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Zimbabwean born researcher selected to give TED Talk in Tanzania
22 Jul 2017 at 08:25hrs | Views
UK-based Zimbabwean design researcher Natsai Audrey Chieza has been announced as one of the speakers at the TEDGlobal event set for Arusha Tanzania from 27 to 31 August 2017, according to a statement issued by Groupsjr.com.
Chieza is the founder and creative director of Faber Futures. Faber Futures is a creative R&D studio that conceptualises, prototypes and evaluates the resilience of biomaterials emerging through the convergence of bio-fabrication, digital fabrication and traditional craft processes.
Below is the press release in full:
"The organizers of TEDGlobal 2017 announced the speaker program for its Arusha, Tanzania event held this August 27-30. Zimbabwean Natsai Audrey Chieza is featured on the speaker list.
"The full speaker lineup can be found here: https://tedglobal2017.ted.com/program.
"TEDGlobal 2017 marks TED's first official return to Africa in 10 years, and will feature roughly 40 speakers sharing ideas in the form of short, powerful talks that last 18 minutes or less. The theme of the event is "Builders. Truth-Tellers. Catalysts."
For more information about the event, check here: https://tedglobal2017.ted.com.
Chieza is the founder and creative director of Faber Futures. Faber Futures is a creative R&D studio that conceptualises, prototypes and evaluates the resilience of biomaterials emerging through the convergence of bio-fabrication, digital fabrication and traditional craft processes.
Below is the press release in full:
"The full speaker lineup can be found here: https://tedglobal2017.ted.com/program.
"TEDGlobal 2017 marks TED's first official return to Africa in 10 years, and will feature roughly 40 speakers sharing ideas in the form of short, powerful talks that last 18 minutes or less. The theme of the event is "Builders. Truth-Tellers. Catalysts."
For more information about the event, check here: https://tedglobal2017.ted.com.
Source - Byo24News
