PechaKuchaNights - Johannesburg Vol. 43

Welcome to PechaKucha Vol. 43

PechaKucha is a global storytelling format built on simplicity and constraint.

It brings people together to share ideas clearly, quickly, and with intent.

This isn’t death by PowerPoint.

It’s ideas with a pulse.

Join us for an evening of fast-paced talks, unexpected perspectives, and genuine connection. Come for the presentations. Stay for the people.

How It Works

The 20 × 20 format is simple.

20 images.

20 seconds each.

Auto-advancing.

That gives every speaker 6 minutes and 40 seconds to say something that matters.

There’s nowhere to hide.

No filler.

Just clarity.

Why People Come Back

The room is relaxed, social, and open.

Conversations happen easily ... during the break, after a talk, or over a drink.

Speakers share what they care about:

ideas, experiments, failures, obsessions, and stories worth telling.

It’s a live experience.

Human. Immediate. Real.

When and Where

Thursday, October 22, 2026

18:15 – 20:30 (Doors open at 17:30)

The Tryst

20 Archimedes Street

Kramerville, Sandton

Food and drinks available.

Questions

Jacques de Villiers

[email protected]

Speakers

Brett Lindsay - From Curiosity to Career

Penni Cox - The Noise We Choose

Gareth Sephton - The Historian: Past and Present

Professor Elmi Muller - How To Do A Liver Transplant

Ian Bratt - Give Me a Map and I'm Magic

Dershnee Devan - It's Been A Rough Week ... But I Made It

Bridget Hilton-Barber - Jozi My Jozi

Ashley Jay - Crayon Forensics: How To Interrogate A Stick Figure

Felix Spies - The Number Was Bigger Than the Donkey

Reshada Crouse - Art and the Devil

José Neves - Walking Wild

Guy Hazon - Why We Need Philosophy

Paula Slier - Master of Ceremonies

Jacques de Villiers - PechaKucha Johannesburg Organiser.