FISA Foundation was pleased to partner with Leadership Pittsburgh, Inc. and BNY Mellon to produce a local simulcast of the first TEDx Women conference in early December. This two day event featured nearly 40 speakers from many countries, sharing ideas for improving the lives of women globally.
Many of these presentations will be posted at www.TED.com over coming months. This is a sample of inspiring talks taht are already available online:
- Tony Porter: A Call to Men (discussing the role of men in ending violence against women) www.ted.com/talks/tony_porter_a_call_to_men.html
- Halla Tomasdottir: A feminine response to Iceland’s financial crash www.ted.com/talks/halla_tomasdottir.html
- Zainab Salbi: Women, wartime and the dream of peace www.ted.com/talks/zainab_salbi.html