Theme: Bold & Brilliant *Without Apologies

TEDxTinHauWomen, a women-dedicated TEDx community in Hong Kong, will return on December 6 from 1pm-7pm with a TEDWomen live-stream session, live talks and performances at the ICC, Sky 100 in Kowloon.

This year’s event is inspired by the idea of us all being very different people with varying perspectives and views on the world. Being bold takes courage, being brilliant takes others to believe in something collectively, we all have the power to make change. Everyone is capable of brilliance, it takes courage to be bold and to encourage others to shine. Don’t apologize for your brilliance. Audience members will be inspired to be Bold and Brilliant *without apologies.

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sky100
1 Austin Road
100th floor
Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 00000
Hong Kong

Angélica Anglés

Planetary scientist, astrobiologist, astrophysicist (and pianist)

Angélica is a planetary scientist, astrobiologist, astrophysicist (and pianist) whose research is centred around the search for extraterrestrial life on Mars. By travelling to and studying places here on Earth which are similar to Mars – such as the world’s highest desert in Tibet, the Pilbara in Australia or the hot springs of New Zealand – she has uncovered important clues. Due to her research, she was part of the landing site selection team for the next NASA mission, Mars 2020.

Brenda Scofield

Former Head of Drama, the one time owner of Hong Kong’s most famous sex shop Fetish Fashion, minority sexuality activist, a certified counsellor and a promoter of opera and chamber music through a family foundation.

Since arriving in Hong Kong in 1977, Brenda has had many professional experiences. She is a former Head of Drama, the one time owner of Hong Kong’s most famous sex shop Fetish Fashion, minority sexuality activist, a certified counsellor and a promoter of opera and chamber music through a family foundation. She edits and contributes to magazines and is a board member of a suicide prevention NGO.

Chi Chi Cheng

Multi-disciplinary artist

Chi Chi is a multi-disciplinary artist questioning “discipline”. She has done commissioned artwork for SCMP, performed for Tai Kwun Centre for Heritage and the Arts and is working on Hacking Capitalism – Socially Engaged Art Through Alternative Art Economies and Entrepreneurship with artist Kingsley Ng. Formerly a hotelier working across four continents, her art reflects a culmination of years of internal negotiations on identity, cultural ambiguity and human connections.

Gigi Chao

Marriage equality activist and accomplished architect

Gigi is an accomplished architect who was thrust into the spotlight in 2012 when she turned down her father’s dowry offer of 500 million HKD — later doubled to 1 billion — to any man who could walk her down the aisle. The complication? She’s a lesbian already in a long-term relationship. Since then Gigi co-founded Hong Kong Marriage Equality, an NGO that aims to eliminate discrimination and bring equality to LGBTI in Hong Kong.

Jesamine Dyus

Hip hop hobbyist and spoken word poet

As a performing artist, Jesamine brings her experiences as a spoken word poet, dance teacher, and hip hop enthusiast to stage. Self-proclaimed “single since the dawn of time,” she happily swims forth through “the currents of scorn and unsolicited advice monologues” that others offer on her relationship status. When not poeticising with Peel Street Poetry and Spill Stories, she works in hospitality and was previously an English teacher and dance coach.

Ritu Hemnani

Director of Heritage Publishing Ltd and children’s book author

Ritu is an author, journalist, teacher and voice actor who promotes inclusiveness and diversity through her writing. Her articles and stories have been published in the SCMP, Asian Literary Review, and Reader’s Digest. Ritu is the Director of Heritage Publishing Ltd and her children’s book, Gope and Meera – A Migration Story, seeks to foster awareness and empathy for migrants in our communities.

Valentina Tudose

Relationship coach at Happy Ever After

Valentina’s fascination with the mystery of love led her to become a relationship coach to help people redefine their romantic expectations and experience a different level of intimacy. With unconditional love and freedom as the foundation, her coaching evolved from working with people searching for a soul mate, to people who’d already found a partner.