Theme: Discovery

Imagine a day filled with brilliant speakers, though-provoking video and mind-blowing conversation.

TEDxWoking is a unique gathering in our community that will unleash new ideas, inspire and inform.

This year we are delighted to welcome local expert in their field who will be sparking deep discussion on diverse topics on discovery including: Eating the World - how our food is the gravest threat to life on earth; and Self Discovery - the real legal high.

WWF Living Planet Centre
The Living Planet Centre
Brewery Road
Woking, Surrey, GU21 4LL
United Kingdom

Charlie Robinson

Charlie works with startup companies and founders to grow their businesses, and get the most out of themselves and their teams. He has spent his spare time over the last 15 years training and developing young people, and is a trustee in the UK for one of the world's largest youth organisations.

Chris Bramley

Chris Bramley is a coach, mentor, speaker and author, with a passion for problem-solving, teaching and learning. He works globally through www.involvemetraining.com helping companies and individuals learn how to learn, progress, and find certainty through leadership and culture changes to re-humanise business and society and find value and purpose. He is published in fiction and fantasy, human learning, and general humour, as well as a blogger, Tweeter, and fitness aficionado, with far too many extra hobbies besides.

Cindy Rampersaud

SVP at Pearson Education

Cindy is SVP at Pearson Education. She is responsible for the development of Pearson’s UK technical and vocational qualifications. Cindy sits on the Commission for learning for life, work and a changing economy and is on the Board of The Children’s Society and Speakers Trust.

Elvin Turner

Consultant

Elvin Turner is an award-winning consultant and an associate professor of innovation, entrepreneurship and marketing. Elvin has coached hundreds of innovation programmes around the world – helping leaders, managers and teams overcome the many barriers that they face when trying to develop breakthrough ideas and turn them into action

Fintan Galvin

Managing Director

Fintan is an entrepreneur who runs a successful, international intranet software business. He has built a in-depth knowledge of Enterprise technology and is passionate about Open Source, open standards and how technology can help humanity. He is a regular speaker on Open Source, cyber security, blockchain, AI and how they fit in to complex organisations like UK central and local governments.

Helen Martin

Culture Champion

In her role as Culture Champion Helen led Kelly’s Storage to 6th place in The Sunday Times Top 100 Small Companies to Work for making the list in 2014, 2015 and 2016. Responsible for creating & implementing an employee engagement strategy around a values-based culture in a 3rd generation family business that has expanded rapidly over the past 6 years. Helen brings a huge amount of passion, experience and energy to her subject. She has studied, visited and engaged with a range of companies both local and international in an effort to understand what defines & achieves success in the world of employee engagement.

Ian Windle

Leadership Speaker

Ian is a Leadership speaker, Business Coach, Facilitator and Consultant. He is an Accredited Leadership speaker with Vistage International (UK), has facilitated workshops, spoken at conferences and led leadership and change programmes across Europe, US and Asia.

Susie Maguire

Speaker, author, consultant, cheerleader and adventurer

Susie is a speaker, author, consultant, cheerleader and adventurer who works with children, adults and businesses worldwide to bring energy, excitement, change and magic to the most fabulous privilege we all enjoy: being alive!

Tony Juniper CBE

Environmentalist

Tony Juniper CBE is a campaigner, writer, sustainability adviser and a well-known British environmentalist. For more than 30 years he has worked for change toward a more sustainable society at local, national and international levels. From providing ecology and conservation experiences for primary school children, making the case for new recycling laws, to orchestrating international campaigns for action on rainforests and climate change, his work has sought change at many levels.