TED is a nonprofit organisation (NGO) devoted to Ideas worth Spreading. It started out in 1984 as a conference bringing together people from three worlds: Technology, Entertainment, and Design. Since then, its scope has become ever broader.

TEDxSpintexWomen event will feature TED Talks video and live speakers all combined to spark deep discussion and connections among participants. Our TEDxSpintexWomen event is not organized by TED Conferences, but is operated under a license from TED.

The purpose of the TEDxSpintexWomen is to help promote and achieve the third Millennium Development Goal (MDG); promoting gender equality and the empowerment of women in Ghana. Its singular aim is to educate, inspire and empower women to be architects of change by bringing together entrepreneurs, corporate executives, top experts, innovators, teachers, students, celebrities and business owners, in an inspiring environment, to pose questions, find answers, share and brainstorm ideas, shape talents, transfer skills, and develop winning strategies to tackle some of the challenges confronting women in our Societies and the country at large.

The theme for the event is Time Up: Lead and Be The Change 

TEDxSpintexWomen will be held at the Conference room of British Council (Accra) .It starts at exactly 8am-4pm.