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Confirmed Speakers

• Temple Grandin
  A TED favorite, Temple's work with autism and with animal husbandry make her unique among "radical collaborators."
• Christopher Hill
  How do you collaborate with someone you already know disagrees with you? Former US Ambassador to Iraq Chris Hill will speak from experience.
• John Common and the Blinding Flashes of Light
  Calling all collaborators! Singer/songwriter John Common has a project for you.
• Todd Blankenship
  Collaboration on a cellular level.
• Richard Voyles
  Roboticist and search and rescue expert on liquid robots.
• Jeff Bi
  Packaging CEO in China with a plan for sustainable forests.
• Ramona Pierson
  Educator, neuroscientist, with an amazing story of personal recovery AND a plan to personalize education
• Morehshin Allahyari
  Artist and art activist, connecting countries in conflict through artistic collaboration.
• The Interfaith Amigos
  A rabbi, a pastor, and an imam, with a path toward breaking the taboos of interfaith communication. Ted Falcon, Don Mackenzie, and Jamal Rahman.
• Lamont Percussion Group
  DU's own percussion ensemble, with a piece from out of this world.
• Lara Stein
  TED's head of licensing and uber TEDx organizer, Lara will give us an update on the explosive growth of TEDx.
• Tor Myhren
  President and Chief Creative Officer of Grey New York, with advice for unleashing creativity.
• Martha Symko-Davies
  Head of the photovoltaic incubator at National Renewable Energy Laboratories with solar's sunny future.
• Andrew Steward
  Now a successful flute major at DU's Lamont School of Music, Andrew bravely shares his own experience with mental illness.
• Jose Guerrero
  DU student by day, slam poet by night.
• Mick Ebeling
  Mick's TED Talk on the EyeWriter project has unleashed a flood of new collaborations.
• Amanda Boxtel & Eythor Bender
  Adaptive athlete and Challenge Aspen's founder Amanda Boxtel, demonstrates eLEGS, the latest technology from Bender's Berkeley Bionics that allows people in wheelchairs to walk again.
• Lacey Jai Henderson
  A Paralympic contender who has excelled with collaborative parts and individual spirit.
• The Kinetix
  Originally formed as a way to blow of steam while students at DU, this rock band is now on a national tour, with a serendipitous stop at their old stomping ground.