Sages, Prodigies at TEDxJohannesburg

The theme for TEDxJohannesburg is 'Sages & Prodigies' and on 15 August some of the world's visionaries and thinkers will give delegates 'Ideas Worth Spreading', the spirit of TED's mission at The Forum in Bryanston, Johannesburg.

"The conference undertakes to deliver pearls of wisdom from those who have been there and done that, and to give us a glimpse of the future as seen through the eyes of the young people who are busy inventing it," says organiser Kelo Kubu. "This is the premium go-to event for curious, open-minded thinkers and doers in the Johannesburg area looking to learn and share in the latest thinking on human advancement across disciplines."

Experience

• the world's biggest private breeder of rhinos
• a red head who collects red heads
• a saxophonist with a PhD in Physics
• a filmmaker with a Masters in Journalism
• diving partners who will share lessons about life, love and business
• a design thinker
• an African living in China
• a man with a plan to fix the South African civil service
• a cyber security expert who will share insights and shed new light
• a talk from one of the best DJs in the world

TED was founded in 1984; the acronym stands for Technology, Entertainment, Design. The annual TED conference brings together some of the world's most fascinating thinkers and doers. In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TED created a program called TEDx where x = independently organised.

For more information, go to www.tedxjohannesburg.co.za.