Speaker Announcement: Samba Yonga
Samba Yonga is a media specialist and founder of Zambian based Ku-Atenga Media a company that specialises in developing bespoke communication platforms and tools with a focus for Africa. She has consulted for many firms in Africa and organisations in other parts of the globe, but her heart is set on producing content for Africa that affects the collective narrative of Africa in a positive way. Samba is also co-founder of the Zambian Women’s History Museum whose mandate is to research and restore African indigenous narratives, knowledge and ‘living histories’ focused on women. Ms. Yonga is a proud graduate of Evelyn Hone College School of Journalism and holds a Master of Arts in Transnational Communications and Global Media from Goldsmiths College, University of London. If you would like to hear Samba speak at this year’s #TEDxLusaka please click the link to purchase tickets | http://bit.ly/2UQbN4A
Speaker Announcement: Pilato
Fumba Chama aka Pilato is a music artist and social activist. With four studio albums, Pilato continues to inspire debates and conversations both politically and socially. As an activist, he has been involved in championing for a more equal and fair society — in 2017, he was among the activists who were arrested for protesting the 42 fire trucks bought by the Zambian government at the cost of $42 million. If you would like to hear Pilato speak at this year’s #TEDxLusaka please click the link to purchase tickets | http://bit.ly/2UQbN4A