2025:Program/Lightning Talk Showcase II
Session title: Lightning Talk Showcase II
- Session type: Lightning Talk Showcase
- Track: Lightning Talk Showcase
- Language: en
🎥 Session recording: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Wikimania_2025_day_3_recordings_-_lightning_talk 🎥
The Lightning Talk Showcases are a fun, fast-paced afternoon event filled with 5-minute lightning talks in rapid succession on a range of topics. Wikimania Nairobi will have two Lightning Talks Showcase sessions to highlight some of the most compelling concepts and powerful thinking developing across the Wikimedia Movement. Read more at: 2025:Program/Lightning_Talk_Showcases.
Description
Lightning Talk Showcase II run of show:
- Climate Resilience through Knowledge: Lessons from WikiForHumanRights 2024 in Uganda by Christopher Liberty
- Wikieducation of people with disabilities: challenges, features and prospects. by Marysia
- WikiDiplomasi: Improving Diplomacy and International Relations Contents on Indonesian Wikipedia by Kanya Prasetyo
- "From Learners to Leaders: Empowering Girls with Digital Skills for a More Inclusive Wikimedia Future" by SAgbley and joyag
- Promoting open knowledge and wikipedia editing among City of Johannesburg communities by lindani buhle
- Building Digital Librarians: Training Librarians to Contribute to Open Knowledge. by Meritkosy
- Research and Privacy on Wikipedia by easikingarmager
- Structured Tasks: first edit, first success by kstoller
- Collaboration Over Competition: 1,000 Articles in One Year Through Asynchronous Gender-Focused Campaigns by Zapipedia
- How generative AI changes my contribution to Wikipedia – a volunteer perspective by antonprotsyuk
- حملة ويكي تغير المناخ: نحو تجربة ويكيميدية مغاربية مستدامة by benlouloumu
- Wikinside statistic tool – new tool for long-term monitoring of statistics by Martin Urbanec
- Wikipedia as Play: Games That Transform How We Engage With Knowledge by Azmath
- Jimmy Wales on Trust, Wikipedia, and the lessons he's learned
- Thank you, Wikimedia editors, from the French donors by alejandra
Resources
Speakers
- Martin Urbanec
- Martin Urbanec currently serves as a vice chair of the board of Wikimedia Czech Republic, where he is responsible for technical matters, education programs and finances. Within this role Martin overseas the development of Wikinside, a metrics tool developed by the chapter. He is also an active wikimedian, currently serving as a Wikimedia Steward. In addition to his volunteer activities, Martin works as a Senior Software Engineer for the Wikimedia Foundation.
- joyag
- I’m a Ghanaian female editor with over 9 years experience on diverse Wikimedia projects such as Wikipedia, WikiData, Wikicommons and translate wiki platforms amongst others. I have a wealth of experience per my previous role with AFFCOM and Regional Grants Committee. Over the past 5 years, I have been a Co- Lead and Project Manager for Wiki Hour Initiative where our passion is to drive connections between people with disabilities, specifically hearing impaired, empower young girls, and address sustainable topics on Wikimedia eco spaces.
- alejandra
- Alejandra Reyes is the fundraiser for Wikimedia France. With a solid background in communication, she has more than eight years of experience, mostly in fundraising. Passionate about the idea of making a difference in society by seeking funding for projects, working for the Wikimedia movement has allowed her to combine her passion with her values.
- marysia
- Participated in Wikimedia 2024 in Katowice (Republic of Poland).
- Christopher Liberty
- Christopher Liberty is a Climate Change Education enthusiast and a Wikimedian in the Wikimedia Community User Group Uganda. He holds a MSc in Development Management from the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), Master of Project Planning and Management from Kabale University and Bachelor of Education from Makerere University. He has a strong belief that climate change literacy, more so through open and contextualized knowledge is a fantastic tool against Climate Change effects. Through his work, he is dedicated to promoting sustainability and environmental stewardship.
- Even though I created the account on 8th December 2013, I began participating actively in 2019. I have led trainings, participated in several Wikimedia projects including Wikipedia, and Commons, contributing to Wiki for Human Rights, Wiki loves Folklore, Wiki loves Africa, Wiki Soccerthon, and Wiki Gap.
- Meritkosy
- Ibekeme Merit is a librarian, educator, and open knowledge advocate passionate about promoting literacy, information access, and digital inclusion. I studied Library and Information Science and as an educator, posseses a post graduate diploma in Education. I am dedicated to bridging knowledge gaps, enhancing access to quality information, and empowering professionals to contribute to open knowledge platforms. I am also a champion for African storybooks and promoted the use of culturally relevant reading materials to improve literacy among children. I have reached over 4,000 children through reading sessions in schools, orphanages, and rural areas, advocating for the inclusion of African narratives in global digital libraries.
- I have led Wikimedia training programs in Gombe state, Nigeria which include “Wikimedia awareness and training in Federal College of Education(T), Gombe and “upskilling librarians in Gombe on open knowledge practices through wikimedia project”
- As a Wikimedia organizer and facilitator, I have been involved in various in library programs and has participated in different AfLIA training aimed at equipping librarians on wikimedia projects. I am also the program manager of Wikimedia Gombe Network where I contribute my quote in running the network.
- Lindani Sikhakhane
- Lindani Sikhakhane is a dynamic and forward-thinking librarian based at Randburg Library,
- celebrated for his passion for innovation, pioneering ideas, and creative solutions within the realm of city libraries. In recognition of his groundbreaking work, Lindani was awarded the City of Johannesburg Employee Innovation Award (2023) and received further accolades in the “Innovation in Operation” category for leading the development and implementation of an intelligent resource management app within the City’s municipal departments.
- Lindani has built a diverse professional background in the Library and Information Services sector. He previously served as a Trainee Librarian at the National Library of South Africa (NLSA) and as a Research Librarian at the Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC). Originally from
- Nkandla, KwaZulu-Natal, he holds an Honours degree in Library and Information Science from the University of Zululand and is currently pursuing a master’s degree in the same field.
- Beyond his professional role, Lindani is actively involved in national LIS leadership and advocacy. He serves on the extended Marketing Committee of the Library and Information Association of South Africa (LIASA) and is the Acting Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the South African
- Information Services Union (SAISU).
- Anton Protsiuk
- I've been a Wikipedia volunteer since 2012. In my volunteer capacity, I'm an administrator & bureaucrat on Ukrainian Wikipedia, typically devoting my time to admin and patrolling maintenance tasks, as well as to writing occasional articles on American politics and whatever fascinates me at the moment.
- I'm also Programs Coordinator at Wikimedia Ukraine. In this role, I lead a team of five staff members / contractors and oversee the organization’s programmatic work, such as content campaigns, diversity and editor recruitment initiatives, community events, and communications outreach.
- I'm also a member of the advisory group for the Wikimedia CEE Hub, which supports community growth and development in Central and Eastern Europe, and former member of the Hub's Steering Committee.
- Azmath
- I’m an engineer, designer, and independent creator exploring playful ways to interact with information. I build tools and games that transform open data, especially Wikipedia, into intuitive, joyful experiences. My current project, Factorday.com, turns Wikipedia into a playground of curiosity through a series of interactive games.
- benlouloumu
- أنا محمد الأمين بن لولو، محرر وعضو في مجموعة مستخدمي ويكيميديا الجزائر منذ عام 2019، وناشط في مشاريع ويكيميديا ذات الصلة بالتاريخ، الثقافة، والبيئة. على مدار العامين الماضيين، كنت المنسق الإقليمي لحملة ويكي تغير المناخ في المنطقة المغاربية،
- SAgbley
- Stella Sessy Agbley is a dedicated advocate for digital inclusion, community engagement, and knowledge equity within the Wikimedia movement. With over a decade of experience, I am the co-lead of the Wiki Hour Initiative, a coordinator for Feminism and Folklore, and a community board member for the Wikimedia Ghana User Group. For three years, I was the coordinator for the Wiki Women’s User Group. My work focuses on equipping girls, women, and the hearing-impaired community with digital skills to confidently engage with Wikipedia and its sister projects. Through capacity building, mentorship, and outreach, I promote cultural representation, gender equity, and inclusive participation in open knowledge.
- easikingarmager
- Eli is researcher and linguist who has worked with the Wikimedia Foundation since 2019.
- Kanya Prasetyo
- Hi, I’m Kanya (User:Kanzcech), a Wikimedian from Indonesia, actively contributing to Indonesian Wikipedia and other sister projects. I am a member of Wikimedia Indonesia since 2023 and serve on the board of trustees of Wikimedia Indonesia (WMID) since early 2025. I also serve on board of advisors of KlubWiki Universitas Brawijaya since 2024. In 2024 I received a Rapid Fund grant to manage WikiDiplomasi, a project aimed to improve diplomacy and International Relations contents on Indonesian Wikipedia.
- Jimmy Wales
- Jimmy Wales is Wikipedia's founder and chair emeritus of the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees.
- kstoller
- I'm a Product Manager on the Wikimedia Foundation's Growth team, where I work on features that help newcomers start editing and feel confident contributing. I focus on the Newcomer Homepage, Mentorship, Structured Tasks, Community Configuration, and making mobile editing more engaging.
- As a former librarian with a background in crowdsourced information platforms, I'm passionate about expanding access to knowledge and empowering people to take part in shaping it.
- Zapipedia
- I became a Wikipedia editor in June 2019. Since then, I’ve been contributing to the Spanish and Asturian Wikipedias, as well as Wikidata, with a strong focus on bridging the gender gap. I’m also a mentor and tutor on Spanish Wikipedia (eswiki), helping newcomers become confident contributors.
- As an organizer and core team member of Wikiesfera, I coordinate edit-a-thons and training sessions aimed at enhancing representation and participation. I’ve led various activities and taken part in several community events. Since the end of 2021, I’ve also been collaborating as a Product Ambassador for the Wikimedia Foundation, supporting Spanish-speaking communities and working with development teams to promote tools and strategies that make Wikipedia more inclusive, diverse, and user-friendly.