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).

Bishop Ranch
2600 Camino Ramon St.
Tenaya Room
San Ramon, California, 94583
United States

Ade Henderson

Talent Director, Finance, Accountant

Talent Director with Robert Half the world’s first and largest specialized staffing service for contract #accounting, #finance, and bookkeeping professionals where we help businesses fill skills gaps by providing experienced professionals and assist job seekers in finding rewarding career opportunities. With over 10 years of leadership experience including non-profit industry, I believe in building and nurturing professional relationships to help others be successful. In addition, he has worked with you as an after school director, basketball coach, in addition to volunteering within his church. Bilingual, French, English

GiGi Crowder

Executive Director, counselor, therapist, advocate

Crowder is the executive director of the Contra Costa chapter of the National Alliance on Mental Illness, the country’s largest advocacy organization for people with mental illness and their families. Before NAMI, Crowder worked for 10 years as Alameda County’s Behavior Health Care Services ethnic services manager, where she pushed to provide programs for Black, Asian, LGBTQ and LatinX people and taught implicit bias training to police. A woman “of great faith,” she also chairs a statewide initiative to integrate faith and spirituality into mental health treatment.

Gini Graham Scott

Author or over 200 books, blogger, film producer

Gini has published over 200 books, 50 with traditional publishers, and has written and executive produced 18 feature films. Examples of films are at www.changemakersproductionsfilms.com. A service provided is assessing the potential of the book to be turned into a film, and she writes scripts and create sizzle reels (book trailers and script trailers) to help the project stand out. She a service that connects writers with publishers, agents, and film producers: publishersagentsfilms.com. Film writer, content strategist, executive producer, ghost writer, market researcher