A worldwide day of urban inspiration

Blaq Pearl: Against All Odds

Janine van Rooy, aka BlaqPearl: Peformance Artist - Janine's talk is about her experience and challenges as an independent female artist, residing in Cape Town, and also a reflection on her travels abroad within this context. Janine / Blaq Pearl is also a Life Skills Facilitator and works with various…

13 Oct 2012 4AM 8 min

Trenton and Free Radical : Music and Cities

Trenton Birch (Trenton and Free Radical / Black Mango / SAE Institute) - Trenton Birch is an artist/DJ, record label owner, promotor and music / brand specialist who is recognized as one of the pioneers of the South African music industry. After several years in London he returned home and…

13 Oct 2012 4AM 12 min

SHoOoPS! Action pitch by John McInroy

In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TEDTalks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. These local, self-organized events are branded…

13 Oct 2012 4AM 5 min

Richard Perez: What does design thinking mean for cities?

Richard Perez: Innovation Design Engineer - Richard is currently the City of Cape Town Director for World Design Capital 2014. He has a grounded and structured understanding about the interdisciplinary relationships that exist between the domains of creativity, finance, marketing, resource management and operations, providing him with the core knowledge…

13 Oct 2012 4AM 10 min

Richard Palmer : Adding vocabulary to the city's story

Richard Palmer: Sustainability engineer - Richard is an engineer by training, a consultant by profession and an ecologist at heart. In the real world he is employed by the WSP Group to offer design advice on green buildings and urban sustainability.

13 Oct 2012 4AM 11 min

Marcela Guerrero Casas : Dreaming of open streets

Marcela Guerrero Casas: Open streets activist - Marcela Guerrero Casas is a Cape Town resident and an Open Streets activist. Born and raised in Bogota, Colombia, Marcela grew up riding bicycles around her hometown, Cota, and also on the famous Bogota-ciclovia (a weekly 100Km car-free cycle route around the city)…

13 Oct 2012 4AM 12 min

Mak1one : We art change

Mak1one: Graffiti artist - Mak1one, who is born and raised in Cape Town, has been doing graffiti art since early 1989. He is experienced in 3D chalking, 3D wall installations and painting with light. He has worked for many clients including, City of Cape Town, Fifa, Adidas, H-Factor, Red Bull…

13 Oct 2012 4AM 11 min

Jodi Allemeier : Collaboration for a 24 hour city - designing social cohesion

Jodi Allemeier: Urbanist - Jodi is a Capetonian who holds qualifications and experience in the fields of social work, public and development management, economics and development finance. She joined Cape Town Partnership in 2012 as Central City Development Strategy Manager, where she works to build cross-sectoral and cross-disciplinary partnerships for…

13 Oct 2012 4AM 14 min

Jared Sacks and Nobanzi Dlodlo : Poor people are the experts of their own oppressive conditions

Jared Sacks (Social Activist) and Nobanzi Dlodlo (Mother of three, community leader) - Nobanzi and Jared believe strongly in the ability of people to collectively initiate and direct their own solutions rather than them relying on others for leadership and expertise. People are the experts of their own oppression and…

13 Oct 2012 4AM 11 min

Graft: Action pitch

In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TEDTalks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. These local, self-organized events are branded…

13 Oct 2012 4AM 3 min

CasaBio: Action pitch

In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TEDTalks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. These local, self-organized events are branded…

13 Oct 2012 4AM 2 min

Business Bridge: Action Pitch

In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TEDTalks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. These local, self-organized events are branded…

13 Oct 2012 4AM 3 min

Lifty: Action Pitch

In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TEDTalks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. These local, self-organized events are branded…

13 Oct 2012 4AM 2 min