What is TEDx?
In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TED has created a program called TEDx. TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. Our event is called TEDxCapeTown, where x = independently organized TED event. At our TEDxCapeTown event, TEDTalks video and live speakers will combine to spark deep discussions and connections within a small group. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events, including ours, are self-organized.
[divider]‘Be Water My Friend‘
This quote is from Bruce Lee. Making it work in life means give and take. Never giving up, but going with the flow; being adaptable. In celebration of Water, TEDxCapeTown takes its inspiration of technology, entertainment and design from water.
Water is life. Life adapts and evolves, and Life creates conditions conducive to life. To have a successful business, lifestyle or philosophy, we need to create conditions conducive to our own efforts, without compromising those around us. This is what TEDxCapeTown is about.
[divider]For Love of Water
Water is life. Life adapts and evolves, and Life creates conditions conducive to life. To have a successful business, lifestyle or philosophy, we need to create conditions conducive to our own efforts, without compromising those around us. This is what TEDxCapeTown is about!
This year the UN World Water Day is focusing on water in cities and how to respond to the urban challenge. The main UN Water activities will be hosted in Cape Town, South Africa on the 22nd of March 2011.
We have thus specifically chosen the theme of water for TEDxCapeTown 2011. We feel that globally, we have reached a critical water situation, and it is time to address some of the potential issues that can and will be affecting us in the very near future. TEDxCapeTown will be a fun and informative event that showcases water awareness in a positive light. However, this does not mean that everything will be about water. TED is about ‘Ideas worth sharing’, so we have recriuted some of the best minds and changemakers to share their innovative solutions to our water sector needs.
[divider]TEDxCapeTown is centered on the following core values:
Community Building: The current landscape sees a fair amount of social entrepreneurship and innovation activity in the region, but also highlights how isolated and independent the various programs, companies and entrepreneurs are. We hope, through initiatives such as TEDxCapeTown to help unify these initiatives currently operating in their independent silo’s, through multidisciplinary networking and collaboration.
Engagement: The TEDxCapeTown initiative aims to create opportunities for multi-disciplinary engagement that will spark idea sharing and networking. We also aim to create interaction between our community and external players. We aim to connect with communities, individuals and stakeholders where our members can add value and obtain benefit in return.
THE EVENT
Title: TEDx Cape Town
Date: 2011-003-16
Location: MegaVu Theatre, Ratanga Junction
Website: Click here
Description: In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TED has created a program called TEDx – independently organized TED event.
At TEDX Cape Town, TEDTalks video and live speakers will combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group around the issue of water.
Project Champions: Bernelle Verster (The Water Maverick), Justin Beswick, James Howell, Joseph Wamicha, Irene Kim, Lauren Uppink, Justin Friedman and Kaley Spragge
