Malala Yousafzai
Activist | Nobel Peace Prize Laureate
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Malala Yousafzai is a renowned Pakistani activist for female education and a Nobel Peace Prize laureate. At age 15, she survived an assassination attempt by the Taliban for her vocal advocacy of girls' right to education.
Since then, Malala has continued her tireless work, co-founding the Malala Fund to empower girls and women through access to quality education. Her memoir 'I Am Malala' has inspired millions, and her powerful speeches move audiences to action in support of educational equality worldwide.
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Activism, changemakers and hope for the future
Education activist (and recent Oxford graduate) Malala Yousafzai reflects on the defining moments of her life, how she balances passion with personhood and where the world finds itself during the COVID-19 crisis. With humor and humility, she shares her dreams of seeing social progress in her lifetime, explains why girls education advocacy must not relent during the pandemic and champions youth activists worldwide leading the fight for a fairer future for all. (This virtual conversation, hosted by TED's current affairs curator Whitney Pennington Rodgers, was recorded July 8, 2020.)
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Malala Yousafzai at Hay Festival 2026
| Event | Year | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Brilliant Minds | 2025 | 🇸🇪Stockholm, Sweden |
| Nordic Business Forum | 2023 | 🇫🇮Helsinki, Finland |
| Brilliant Minds | 2023 | |
| Oslo Business Forum | 2023 | |
| Brilliant Minds | 2022 | |
| TED2020 | 2020 | 🇨🇦Vancouver, Canada |
| Hay Festival 2026 | ||
| TED 2026 | ||
| Databricks Data + AI Summit 2023 |
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| Speaker | Shared events | Where they appeared together |
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| Amy WebbFounder of Future Today Institute | Professor at NYU Stern School of Business | 2 | Nordic Business Forum 2023, Oslo Business Forum 2023View shared history → |
| Patrick LencioniAuthor of 'The Five Dysfunctions of a Team' | Founder of The Table Group | 2 | Nordic Business Forum 2023, Oslo Business Forum 2023View shared history → |
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