Safra Anver

Activist, Artist, Brainstormer, Change Agent, Concerned citizen, Designer, Idea generator, Journalist, Life mentor, Web guru, Writer/Editor

Safra Anver is a communications & events professional with over 12 years of experience working across varied industries. Currently, she runs her own Event Management company Anver Associates. Previously, she was the Conference Events Manager at the World Association of Girl Guiding & Girl Scouts, UK - the largest voluntary Movement representing 10 million girls & young women from 152 countries. Safra also worked on Social Enterprise World Forum 2022 in Brisbane Australia and was the Co-Founder of Watchdog, Sri Lanka’s first news verification app. She is a TEDxOrganizer in Sri Lanka & the convener of TEDxColombo – Sri Lanka’s leading TEDx conference. She was also chosen to be a TEDxAnchor Curators to work alongside TED to curate the first-ever collaborative TEDWomen event in November 2020 after running all elements of TEDxColombo for 10+ years. She has been a speaker or moderator at numerous conferences around the world including Women Deliver, World Youth Conference, Mozilla Festival, & United Nations Internet Governance Forum.

I also love all creative expressions hence i work as a Graphic Designer and also dabble in painting and dance. Who doesn't love to sing (when no ones in hearing distance) and getting extremely hyperac

Digital communication, Event Management and Consultation, Graphic Design - Corporate, volunteering

Back in 2010, it started of as curiosity as to how much potential the platform has in a country like Sri Lanka. Now we truly understand how it’s grown across the years with this year being our 5th anniversary. We have also branched out by even being the licensee of TEDxYouth@Colombo. We have now grown into a name that is re-known for quality and consistent experience across the country with companies now being long term partners. The interest created has allowed us to stand back after every event to say we’ve done amazing. This is also proved by us being on the TED Innovation blog numerous times and on press. It shows that there was a great potential in ideas that change our world and innovative thinking. The TED format is also very unique and original in Sri Lanka, which was one reason for its success and a reason to continue it Sri Lanka has no access to proper platforms for individuals to express ideas on a global scale. The format of TEDx allows speakers to do the same. The goal in hosting a TEDx event is to allow speakers to gain recognition, ideas to gain value and the audience to gain perspective.