Speakers included the likes of Sarah Collins, founder and CEO of proudly South African heat retention cooker Wonderbag, Mapanya Sogoni, a former prisoner who is now using his experience to reach out to street children, Jose Vilandy, former SA Barista Champ and barista at well-known Truth Café and Lorraine Loots, creator of 365 Postcards for Ants.
TEDxUCT speakers were selected from different backgrounds to provide a variety of compelling stories and insights thereby inspiring and challenging listeners. Speaker coordinator Rose Buckland was thrilled with the calibre of speakers at this year’s event.
“It was a fantastic day of inspiration. We were very pleased that the event sold out, proving that TEDx is solidifying a reputation for bringing together people who are interested in sharing ideas and being inspired by others’ passion. I also found it particularly encouraging to see how the speakers interacted with one another throughout the day, everyone was so interested in what everyone else had to say and the event definitely ended on a high note with Sarah Collins, founder of Wonderbag sharing her views on aid with the audience,” said Buckland.
Collins was honoured to be asked to give the final talk of the day at her TEDx debut. “It was a truly incredible day. The audience members were very respectful and interested in what the speakers had to say throughout the day. It was gratifying to see, not only the reception all of us speakers received but also the calibre of speakers who were there on the day. It was an all round well-organised event and I was proud to be a part of it,” said Collins.
The event was filmed and will be available for viewing on the TED
YouTube channel in the coming weeks. Everyone left the second TEDxUCT event feeling moved and it was clear that some were eagerly looking forward to the next one.
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