In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TEDTalks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. These local, self-organized events are branded TEDx, where x = independently organized TED event. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events are self-organized (subject to certain rules and regulations).

Landmark Loew's Jersey Theatre
54 Journal Square Plaza
Jersey City, New Jersey, 07306
United States

Amy Gravino

Autism Consultant + Author + Public Speaker + Human Sexuality Advocate

Amy Gravino is an autism consultant, writer, and professional speaker who has spoken at the United Nations. She is also the author of The Naughty Autie, a memoir of her experiences as an autistic woman with dating and relationships.

Brian Lawlor

Composer + Multi-instrumentalist + Conductor

Brian Lawlor is a composer, multi-instrumentalist, and conductor living in Jersey City, NJ. He earned a B.M. in Music Composition from Cornish College of the Arts, an M.M. from SUNY Purchase, and studied at the Royal Conservatory of Music in Den Haag, Netherlands. Mr. Lawlor has received grants from Jack Straw Productions, Atlantic Center for the Arts, and his music has been performed throughout North America, Europe and China.

Chad Anderson

Space Venture Capitalist + Space Startup Investment Expert

At the forefront of early-stage space investing, Chad Anderson has facilitated millions of dollars of private investment into new commercial space ventures - backing dozens of entrepreneurs who are mining asteroids, launching ordinary people into orbit, and taking humanity back to the moon, Mars, and beyond.

Chris Zurich

Raised in a quaker background by a mother named "one of the most dangerous minds in America", Chris Zurich's voice can be found everywhere from Subway platforms to Kanye West's most recent album, 'The Life of Pablo'. Constellation Star is a four member multi-genre group from Brooklyn, NY. They most recently worked on 2016 album 'The Life of Pablo' by rapper and songwriter Kanye West. Matt Barrett is a three time Grammy nominated musician and touring guitarist from Nashville, TN

Chris Zurich featuring Constellation Star + Matt Barrett Performance

Musical Performance

Chris Zurich featuring Constellation Star + Matt Barrett Raised in a quaker background by a mother named "one of the most dangerous minds in America", Chris Zurich's voice can be found everywhere from Subway platforms to Kanye West's most recent album, 'The Life of Pablo'. Constellation Star is a four member multi-genre group from Brooklyn, NY. They most recently worked on 2016 album 'The Life of Pablo' by rapper and songwriter Kanye West. Matt Barrett is a three time Grammy nominated musician and touring guitarist from Nashville, TN

Debra Devi

Musician + Author

Debra Devi is a rock musician and author of The Language of the Blues: From Alcorub to Zuzu,(foreword by Dr. John), which won the ASCAP Deems Taylor Award for Outstanding Book on Popular Music and includes back-cover blurbs from Bonnie Raitt and Joe Bonamassa. Devi has received a proclamation from the City of Jersey City for her contribution to the arts.

Dennis Fabo

Educator + Artist + Public Speaker

Dennis Febo, MAH, founder and CEO of Guazabara Insights, LLC, is a native of Brooklyn, NY. He attained his master’s degree from the University at Buffalo, where he had the opportunity to study in Cuba and in Brazil. He is an artist and public speaker, educating thousands at many colleges, universities and community based organizations across the United States. He currently runs Cultural and Social Consciousness Education programming for inmates at Hudson County Corrections, and with at-risk youth through New Jersey’s Children’s System of Care.

Dennis Febo

Dennis Febo, MAH, founder and CEO of Guazabara Insights, is a native of Brooklyn, NY. He attained his master’s degree from the University at Buffalo, where he had the opportunity to study in Cuba and in Brazil. He is an artist and public speaker, educating thousands at many colleges, universities and community based organizations across the United States. He currently runs Cultural and Social Consciousness Education programming for inmates at Hudson County Corrections, and with at-risk youth through New Jersey’s Children’s System of Care.

Denver Nicks

Journalist + Author + Hot Sauce Enthusiast

Denver Nicks is the author of Hot Sauce Nation: America’s Burning Obsession, and a regular contributor to TIME and National Geographic Traveler.

In Full Color Performance

Theatrical Performance

In Full Color is an annual theatrical event celebrating women of color. Founded in 2015 by director Summer Dawn Hortillosa, the program has included work by WOC from New York, New Jersey, California, Maryland, South Carolina and Canada. The show features works on diversity, prejudice, cultural exchange and gender. In Full Color is presented by Art House Productions, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit based in Jersey City, N.J. that focuses on the arts. Their educational outreach program, Thinking In Full Color, is currently touring schools and community centers in the Northeast. Facebook.com/InFullColorPlay Performances: Latinoamericana by Alicia Rivas; The Exception by Summer Dawn Hortillosa; Play Dead by Clinnesha D. Sibley, performed by Judy Moss

Lilith + the Light Performance

Bluegrass Musical Duo

Lilith & the Light is a band of female bluegrass renegades looking for timeless sounds in a modern world. Using cello, banjo, and vocals, Ceallaigh and Carolyn focus on the female American narrative by looking at our musical her-story and explore what it is like to navigate as a female in today's society.

Lucile Frak Graciano

Dancer + Artist

Student of the Universe and the Soul, French born and NYC based Lucile Frak Graciano has been established as a true artist in the Dance and Hip Hop World.

Magna Gopal

Salsa Dancer + Interpersonal Communicator

Magna Gopal is a leading instructor and performer in the international Salsa dance industry and is renowned for her pedagogy, her creativity, and her philosophy. She uses the richness of partner dance to provide a deeper understanding into ourselves, our relationships with others, and the dynamics of communication.

Michael Flinck

Alternative Transit Thinker + Technologist + Innovator

Michael Flinck is a technologist and innovator at a financial company. Enthusiast for arts & music, urbanism, cyclist, alternative transit thinker.

Michael Tesalona

Entrepreneur + Compassion Leader

Michael Tesalona is an entrepreneur and owner of an online marketing agency in Jersey City. He is on a lifelong quest for personal, professional, and spiritual growth.

Scott Rosenbaum

Wine, Spirit and Cocktail Evangelist

Scott Rosenbaum is the Spirits Strategist. He lectures at the International Wine Center and is an adjunct professor.

Victoria Hermann

Climate Change Researcher + Explorer + Scholar

Victoria Herrmann is a Gates Scholar at Cambridge University and the Managing Director of the Arctic Institute, an international think tank. In 2016 she is traveling across America for a National Geographic funded book on climate change stories, America's Eroding Edges.