TEDx

Fahmi Iskander Fahmi manages of one of Sudan’s oldest Bookshops and Publishing companies, Marawi Bookshop & Publishers. Shortly after completing a PhD in Psychology in the UK specializing in the Psychology of Marketing, Fahmi discovered another love – music, in addition to his enduring love of books

Tarig Hilal is a political scientist and democracy practitioner. A graduate of the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) he has worked for Crisis UK, the International Crisis Group, the World Bank and the National Democratic Institute and has travelled extensively throughout Europe, the United States, the Middle East and North Africa.

Amin Bahari is an unpublished Sudanese comic artist-turned-animator and film director. Amin is currently a trainee in Emergency Medicine and animates in his free time. In March of 2011, Amin founded Tartar Studio, a non-profit on-line animation studio with a mission to promote Sudan, its culture and traditions through the production of animated, high quality videos featuring local content.

Aliaa Isam Algamri is a dentist, currently working at the Khartoum Radioisotopes Center. She was raised in the Kingdom of Saudia Arabia and had returned to Sudan to enroll in the University of Khartoum where she received her higher education.

Siham Taha Almujamar graduated from the university of Khartoum faculty of Economics and social sciences Major political Science and holds a master degree in Professional Development from the American university in Cairo. She is experienced in management trainings, conference facilitation and conducting researches.

Sara Gadalla Gubara is a mother, Grandmother, Cinema, TV and Animation Director, as well as a Swimming Coach and Lifeguard. Sara is a graduate of the Cinema Institute in Cairo, Egypt and owns a Production Studio. Sara has made a number of short animation films and TV series for Sudan Television.