Talks Chris Anderson shares his vision for TED

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Chris Anderson gave this talk in 2002, prior to taking over leadership of TED. Founder Richard Wurman was leaving and TED's future was hanging in the balance. He seeks to persuade TEDsters that what was then a for-profit conference had a secure future as an idea-based nonprofit endeavor.

About Chris Anderson (TED)

After a long career in journalism and publishing (during which he launched Business 2.0 and the games website IGN), Chris Anderson became the Curator of the TED Conference in 2002. Full bio and more links

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