi

Thought Transformation Leader

Reverend Walter Mwambazi is chiefly a thought transformation leader, but he is also a networker, digital & traditional marketer, published author, newspaper columnist, blogger, neural-linguistic and cognitive enhancement coach, radio & television personality and a social influencer. Before all this, he was an ordained and in-service minister for 5 years. Reverend Walter is married with 3 children.

Tafadzwa Bete Sasa

Productivity Specialist

Tafadzwa Bete Sasa is a high-performance strategist who designs and facilitates tools and knowledge for sustained growth and success that benefit people and organisations. She holds a BSc in Human Resource Management and (at the time when this Talk was delivered) is an MBA candidate at the African Leadership University.