El Glaoui, Art fair curator: To showcase vital new art from African nations and the diaspora, Touria El Glaoui founded the powerhouse 1:54 Contemporary African Art Fair. Douglas, Biomedical engineer: Tania Douglas imagines how biomedical engineering can help address some of Africa’s health challenges. Natsai Audrey Chieza, Designer: Natsai Audrey Chieza is a design researcher whose fascinating work crosses boundaries between technology, biology, design and cultural studies. Gus Casely-Hayford, Cultural historian: Gus Casely-Hayford writes, lectures, curates and broadcasts widely about African culture. Ĭhristian Benimana, Architect: Christian Benimana is co-founder of the African Design Center, a training program for young architects. Bakare-Yusuf, Publisher: Bibi Bakare-Yusuf is co-founder and publishing director of one of Africa’s leading publishing houses, Cassava Republic Press. Nabila Alibhai, Place-maker: Nabila Alibhai leads inCOMMONS, a new organization focused on civic engagement, public spaces, and building collective responsibility for our shared places. Agabi, Neurotechnology entrepreneur: Oshiorenoya Agabi is engineering neurons to express synthetic receptors which give them an unprecedented ability to become aware of surroundings. OluTimehin Adegbeye, Writer and activist: Writing on gender justice, sexual and reproductive rights, urban poverty and media OluTimehin Adegbeye shares her (often very strong) opinions on Twitter and in long-form work.
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Today, we’re thrilled to announce our speaker lineup for TEDGlobal 2017! It’s a powerful list you can skim here - to dive into speaker bios and learn about the 8 themed sessions of TEDGlobal 2017, visit our full Program Guide. Ten years after the last TEDGlobal in Arusha, we’ll again gather a community from across the continent and around the world to explore ideas that may propel Africa’s next leap - in business, politics and justice, creativity and entrepreneurship, science and tech. TEDGlobal 2017 kicks off August 27–30, 2017, in Arusha, Tanzania.