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People find homes in different ways and in different places. Home is always changing.
This year, we discuss the ideas of home, what it means to you, where do you find it and how do you find your way back again.
Cassandra Lokko is a social influencer and entrepreneur who has harnessed her life experiences into weekly content for her Lifestyle, Faith & Inspirational channel on YouTube. She is a figure of wisdom, & aims to communicate & encourage hope and joy.
Among her achievements are getting selected as a MOBO movements influencer, hosting for the UK premiere for Girls Trip, and hosting the Premier Gospel Awards.
Cassandra wants to inspire young people globally to understand that no matter where they start they can be whoever they want to be. Cassandra aims to help them turn their pain into purpose!
The comedian, 42, was born in Ghana but moved to London as a young boy and has gone on to taste success as an entrepreneur and a comedian.
His break into the mainstream came in 2005 when he presented CBBC show The Mighty Truck Of Stuff alongside Reggie Yates.
He's even appeared on US TV on Nick Cannon's Wild N OUT.
Back in the UK Kojo had his own show, Kojo's Comedy Funhouse on MTV Base and starred as a panellist on BBC 3 show Free Speech.
Ray BLK is a 25-year-old South Londoner who was born in Lagos. She obtained a degree in English Literature and decided to pursue music full time. She desires to make songs was fuelled by heartbreak and girlhood. She met the likes of Stormzy and Kojey Radical through the live music circuit.
So far, Ray BLK has released a mixtape, won the BBC Sound List, performed at major festivals around Europe, and toured America with Emeli Sande. She has also released a coming-of-age album entitled Empress.
Catherine Fadashe is a fiction and non-fiction writer. Her self-published young adult novel, The Untitled Girl, has amassed over a million reads.
She is also a co-founder of Vibrations Group, an events hire company which has partnered with chain hotels, nightclubs, and other places of entertainment within the Midlands area. Currently she’s at university studying English Literature and Italian.
Catherine’s future ambitions are to contribute towards the start-up ecosystem in Nigeria as a venture capitalist.
Marcus Joseph - Since the release of his debut E.P ‘Real Talk’ his career as a full-time musician and a spoken word artist has surged, leading to many achievements both personally and professionally. Marcus performed alongside internationally renowned vocalist Emily Saunders and award-winning singer/ songwriter Angie Brown at the London Jazz Festival 2018.
Suli Breaks (host) is an opinionated, expressive wordsmith. Hei gained wider appeal via Why I Hate School but Love Education that went viral, garnering 2 million views within a 3-day span. This led to speaking engagement at various institutions worldwide, dining with OGs like Will Smith, doing work with noteworthy brands like NASA, Microsoft, Google and more. When it’s all said and done; when all the bars have been exhausted and all the word structures re-arranged into a million pieces, Suli Breaks would love it if he’s managed to inspire a generation of kids to aspire towards greater heights, despite personal circumstance.
Nigeria-born, Peckham-raised Clement Ogbonnaya pioneered a South London pub renaissance by founding the Prince of Peckham. He is passionate about developing more pubs for his community and is planning to open more within the year.
Prince of Peckham offers a warm, authentic ambience and prides itself on an exceptional quality offering at wallet-friendly prices.
“I didn’t come into this thinking it was going to be a bed of roses. Making dreams come true is hard work, but ultimately, I love what I’m doing, and it is an honour to be part of the community,” he says.
Mr. Eazi has fast become the hottest independent artist in the Afrobeats music scene. Mr Eazi has been cementing his ‘Uncle London’ status with UK charting hits over the last few months and released his mixtape ‘Life is Eazi, Vol 2 - Lagos to London’ spawning hit singles such as London Town ft. Giggs & Miss You Bad ft. Burna Boy. In 2018 he launched emPawa Africa, Africa’s first music incubator program that aims to develop emerging talents in Africa. Mr Eazi’s ascent into global stardom has seen him clock over 180 million video views, Spotify streams singing to the tune of over 2.4 million per month, along with a soaring live presence where fans have witnessed him shutting down sets across the world (incl. the O2 Arena and MainStage Coachella). It’s safe to say, the world is his home.
TEDxPeckham 2019 Running Order
Session 1 – 13:15-14:30
Marcus Joseph
Ray Blk
Kojo Anim
TED Talk Video
Clement Ogbonnaya
Interval
14:30-15:30
Session 2 – 15:30-17:00
Catherine Fadashe
Mr. Eazi
Cassandra Lokko
Simon Frederick
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About TEDxPeckham
The aim, always, is to share ideas; and to become a landing space where conversations initiated by those ideas will hopefully propel others to work towards affective change in their lives and their communities.
Initiated by Linda Ayoola, TEDxPeckham has featured the very best from the South London district’s teeming minds discussing their ideas around a broad range of issues — from a pop star’s journey towards self-discovery (Maleek Berry’s ‘Finding My Roots’), to a radio and television personality’s quest to make something of their life beyond what’s expected of them (Yinka Bokinni’s ‘The Myth of Escaping the Ghetto’).
TEDxPeckham has invited over 500 guests since the inaugural event in 2017. The talks, which are filmed and uploaded onto various social media, have amassed well over 3 million views (and counting) on YouTube alone.
What is TEDx?
In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TED has created a program called TEDx. TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. Our event is called TEDxPeckham, where x = independently organized TED event. At our TEDxPeckham event, TED Talks video and live speakers will combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events, including ours, are self-organized.
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