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George Takei | TED Speaker

The beloved Mr. Sulu from the original Star Trek, George Takei is an activist for human rights (and a master of Facebook memes).
Actor and activist
https://www.ted.com/speakers/george_takei

Ivan Krastev | TED Speaker

From his home base in Bulgaria, Ivan Krastev thinks about democracy -- and how to reframe it.
Public intellectual
https://www.ted.com/speakers/ivan_krastev

Robb Willer | TED Speaker

Robb Willer's political research has investigated various topics, including economic inequality, racial prejudice, masculine overcompensation and Americans' views of climate change.
Social psychologist
https://www.ted.com/speakers/robb_willer

Siyanda Mohutsiwa | TED Speaker

When her hashtag #IfAfricaWasABar went viral, Botswana writer Siyanda Mohutsiwa triggered a lighthearted but electrifying discussion of some serious African issues.
Writer
https://www.ted.com/speakers/siyanda_mohutsiwa

Sayu Bhojwani | TED Speaker

Sayu Bhojwani recruits and supports first and second generation Americans to run for public office.
Immigration scholar
https://www.ted.com/speakers/sayu_bhojwani

Yanis Varoufakis | TED Speaker

Yanis Varoufakis thinks we need a radically new way of thinking about the economy, finance and capitalism.
Economist and professor
https://www.ted.com/speakers/yanis_varoufakis

Heather Brooke | TED Speaker

Heather Brooke campaigns for freedom of information, requesting one secret document at a time.
Journalist
https://www.ted.com/speakers/heather_brooke

Wael Ghonim | TED Speaker

Wael Ghonim believes that the Internet can be the most powerful platform for connecting humanity, if we can bring civility and thoughtful conversations back to it.
Internet activist and computer engineer
https://www.ted.com/speakers/wael_ghonim

Eric Liu | TED Speaker

As CEO of Citizen University, Eric Liu is working to spark a civic revival in the US and beyond.
Civic evangelist, author
https://www.ted.com/speakers/eric_liu

David Rothkopf | TED Speaker

With books and strategies, David Rothkopf helps people navigate the perils and opportunities of our contemporary geopolitical landscape.
Foreign policy strategist
https://www.ted.com/speakers/david_rothkopf

Pia Mancini | TED Speaker

Using software to inspire public debate and enable voter engagement, Pia Mancini hopes to upgrade modern democracy in Argentina and beyond.
Democracy activist
https://www.ted.com/speakers/pia_mancini

Farida Nabourema | TED Speaker

Farida Nabourema is a key voice in Togo’s pro-democracy movement.
Activist, writer
https://www.ted.com/speakers/farida_nabourema

Eli Pariser | TED Speaker

As a cofounder of Upworthy, and the author of "The Filter Bubble," Eli Pariser leverages technology to help build better and more democratic societies.
Online democracy advocate
https://www.ted.com/speakers/eli_pariser

Tshering Tobgay | TED Speaker

Tshering Tobgay is the president of the People's Democratic Party in Bhutan.
Politician, environmentalist
https://www.ted.com/speakers/tshering_tobgay

Thomas Piketty | TED Speaker

Thomas Piketty is an economist and professor at the Paris School of Economics. His 2014 book, "Capital in the Twenty-first Century," caused a sensation upon publication.
Economist
https://www.ted.com/speakers/thomas_piketty

Michael Patrick Lynch | TED Speaker

Michael Patrick Lynch examines truth, democracy, public discourse and the ethics of technology in the age of big data.
Philosopher
https://www.ted.com/speakers/michael_lynch

Shad Begum | TED Speaker

Shad Begum is a women's rights activist working for the economic and political empowerment of women and youth in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, a province in the northwest of Pakistan.
Women's rights activist
https://www.ted.com/speakers/shad_begum

Erica Stone | TED Speaker

Erica Stone works at the intersection of writing, teaching, and community organizing.
Writer, teacher, community organizer
https://www.ted.com/speakers/erica_stone

Garry Kasparov | TED Speaker

Garry Kasparov is esteemed by many as the greatest chess player of all time. Now he’s engaged in a game with far higher stakes: the preservation of freedom and democracy.
Grandmaster, analyst
https://www.ted.com/speakers/garry_kasparov

Brett Hennig | TED Speaker

Brett Hennig co-founded and directs the Sortition Foundation, which campaigns to institute the use of stratified, random selection (also called sortition) in government.
Author, activist
https://www.ted.com/speakers/brett_hennig

Danielle Allen | TED Speaker

Danielle Allen is an expert on the intersection of ethics and democracy.
Classicist, political theorist
https://www.ted.com/speakers/danielle_allen

Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya | TED Speaker

Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya is the leader of democratic Belarus.
Politician
https://www.ted.com/speakers/sviatlana_tsikhanouskaya

Shari Davis | TED Speaker

As a leader of the Participatory Budgeting Project, Shari Davis enriches democracy by returning the reins of government budgeting to the people.
Community leader, youth advocate
https://www.ted.com/speakers/shari_davis

Bhu Srinivasan | TED Speaker

Bhu Srinivasan writes about economics, history and statecraft.
Writer
https://www.ted.com/speakers/bhu_srinivasan

Nick Hanauer | TED Speaker

Nick Hanauer is one of the world’s most provocative thinkers about our society’s growing inequality and the dire consequences it creates for our democracies.
Entrepreneur
https://www.ted.com/speakers/nick_hanauer

Ali Noorani | TED Speaker

Ali Noorani has traveled the world listening to the stories of migrants -- along with the stories of those who welcome them and those who fear them.
Migrant advocate
https://www.ted.com/speakers/ali_noorani

Veronica Barassi | TED Speaker

Veronica Barassi campaigns and writes about the impact of data technologies and artificial intelligence on human rights and democracy.
Anthropologist
https://www.ted.com/speakers/veronica_barassi

Baratunde Thurston | TED Speaker

Baratunde Thurston is an Emmy-nominated writer, activist and comedian who addresses serious issues with depth, wit and calls to action. He believes the stories we tell help shape the world in which we live. Also, he's from the future.
Writer, activist, comedian
https://www.ted.com/speakers/baratunde_thurston

Amber McReynolds | TED Speaker

Amber McReynolds's vision is to create election systems that put voters first and improve the voting experience for all.
Voting rights expert, democracy entrepreneur
https://www.ted.com/speakers/amber_mcreynolds

Yaël Eisenstat | TED Speaker

After years spent as a CIA analyst, diplomat and national security advisor at the White House, Yaël Eisenstat began to view the breakdown of civil discourse as the biggest threat to US democracy.
Democracy activist
https://www.ted.com/speakers/yael_eisenstat
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