Speaker Lineup
Al Gore
Nobel Peace Prize Winner | Climate Crisis Catalyst and Global Environmental Leader
"Averting the climate crisis"
Alan Russell
Bioengineering Professor | Breakthrough Biomaterials & Regenerative Medicine
"The potential of regenerative medicine"
Amy Smith
TED Speaker | Innovative Engineering Solutions Transforming Technology
"Simple designs to save a life"
Ben Saunders
Arctic Explorer | TED Speaker Pushing Human Limits in Extreme Environments
"Why did I ski to the North Pole?"
Bill Joy
Co-Founder, Sun Microsystems | Computing Pioneer & Futurist
"What I'm worried about, what I'm excited about"
Bono
Grammy-Winning Musician and Global Activist | U2 Frontman Driving Social Change
"My wish: Three actions for Africa"
Burt Rutan
Aerospace Pioneer Who Redefined Flight | Record-Breaking Aircraft Designer
"The real future of space exploration"
Cameron Sinclair
Co-founder of Architecture for Humanity | Social architect turning crisis into design solutions
"My wish: A call for open-source architecture"
Clifford Stoll
Cybersecurity Maverick | Computer Hacking Pioneer
"The call to learn"
Dan Dennett
Philosopher of mind and consciousness | Pioneer in cognitive science
"Let's teach religion -- all religion -- in schools"
Dan Gilbert
Co-founder of Rocket Mortgage | Founder of Rock Ventures | Revolutionized the mortgage industry
"The surprising science of happiness"
Daniel Gilbert
Professor of Psychology | Happiness, Decision-Making, and the Illusion of Free Will
"The surprising science of happiness"
David Perry
Futurist | Predicting the Next Wave of Innovation
"Are games better than life?"
David Pogue
Emmy Award-Winning Tech Correspondent | Making Innovation Accessible
"Simplicity sells"
Dean Ornish
President of Preventive Medicine Research Institute | Proved lifestyle changes reverse heart disease
"The killer American diet that's sweeping the planet"
Edward Burtynsky
Award-winning photographer | Documenting humanity's industrial impact on Earth
"My wish: Manufactured landscapes and green education"
Einstein the Parrot
Talking Parrot | Animal Communication & Cognition
"A talking, squawking parrot"
Eva Vertes
Neuroscience researcher and physician | Pioneered Alzheimer's research as a teenager
"Meet the future of cancer research"
Eve Ensler
Creator of The Vagina Monologues | Playwright and activist
"Happiness in body and soul"
Hans Rosling
Global Health Professor | Data Visualization Pioneer & Author of Factfulness
"The best stats you've ever seen"
Helen Fisher
Anthropologist | Decoding the Biological Science of Human Love
"Why we love, why we cheat"
Jamais Cascio
Futurist & Philosopher | Emerging Technology & Civilization's Future
"Tools for a better world"
Jeff Han
Multi-touch sensing pioneer | Computer scientist who changed how we interact with screens
"The radical promise of the multi-touch interface"
Jehane Noujaim
Award-Winning Documentary Filmmaker | TED Speaker Exploring Global Narratives
"My wish: A global day of film"
Jennifer Lin
Award-Winning Pianist & Composer | UCLA Music Innovator
"Improvising on piano, aged 14"
Jill Sobule
Grammy-Nominated Singer/Songwriter | 1990s Alt-Pop Icon & Storyteller
"Global warming's theme song, "Manhattan in January""
Joe DeRisi
Biologist | Malaria & Infectious Disease Research
"Solving medical mysteries"
Joshua Prince-Ramus
Founding Principal of REX | Architecture and design
"Behind the design of Seattle's library"
Julia Sweeney
Saturday Night Live cast member | Actress and comedian
"Letting go of God"
Kevin Kelly
Digital Visionary | Pioneering Insights on Technology's Future
"How technology evolves"
Larry Brilliant
Epidemiologist who helped eradicate smallpox | Former WHO advisor
"My wish: Help me stop pandemics"
Majora Carter
MacArthur Fellow | Urban Revitalization Expert Transforming Communities
"Greening the ghetto"
Malcolm Gladwell
The New Yorker Staff Writer | Bestselling Author of 'Outliers' & 'Blink'
"Choice, happiness and spaghetti sauce"
Mena Trott
Digital pioneer and Six Apart cofounder | Founder of the blog revolution
"Meet the founder of the blog revolution"
Michael Shermer
Science Writer & Skeptic | Founding Publisher of Skeptic Magazine
"Why people believe weird things"
Neil Gershenfeld
MIT physicist | Pioneer of personal fabrication and quantum computing
"Unleash your creativity in a Fab Lab"
Nicholas Negroponte
MIT Media Lab Founder | Author of Being Digital, Global Tech Pioneer
"One Laptop per Child"
Penelope Boston
Cave Biologist | Exploring Life on Earth and Beyond
"There might just be life on Mars"
Peter Gabriel
Singer-songwriter and human rights activist | Former frontman of Genesis
"Fight injustice with raw video"
Phil Borges
Award-Winning Documentary Photographer | Indigenous Cultures and Human Rights
"Photos of endangered cultures"
Ray Kurzweil
Google Director of Engineering | Pioneering the Future of AI & Human Potential
"The accelerating power of technology"
Richard Baraniuk
OpenStax Founder | Transforming Education Through Open Learning Platforms
"The birth of the open-source learning revolution"
Richard St. John
Success Analyst | Delivering Breakthrough Performance Strategies
"8 secrets of success"
Rick Warren
Global Ministry Leader | Bestselling Author of Purpose Driven Life
"A life of purpose"
Rives
TED Speaker | Innovative Performance Poetry and Multimedia Storytelling
"A mockingbird remix of TED2006"
Rob Forbes
Founder | Design Visionary Revolutionizing Public Spaces
"Ways of seeing"
Robert Fischell
Inventor with 200+ Medical Patents | Transforming Healthcare Technology
"My wish: Three unusual medical inventions"
Robert Wright
Author and Journalist | Exploring the Intersection of Philosophy and Media
"Progress is not a zero-sum game"
Ross Lovegrove
Pioneering Industrial Designer | Transforming Product Design and Innovation
"Organic design, inspired by nature"
Saul Griffith
Inventor and Climate Solutions Entrepreneur | Founder of Makani Power
"Everyday inventions"
Sir Ken Robinson
Global Education Thought Leader | Most Viewed TED Talk Creator
"Do schools kill creativity?"
Sirena Huang
Concert violinist | First Prize at Indianapolis International Violin Competition
"An 11-year-old's magical violin"
Steven Levitt
Freakonomics Author | University of Chicago Professor & Award-Winning Economist
"The freakonomics of crack dealing"
Stew
Award-Winning Songwriter | Transforming the Musical Experience
""Black Men Ski""
Stewart Brand
American Writer | Pioneer of Digital Culture and Ecological Thinking
"What squatter cities can teach us"
Tom Rielly
Political Satirist and TED Speaker | Storytelling Expert
"A comic sendup of TED2006"
Tony Robbins
Best-Selling Author and Life Coach | Helping Millions Unlock Peak Performance
"Why we do what we do"
Ursus Wehrli
Artist & Comedian | Reimagining Everyday Objects
"Tidying up art"
Vishal Vaid
AI Researcher & Entrepreneur | The Future of Machine Learning
"Hypnotic South Asian improv music"
Ze Frank
Internet Performance Artist | Digital Comedy & Creative Innovation
"Nerdcore comedy"
Sessions with video
"Black Men Ski"
Stew
A talking, squawking parrot
Einstein the Parrot
Are games better than life?
David Perry
Hypnotic South Asian improv music
Vishal Vaid
Solving medical mysteries
Joe DeRisi
The call to learn
Clifford Stoll
The potential of regenerative medicine
Alan Russell
There might just be life on Mars
Penelope Boston
Tidying up art
Ursus Wehrli
Tools for a better world
Jamais Cascio
Ways of seeing
Rob Forbes
What I'm worried about, what I'm excited about
Bill Joy