There’s probably not single reader of this blog who isn’t aware of the TED conferences – some of the most inspiring and thought provoking content on YouTube seems to come rom TED presentations. Alongside the TED events, TEDx events are independently organized events run along the same lines that seek o get the TED concept out to a much wider audience.
This Friday sees TEDx visit Christchurch for the first time and I’ll be attending in order to live blog the proceedings – both here and on the TEDxChCh website. There are going to be some awesome speakers at the event including:
- Paul Dunn, Chairman, Buy1Give1
- Peggy Liu, Chairman, Joint US-China Commission on Clean Energy
- James Caygill, Political Philosopher
- Grant Ryan, Creator, YikeBike
- Linh Do, Climate Project Ambassador and founder of Change & Switch Australia
- John Marshall Roberts, bestselling author, applied research psychologist, and CEO of Worldview Learning
- Ian Shaw, Professor of Toxicology at the University of Canterbury
- John Allen, CEO, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade
- Sebastian Sylwan, CTO, Weta Digital
- Bruce McIntyre, Trustee, Seven Oaks Education Centre and former owner of Macpac
- John Hutchings, GM of Sustainability, Fonterra
- Rob Hamill, marathon rowing champion
Tickets for the event have sold out already but get your fix on the TEDxChCh blog or follow the Twitter stream.
