Alex Mkwizu

Change Agent, Entrepreneur, Event planner, Global soul, Investor, Potential employer, Technologist

Alex Mkwizu is a multidisciplinary artist with over four years of experience, passionate about experimenting with different mediums and leveraging digital technologies. His work focuses on new media, particularly AI (Artificial Intelligence) and XR (Extended Reality) to enhance human storytelling capabilities. Alex has contributed to several award-winning creative projects, including a C-Section VR Training Simulation, the first of its kind across 42 African countries which competed in the Meta AR/VR Africa Metathon curated by IMISI3D. He was recognized as an award-winning young photographer by Invision Africa, with his work exhibited at Michigan State University. He also received recognition as an AI Generative Artist, winning a competition curated by Shutterstock and AI4Good, with his work exhibited in Geneva. Through the True Blue Fellowship, Alex is producing an XR film documentary addressing the coral reef crisis and highlighting Marine Protected Areas along the Indian Ocean. Most recently, he was awarded Best VR Project at Creation Africa 2025 (Lagos Edition) , through his project Kilwa Chronicles VR. And has also been selected to produce a VR Experience about AI Singularity by MSU ( Michigan State University ) Museum Labs titled Baraza. Alex has also built Paintball 255 an afro-themed paintball VR game to challenge western and asian themes or environments in interactive media and experiences.

I'm passionate about providing realistic, feasible, affordable, scalable eco-friendly digital sustainable solutions. I am also passionate about sharing radical ideas that will transform people's lives to another dimension where they can solve their problems with ease.

I believe humans are bestowed with a great potential to control the environment around us and the circumstances. I believe we can forge sustainable and eco-friendly solutions to save our planet from extinction, prevent wars from happening and perpetuate harmonious living among all kinds of people.

AI & ML, Community Buiding, Innovation for Impact, Software Development, Virtual Reality

I was exposed to the Ted community after secondary school. My first and favourite Ted Talk is that of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's "The danger of a single story". I found this video while researching for my debating competitions. I loved the way she addressed the issue of single-sided stories and clashes of nurtured perspectives. From then on I got engaged more with the platform listening to podcasts and watching videos. I thought of bringing the TEDx experience to my high school and started a TEDx club at my school. Went on to volunteer at TEDxOysterbay , followed by hosting the first ever TEDxUniversity event in Tanzania at the University Of Dar es salaam in which I was mentored and assisted with organizers from TEDxOysterbay themed " ClosingTheGap" . After my learnings and experience , I am on my mission to host the second TEDxUniversity event in Tanzania which I will believe will be better and foster more impact to the university community , Tanzania and the world in general .

People don't know I'm good at poetry, research and analysis on specific issues.