Recent Event:
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![Countdown Poster – To a better, greener, healthier, thriving, resilient, fairer, cooler, creative future.]()
28 February, 2026
Goodman Gallery, Parkwood, Johannesburg
Transformative talks, art, and performances.
Because ideas change everything.
Who we are.
We are TEDxJohannesburg, a community of curious, open-minded people who care deeply about celebrating local ideas, and sharing them with the world. Everyday we look for remarkable people doing great work. We give them a platform and amplify their ideas. We believe that their ideas, delivered at our sought-after events, and distributed via video on the web, will change the world.
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Alicia Thomas-Wolf organised the first TEDxJohannesburg event in 2009, under the theme ‘Uplifting Communities.’
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Kelo Kubu became the new licence holder for TEDxJohannesburg in 2013, after organising TEDxSoweto since 2010.
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Since 2009, we have organised 24 TEDxJohannesburg events, ranging from live streams to in-person events and, more recently, to virtual events during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Over 310 speakers have stepped up to the TEDxJohannesburg stage since Anna Mabunda opened the inaugural TEDxJohannesburg event in 2009.
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TEDxJohannesburg talks, including those produced with TED, have been viewed over 15 million times on YouTube and TED.com.
Meet our team.
TEDxJohannesburg events are organised by a dedicated team of skilled volunteers. Most are professionals, others are students, and a few represent their companies. They do this work not for political reasons, monetary reward or personal gain. They do it because they truly believe in the power of ideas to change the world.
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![A smiling Black man with a beard and glasses hanging from his shirt, wearing a black shirt, against a dark background.]()
Ithateng Mokgoro
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![Black and white portrait of a woman smiling with long curly hair, wearing a patterned top with a high collar.]()
Kathy Berman
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![A black and white photo of a woman with dark skin, smiling, wearing a button-up shirt and a headset microphone, standing against a dark backdrop with geometric lines.]()
Kelo Kubu
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![Black-and-white portrait of a woman smiling, with her hair tied up in a bun, wearing earrings and a collared shirt, against a plain background.]()
Keneilwe Mokgara
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![Black and white photo of smiling woman with straight hair and braces, wearing a pearl necklace.]()
Lilitha Baartman
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![A smiling man with a beard and short hair, wearing a blazer over a T-shirt, sitting outdoors in front of a building with balconies, with cars and traffic cones in the background.]()
Lumko Ngubo
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![A smiling woman with glasses and braided hair, wearing a sleeveless top.]()
Moon Mokgoro
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![A black-and-white photo of a young man with a shaved head, wearing a black T-shirt, sitting with arms crossed, in an indoor industrial or gym-like setting with metal beams in the background.]()
Neo Sehlahla
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![A young man standing outdoors in front of a building with columns, smiling softly at the camera, dressed in a suit with a patterned shirt and a scarf.]()
Onalerona Seane
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![Roche Mamabolo]()
Roche Mamabolo
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![Black and white portrait of a woman with short, messy dark hair, smiling, wearing a patterned shirt, sitting at a table.]()
Sanja Göhre
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![A woman with wavy hair wearing a winter coat with a fur collar, standing outdoors near a tree and parked cars, smiling at the camera.]()
Sethabile Mabhena
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![A woman sitting at a table in a library, resting her head on her hand, with a pile of books in front of her and shelves of books in the background.]()
Shaun Nzanzana
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![Black and white portrait of a woman with straight hair, wearing a turtleneck sweater and large flower-shaped earrings.]()
Tebatso Mamabolo
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![A young man with curly hair wearing glasses and earrings, standing outdoors among trees, looking confidently at the camera, in a black and white photo.]()
Vuyo McGlad
