TEDxJohannesburg 2013
Sages & Prodigies
Time is a conundrum. It brings the unknowable future closer with every tantalising moment, while pushing the familiar past away with every fleeting one. Somewhere in between is the eternal now, which seems to hang in perpetual suspension and yet persistently transforms our reality, tick after tock. This state of dizzying flux would render our lives daunting if it wasn’t for the beacons and the guides that help us navigate it. Sages, our living ancestors, are the online archives that hold our biological and cultural memories. They’ve been there and they’ve done that. Their experience and insights help prepare us for tomorrow. Prodigies, custodians of the future, are the knowledge banks in which we invest our hopes and our dreams. Their energy and optimism open the way for fresh and delightful solutions to the stream of challenges that flow from beyond the time horizon.
This year, on Thursday 15th of August, at The Forum in Bryanston, TEDxJohannesburg makes it’s long awaited return. Our theme is designed to deliver pearls of wisdom that only the seers amongst us can know, and to give us a glimpse of the future as seen through the eyes of the restless young.
Expect a curious, open-minded audience made up of Johannesburg’s thinkers and doers across disciplines – advertising creatives, technologists, humanitarians, writers, bloggers, designers, bankers, entrepreneurs, musicians, academics, policy makers and many others.
We’d love for you to join us. Apply now to attend.
TEDxJohannesburg 2013
Programme
08h30 – 10h30
Registration
Partner Breakfasts (Invitation Only)
10h45 – 11h00
Welcome & Introductions
11h00 – 12h30
Session 1: Beacons & Guides
12h30 – 14h00
Conversation Break
Speaker Q & A
14h00 – 15h30
Session 2: Movers & Shakers
15h30 – 16h00
Conversation Break
Speaker Q & A
16h00 – 17h30
Session 3: Genes & Memes
17h30 – 18h00
Closure
Speaker Q & A
18h00 – 21h00
Networking Reception
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