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).

Cemex Auditorium
Stanford University Graduate School of Business
655 Knight Way
Stanford, California, 94305
United States

Aline Schechter

Propelled by a fascination with how the world moves, Aline built her career in logistics and now charts sustainable supply chain research while pursuing a joint MBA/MS at Stanford.

Amy Wong

Amy Eliza Wong is an award-winning author and executive leadership strategist who combines psychology and neuroscience to help Fortune 500 executives and teams create cultures of collaboration and growth.

Bea Asavajaru

Bea Asavajaru is a global marketing executive with more than 15 years of brand‑building and marketing leadership, and a Sloan Fellow candidate at Stanford Graduate School of Business. Bea has lead strategy for some of the world’s most iconic luxury beauty brands—leading high‑performing, multicultural teams across the United States, Australia, and Japan. Her work blends data‑driven insight with cultural fluency to re‑imagine consumer engagement and champion inclusive beauty on a global stage.

Daniel Kang

Daniel Kang is a Y Combinator–backed founder and former SoftBank investor, building and writing about asymmetric bets to create outsized outcomes. He’s the author of The Super Upside Factor (Wiley & Sons), which distills strategies to 10x career growth and company innovation—even if you fail 90% of the time.

Derrick Buchanan

PhD

Derrick is a Stanford postdoc scholar, author, speaker, inventor, and award-winning clinical neuroscientist passionate about building the future of neuropsychiatry.

Jessie Ong

Jessie Ong is a Stanford sophomore and scientist investigating the neurobiological mechanisms of intellectual disability in Down syndrome to develop cutting-edge cognitive therapeutics. Raised by someone with Down syndrome, she now leads efforts to welcome Stanford’s first students with intellectual disabilities through the Stanford Down Syndrome Research Center.

Kenisha Puckett

PhD

Kenisha is a PhD at Stanford's Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine, investigating placenta stem cells to improve maternal health. She is committed to mentoring and advocating for marginalized populations.

Paul Calvo

Paul is a Stanford alumnus and midstream engineer at Phillips 66. He advocates for education as a transformative tool for individuals in prison, drawing from his own journey.

Rob Rush

Rob is a First-Gen joint MBA/MA in Education candidate at Stanford from the South Bronx who is dedicated to helping communities build economic resilience in an era of rapid technological change.

Sol Rashidi

Sol was the world’s 1st Chief AI Officer for enterprise, voted “Top 50 Women in Tech,” and Forbes “21st Century AI Maverick & Visionary” – in her roles she has helped businesses, enterprises, startups, and investment firms navigate the ever-changing world of technology, and now her purpose is to help the human workforce in our post-AI world.