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Bill Clinton | TED Speaker

Through his William J. Clinton Foundation, former US President Bill Clinton has become a vital and innovative force for world change. He works in four critical areas: health, economic empowerment, citizen service, and reconciliation.
Activist
https://www.ted.com/speakers/bill_clinton

Sophie Hunger | TED Speaker

Indie newcomer Sophie Hunger's haunting vocals -- at once fragile and soulful -- carried her wistful, blues-dappled acoustic folk from intimate cafe appearances to extraordinary word-of-mouth success and cross-Europe tours.
Singer
https://www.ted.com/speakers/sophie_hunger

Scott Kim | TED Speaker

Scott Kim designs puzzles in the spirit of MC Escher's art and Tetris -- visually stimulating, thought provoking and suffused with broad appeal.
Puzzlemaster
https://www.ted.com/speakers/scott_kim

Kathy Mendias | TED Speaker

Kathy Mendias is a certified childbirth and lactation educator and doula with a passion to educate and support expecting couples and promote emotional health through embracing life's tears.
Certified childbirth and lactation educator
https://www.ted.com/speakers/kathy_mendias

Scott McCloud | TED Speaker

Scott McCloud is author of Understanding Comics, a comic book about comics. He's an evangelist for comics as a valid literary form (as more than pulp and kids' stuff) and his admiring fans include a laundry list of superstar cartoonists.
Cartoonist
https://www.ted.com/speakers/scott_mccloud

Randall Munroe | TED Speaker

Randall Munroe sketches elegant and illuminating explanations of the weird science and math questions that keep geeks awake at night.
Cartoonist
https://www.ted.com/speakers/randall_munroe

Christen Reighter | TED Speaker

Christen Reighter writes and performs as a poet and essayist, focusing primarily on social justice issues.
Poet, essayist
https://www.ted.com/speakers/christen_reighter

Kashmir Hill | TED Speaker

Kashmir Hill writes about privacy and technology.
Technology journalist
https://www.ted.com/speakers/kashmir_hill

Safi Rauf | TED Speaker

In 2021, Safi Rauf was taken captive by the Taliban while working to provide resources and assistance to Afghans in need. He was released after more than 100 days in jail and remains committed to aid work in Afghanistan and around the world.
Humanitarian
https://www.ted.com/speakers/safi_rauf

Shankar Vedantam | TED Speaker

Shankar Vedantam is a science writer obsessed with understanding why humans behave the way we do -- and what it says about us.
Journalist, podcast host
https://www.ted.com/speakers/shankar_vedantam

Manish Bhardwaj | TED Speaker

Manish Bhardwaj believes that moral clarity should guide how we use science, engineering and technology to create a more just world.
Moral leader
https://www.ted.com/speakers/manish_bhardwaj

Latif Nasser | TED Speaker

Latif Nasser is the director of research at Radiolab, where he has reported on such disparate topics as culture-bound illnesses, snowflake photography, sinking islands and 16th-century automata.
Radio researcher
https://www.ted.com/speakers/latif_nasser

James Geary | TED Speaker

Lost jobs, wayward lovers, wars and famine -- come to think of it, just about any of life's curveballs -- there's an aphorism for it, and James Geary's got it.
Aphorist
https://www.ted.com/speakers/james_geary

KC Davis | TED Speaker

KC Davis offers a compassionate and practical approach to self and home care for those dealing with mental health, physical illness and hard seasons of life
Therapist and author
https://www.ted.com/speakers/kc_davis_TEDxMileHigh20220806-51475

Sergey Brin | TED Speaker

Sergey Brin is half of the team that founded Google.
Computer scientist, entrepreneur and philanthropist
https://www.ted.com/speakers/sergey_brin

Kevin Breel | TED Speaker

Writer, comic and mental health activist Kevin Breel speaks up about depression.
Comedian, activist
https://www.ted.com/speakers/kevin_breel

Minda Dentler | TED Speaker

A record-setting triathlete, Minda Dentler is a polio survivor committed to inspiring people to move beyond their fear of failure and achieve their goals.
Athlete, activist
https://www.ted.com/speakers/minda_dentler

Lana Mazahreh | TED Speaker

BCG’s Lana Mazahreh wants individuals, companies and countries to take action against the fast-growing water crisis.
Water conservation activist
https://www.ted.com/speakers/lana_mazahreh

Corey Hajim | TED Speaker

Corey Hajim curates world-changing ideas from the brightest and boldest minds in business.
TED business curator
https://www.ted.com/speakers/corey_hajim

Nandan Nilekani | TED Speaker

Nandan Nilekani is the author of "Imagining India," a radical re-thinking of one of the world’s great economies. The co-founder of Infosys, he helped move India into the age of IT.
Technologist and visionary
https://www.ted.com/speakers/nandan_nilekani

Roberto D'Angelo + Francesca Fedeli | TED Speaker

Roberto D'Angelo and Francesca Fedeli created the social enterprise FightTheStroke.org to open up a dialogue about the devastating effects of strokes at a young age. This issue is important to them for a simple reason: because they've been through it themselves with their son Mario.
Parents
https://www.ted.com/speakers/roberto_and_francesca_d_angelo

Georgette Mulheir | TED Speaker

Georgette Mulheir is a pioneer for the movement to end child abuse in the form of orphanages.
CEO, Lumos
https://www.ted.com/speakers/georgette_mulheir

Mark Ronson | TED Speaker

His production credits range from Amy Winehouse to Paul McCartney -- ace DJ, musician and producer Mark Ronson has lived recent music history from the inside out.
Music producer and DJ
https://www.ted.com/speakers/mark_ronson

Philip K. Howard | TED Speaker

Philip K. Howard is the founder of Common Good, a drive to overhaul the US legal system. His new book is "Try Common Sense."
Legal activist
https://www.ted.com/speakers/philip_k_howard

Bunker Roy | TED Speaker

Sanjit “Bunker” Roy is the founder of Barefoot College, which helps rural communities becomes self-sufficient.
Educator
https://www.ted.com/speakers/bunker_roy

Michael Porter | TED Speaker

Michael E. Porter wrote the books on modern competitive strategy for business. Now he is thinking deeply about the intersection between society and corporate interests.
Business strategist
https://www.ted.com/speakers/michael_porter

Esta Soler | TED Speaker

In 1994, Esta Soler was among the key advocates for a US law to combat the devastating effects of violence against women. Today, her mission is global.
Violence and abuse prevention expert
https://www.ted.com/speakers/esta_soler

Adam Driver | TED Speaker

Adam Driver is working to bridge the cultural gap between the United States Armed Forces and the performing arts communities by bringing the best modern American theater to the military.
Actor and Marine Corps veteran
https://www.ted.com/speakers/adam_driver

Janine Shepherd | TED Speaker

Aspiring Olympic skier Janine Shepherd was nearly killed when she was hit by a truck during a training bike ride. Paralysed and immobile for six months, she was given a grim picture for recovery. But not only did she teach herself to walk again— she learned to fly.
Pilot
https://www.ted.com/speakers/janine_shepherd

Nancy Frates | TED Speaker

Nancy Frates and her family have raised a projected $160 million for ALS research in 2014. How? They kicked off the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge to honor 29-year-old Pete Frates.
Mother + ALS Advocate
https://www.ted.com/speakers/nancy_frates
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