In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TED has created a program called TEDx. TEDx is a program of local, self-organised events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. TEDxKL is a not for profit event. This time around, our theme was What Malaysia Needs? which is mirroring the global TED theme, what the world needs.

Malacca
Malaysia

Pete Teo

Pete Teo is a multiple award winning singer songwriter based in Malaysia. He tours the East Asian region regularly and his work has been featured on the BBC world service, the National Public Radio [USA], Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, KBS [South Korea] and NHK [Japan]. Pete is also a sought after actor in what has become known internationally as ‘Malaysian New Wave’ cinema. Films he has worked on have competed, won awards or been screened in film festivals worldwide including Venice, Cannes, Tokyo, Rotterdam, Busan, Marrakech, Toronto, Hong Kong and Nantes. In 2008, he produced an anti-racism music video project entitled ‘Malaysian Artistes For Unity’ [MAFU] that became a national popular culture phenomenon and Malaysian internet meme. The zero-budget project featured more than 52 prominent Malaysians and has to date been seen or heard by more than 10 million Malaysians. A famous workaholic, Pete worked on 2 film scores, released a top selling original soundtrack album, acted in 2 films, built a new personal recording studio and produced the 15Malaysia project all within the first six months of 2009. He is currently writing his new album.