TEDxSanaa is the first TEDx event in Yemen and has been an anticipated conference for a long time. It aims at exposing the talent, creativity, and ingenuity of Yemenis. The event will bring the brightest, most creative, most influential Yemenis together to inspire and remind the world of the potential that Yemen has to be a good world citizen. It comes in a very critical time where Yemen, which is one of the Arab Spring countries, entered a transitional phase towards becoming a democratic, modern state.
Facts about TEDxSanaa 2012
First TEDx event held in Yemen
Full day event
4 sessions
19 speakers
4 performances
3 guest interviews
35 crew members/volunteers
108 speaker applicants
63 speaker nominations for 33 speakers
110 volunteer applicants
250 guests at the main event
800 people on the ticket waiting list
Over 300 people watched the webcast
Organizing team
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Salwa Al-Sharjabi
Secretariat -
Ahmed Sayaghi
Marketing, promotion -
Jamal Badr
Marketing, promotion -
Samed Ahmed
Marketing, promotion -
Sahar Ghanem
Marketing, promotion -
Alhassan Alsaqqaf
IT/Web -
Osama Mostafa
IT/Web -
Ala'a Assamawy
IT/Web -
Mohamed Hareth
Social networking, media relations -
Waddah Othman
Social networking, media relations -
Eman Al-Awami
Social networking, media relations -
Ahmed Al-Fusail
Social networking, media relations -
Ghassan Shamsan
Accounting and finances -
Nadeen Al-Hebshi
Accounting and finances -
Tasheel Al-Hanani
Accounting and finances