Professor Dan Kgwadi, Vice Chancellor of the North West University, also took to the TEDx Mahikeng stage to officially open the doors of the North West University Mafikeng Campus to attendees and distinguished guests.

Professor Kgwadi has recognized the large footprint that is the TEDx Brand is globally and encourages engagements it produces to form part of the community dialogue in Mahikeng , the university as well as the province at large.