What Are SPARK Talks?

SPARK Talks are short, high-impact presentations created to ignite ideas, challenge perspectives, and plant seeds for meaningful change.

Each SPARK Talk is a 5-minute talk or micro-keynote, delivered alongside a fast-paced slide deck that rolls automatically behind the speaker — one slide every 20 seconds. The format is intentionally tight, energetic, and focused, encouraging speakers to say what matters, quickly and boldly.

What We’re Looking For

We’re intentionally casting the net wide. The bolder and more diverse, the better.

SPARK Talks might explore topics across:

• Art and creative expression
• Music and culture
• Travel and transformation
• Conservation and community
• Subcultural movements
• Mindset shifts
• Or something entirely unexpected

Nothing is off the table — as long as it aligns with our 2026 theme, Wild With Purpose, and leaves the audience with a clear takeaway.

A Community-Led Platform

SPARK Talks are a vital way for our community to shape the conversation at We Are Africa. This is an open invitation to contribute, to be heard, and to help define what Wild With Purpose truly means.

Feeling the SPARK?
If you have an idea you’d love to put forward, we’d be thrilled to hear from you.

Submit your SPARK Talk https://join.thisisbeyond.com/l/637931/2026-01-15/7l795j

Below, you’ll find links to previous SPARK Talks for inspiration.

Past examples

https://vimeo.com/manage/videos/345932609

https://vimeo.com/345932535?share=copy#t=0

https://vimeo.com/345932505?share=copy#t=0

https://vimeo.com/345932573?share=copy#t=0

https://vimeo.com/345932484?share=copy#t=0