Loughborough

Theme: "Painting Humanity"
Loughborough, United Kingdom
March 16th, 2013
About this event
On the 16th March 2013 Loughborough played host to its first TEDx conference. The theme of the conference was "Painting Humanity" in which we demonstrated to a local and global audience, human nature through diverse cultural experiences.
Why paint a picture of humanity?
As our society is evolving faster and faster, this conference gives an opportunity to stop and think about who we are, where we want to go and what we seek in the future. At the centre of this understanding is the idea of acknowledging the importance of human heart and recognising that parallel to our advancements in science; we need to advance as human beings. Using their inspirational stories and humbling experiences, the speakers will reveal a way in which we can build a more serene and gentle society. While some of the talks take us to the dawn of man, others allow glancing at the distant future; all speak of the enduring importance of the kindness and wisdom of the human heart.
*** Programme ***
10.00 - REGISTRATION
11.00 - INTRODUCTION
11.10 - Session 1: “Lessons From Past”
[12.10 - BREAK for Lunch]
12.55 - Session 2: "Inspired Individuals"
[14.30 - BREAK]
15.25 - Session 3: “Human Environment”
[15.25 - BREAK]
16.00 - Session 4: “In Hope”
17.00 - CLOSE
Confirmed Speakers
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Dr. Thomas F. Thornton
"Ecology Lessons from Indigenous Cultures" -
Jun Liu Quan
"The Tao, Nature and Life" -
Claud Williams
"Why I Make Friends with Strangers" -
Caleb Storkey
"How to Learn from Fear & Failure to Find Success" -
Rachel Hills
"Understanding the Sex Myth" -
Alistair Gibb
"Health & Safety on an Olympic Scale" -
Cheryl Travers
"Machiavellian's Guide to Empathy" -
Joanna Bryson
"Robots with Human Faces" -
Chris Butler-Stroud
"Rights to Whales and Dolphins: Necessity or Exaggeration?" -
Alexandros Pamnani
"What I Learned from the London Riots"
Additional Links
on Twitter
Venue and Details
Union Building
Ashby Road
Loughborough, LE113TT
United Kingdom
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March 16th, 2013
10:00am-6:00pm (GMT 0hrs)
Event Type (what is this?) Standard
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Youcef Hakem
Loughborough, Uk, United Kingdom
Team
- Youcef Hakem
- Curator
- Lara Yared
- Talent Manager
- Darius Mite
- Brand Manager
- Zhiwei Xia
- Resources Manager
- Rahul Mehra
- Strategic Consultant
- Jude Jweihan
- Host
- Zainal Abidin Adlin
- Photographer
- Abu Zar
- Photographer
- Xiayun Chen
- Organising Team
- Christina Kueppers
- Organising Team
- Sanjay Nand
- Organising Team
- Rushita Nathalal
- Organising Team
- Kristiana Kohuta
- Organising Team
- Peter Bailey
- Venue Manager
- Ben Oddie
- Venue Technical
- Gabriella Miao
- Volunteer
- Ali Obaid
- Volunteer
- Iain Botteril
- Volunteer from TEDxUoN
- Amani Mohamoud
- Artwork
