TED Connects

TED Connects is a speaking event with a lineup of 10 speakers, including Ray Dalio, Jacob Collier, and Priya Parker.

TED Connects is an ideas-focused event that has run across multiple editions including 2020, 2024, 2025, and 2026. The speaker lineup reflects diverse areas of interest including global economics and investing, public health and vaccine access, sleep science, emotional resilience, music and the arts, media transformation, and the craft of meaningful gatherings. Notable speakers have included Ray Dalio, founder of Bridgewater Associates and author of Principles, Bill Gates, Microsoft co-founder and Gates Foundation co-chair, and bestselling author Elizabeth Gilbert. The event has also featured sleep scientist Matt Walker, Grammy-winning musician Jacob Collier, and Priya Parker, whose expertise centers on purposeful meeting design. Additional speakers have included CNN host Fareed Zakaria, vaccine access pioneer Seth Berkley, and former South China Morning Post CEO Gary Liu.

• 1 edition
• ·10 speakers
• ·10 talks

All Speakers at TED Connects

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