Theme: It's About Time

TEDx platforms are making it possible to hear the contributions of a demographic not widely represented on public fora - African Women.There is diversity and richness in the subjects they broach. In its second year running, TEDxLytteltonWomen joins more than 150 organisers of TEDxWomen events around the world to explore the theme "It's About Time."

The event will be curated by 2015 TEDxLytteltonWomen speakers - Tembisa Gebeda and Thuli Sithole. Under the auspices of TEDxLytteltonWomen licensee Rehema Isa, our adjudicators - Okyerebea Ampofo-Anti, Renate Volpe, and coaches Samali Bosa and Carolyn Williams selected the local speakers on our line up and are working with them to deliver their first ever TEDx Talks. We will be livestreaming one session from the main TEDWomen event titled: "It's about storytime"

"We are not passengers. We are architects of our envisaged reality. We do not always come with answers, sometimes we stimulate the right questions." R. Isa

LemonJack Studio and Theatre
276 Poole Avenue
Raslouw
Centurion, Gauteng, 0157
South Africa

Abigail Khuluse

Strategist in Small Medium Enterprise Development

Abigail is a strategist, with passion to empower small business owners so that they can build for growth. She is the founder of Tushiyah Advisory Services, providing design and implementation of SME and Entrepreneurial Development programmes.

Agnes Babugura

Academic, Phd in Environmental science - social vulnerability

Dr Agnes Babugura is an academic with a PhD in Environmental science (Social vulnerability and adaptation to climate variability and change).She has extensive experience working with national governments and international development organizations such as United Nations Development Programme, Heinrich Böll Foundation, United Nations Environmental Programme, Food and Agriculture Organization, World Bank, World Vision and International Labour Organization on various developmental issues. These include; gender and climate change, gender mainstreaming, climate change social vulnerability and adaptation, poverty and development, sustainable agricultural development and food security, gender and the green economy and project evaluation.

Charlotte Jean

Nutritional Therapist

Charlotte is a nutritional therapist, exercise specialist and organic skincare producer. She heads up Africa Grace, a completely pure, organic skincare range made in Africa for Africa and works with women, beauty, self esteem and health on a daily basis.

Cindy van Wyk

Lawyer, professional photographer, activitist, breast cancer survivor

Cindy holds a Masters in Law with specialization in International Law. She is a writer, professional photographer, actress, conservationist, activist and breast cancer survivor. Cindy is an accomplished speaker and toastmaster.She regularly speaks at Breast Cancer seminars and functions on behalf of Pinkdrive where she shares her journey of HOPE.

Fundzisile Dlamini

Entrepreneur

The creative director and owner of Zubani Investments. Fundzisile’s Zubani brand designs they offered personalised clothing and accessories with a global appeal. Fundzisile has worked with local artisans to create items that inspire positive change. The Zubani clothing line focused on making inspired clothing with a contemporary twist, while adhering to Fair Trade Principle of poverty alleviation and the creation of a sustainable development.

Georgina Read

Traveler, founder Money Fit

Jamila Kombe

Senior Planning Engineer

Lebani Mazhani

Cancer Patient and Cancer Awareness activitist

Cancer Patient and Cancer Awareness Activist. She is an author of the booklet series titled Facing Cancer From Under A Mask, my memoirs; and she recently completed her studies towards a Law Degree at the University of Botswana.

Lesa Bradshaw

Specialist in sourcing, placing and integrating people with disabilities into the workplace

A local entrepreneur and HR consultant, Lesa Bradshaw, a partner at Bradshaw Le Roux Consulting, recruitment and assessment specialists and disability integration consultants, who was born with Spinal Muscular Atrophy, a condition that causes muscular weakness in all the voluntary muscles in the body. Technically, Lesa should not be able to lead an independent life, but she has done so. She is a psychology honours graduate, a registered psychometrist, and an MBA Graduate, having completed her dissertation on strategies for integrating people with disabilities into the workplace.

Malebo Sephodi

Lioness, activist, writer and social commentator

Known as Lioness. Does a bit of this and that, those sorts of things and stuff like that. Activist, writer and social commentator with interest ranging from Maths to Technical stuff right up to Humanitarian work. She is passionate about Africa, Gender and Identity issues, and over 6 years of corporate experience and 19 years of community development experience.

Mashadi Motlana

Specialist psychiatrist and businesswoman

Dr Motlana is a specialist psychiatrist and businesswomen who combines her unique skill set as a clinician and her entrepreneurial interests to innovate and impact on the health of the South African population. She is the co founder of a social enterprise that manufactures and distributes MINA,menstrual cups to girls and young women from impoverished communities.

Maureen Odoi

Women Entrepreneurship Development (agribusiness) expert

Founder/Executive Director of African Aurora Business Network(AABN) Foundation, an International Centre of Excellence for SMEs, Women Entrepreneurship and DevelopmenAgribusiness. She leads a team of fifty Certified Business Advisors. AABN provides emotionally intelligent advisory services and advocacy to governments, key development agencies and the private sector on agribusiness, environment, youth and women entrepreneurship and leadership development in Africa.

Nishani Ford

Learning and organisational change catalyst

She has over 20 Years’ experience in the corporate world where she held senior roles in the Learning and Organizational Development fields. Ford has been consistently recognized and sought after for her excellence and innovative projects which have been transformational in the South African landscape. She develops individuals and teams to empower and unlock their competencies on both personal leadership skills and true transformative skills.

Petra Laranjo

Author, speaker, personal development facilitator

Puseletso Modimogale

Business Mentor, Businesswoman, Kidtrepreneurs Coach

Personal Development Coach, Business Woman, Business Mentor, Kidtrepreneurs Coach and a WEYAN. Puseletso Modimogale is a wife and a mother of two Kidtrepreneurs, proud Mosotho who is very passionate about entrepreneurship, business mentoring, innovative ideas, networking and being the servant of God. Co-founder of Therapeutic Touch Studios.