TEDxMarrakesh

TEDxMarrakesh will be held on OCTOBER 21 at Es Saadi Marrakech Resort with the theme “Tribes & Trolls - How Digitalization Impacts Our Lives”, focusing on how we are impacted by social media, virtual reality, artificial intelligence, block chain, bitcoins and psycho-graphics etc. Where are we standing now and even more important - where are we heading to?

THE SPEAKERS:

There will be many high profiled and inspirational speakers from all over the world focusing on this cool topic, looking at “Tribes & Trolls” from all kinds of different angles. Some of the amazing speakers are:

Alexander Bard (Swedish pop star, author & visionary)

Yasmina Olfi (Moroccan influencer known as "Fashion Minttea")

Vanessa Arelle (Mexican culture attaché, Vogue contributor & youth advocate)

Richard Gutjahr (German journalist & blogger)

Sohaila Ouffata (Moroccan-German telecommunications & media manager)

Dave King (British cyber & online reputation expert)

Erika Ferrer (Swedish Ambassador to Morocco)

Ayoub Fakir (Moroccan investor in cryptocurrencies & expert on Blockchain & Bitcoin)

Tamara Littleton (British expert on online communities & online safety)

Khalid Machate (Moroccan futuristic technology specialist)

Regina Mehler (German founder Women Speaker Foundation & 1st Row)

David Jacoby (Swedish IT security evangelist & technical advisor for international books & movies)

Amine Harifi (Moroccan financial markets expert)

Stephan A. Jansen (German expert on Artifical Intelligence & Artifical Ignorance)

Some of the speakers for TEDxMarrakesh 2017.

There will also be a young Moroccan student on stage who will be selected through a student contest as well as three performers who will entertain between the speeches. They are:

- Mehdi EL Ghaly (A Moroccan storyteller & performing artist)
- Hicham Telmoudi (A famous violinist from Marrakech)
- Hind Hakka (A singer with soul-full hiphop, R&B, reggae and Moroccan influences)

Tickets can be bought through the website www.tedxmarrakesh.net och at Cafe Clock, Just Dance Marrakech, BE Riad Marrakech or Riad Anayela in Marrakech.

ABOUT TED, TEDx and TEDxMarrakesh

TED stands for Technology, Entertainment and Design and is an organization founded 1984 in the spirit of spreading good ideas. TED later created a program called TEDx, a program of local, self-organized events that spark discussions and create new thoughts. TEDxMarrakesh mission is to bring people together to share live inspirational speakers and artistic performances mixed with TED-videos. TEDxMarrakesh has produced five successful TEDx-events since 2011 and is part of the global TEDx-conversation of powerful people who believe that spreading ideas can stimulate change!

OFFICIAL PARTNER: Es Saadi Marrakech Resort www.essaadi.com
For tickets and more information: www.tedxmarrakesh.net
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