Theme: Just Press Play

Just Press Play: YOU hold the remote control to life! TEDxBrown County Schools will host its very first and the first in the State of Indiana for a K-12 organization to provide a platform for our youth to share their ideas worth spreading. The day will highlight students from Brown County Schools in grades K-12, community partners and others on the big stage! There will also be an immersive experience all around the Brown County Music Center for the ultimate Press Play event!

Brown County Music Center
200 Maple Leaf Blvd
Nashville, Indiana, 47448
United States

Don Wettrick

CEO and Founder of The STARTedUP Foundation

Don Wettrick is the founder and CEO of The STARTedUP Foundation, which hosts Innovate WithIN- Indiana's innovation and entrepreneurship programming and competition. He is also the author of “Pure Genius: Building a Culture of Innovation,” which aims to create innovation mindsets in our schools. Don is known for his award-winning work as a teacher, educational and innovation consultant, and educational speaker. He is also a TEDx alumni and podcast host of over six years.

Kenny Moore II

8th Year Indianapolis Colts Pro Bowl Cornerback

2021 Walter Payton Man of the Year Nominee 8th Year Indianapolis Colts Pro Bowl Cornerback

Lori Desautels

Professor, Butler University

Dr. Lori Desautels, has been an Assistant Professor at Butler University since 2016 where she teaches both undergraduate and graduate programs in the College of Education. Lori was also an Assistant Professor at Marian University in Indianapolis for eight years where she founded the Educational Neuroscience Symposium that has now reached thousands of educators and is in its 15th year. Lori’s passion is engaging her students through the social and relational neurosciences as it applies to education. She does this by integrating the tier one trauma accommodating Applied Educational Neuroscience framework, and its learning principles and practices into her coursework at Butler.

Sister Jeanne Hagleskamp

Vicar and General Treasurer of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods

Sister Jeanne Hagelskamp, SP is a Sister of Providence from Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, IN. Currently, she serves as Vicar and General Treasurer of the Congregation. She has spent nearly all of her professional life in education, primarily at the secondary and college/university levels. For nearly 40 years, she has served in major administrative roles: president/principal at the secondary level and as Director of Teacher Education and Director of the Leadership Academy at the university level. She founded the Cristo Rey school in Indianapolis. She holds bachelor and masters degrees in mathematics with minors in physics, as well as a certificate of advanced study and a doctorate in educational leadership.