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Chris Gerdes | TED Speaker

An autonomous car may seem like a thing of the distant future, but mechanical engineer Chris Gerdes is racing to make it a reality today.
Mechanical engineer
https://www.ted.com/speakers/chris_gerdes

Chris Urmson | TED Speaker

Chris Umson is the Director of Self-Driving Cars at Google[x].
Roboticist
https://www.ted.com/speakers/chris_urmson

Jennifer Healey | TED Speaker

A research scientist at Intel, Jennifer Healey develops the mobile internet devices of the future.
Research scientist
https://www.ted.com/speakers/jennifer_healey

Wanis Kabbaj | TED Speaker

UPS's Wanis Kabbaj seeks new ways of understanding the growing complexity of our congested cities and globalized world.
Global citizen, transportation geek
https://www.ted.com/speakers/wanis_kabbaj

Chris Bangle | TED Speaker

Car design is a ubiquitous but often overlooked art form. As chief of design for the BMW Group, Chris Bangle has overseen cars that have been seen the world over, including BMW 7 Series and the Z4 roadster.
Car designer
https://www.ted.com/speakers/chris_bangle

Robin Chase | TED Speaker

With Zipcar, Robin Chase introduced car-crazy America to the concept of non-ownership. Now she's flipping that model with Buzzcar, which lets you rent your own auto to your neighbors.
Transport networker
https://www.ted.com/speakers/robin_chase

Bill Ford | TED Speaker

As executive chair of the Ford Motor Company, Bill Ford leads the company that put the world on wheels.
Executive chair, Ford Motor Co.
https://www.ted.com/speakers/bill_ford

Larry Burns | TED Speaker

Larry Burns is the vice president of R&D for GM. His job? Find a new way to power cars.
Automotive researcher
https://www.ted.com/speakers/larry_burns

Benjamin Wallace | TED Speaker

Benjamin Wallace is a journalist and author of The Billionaire's Vinegar, the true story of the world's most expensive bottle of (possibly phony?) wine. He's been a contributor to GQ, Details, Salon and The Washington Post.
Author
https://www.ted.com/speakers/benjamin_wallace

Travis Kalanick | TED Speaker

As Uber's co-founder and former CEO, Travis Kalanick is disrupting an entrenched industry and reinventing urban transportation.
Entrepreneur
https://www.ted.com/speakers/travis_kalanick

Shai Agassi | TED Speaker

Shai Agassi wants to put you behind the wheel of an electric car -- but he doesn't want you to sacrifice convenience (or cash) to do it.
Green auto pioneer
https://www.ted.com/speakers/shai_agassi

Teddy Cruz | TED Speaker

Teddy Cruz looks for clues to the "city of the future" in the emerging urban areas of today.
Architect and urbanist
https://www.ted.com/speakers/teddy_cruz

Karissa Sanbonmatsu | TED Speaker

Karissa Sanbonmatsu investigates how DNA allows cells in our body to remember events that take place.
Structural biologist
https://www.ted.com/speakers/karissa_sanbonmatsu

Jessica Garza | TED Speaker

Dr. Jessica Garza is an accomplished global business, sport and transformational coach, speaker and author.
Sport and performance consultant
https://www.ted.com/speakers/jessica_garza

Alicia Garza | TED Speaker

Alicia Garza launched a global movement with a single Facebook post that ended with the words: “Black lives matter.”
Writer, activist
https://www.ted.com/speakers/alicia_garza

Bill Gross | TED Speaker

Bill Gross founded Idealab, an incubator of new inventions, ideas and businesses.
Idea guy
https://www.ted.com/speakers/bill_gross

Grace Kim | TED Speaker

Grace H. Kim is an internationally recognized expert in cohousing -- the art and craft of creating communities.
Architect
https://www.ted.com/speakers/grace_kim

Toby Kiers | TED Speaker

Toby Kiers investigates cooperation and punishment in nature.
Evolutionary biologist
https://www.ted.com/speakers/toby_kiers

Bernie Krause | TED Speaker

Bernie Krause's legendary soundscapes uncover nature’s rich sonic tapestry -- along with some unexpected results.
Natural sounds expert
https://www.ted.com/speakers/bernie_kraus

Dan Gross | TED Speaker

As president of the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, Dan Gross seeks to cut US gun deaths in half by 2025.
Gun-control activist
https://www.ted.com/speakers/dan_gross

Sebastian Thrun | TED Speaker

Sebastian Thrun is a passionate technologist who is constantly looking for new opportunities to make the world better for all of us.
Educator, entrepreneur
https://www.ted.com/speakers/sebastian_thrun

Mike Cannon-Brookes | TED Speaker

Mike Cannon-Brookes is an entrepreneur, technology investor and passionate clean energy evangelist.
Entrepreneur
https://www.ted.com/speakers/mike_cannon_brookes

Alex Wissner-Gross | TED Speaker

Alex Wissner-Gross applies science and engineering principles to big (and diverse) questions, like: "What is the equation for intelligence?" and "What's the best way to raise awareness about climate change?"
Scientist, entrepreneur, inventor
https://www.ted.com/speakers/alex_wissner_gross

Ashley M. Grice | TED Speaker

Ashley M. Grice believes in the power of wonder and unconventional thinking to disrupt industries and the status quo.
Purpose expert
https://www.ted.com/speakers/ashley_m_grice

James Howard Kunstler | TED Speaker

James Howard Kunstler may be the world’s most outspoken critic of suburban sprawl. He believes the end of the fossil fuels era will soon force a return to smaller-scale, agrarian communities -- and an overhaul of the most destructive features of postwar society.
Social critic
https://www.ted.com/speakers/james_howard_kunstler

Shubhendu Sharma | TED Speaker

Shubhendu Sharma creates afforestation methods that make it easy to plant maintenance-free, wild and biodiverse forests.
Eco-entrepreneur
https://www.ted.com/speakers/shubhendu_sharma

Ali Kashani | TED Speaker

Ali Kashani explores the unexpected roles robots might take on in our daily lives -- including bringing us lunch.
Designer, AI specialist
https://www.ted.com/speakers/ali_kashani

Joel Jackson | TED Speaker

TED Fellow Joel Jackson is the founder and CEO of Mobius Motors, set to launch a durable, low-cost SUV made in Africa.
Transport entrepreneur
https://www.ted.com/speakers/joel_jackson

Bastian Schaefer | TED Speaker

Bastian Schaefer and a team of designers at Airbus have been imagining the high-concept future of the jet airlplane -- in a future with less fuel and more passengers.
Aircraft engineer
https://www.ted.com/speakers/bastian_schaefer

Mitchell Joachim | TED Speaker

Soft cars, jet packs and houses made of meat are all in a day's work for urban designer, architect and TED Fellow Mitchell Joachim.
Architect, designer
https://www.ted.com/speakers/mitchell_joachim
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