Multicultural designer

African tech entrepreneur

Food entrepreneur + investor

Entrepreneur and Bassist

Race car entrepreneur

Infant health entrepreneur

Legal aid entrepreneur

In the tribal region where she was born, Khalida Brohi founded an organization to end honor killings and empower Pakistani women.

Priya Vulchi is a co-founder of CHOOSE and author of "Tell Me Who You Are" (Penguin Random House, June 2019). She will graduate from Princeton University in 2022.

David Andrew Quist is a mushroom researcher and restauranteur. His current work combines both his passion for gastronomy and science; by exploring the culinary potential of fungal mycelium as an innovative new category of food -- nutritious, delicious and sustainable. Should the future be fungal? At TEDxOsloMet 2021, David will take us on a journey through the amazing world of fungi and their potential as innovative, next-generation sustainable technologies. As we collectively navigate an uncertain future, learning from fungi can provide us with new mental models and metaphors on what it means to be an individual, our relationship with the natural world, and our place in it.

African tech entrepreneur

Lawyer + photographer + entrepreneur

Gemologist + mining entrepreneur

Humanitarian aid entrepreneur

It’s Time To Stop Ignoring Disability Tuesday, June 13, 2022 [00:00:00] Jill Griffin: I was hiking and I fell in the north east corner of Australia. We were crossing like a small river or Creek. So I basically went from my feet to my head almost cartoon, like woop. And then I rolled down. [00:00:15] Adam Grant: Jill Griffin was 31 when she go...

At the annual TED conference, the audience is as packed with big ideas as our speaker program. TED University is a chance for audience members to give short talks about both big ideas and personal experiences. Recaps of the talks at TED University, in chronological order. Travel points are currency. Brian Kelly is known for his site Th...

TED curator Chris Anderson discusses the transformative power of speaking to an audience from the heart. You’re nervous, right? Stepping out onto a public stage and having hundreds of pairs of eyes turned your way is terrifying. You dread having to stand up in a company meeting and present your project. What if you get nervous and stumble ov...

Inventor + environmentalist

About this event: "The future depends on what you do today." - Mahatma Gandhi. How can we expect a different future without doing something today to change it? Our life will be the same 1 second later and 10 years later if we continue doing the same ordinary things. The inevitable solution to shaping a better future is to make a difference in every aspect of ou...

Most of us will, at some point, face a life crisis -- divorce, job loss, illness, eviction. In the United States, 95% of social safety nets are provided by charity organizations and NGOs, so finding help in a crisis situation can be confusing and distressing. Erine Gray is the founder of Aunt Bertha, a free-to-use online platform that makes ...

The greatest ideas of our time will be sparked by a simple question: "What if?" What if we had truly inclusive workplaces? What if we removed the inefficiencies that stand in the way of eliminating world hunger? What if we could deliver quality health care in the home? What if we took back our privacy online? At this year’s TED@UPS -- held on...

Alexis Charpentier (aka Lexis from Music Is My Sanctuary) believes record collectors, music curators and DJs serve a crucial role as cultural preservationists and alternative voices to mainstream music platforms.

Amber McReynolds's vision is to create election systems that put voters first and improve the voting experience for all.

Re:Thinking with Adam Grant June 15, 2021 Mellody Hobson on Taking Tough Feedback Adam Grant: Hey WorkLifers. We’ll be back for Season 4 next month. For now, here’s the second of four new episodes of Taken for Granted. Today’s guest is leader extraordinaire Mellody Hobson. In the eight years that I’ve known her, she’s consistently challenged me ...

About this event: TEDx Plattsburgh 3.0 Virtual Countdown Event IMPACT - Entrepreneurship for an Impactful Climate Action Are we missing the significant role of a group in climate change that may totally change the game of success? Governments and global leaders are busy seeking solutions to climate change, but are they involving enough the voice of this group...

From artists to scientists, mothers, mathematicians and business visionaries, people in every corner of the world are dreaming up solutions to our most pressing problems. Whether tackling war and peace or the principles of machine learning, ingenuity starts with one thing: a spark. And regardless of where the spark takes hold, inspiration...

About this event: The theme was Ideas on the Edge of... The schedule... 0830: Sign In 0900: Welcome by Dr. David W. Powers and TEDx Introduction Video 0910: Brian Carter- Poets, Actors and Comedians: The Edge of Social Media Marketing Synopsis- In social media you have to do three things: grab attention, create rapport, and inspire desire. These three things...

About this event: Our TEDx Archivorum January Edition was both incredibly successful and inspiring; we would like to thank all of our guests, speakers and other participants for their precious contributions! Now, we are very excited to announce the February Edition of TEDx Archivorum, the fifth event in our virtual series of talks, where international guests wil...

Astronaut Dr. Mae Jemison‘s inclusive, audacious journey to improving life here on earth and beyond is paving the way for human interstellar travel.

Employment innovator