camera & edit: www.levroi.nl | event information www.TEDxRoermond.nl "Women can be lawyers, mayors. They can be minister, engineers and architects, but they can also be architects and crafters of their own careers and engineers of their fortunes." Immaculée Uwanyiligira talks at TEDxRoermond, on International Women's Day, about Women's Empowerment. She particularly looks at Rwanda as a case study, where women's empowerment has resulted in transformative societal change, earning the country the No 1 position in the world, and the best place on earth to be a woman politician. About TEDx, x = independently organized event In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TEDTalks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. These local, self-organized events are branded TEDx, where x = independently organized TED event. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events are self-organized.