For the very first Newport, South Wales TEDx event we are aiming to bring together the finest creatives, thinkers and doers from Wales and beyond. Taking place in the Riverfront Arts Centre, we’re planning on presenting top-class speakers and performers.

The Riverfront
Kingsway
Newport, Newport, NP20 1GH
United Kingdom

Chloe Gosiewski

Lifestyle Coach

Combing her passion for travel and therapeutic skills, she helps people the true meaning of happiness and how you can bring more of it into your life. Chloe is the host of the podcast “if a hostel could talk” and has a boarder line obsession with dogs!

Craig Gurney

Lecturer

Craig is a Lecturer at a University. In his talk, he tells us about the meaning of home.

Dale Brewis

Virtual Pilot

Dale is a virtual pilot within the Virtual Flight Simulator Community. With the artificial intelligence and virtual reality industry ever growing, Dale will be talking about how his experience with the virtual red arrows has given him confidence in everyday life

Gareth Willey

Gareth Willey is a keen photographer. He enjoys hiking and running in rural Wales, photographing wildlife and landscapes. Until recently, he hosted a current affairs talk show on a community radio station and enjoys writing blogs on a variety of subjects

Haydn Rushworth

Film maker

Haydn is a film maker, screenwriter and campaigner for social change. He lives in Cardiff with his wife and two small children

Ian Lamsdale

Managing Director

Ian is the Managing Director for Newport City Radio and lives and breaths everything radio! In his talk. Ian or “Lamsie” as he’s know to the community talks about how everyone has a podcast inside them.

James Humphreys

Comedian

James is a proud native of Newport. (Casnewydd) He has recently moved to Estonia to live with his girlfriends who he met in a gaming group. James returned to the UK especially to bring some stand-up comedy to TEDxCasnewydd. He is a graduate of USW where he studied scriptwriting.

Laura Trendall-Morrison

Mentor

Laura works as an executive coach in Strategy, Leadership, Management and Business Growth. Her talk is all about Leadership!

Lester Freckleton

Lester Freckleton is a pastor and motivational speaker who devotes much of his time to helping others. In particular, he works tirelessly to help the homeless of his home city of Newport. (Casnewydd) He lives in Newport with his wife and family. Lester is also a talented musician.

Matthew Holman

Mental Health Consultant

Matt works as a Mental Health consultant and has come onto the list of speakers to share his knowledge and idea.

Natalie Guyan

Personal Trainer

Now living in Spain. Natalie comes home to talk about her transformation from being overweight and depressed to becoming a personal trainer and how her methods can help you too!

Nathan Jennings

Nathan Jennings was born and educated in Newport. (Casnewydd) He now lives and works in Manchester as a film maker. Nathan is passionate about music history particularly in his beloved home city of Newport and is currently working on a community project involving musicians through the decades.

Tazmeena Haque

Private Chef

Taz loves food. From creating beautiful dishes to learning about simple tasty food from all corners of the world. In her talk, she explains how food is more than just fuel and fun.

Tommy Gentleman

Life Coach

Host of the podcast “Tommy G talks” Tommy works as a life coach and specialises in confidence building and achieving goals.