Speaker Announcement: Chilufya Musosha
Chilufya Musosha describes himself as a recovering geek with serious withdrawal issues and an adventurer still searching for the meaning of life. Chilufya is passionate about technology believe it’s the equalizer in an uneven world. He advocates the use of technology to include all people from all walks of life, and pursues this goal strongly. “Africa can heal if technology and data become the core of our decision making.” Chilufya has over 15 years’ industry experience and has gained several industry certifications, such as a Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer, Cisco Security Associate and GVF professional. With both local and international experience, he has worked in several African countries to setup ICT systems and provides advisory services. He has worked for over 12 years on large scale eHealth innovations in Zambia and the region and has a keen understanding of the opportunities and challenges that exist in Zambia. If you would like to hear Chilufya speak at this year’s #TEDxLusaka please click the link to purchase tickets | http://bit.ly/2UQbN4A
Speaker Announcement: Nsofwa Petronella Sampa
Nsofwa Sampa is a trained Psychosocial and Clinical Counselor. She provides counselling to persons living with HIV to enable them to adhere to treatment regimens. Having lived with HIV for 26 years, Nsofwa earned confidence in herself and realised how stigma can lead to a great loss of life. With her disability of blindness, which can be acquired as a result of poor adherence to antiretroviral therapy, Nsofwa uses her experience to help others come to terms with their health status and adhere to treatment. In 2014, Ms. Sampa received the PEPFAR Champions award which was mainly for people working in the HIV field. In 2015, she was nominated by the late Dr Manasseh Phiri for the Youth Movers Award, which she received. Nsofwa has also worked with Southern African AIDS Trust as a motivational speaker and became a Mandela Washington Fellow in 2017. She is currently working on a project called the Positive Movement which targets empowering persons with disabilities, particularly the blind. If you would like to hear Nsofwa speak at this year’s #TEDxLusaka please click the link to purchase tickets | http://bit.ly/2UQbN4A
Speaker Announcement: Marcel van Driel
Marcel van Driel is one of the very few snake experts in Zambia. He is the founder and administrator of the popular Facebook page: Zambian snakes and Other Crawlies. He has been on Radio Phoenix several times to inform people about snakes and to answer questions from listeners; he has made an appearance on CBC TV to do the same. He conducts community sensitisation talks on snakes and snakebite treatment and he relocates snakes from people’s homes and workplaces. Marcel also makes home and farm visits to advise people on how to make their living and working areas less attractive and less accessible for snakes. His mission is to protect both snakes and humans in doing so. Marcel has lived in Zambia for over 8 years, runs his own organisational development consultancy company, and is a practising visual artist. If you would like to hear Marcel speak at this year’s #TEDxLusaka please click the link to purchase tickets | http://bit.ly/2UQbN4A
TEDx Lusaka needs YOU!
TheTEDxLusaka team does a lot of work throughout the year but to go that last mile we need YOUR help. We would deeply appreciate more volunteers at the actual event and the day before. If you think you have what it takes to be a #TEDxLusakaVolunteer, please visit our LinkedIn Company page to view the role description (http://bit.ly/2LJhz8F) and download the application form to apply (http://bit.ly/2HioaTf). If you do not hear back from us right away, please be patient. We are all volunteers! Deadline for application submission: 20th May 2019 17:00hrs TEDx Lusaka tickets are on sale! Purchase tickets at http://bit.ly/2UQbN4A