This year, TEDxFenway is focusing on the process, versus the product, of navigating the oftentimes complex task of addressing the necessary changes needed to promote progress. TEDxFenway: Agitate/Innovate/Evolve will take a deep dive into the behind-the-scenes actions of problem-solving, consensus-building, back-tracking, loss of ground, and reassessment of history that leads to true evolution in a variety of social movements, arts and technological disciplines.
Supported by The Fenwy Alliance and Berklee College of Music, TEDxFenway: Agitate/Innovate/Evolve will be held in Berklee’s newest building on 160 Massachusetts Avenue in the Fenway Cultural District. This state-of-the-art building, designed by the renowned architect William Rawn, holds 173 residence hall rooms, 23 practice rooms, six two-story common areas, a fitness center, and a 400-seat dining hall that doubles as a performance space with full stage and audio technology. Additionally, a 10-studio music production complex is located below street level.
The event will feature nine distinguished speakers, including two Wild Card speakers from our audition event PreXFenway. Speakers will share their experience as an “agitator,” stepping in to introduce ideas that did not confirm to established practices; or, as someone who redirected an idea back to its source to evaluate the foundation and applicability of an obsolete solution. Topics will include gender wage inequality, working as an emerging playwright in Boston’s theatre community, policy-making and setting the design context for the City of Boston, and the influence of a STEAM-based curriculum in promoting outside-the-box thinking.
Speakers
Speakers may not be confirmed. Check event website for more information.
Bette Ann Libby
Mosaic Artist Founder/Sculptor, Studios Without WallsDavid Hacin
FAIA, Founding Principal and President, Hacin + AssociatesDeepti Navaratna
Musician/Neuroscientist/Cultural Entrepreneur Founder and Director of Carnatic Alchemy Project New England Conservatory of MusicErika Ebbel Angle, PhD
Founder, Chairman and Executive Director, Science from Scientists Co-Founder and CEO, CounterPoint Health SolutionsHaril Pandya
AIA, Principal, CBT ArchitectsJim Tingle
Comedian, Commentator, Activist and Entrepreneur Humor for HumanityMichael Dukakis
Distinguished Professor of Political Science at Northeastern University, Former Governor of Masachusetts, U.S. Democratic Presidential CandidateNettrice Gaskins
STEAM Lab Director, Boston Arts AcademyObehi Janice
Writer/Actress/Comedian, Creator and Performer of FUFU & OREOSRuth Jacobs Malloy, PhD
Global Managing Director Leadership and Talent, Hay GroupTed Landsmark
Board Member, Boston Redevelopment Authority President Emeritus, Boston Architectural CollegeOrganizing team
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Mina Kim
Assistant Director, The Fenway Alliance -
Molly Howard
Senior Associate, NBBJ -
Jennifer Driscoll
President, Broadview Marketing -
Chris Saad
General Manager, Audio Concepts -
Jay Lee
Assistant Director of Design Construction Openspace at Department of Neighborhood Development, City of Boston -
Lynda McNally
“The Write Scribe,” Calligraphy Services; “No Naked Walls,” Art Representative & Curator -
Taryn McNichol
Marketing & P.R. Manager, The Mary Baker Eddy Library -
Elena Marsland
Senior Account Executive, Kolman Artisan Glass -
Tad Jusczyk
AIA, Shepley Bulfinch -
Kim Poliquin
Director, SHIFTboston -
Aithan Shapira
Artist -
Tiffany York
Contemporary and Public Programs Manager, Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum -
Andrew Childs
Project Manager - Urban Construction, Sea-Dar Construction -
Mona Bonnot
Project Coordinator, Sea-Dar Construction -
Caryssa Lumbard
Social Media & Marketing Intern, The Fenway Alliance -
Tony Salem
Vice President/Principal, Sea-Dar Construction