tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-89638589385083639272024-02-22T16:07:55.926+00:00TEDxEustonAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07882547645835194268noreply@blogger.comBlogger206125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8963858938508363927.post-40942124484763820692015-06-13T08:18:00.000+01:002015-06-13T08:18:43.413+01:00SOLD OUT! | See you later!<div style="text-align: center;">
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If you have not already purchased your ticket, it’s now too late as we are sold out!</div>
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The TEDxEuston Team, in collaboration with Shell, our principal partner, is incredibly excited to meet you all and look forward to continuing the conversations we started last year.<br />
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You will find us on the lower ground floor of the <a href="http://www.ihg.com/crowneplaza/hotels/us/en/london/loncy/hoteldetail/photos-tours#scmisc=nav_photos-tours_cp?cm_mmc=GoogleMaps-_-cp-_-GBEN-_-loncy">Crowne Plaza – City </a>hotel, in Blackfriars in the Conference Centre.<br />
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Registration opens at 5.30pm, and if you’ve attended a TEDxEuston event before, you know you do not want to miss the start. <br />
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As always, there will be our trademark goodie bags provided courtesy of Shell filled with keepsakes.<br />
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In true TEDxEuston fashion, no event is complete without our networking AfterParty. After the talks make sure you take a moment to talk to like-minded TEDx-ers you have never met before and shake a leg to the tunes played by our DJ for the night - DJ Josiah, winner of 2014's International Music Conference, Best New Producer Award.<br />
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Our TEDxEustonSalon speakers – <a href="http://tedxeuston.blogspot.co.uk/search?q=andrew+hunt">Andrew Hunt</a>, <a href="http://tedxeuston.blogspot.co.uk/2015/05/introducing-tedxeuston-salon-2015.html">Eunice Ball</a> and <a href="http://tedxeuston.blogspot.co.uk/2015/06/introducing-tedxeustonsalon-2015.html">Olasimbo Sojinrin</a> are ready to share their stories and ideas with you. <a href="http://tedxeuston.blogspot.co.uk/search?q=BLK">Richard ‘Rich BLK’ Mkoloma</a> is ready to energise you. The TEDxEuston Team is ready to welcome you! We hope you’re prepared for what we promise will be an incredible evening.<br />
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eulette http://www.blogger.com/profile/04024663279801738198noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8963858938508363927.post-25769397403801216932015-06-12T06:18:00.000+01:002015-06-12T06:18:00.577+01:00Richard ‘Rich Blk’ Mkoloma performs at TEDxEustonSalon<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Introducing Richard ‘Rich Blk’ Mkoloma: the creative polymath.<br />
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TEDxEustonSalon would not be complete without a dynamic, atmospheric performer. Spoken Word artist Rich Blk blends the energy in Hip Hop, Afro-Electronica and Poetry with a lyrical finesse that covers matters of today and ideas of ‘tomorrow’.<br />
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Rich’s poetry has been published in ‘Contemporary Black Writing’ anthologies by Peepal Press and Penguin. He has featured on SKY, OHTV, Channel 4 and BBC Radio 1Xtra as well as performed in numerous venues in London including Sadler’s Wells, Jazz Café, and the Africa Centre. We can’t wait for him to grace the TEDxEustonSalon stage on Saturday, and quite simply rhythmically blow you away.<br />
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Follow him on twitter @richblkthinks and our incredible speakers @MisterAduna, @africatbn and @Solar_Sister.<br />
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<b>See you Saturday!</b><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07882547645835194268noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8963858938508363927.post-50866590512537208882015-06-05T16:44:00.001+01:002015-06-07T17:53:30.369+01:00Introducing TEDxEustonSalon 2015 Speaker I Olasimbo Sojinrin<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Our third and final speaker at TEDxEustonSalon next Saturday is a feminist, a citizen lobbyist, and an advocate for climate change progress and women’s rights in Africa. Olasimbo Sojinrin is passionate about women-focused renewable energy access and is ready to inspire you to be too!<br />
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Olasimbo has been working in the realm of climate change and renewable energy for over 10 years. She joined the British Council in 2004 as a Project Manager where she managed several partnerships that strove to educate secondary school students on the issue of climate change. From there she became the Capacity Development Manager to the UNDP’s Access to Renewable Energy Project in 2011 providing a strong voice in the drive to create climate change legislation.<br />
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Currently she is the Nigeria Country Manager for <a href="http://www.solarsister.org/">Solar Sister</a>, a civil society organisation with a mission to eradicate energy poverty through women's economic empowerment. Olasimbo leads a network of women entrepreneurs who are bringing affordable clean energy solutions to their communities’ doorstep.<br />
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Join us next Saturday at <a href="http://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/tedxeustonsalon-2015-facing-forward-harnessing-energy-tickets-6833476111">TEDxEustonSalon</a> as she explores harnessing the potential energy of the Continent and seeks to empower us all.<br />
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eulette http://www.blogger.com/profile/04024663279801738198noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8963858938508363927.post-21389267141330982972015-06-02T23:02:00.000+01:002015-06-04T20:23:28.745+01:00Africa’s Health Issue I #TopicTuesday“I was ready to fight, I was ready to die”. That is the passion to which a previous TEDxEuston speaker has used to tell us her efforts to aid health improvement in Africa.<br />
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Health, unsurprisingly, has been an important issue on the TEDxEuston stage over the years. Ater all, good health is not only an outcome of, but also a foundation for, development. So why then do we find in so many parts of Sub-Saharan Africa that despite reasonable economic development, health improvement is poorer than expected?<br />
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I will give you a single fact just to put things into perspective: Sub-Saharan Africa accounts for 49 per cent of maternal deaths, 50 per cent of under-five child deaths and 67 per cent of HIV/AIDS cases.<br />
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Fadekemi Akinfaderin-Agarau identified social stigma and a lack of openness with sexual health as factors that contribute to the further spread of HIV/AIDS. She told us how she “Found her Calling” through a focus on empowering the youth to change policies, and challenge social norms. <br />
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To empower is to create an opportunity for health improvement. In a talk entitled “Empowered women will change our world”, Fatima B Muhammad shows us that gender inequalities form the pinnacle of poor maternal health outcomes in Northern Nigeria.<br />
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The provision of education through the distribution of health information, as well as enabling community support, allows access to essential care.<br />
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In a talk entitled “Our struggle is not over”, Vuyiseka Dubula identifies it is those that are poorest that face most difficulties in accessing essential care. She successfully challenged the World’s leading pharmaceutical companies to make life-saving HIV treatments more affordable.<br />
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Following a personal experience with healthcare in Nigeria Toyin Saraki, the self-described “unlikely activist”, finds a lack of resources is an important limit to the provision of care, and inspired the creation of The Wellbeing Foundation in Nigeria, aiming to improve maternal and child health outcomes.<br />
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Challenging social ideas, improving education, reducing poverty, and the provision of resources will aid the improvement of health in Africa - if only it were that simple to implement these things!<br />
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These are just a few of the stories from those instrumental to healthcare improvements in the continent, and there are surely many more that are yet to grace the TEDxEuston stage – so watch this space!<br />
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In the meantime, please do listen to the passionate, thought-provoking talks mentioned above, as well as our many others. You will find more thought-provoking ideas and discussion at the TEDxEustonSalon later on this month and our main event in December. Hope to see you there!<br />
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- <i>Zainab Sanusi is a Junior Doctor, currently working in Dartford, Kent. She is one of the newest members on the committee, having previously been a volunteer.</i><br />
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eulette http://www.blogger.com/profile/04024663279801738198noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8963858938508363927.post-42317759249097397312015-05-17T22:53:00.000+01:002015-05-17T23:36:16.024+01:00Introducing TEDxEuston Salon 2015 Speaker | Eunice Baguma Ball<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Africa's population of one billion plus is adopting technology at an unprecedented rate. Thus, </span>harnessing energy
becomes the crux of the matter, propelling us to think broader and quickly. One of the
greatest gifts the continent has is an abundance of natural resources and more
importantly, the ability to harness our own skill-sets to solve our own
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Our second Salon speaker, Eunice Baguma Ball understands this well and makes this her
business. Eunice is <span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">an
entrepreneur & technology business consultant who has worked in the technology sector in Africa for over 7 years. Currently based in the UK and as the founder/organiser of the </span><a href="http://www.meetup.com/AfricaTBN">Africa Technology Business Network</a>, <span lang="EN-US">she advises tech
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">The ATBN gathers a community of entrepreneurs, innovators and technologists who
are interested, in not only in tapping into the opportunities in Africa, but also creating
social and economic impact.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Through
organised events in London, the ATBN initiative provides insights into the
Africa technology industry and connects UK-based entrepreneurs & investors to
opportunities in the sector. Moreover, they support the budding local
tech communities across Africa by providing a plug into the UK tech ecosystem
and a platform to showcase African centred innovations to a global
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at the next TEDxEuston Summer Salon on Saturday 13<sup>th</sup> June. Her
enthusiasm is infectious and will motivate you to reflect on Africa’s budding
tech scene, potential to develop exponentially and make a real impact on Africa’s
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you a m</span></span><span style="background-color: black; color: white;">isfit? Great, you’ll fit right in! <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="background-color: black; color: white;">Emeka
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">At
TEDxEuston in 2013, leading African blogger and entrepreneur Emeka Okafor urged
Africans to challenge the status quo. In his TEDxEuston talk
entitled, ‘The Crazy Ones’ Emeka – creator of <a href="http://timbuktuchronicles.blogspot.co.uk/">Timbuktu
Chronicles</a> and <a href="http://africaunchained.blogspot.co.uk/">Africa
Unchained</a> alluded to the 1997 Apple “Think Differently” advertising
campaign, and reminded us that it is often the ‘misfits’ and the crazy ones who
are the people that change the world.</span><span style="font-family: Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="background-color: black; color: white;">Emeka
Okafor shared with the audience how as director of TED Global in Arusha,
Tanzania in 2007, he noticed how everyone at that event had a new and unique
way of thinking for Africa. They all shared ‘the DNA of getting
things done’, he said. And he encouraged the TEDxEuston audience to
do the same.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Emeka
claims that the people who start tinkering are often the ones who soon develop
the prototypes. In ‘The Crazy Ones’ talk, at TEDxEuston’s Ripple
Effect-themed conference, Emeka alluded to one young boy who displayed at <a href="http://makerfaireafrica.com/">Maker Faire
Africa</a> his own creation of taking discarded syringes and
created excavator toys. Here’s more about this young inventor’s
story <a href="http://www.core77.com/posts/25996/wesley-souzas-syringe-based-hydraulic-excavator-model-25996">here</a>: </span><span style="font-family: Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="background-color: black; color: white;">Emeka
encourages us all to be part of the ‘problem-solving society’. He
says that there needs to be a space, an environment where like-minded
innovators, doers and problem-solvers can come together and encourage one
another. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="background-color: black; color: white;">We
at TEDxEuston couldn’t agree more. So we want to encourage you to do
two things:<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">1) Listen
to Emeka’s full talk <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MI_btxERloI">here</a> </span><span style="font-family: Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">2) Join
us at TEDxEuston Salon on 13 June. More about it <a href="http://tedxeuston.blogspot.co.uk/2015/04/tedxeuston-salon-2015-facing-forward.html">here</a> and purchase a ticket <a href="http://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/tedxeuston-salon-2015-facing-forward-harnessing-energy-tickets-6833476111">here</a> </span><span style="font-family: Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: white;"><span style="background-color: black;">You’ll
be sure to find like-minded creators, innovators and problem-solvers who are
determined to birth solutions, develop clear visions and create new concepts
which can only harness the strength and potency of Africa. In short – at
TEDxEuston Salon you’ll most likely find the crazy ones, the misfits, the ones
who are likely to change the world – for better!</span><span style="background-color: #444444;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02649411997100221154noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8963858938508363927.post-39315326825721457022015-05-05T01:01:00.000+01:002015-05-17T23:36:30.578+01:00Introducing TEDxEuston Salon 2015 Speaker | Andrew Hunt <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white;">Ever heard of superfood <a href="http://www.ethicalsuperstore.com/products/aduna-baobab/" target="_blank">Baobab</a>? If you attended our last event in December, perhaps you were </span><br />
<span style="background-color: black; color: white;">lucky enough to find an energy bar made from African superfood Baobab in your gift bag. Whether you’ve heard of it or not, you’re in for a treat next month at <a href="http://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/tedxeuston-salon-2015-facing-forward-harnessing-energy-tickets-6833476111" target="_blank">TEDxEuston Salon</a>. One of our speakers is Andrew Hunt – co-founder of <a href="http://aduna.com/blogs/our-team/15120833-andrew-hunt-br-co-founder-managing-director" target="_blank">Aduna</a>, a company which makes an incredible energy-packed Baobab bar. Baobab – a fruit from trees found in Senegal and Gambia - looks set to take off as the next great superfoods, and for very good reason as it’s packed with incredible nutrients.</span><br />
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<span style="color: white;">Aduna is an African inspired health and beauty brand and social business that aims to create a demand for natural food products from involving small local communities in rural West Africa. Their superfoods Baobab sourced from the fruit of the "Tree of life" and Moringa are natural</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: black; color: white;">products sourced from Gambia and Senegal, are the top selling superfoods in Planet Organic,</span><br />
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<span style="color: white;">We invite you to hear Andrew talk about the potential and power of marketing natural superfoods as</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: black; color: white;">high end luxury products. Come and find out how he moved from having a successful advertising career in the UK to a Wolof speaking, African luxury food product enthusiast!</span><br />
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<span style="color: white;">Book your tickets <a href="http://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/tedxeuston-salon-2015-facing-forward-harnessing-energy-tickets-6833476111" target="_blank">here </a></span></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02649411997100221154noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8963858938508363927.post-12045091019502971662015-04-28T17:30:00.000+01:002015-04-29T00:49:39.822+01:00The Business of Africa | Topic Tuesday | TedxEuston<span style="color: white;"><span id="goog_60376812"></span><span id="goog_60376813"></span><br /></span>
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<span style="color: white;">If you’re serious about investment, it’s clear that the question is no longer <span style="text-align: center;">whether you do business in Africa, rather how to start and what to consider.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white;"><span style="text-align: center;">As many of us are already aware, Africa presents an </span><span style="text-align: center;">incredible opportunity if you are willing to invest in high-growth economies. </span></span></div>
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<li><span style="color: white;"><span style="text-align: center;">Over 1 billion people live in Africa. That is 15% of the world’s p</span><span style="text-align: center;">opulation.</span></span></li>
<li><span style="color: white;"><span style="text-align: center;">More than 60%, 700 billion people, have a mobile phone, and the </span><span style="text-align: center;">entire continent is undergoing connectivity leapfrogging.</span></span></li>
<li><span style="color: white;"><span style="text-align: center;">Africa’s combined economy is over $2 trillion, with </span><span style="text-align: center;">this forecast to more than double by 2025.</span></span></li>
<li><span style="color: white;"><span style="text-align: center;">Economic growth is 2% above the global average, and has been since </span><span style="text-align: center;">2000, currently standing at 6-7%.</span></span></li>
<li><span style="color: white;"><span style="text-align: center;">60% of the population are younger than 30 years old, creating </span><span style="text-align: center;">the world’s largest labour force by 2035.</span></span></li>
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<span style="color: white;"><span style="text-align: center;">Over the years several African entrepreneurs and economists have given </span><span style="text-align: center;">talks at TEDxEuston – providing salient advice and wise information about </span><span style="text-align: center;">the </span><span style="text-align: center;">continent’s business environment – food for thought for our </span><span style="text-align: center;">TEDxEuston’ers who are considering returning, setting up anew, expanding </span><span style="text-align: center;">their enterprises or bootstrapping their start-up for major growth, and even </span><span style="text-align: center;">simply if you are looking at increasing your involvement by investment.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: white;"><span style="text-align: center;">There are many ways to take advantage of the opportunities across the </span><span style="text-align: center;">continent. </span><span style="text-align: center;">Here </span><span style="text-align: center;">are a few suggestions, of which certain </span><span style="text-align: center;">themes emerge from our previous TEDxEuston speakers.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-align: center;">While each country on the continent has its own set of laws, regulations, </span><span style="text-align: center;">political system and cultures this ever-changing environment of </span><span style="text-align: center;">systems and rules post the greatest challenge. Each market should be </span><span style="text-align: center;">considered and adapted to accordingly. Africa’s complexity creates </span><span style="text-align: center;">investment challenges and it is important to be adaptable and test traditional </span><span style="text-align: center;">business models. </span></span><br />
<span style="color: white; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-align: center;">The consumers within the Continent vary greatly from the new wealth, to </span><span style="text-align: center;">rising middle class, and include the basic survivors, living on low or no income </span><span style="text-align: center;">in urban slums or rural areas. Due to the connectivity explosion across the </span><span style="text-align: center;">continent, this has enabled a range of other services to grow</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: white; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-align: center;">The TEDxEuston team is committed to inspiring ideas about Africa </span><span style="text-align: center;">and being a catalyst for our community and those wishing to engage with the </span><span style="text-align: center;">Continent. We’re actively seeking to connect <span style="background-color: black;">members of our community </span></span><span style="background-color: black; text-align: center;">to move forward. So please tweet us <a href="https://twitter.com/tedxeuston">@tedxeuston</a>, or me on</span><span style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: black;"> </span><a href="https://twitter.com/FeliciaTEDx"><span style="background-color: black;">@FeliciaTedx </span>y</a>ou want </span><span style="text-align: center;">to stay in touch, or find out more.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: white;">Prepare to be blown away on Saturday 13th June 2015, as the latest instalment of TEDxEuston’s Salon takes centre stage. The Salon combines inspiring speakers, the trademark of all our events, in a more relaxed setting alongside drinks, food, friends, music and of course a dance floor!</span><br />
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<span style="color: white;">In order to deliver such a special experience, we have moved The Salon to the beautiful Crown Plaza London – The City, set within London’s iconic Square Mile. Here, conversations will be carried over from this year's 'Facing Forward' conference with a focus on 'Harnessing Energy’ - an increasingly hot topic in a continent as naturally abundant as Africa.</span><br />
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<span style="color: white;">Get set to be motivated by listening to speeches from people who have made a real difference, as they share their ideas and experiences by addressing some of the most pertinent issues facing the continent.</span><br />
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<span style="color: white;">- Olasimbo Sojinrin – Nigerian Country Manager at Solar Sisters, a fantastic organisation that eradicates energy poverty by empowering women with economic opportunity.</span><br />
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<span style="color: white;">Cultivating an engaging environment to consume the ideas of astute thinkers and doers, it was important for us to find a location that would serve as a catalyst for motivation and inspiration, yet improve on last year’s successful conference at the British Museum. The Crown Plaza London has all the modern facilities for a great event as such, and with an extra little touch from the TEDxEuston team, it will be an energising hub of activity come the 13th June 2015.</span><br />
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<span style="color: white;">The proof is in the pudding they say, so we invite you to seize this opportunity to be part of this intimate event that aims to inspire a new generation of African leaders.</span><br />
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<span style="color: white;">Pictures from last year’s event can be viewed <a href="http://tedxeuston.blogspot.co.uk/2014/07/tedxeuston-salonsometimes-pictures.html">here.</a> Waste no time in securing your seat by purchasing a ticket <a href="http://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/tedxeuston-salon-2015-facing-forward-harnessing-energy-tickets-6833476111">here</a> today! </span><br />
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<i><b>Zain Asher</b> introduced a philosophy of creating as an alternative to competing. Interesting…</i><br />
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<i><b>Tutu Agyare</b> referenced seminal authors I would want to read more about, inspired me to look into doing a PhD on the topic he raised</i><br />
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<i><b>Chi-gurl</b> proved that Africans are not too shabby at standup comedy. It was very refreshing to laugh at the tragicomic issues that directly concern my environment and heritage</i>.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07882547645835194268noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8963858938508363927.post-14814192843276617162015-02-26T10:00:00.000+00:002015-02-26T10:00:02.347+00:00Africa is the forward that the world needs to face | Pius Adesanmi | TEDxEuston<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<b>PIUS ADESANMI</b> is a Professor of English and African Studies at Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada. A widely cited commentator on African affairs, he has lectured widely in Universities in Africa, Europe, and North America. One of Nigeria’s contemporary leading public intellectuals and celebrated columnists. Adesanmi is also a writer. He is the internationally acclaimed winner of the inaugural Penguin Prize for African Writing (2010) in the non-fiction category with his book, You’re not a Country, Africa. His first book, The Wayfarer and Other Poems, won the Association of Nigerian Authors Poetry Prize in 2001.<br />
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Adesanmi, the last speaker of TEDxEuston 2014, did not disappoint and eloquently rallied the audience to consider this: “<b><i>Africa is the forward that everyone else must face</i></b>"<br />
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Be ready for a beautiful journey to the past and to the future. Watch it <b><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ofrxl7zDh_Q" target="_blank">HERE</a></b>.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07882547645835194268noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8963858938508363927.post-78347300750043857952015-02-23T10:00:00.000+00:002015-02-23T10:00:01.672+00:00To build a country | Patrick Ndimubanzi | TEDxEustonChange<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<b>PATRICK NDIMUBANZI</b> was recently sworn in as Minister of State in the Ministry of Health in charge of Public Health and Primary Health Care in Rwanda. Ndimubanzi’s beautifully woven TEDxEuston 2014 talk shed a bright light on the immense progress Rwanda’s Health Ministry has made since 1994. The statistics are impressive with 90% of Rwandans covered by health insurance. Ndibumanzi’s showed that the determination of the Rwandan government to put people first is a real testament to the present government’s desire to move on the narrative from 1994.<br />
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But his talk was not really about data - but about the relativity of different narratives - which he summed up in this memorable quote:<b><i> ‘beyond the numbers, beyond the statistics, we are improving people's lives.</i></b>”<br />
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Thanks to <b><a href="http://www.ted.com/about/programs-initiatives/tedx-program/tedxchange" target="_blank">TEDxChange</a></b>, we were able to put this story of hope and progress on the TEDxEuston stage.<br />
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Watch his talk <b><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eDUmE1X5sWM" target="_blank">here</a></b> and share this with everyone working in the health space in Africa.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07882547645835194268noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8963858938508363927.post-89032973730288932292015-02-16T10:00:00.000+00:002015-02-16T10:00:00.454+00:00Empowered women will change our world | Fatima B Muhammad | TEDxEustonChange <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<b>FATIMA B. MUHAMMAD</b> has over 20 years working experience in Maternal and Child care as a midwife and midwife educator in Northern Nigeria. She has served as the head of Family Planning division and the project Director for a <a href="http://www.gatesfoundation.org/" target="_blank">Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation</a> funded project with the the <a href="http://www.sfhnigeria.org/" target="_blank">Society for Family Health</a> where she works. She is currently on secondment as the Demand Side Advisor for DFID supported Maternal, Newborn and Child Health (MNCH2) project being implemented in 6 states of Northern Nigeria.<br />
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Thanks to <b><a href="http://www.ted.com/about/programs-initiatives/tedx-program/tedxchange" target="_blank">TEDxChange</a></b>, Fatima Muhammad was able to share at TEDxEuston 2014 her incredible journey and unfailing desire to giving women choices at all ages because: “<i><b>It is not enough to have money. You have to be empowered in the mind and then you are able to negotiate.</b></i>”<br />
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Watch her talk <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2wD_VW7hHDY" style="font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">HERE</a>....it will remind you of the danger of the single story.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07882547645835194268noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8963858938508363927.post-36702069503114907172015-02-12T10:00:00.000+00:002015-02-12T10:00:00.945+00:00Its time to give back | Dolika Banda | TEDxEuston<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<b>DOLIKA BANDA</b> began her career with Citibank and the then Barclays in Zambia. She joined the CDC from the International Finance Corporation (IFC), where she worked for 16 years, most recently as its Director, Financial Markets, with full managerial responsibility for the IFCs financial markets activities across sub-Saharan Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean. In her role as Regional Director, Africa, Banda works with CDC’s Investment Teams to ensure that CDC’s capital is being invested to meet the demands of the African market. The audience at TEDxEuston 2014 had the privilege of following Dolika on a journey through her history. A standing ovation from the TEDxEuston community reaffirmed Dolika’s conviction that: “<b><i>it is her time to give back</i></b>” after a long and successful career in the diaspora.<br />
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We watched this again and realised why we do TEDxEuston. Find out why <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0QvHF6d3rXo" target="_blank">HERE</a>.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07882547645835194268noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8963858938508363927.post-16858422258853451752015-02-04T10:00:00.000+00:002015-02-04T10:00:00.229+00:00Occupying the office of the citizen | Chude Jideonwo | TEDxEuston<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<b>CHUDE JIDEONWO</b> has a master’s degree in Media and Communication from the Pan-African University. He is a lawyer and an award winning journalist whose career is centred on using the media as an active tool to galvanise a generation of Africans to action. In 2010, he convened friends and colleagues to hold the historic <span id="goog_1144809449"></span>EnoughisEnough<span id="goog_1144809450"></span> protests and co-founded <a href="http://eie.ng/" target="_blank">EnoughisEnough</a> Nigeria, which has become the country’s foremost good governance group for young Nigerians. He is a Global Shaper with the World Economic Forum and sits on the boards of the Oando Foundation and Microsoft 4Afrika. Jideonwo took the stage TEDxEuston 2014 stage with a clear message: “<b><i>In a democracy, the most important office is not that of the government, but that of the citizens</i></b>.” Listening to Chude, you cannot help to believe that his story is at its beginning.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07882547645835194268noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8963858938508363927.post-486452417288370192015-01-28T10:00:00.000+00:002015-01-28T10:00:00.725+00:00KENE MKPARU asks us to “Consider what you hold in your hands” at TEDxEuston 2014<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<b>KENE MKPARU</b> is Group MD/CEO of FilmOne Distribution Limited and <a href="http://www.filmhouseng.com/" target="_blank">Filmhouse Cinemas</a> Nigeria, a dynamic cinema company with a combined management team experience of over 100 years, and a strategic plan to roll-out 25 cinemas over 6 years from December 2012 – currently with nine cinemas in operation. Prior to this, Mkapru was MD, Genesis Deluxe Cinemas (2008-2010) and CEO, FilmAFRICA UK (2005-2009). Mkparu has also produced three films. He won the 2013 Creative Entrepreneur Award: film Industry Category, the 2007 Best Producer Award at the Africa Films Awards, UK for his film, “The Successor” and several Odeon Cinemas Company Marketing awards between 1992 and 2007. Mkparu owned the stage and energized the audience at TEDxEuston 2014. His trajectory and enthusiasm for business opportunities in Africa was palpable. His words: <b><i>“Consider what you hold in your hands…Africa needs your talent.”</i></b> sums up his belief in the future of African business ventures.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07882547645835194268noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8963858938508363927.post-28428195341438895662015-01-26T10:00:00.000+00:002015-01-26T10:00:01.039+00:00Education made the difference: SUNDAY OLISEH at TEDxEuston 2014<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<b>SUNDAY OLISEH</b>’s football career started in Lagos with Julius Berger FC. He then moved to Europe to start an incredible professional career in the 1990’s, playing for Ajax, Borusia Dortmund and Juventus FC. From 1994, he was also part of the team that was crowned African champions against Zambia. In 1996 Oliseh was a key member of the Nigerian team that won the Olympic gold medal for football. He went on to captain Nigeria for many years including during the 2002 African Cup of Nations. Today, he is one of the most respected voices on football and appears on several TV programmes around the world. Africa’s football hero par excellence brought to TedxEuston 2014 his inspiring story and love for football, and his belief in education. In his words: “<b><i>Education made the difference in my life</i></b>!” Does this surprise you?<br />
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Even if you don't like football, have never done sports - watch this talk <b><a href="http://tedxtalks.ted.com/video/Education-made-the-difference-%7C" target="_blank">HERE</a>. </b>Thank us later.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07882547645835194268noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8963858938508363927.post-64289019576734174672015-01-23T10:00:00.000+00:002015-02-23T22:53:32.086+00:00Words for Worlds: Yvonne Owuor at TEDxEuston 2014<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<b>YVONNE OWUOR</b> is a Kenyan writer, who was named "Woman of the Year" by Eve Magazine in Kenya in 2004 for her contribution to the country's literature and arts. She won the 2003 Caine Prize for African Writing for her story "Weight of Whispers", which explores the story of an aristocratic Rwandan refugee in Kenya. Her writing has appeared in numerous publications worldwide including Kwani and McSweeney’s, and her story "The Knife Grinder’s Tale" was made into a short film in 2005. Her novel "Dust", published in 2014 to widespread critical acclaim. Owuor’s talk at TEDxEuston was sheer poetry! She dropped many memorable lines, including this which takes a swipe at the “Bonoesque” brand of charity’: <b><i>“We complete you “they” imply in songs that obliterated our voices”</i></b>. Watch.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07882547645835194268noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8963858938508363927.post-17679688519615574552015-01-21T10:00:00.000+00:002015-01-21T10:00:03.543+00:00FRANCES MENSAH asks "Where is home" at TEDxEuston 2014. <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<b>FRANCES MENSAH WILLIAMS</b> is the Chief Executive of Interims for Development Ltd., an award-winning UK-based Human Resources, Careers and Training consultancy for Africa, and the Publisher and Managing Editor of <a href="http://reconnectafrica.com/" target="_blank">ReConnect Africa.com</a>, a careers and business website and online publication for African professionals in the Diaspora. With over 20 years’ experience in Human Resources Management and business consultancy in both the UK and Africa, Williams has chaired policy development committees and forums, and has spoken and written widely on skills development in Africa and harnessing the talents of the African Diaspora. Her inspiring talk at TEDxEuston 2014 shed light on the question of 'moving home', particularly for those who have spent most of their lives outside of the continent. She encouraged the audience with her story encapsulated in this quote: <b><i>“Home isn’t a place where you just show up. It is a place where you are invested in.</i></b>”<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07882547645835194268noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8963858938508363927.post-48518099967813475052015-01-19T10:00:00.000+00:002015-01-19T10:00:00.428+00:00Conversations with Baba: BINYAVANGA WAINAINA at TEDxEuston 2014<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<b>BINYAVANGA WAINAINA</b> is a Kenyan author, publisher and cultural worker. For over eleven years Binyavanga has sought, worked with, published, mentored and promoted some of Africa’s most exciting new literary talent. He is the founding editor of one of Africa’s leading literary institutions <a href="http://www.kwani.org/" target="_blank">Kwani</a>. Wainana’s witty and satirical essay, “<b><i><a href="http://www.granta.com/Archive/92/How-to-Write-about-Africa/Page-1" target="_blank">How to Write About Africa</a></i></b>” continues to attract wide attention. His memoir, “<b><i><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Will-Write-About-This-Place/dp/1555976247" target="_blank">One Day I Will Write About This Place</a></i></b>” has been translated into several languages. In 2014, he came out publicly as gay. In the same year, he was named by Time magazine as one of 100 most influential people in the world.'' Binyavanga, storyteller extraordinaire, shared his personal journey and struggles at TEDxEuston 2014 with grace. His words resonated deeply with the audience and he got a standing ovation....<a href="http://tedxtalks.ted.com/video/Conversations-with-Baba-%7C-Binya" target="_blank">watch his talk,</a> and save it, and watch it again.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07882547645835194268noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8963858938508363927.post-72389166775081904102015-01-13T14:07:00.000+00:002015-01-13T14:07:46.804+00:00Trust your struggle: Zain Asher at TEDxEuston 2014<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<b>ZAIN ASHER </b>was born and raised in London. She graduated from Oxford University
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financial news. She is currently a national business and personal finance
correspondent for <a href="http://www.cnn.com/" target="_blank">CNN</a>. As the first speaker at TEDxEuston 2014, her talk <b><i>“Trust your struggle”</i></b> was a
testament to her dedication and will to achieve her dreams. She reflected candidly on her journey to becoming a successful CNN Anchor. There are many lessons in this talk for us; and for Zain, you get the feeling that the best is yet to come....<br />
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We hope you you enjoyed TEDxEuston this past December and are looking forward to the next series of inspiring events from the TEDxEuston team. We will be tiding you over with video releases of our amazing speakers from 2014 but in the meantime you can relive the excitement by checking out the pictures from December 2014 on <b><a href="https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10152996099454570.1073741835.180178419569&type=1" target="_blank">Facebook</a></b>. Be sure to comment, like, and share with your friends. You can also find the pictures on <b><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/tedxeuston/" target="_blank">Flickr</a></b>. Fell free to share - but do give credit, and we look forward to hosting you again in 2015!<br />
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Pictures are all brought to you by the all-volunteer photography team of TEDxEuston....just for you! Enjoy!<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07882547645835194268noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8963858938508363927.post-27160463951838821142015-01-06T10:00:00.000+00:002015-01-06T10:00:00.041+00:00Is Africa really "rising"? Ali Mufuruki's profound question at TEDxEuston 2014<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
ALI A. MUFURUKI is a Member of the Board of Directors of the Tanzania Central Bank, Member of the Board Directors Technoserve, Inc. of Washington, DC and Board Member of Nation Media Group of Kenya. He currently serves as Chairman of the Board Wananchi Group Holdings Kenya, Chairman of The CEOs’ Roundtable of Tanzania and the Trustee–Mandela Institute of Development Studies (MINDS), South Africa, and Chairman of The Africa Leadership Initiative (ALI) East Africa. <br />
As an African business leader, Ali Mufuruki implored the TEDxEuston audience to scrutinise the 'Africa rising' narrative. In the words of young political commentator, <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/inez-sarkodeeadoo/starter-guide-to-reengagi_b_6311786.html" target="_blank">Inez Sarkodee-Adoo </a>, he took to the stage, boldly questioning why 6-7% GDP growth was considered impressive for African economies while 8% growth is dubbed a recession for China. He asked why <b><i>“60 years later Africa is still negotiating on a global scale for aid”.</i></b><br />
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These are hard questions, but questions that have to be asked on the TEDxEuston stage. Ali builds his argument in a way that will make you pause to think...and watch it again.<br />
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Watch this talk <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OjgJ2KpyJ5w" target="_blank">HERE</a>.<br />
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<b>CHIOMA OMERUAH</b> aka c-flow, aka <b>chi-gul</b> is a comedian, singer and actress. She was born in Lagos where she lived until she moved to the US in 1994. She remained in the US for the next 12 years. While in the US, Chi-gul taught drama to kids (at boys’ and girls’ clubs), as well as in the high school where she worked as a French teacher. Chi-gul speaks 5 languages and can imitate 12 different accents. She is also a voice-over artist.<br />
Nigeria’s favourite ‘Igbotic girl’, Chi-gul shared her powerful and personal story in her talk <b>“Don’t be a waste”</b> at TEDxEuston 2014. The audience was treated to a roller coaster of laughter and thought provoking reflections on Africa Facing Forward. Not surprisingly her talk concluded with a standing ovation from the TEDxEuston audience. Chi-gul is certainly not a “waste.”<br />
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Chioma's talk is a great way to start the year - filled with joy and laughter as well as hope and aspiration. Watch her talk <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_vuRuw2j_cM#t=11" target="_blank"><b>HERE</b></a> ....and bring some joy to your friend's lives by <b><i>sharing</i></b>.<br />
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