Theme: Meet Our Neighbours

Get energized and inspired by speakers at TEDxPalmerston 2015: Meet our Neighbours.

Share Ideas Worth Spreading In the spirit of TED’s mission, “ideas worth spreading,” the TEDx program helps bring TED-like experiences to local communities.

Join us at TEDxPalmerston's inaugural event, Meet our Neighbours: Saturday 10 October 2015. It will be an unforgettable conference with TEDx talks from world-class experts residing in the Palmerston and Darwin region, carefully curated to inspire and spark conversation about how we build communities for the future.

An unforgettable half-day conference blending TEDx talks and performances from our local community. Tucker breaks are designed to keep ideas flowing and you’ll have a chance to participate in exploratory sessions such as DIY Chinese Dumplings, tinkering in makerspaces or just enjoy the vibes with live music.

Good Shepherd Lutheran College
8 Whitewood Road
Palmerston, Northern Territory, NT
Australia

Andrew Spiers

Lecturer Charles Darwin University

Andrew uses 20+ years of experience in Conservation Education to share how we could build better homes for the NT. This is the story of the Spiers' family and their unexpected journey while building their NT home. Andrew is a master storyteller and brings this experience, from getting approval for their unique designs to finding building strategies to bring their dream Territorian home to reality.

Bennie Lew Fatt

Clontarf Coach Kormilda College and Entrepreneur

Bennie is a local historian, sporting legend, and entrepreneur. He shares his unique perspective, blending Chinese and Aboriginal ancestry. His message of inclusion and belonging is very powerful.

Brett Murphy

Fire Ecologist Charles Darwin University

Growing with Fire Don’t play with fire! We all know this and it’s more than true. But Brett raises the question, “Is fire always destructive?” How did the original Australians use fire to grow life and sustain our environment? How can we use ‘fire’ to clear paths to make room for green in our own lives? He answers these questions and more.

Mahongo Fumbelo

Mahongo permanently migrated to Australia in 2008 after working as a Public Information Officer for the United Nations in East Timor. Her first job in Australia was as a vocational education and training lecturer with a local RTO. Mahongo then moved on to work as an employment consultant and a project coordinator for a job services provider. Her work mainly involved working with Darwin’s local business owners/employers as well as jobseekers.

Nathan Gore Brown

NT Area Manager Hastings Deering CAT

The Importance of Different: Is being different good or bad? Nathan, explains how 'finding your different; can become someone’s strength. He draws from his experience in designing marketing campaigns in both the fast-paced luxury automotive and competitive heavy machinery industry. He encourages us all to appreciate the different in ourselves and others.

Paul Lyons

Science Outreach Coordinator

Sippin’ on Science. Fancy an afternoon sess? Find out why Science isn’t daggy. Can a better understanding of science help communities make better decisions? This passion to make Science more accessible has fueled his career as a Science teacher, Manager of Education at CSIRO and Science Outreach Coordinator at CDU. His mission to help more Territorians become more engaged with Science is inspiring.

Roz Rowen

Roz Rowen is a linguist working in the fields of semantics and pragmatics. Her research interests are social interaction and Australian English. She is currently a lecturer in Academic language and learning at Charles Darwin University. Originally from QLD she is now a proud Territorian.

Shael Martin

Director Territory Wildlife Park

Being Human Versus Being Humane: What is the difference between being human and being humane? She argues that since humans are given the gift of free-will, should we use it in a way that treats animals humanely? Shael outlines the many benefits for Palmerston and the NT if we challenge ourselves to be humane.