My TEDx London 2019 - Part 1 of 2

The day was split into three sessions where speakers from London shared ideas that...challenge the status quo, help use understand the world, and change our perspective.

Global affairs commentator Peter Apps then spoke about his experiences in numerous war-zones and the effects of the ever-increasing wealth gap in our world today. He concluded with the message that we must demand Values Driven Leadership from our governments, organisations and ourselves to help find more permanent resolutions to the conflicts caused by our differences.

Insight in the to the superpower, not disorder, that is Neurodiversity was the topic presented by Actor Tashi Baiguerra. She discussed how she has come to draw power from her own autism diagnosis the fact that the autistic spectrum should not be understood as a linear pathway from 'a bit autistic' to 'really autistic', but as colour-wheel where many aspects are blended together, making way for unique and diverse ways in which our world can be experienced and understood.

Seyi Akiwowo suffered shocking online abuse after a video of her went viral, as well as being elected as the youngest, black female Councillor in East London at age 23 she no campaigns to improve digital citizenship and is the Founder and Executive Director of Glitch, a growing not-for-profit advocacy, campaigning and training organisation that aims to end online abuse. She encourages us all to become Active Bystanders to fight against online abusers.

Nikesh Shukla writer and novelist Author of The Good Immigrant then took the stage to discuss his experiences growing up in London and how changes to legislation alone cannot change our views. It's hearts and minds that must change, we must ensure better representation and a more inclusive society. Only then, can we begin to truly solve the problems we face.

Finally for this section Prof. James Logan shared the stage with an amazing canine companion who gave a live demonstration, Identifying a sock owned by a Malaria Sufferer years after it had been worn, proving that it's possible to diagnose Malaria through wearable technology.