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Laura Galante | TED Speaker

Laura Galante profiles advanced cyber threats and network breaches and investigates the political, military and financial implications of cyber operations.
Cyberspace analyst
https://www.ted.com/speakers/laura_galante

Efosa Ojomo | TED Speaker

Efosa Ojomo researches and writes about how innovation transforms organizations and creates inclusive prosperity for many.
Innovation researcher
https://www.ted.com/speakers/efosa_ojomo

Danielle Wood: 6 space technologies we can use to improve life on Earth

Danielle Wood leads the Space Enabled research group at the MIT Media Lab, where she works to tear down the barriers that limit the benefits of space exploration to only the few, the rich or the elite. She identifies six technologies developed for space exploration that can contribute to sustainable development across the world -- from observati...
https://www.ted.com/talks/danielle_wood_6_space_technologies_we_can_use_to_improve_life_on_earth

Lakshmi Pratury | TED Speaker

Lakshmi Pratury is the host of The INK Conference and was the co-host of TEDIndia 2009.
Connector
https://www.ted.com/speakers/lakshmi_pratury

Nandan Nilekani: Ideas for India's future

Nandan Nilekani, the visionary co-founder of outsourcing pioneer Infosys, explains four brands of ideas that will determine whether India can continue its recent breakneck progress.
https://www.ted.com/talks/nandan_nilekani_ideas_for_india_s_future

Parag Khanna: How megacities are changing the map of the world

"I want you to reimagine how life is organized on earth," says global strategist Parag Khanna. As our expanding cities grow ever more connected through transportation, energy and communications networks, we evolve from geography to what he calls "connectography." This emerging global network civilization holds the promise of reducing pollution a...
https://www.ted.com/talks/parag_khanna_how_megacities_are_changing_the_map_of_the_world

Hans Rosling: The best stats you've ever seen

You've never seen data presented like this. With the drama and urgency of a sportscaster, statistics guru Hans Rosling debunks myths about the so-called "developing world."
https://www.ted.com/talks/hans_rosling_the_best_stats_you_ve_ever_seen

Martin Rees: Is this our final century?

Speaking as both an astronomer and "a concerned member of the human race," Sir Martin Rees examines our planet and its future from a cosmic perspective. He urges action to prevent dark consequences from our scientific and technological development.
https://www.ted.com/talks/martin_rees_is_this_our_final_century

Jacqueline Novogratz: Patient capitalism

Jacqueline Novogratz shares stories of how "patient capital" can bring sustainable jobs, goods, services -- and dignity -- to the world's poorest.
https://www.ted.com/talks/jacqueline_novogratz_patient_capitalism

Nancy Lublin | TED Speaker

Nancy Lublin, cofounder and former CEO of Crisis Text Line, uses technology and data to save lives.
Health activist
https://www.ted.com/speakers/nancy_lublin

Darren Walker | TED Speaker

Darren Walker is a leader in the nonprofit and philanthropic sectors.
President, Ford Foundation
https://www.ted.com/speakers/darren_walker

Esther Duflo: Social experiments to fight poverty

Alleviating poverty is more guesswork than science, and lack of data on aid's impact raises questions about how to provide it. But Clark Medal-winner Esther Duflo says it's possible to know which development efforts help and which hurt -- by testing solutions with randomized trials.
https://www.ted.com/talks/esther_duflo_social_experiments_to_fight_poverty

Kristalina Georgieva | TED Speaker

Kristalina Georgieva has helped shape the agenda of the European Union.
Managing Director, International Monetary Fund
https://www.ted.com/speakers/kristalina_georgieva

Ian Bremmer: How the US should use its superpower status

Americanization and globalization have basically been the same thing for the last several generations. But the US's view of the world -- and the world's view of the US -- is changing. In a fast-paced tour of the current state of international politics, Ian Bremmer discusses the challenges of a world where no single country or alliance can meet t...
https://www.ted.com/talks/ian_bremmer_how_the_us_should_use_its_superpower_status

Andrew Youn: The seeds of change helping African farmers grow out of poverty

Farmers stand at the center of the world, says Andrew Youn, cofounder of One Acre Fund, an agricultural organization that's empowering sub-Saharan farm families with the loans, seeds, fertilizer and training needed to increase crop yields and end hunger. Meet Therese Niyonsaba, a Rwandan farmer who shares how the program helped her family prospe...
https://www.ted.com/talks/andrew_youn_the_seeds_of_change_helping_african_farmers_grow_out_of_poverty

Vera Songwe: The African swamp protecting Earth's environment

The peatlands of Africa's Congo Basin are a vast expanse of swamp and greenery that act as one of the world's most effective carbon sinks -- and they're under threat of environmental destruction. Economist Vera Songwe explains how putting a price on the carbon stored in the peatlands would not only help protect this vital resource but also recog...
https://www.ted.com/talks/vera_songwe_the_african_swamp_protecting_earth_s_environment

Marco Alverà | TED Speaker

Marco Alverà is an Italian/American businessman and CEO of Snam, Europe’s largest natural gas utility.
Businessman, fairness crusader
https://www.ted.com/speakers/marco_alvera

Johan Rockström | TED Speaker

A co-developer of the planetary boundaries framework, Johan Rockström works to understand Earth’s resilience.
Climate impact scholar
https://www.ted.com/speakers/johan_rockstrom

Jimmy Carter | TED Speaker

The president of the United States from 1977 to 1981, Jimmy Carter has used his post-presidency years to work for peace, teach, write and engage in global activism.
Peace activist
https://www.ted.com/speakers/jimmy_carter

Hongqiao Liu | TED Speaker

Hongqiao Liu is an independent journalist and policy advisor who has been covering China’s environmental crisis and decarbonization since 2010. She writes Shuang Tan, a newsletter in which she decodes China’s climate and energy policies for the world.
Journalist and policy advisor
https://www.ted.com/speakers/hongqiao_liu

Varun Sivaram | TED Speaker

To combat climate change, Varun Sivaram seeks to scale up clean energy technologies and cultivate innovation ecosystems spanning industry, academia and government.
Clean energy executive, physicist, author
https://www.ted.com/speakers/varun_sivaram

Efosa Ojomo: Reducing corruption takes a specific kind of investment

Traditional thinking on corruption goes like this: if you put good laws in place and enforce them well, then economic development increases and corruption falls. In reality, we have the equation backwards, says innovation researcher Efosa Ojomo. In this compelling talk, he offers new thinking on how we could potentially eliminate corruption worl...
https://www.ted.com/talks/efosa_ojomo_reducing_corruption_takes_a_specific_kind_of_investment

Julia Gillard and Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala: 6 essential lessons for women leaders

In a rich conversation full of practical insights, former Prime Minister of Australia Julia Gillard and former Finance Minister of Nigeria Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala reflect on their experiences as women leaders in positions of global power -- and share six standout lessons on what it takes to lead and build solidarity in the face of gender bias and st...
https://www.ted.com/talks/julia_gillard_and_ngozi_okonjo_iweala_6_essential_lessons_for_women_leaders

Alisa Kazarina: Humanity at the intersection of science and archaeology

Today, we relate the human microbiome to what it can tell us about our own current health. In this fascinating talk, microbiologist Alisa Kazarina describes how cutting edge research at the crossroads of archaeology and microbiology can trace humanity's physical development while providing insight on how to treat contemporary diseases.
https://www.ted.com/talks/alisa_kazarina_humanity_at_the_intersection_of_science_and_archaeology

Tania Douglas | TED Speaker

Tania Douglas imagined how biomedical engineering could help address some of Africa's health challenges.
Biomedical engineering professor
https://www.ted.com/speakers/tania_douglas

Stefan Wolff | TED Speaker

Stefan Wolff studies contemporary conflicts, focusing on the prevention and settlement of ethnic conflicts and in postconflict reconstruction in deeply divided and war-torn societies.
Ethnic conflicts scholar
https://www.ted.com/speakers/stefan_wolff

Ashraf Ghani: How to rebuild a broken state

Ashraf Ghani's passionate and powerful 10-minute talk, emphasizing the necessity of both economic investment and design ingenuity to rebuild broken states, is followed by a conversation with TED curator Chris Anderson on the future of Afghanistan.
https://www.ted.com/talks/ashraf_ghani_how_to_rebuild_a_broken_state

Jacqueline Novogratz: A third way to think about aid

The debate over foreign aid often pits those who mistrust "charity" against those who mistrust reliance on the markets. Jacqueline Novogratz proposes a middle way she calls patient capital, with promising examples of entrepreneurial innovation driving social change.
https://www.ted.com/talks/jacqueline_novogratz_a_third_way_to_think_about_aid

Kristen Wenz: What if a single human right could change the world?

More than a billion people worldwide, mostly children, do not have a legal identity. In many countries, this means they can't get access to vital services like health care and education, says legal identity expert Kristen Wenz. She discusses why this problem is one of the greatest human rights violations of our time -- and shares five strategies...
https://www.ted.com/talks/kristen_wenz_what_if_a_single_human_right_could_change_the_world

Darrick Hamilton: How "baby bonds" could help close the wealth gap

Hard work, resilience and grit lead to success, right? This narrative pervades the way we think, says economist Darrick Hamilton, but the truth is that our chances at economic security have less to do with what we do and more to do with the wealth position we're born into. Enter "baby bonds": trust accounts of up to $60,000 for every newborn, ca...
https://www.ted.com/talks/darrick_hamilton_how_baby_bonds_could_help_close_the_wealth_gap
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