We have over 10 years of experience coaching speakers and designing events for TEDx, companies, charities and startups.

Maryam Pasha

Director and Curator

Maryam founded X Equals in 2015 and she is also the Director and Curator of TEDxLondon. Previously, she worked in the human rights and charity sector for 10 years

Tara Cooper

Events and Programming Manager

Tara has extensive event management and programming experience. She previously managed events for the Development team at Shakespeare’s Globe.

We love speaking about our work and sharing what we do with the world. Here are some recent articles, videos and blogs:

Evening Standard | May 2019

TEDxUCLWomen 2015

Maryam speaking about "Imposter Syndrome: Talking about our shared secret"

Nesta FutureFest 2020

EventLAB 2017

Maryam to event professionals sharing "How and Why to Curate your Events"

Rosalind Franklin STEM Workshop 2018

Maryam speaking to young people interested in pursuing a STEM career.

AllBright Academy

Promo video from AllBright Academy to help women gain skills, confidence and network.
October 28, 2019

Speaker toolkit – part six: delivery for maximum impact

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September 11, 2019

Speaker toolkit – part five: rehearsals

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August 30, 2019

Speaker toolkit – part four: high impact visuals

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