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).

Nuffield Theatre
Univesity Rd
Southamptom, Merton, SO17 1TR
United Kingdom

Alex Blower

Alex has focused his life and career on helping disadvantaged young people with the goal of widening access to Higher Education.

Anna Hester Skelton

Anna is passionate about the arts and their role in education and in our lives more generally. Her own work as a singer-songwriter is a huge part of her identity. Anna has been writing, recording and performing under the name ‘Anna Hester’ since 2014.

Chris Marsden

Chris Marsden is a PhD student and the University of Southampton, studying how Galaxies co-evolve with Supermassive Black Holes on Cosmological Scales.

Dr. Jamie Mackay

Dr Jamie Mackay works to carefully focus on jobs that transform individuals’ lives through higher level learning.

Elinor Austin

Elinor is a Marine Biology student at the University of Southampton - she loves nothing more than to feel the salty spray on her face and the sand between her toes. Appreciating the small wonders was a lesson she learned during her journey of self-discovery, and she is passionate about encouraging others to explore themselves too.

Gary Smith

App developer and passionate neurodiversity advocate. Creating apps to help people with disabilities and neurodiversity use phones and websites as they are currently not neurp-inclusive!

Jamie Mackay

Working in the Higher Education space, Dr Jamie Mackay is all about connecting people together to fill highly skilled careers that transform individuals' lives.

Kyle Evans

Talking about exponential growth via maths and how exponentials can’t go on forever – finally relating this to the environment and sustainability.

Marcellus Baz

Growing up as a teenager involved in gang activity, a serious knife attack which ruined his prospects as a professional boxer changing his life into a BBC Unsung Hero.

Marcellus Baz BEM

After a gang related knife attack ruined his prospects as a professional boxer, Marcellus Baz BEM quickly learnt the importance of positive role models and which friends you really want in your corner.

Rianna Javier

Rianna originally comes from the Philippians and immigrated to the UK at a young age, since then she has been advocating exploring curiosity and is currently studying Forensic Psychology Students at the University of Portsmouth.

Yael-Louise Dekel

Talking about how feminism is not just for women, men can be feminists as well. Challenging stereotypes!