Warsaw
x = independently organized TED event

Theme: In a Heartbeat

This event occurred on
March 31, 2016
9:00am - 5:00pm CEST
(UTC +2hrs)
Warszawa, Mazowieckie
Poland

Change is permanent and inevitable. Sometimes things change slowly. More often than not, they change in a heartbeat. A choice is made. A direction is chosen. A phone call is returned. Or not.
Is it about tiny, seemingly insignificant yet powerful and life-changing moments? Is it about our civilisation changing, and we're not even noticing it? Or is it about affairs of the heart? Passion? Health? Rhythm? All of the above? Let's find out.

--

This was our seventh major event. See you next year. Always in March, always on a Thursday :)

Polin, Muzeum Historii Żydów Polskich
Anielewicza 6
Warszawa, Mazowieckie, 00-157
Poland
See more ­T­E­Dx­Warsaw events

Speakers

Speakers may not be confirmed. Check event website for more information.

Agacello

Agnieszka Teodorowska, a.k.a. Agacello, combines her love for the cello with passion for Brazilian and folk music.

Niskie Ciśnienie

Niskie Ciśnienie ("Low Pressure") is a music and social project. The "band" consists of vocalist Alicja Peszkowska, guitarist Michał Przerwa-Tetmajer and Aleksandra Janus who authors the lyrics.

Shivers & Shakes

Shivers & Shakes call themselves a noise folk band. You can find them on Soundcloud here: https://soundcloud.com/shivers_shakes

Aleksandra Przegalińska

A technology lover and a hip hop fan by night, by day, Aleksandra Przegalińska is Assistant Professor at the Center for Research on Organizations and Workplaces and the New Research on Digital Societies Group at the Koźmiński University in Warsaw.

Aleksandra Zaprutko-Janicka

Historian and writer Aleksandra Zaprutko-Janicka has forged her curiosity about llittle-known historical facts into co-creating the portal Ciekawostki Historyczne (Historical Curiosities) and, more recently, into writing the book "Okupacja od kuchni", devoted to cooking during World War II.

Anna Wysocka

Sofar Sounds bills itself as a global movement that brings music to intimate spaces, and Anna Wysocka is doing this in Warsaw.

Bogusz Parzyszek

Bogusz Parzyszek integrates architecture, change management, space branding and technology into his work, and his work is stuff you can touch.

Dariusz Rosiak

Recipient of the prestigious 2015 Kapuściński Award, Dariusz Rosiak has been reporting on the state of the World for several decades as a radio journalist, author and foreign correspondent.

Ewa Jarczewska-Gerc

Stress… Burnout… Procrastination… Psychologist and coach Ewa Jarczewska-Gerc has studied them all so as to help us defeat them.

James Briscione

Who teaches the cooks to cook? James Briscione! A culinary innovator and a two-time champion of Food Network's Chopped, James is currently busy spearheading a new way to view ingredients.

Josh Savage

A modern troubadour who travels constantly, singer / songwriter Josh Savage hails form Winchester, and Paris. He's been tipped one of 'Ten Artists to Watch' by The Huffington Post. You can find out more about Josh at joshsavagemusic.com/

Kamil Baj

Fascinated with all things bee for two decades, Kamil Baj finally took a gamble in 2013, and became an urban beekeeper.

Kamil Kulesza

Kamil Kulesza is a mathematician who applies his scientific training to very practical real life situations.

Maciej Sopyło

Maciej Sopyło is an activist who has had a unique opportunity to observe life behind bars.

Magdalena Fikus

Accomplished scientist and a passionate educator, Professor Magdalena Fikus has recently been recognized with the Order of Polonia Restituta - Commander's Cross with Star; one of Poland's highest awards.

Paweł Potoroczyn

Paweł Potoroczyn is director of the Adam Mickiewicz Institute (the Polish equivalent of the British Council or the German Goethe Institut), and creator of Pan Purkłapa.

Szymon Drobniak

Szymon Drobniak is an evolutionary biologist.

Organizing team

Ralph
Talmont

Warsaw, Poland
Organizer

Adam
Liwiński

Warsaw, Poland
Co-organizer
  • Agata Braja
    Production
  • Aliaksey Narko
    Team member
  • Artur Piszek
    Marketing/Communications
  • Beata Palińska
    Team member
  • Iryna Oleksiuk
    Team member
  • Julian Kozankiewicz
    Marketing/Communications
  • Karolina Wójcik
    Team member
  • Kate Lechowicz
    Team member
  • Kinga Skorupska
    Post production
  • Marcin Ignaczak
    Team member
  • Maria Skołożyńska
    Production
  • Mateusz Załubski
    Marketing/Communications
  • Milada Krajewska
    Curation
  • Neil Milton
    Production
  • Olivia Heringa
    Team member
  • Sylwia Szczypek Szczypa
    Team member