The lineup
Who spoke at TED 2011?
- AOAdam Ostrow Chief Digital Officer | Driving Business Growth Through Digital Transformation, Mashable
- ABAlain de Botton Philosopher & Bestselling Author | Architecture & Design Storyteller
Amit Sood Director, Google Cultural Institute | Digitizing the World's Art and Culture, Google- ALAmy Lockwood Deputy Director, Center for Global Health Innovation | Public Health Pioneer, Center for Global Health Innovation, Duke University
Anthony Atala Regenerative Medicine Pioneer | Smithsonian Ingenuity Award Recipient, Wake Forest School of Medicine- ADAntonio Damasio Neuroscientist & Author | The Neurology of Emotion & Decision-Making, University of Southern California
Aparna Rao TED Senior Fellow | Interactive Installations and Emerging Technology
Ben Goldacre Science communicator | Bad science and pharmaceutical knowledge gaps- BDBill Doyle Tech Entrepreneur | Revolutionizing Automation & AI, Automation Anywhere
- BFBill Ford Executive Chairman | Ford Motor Company Transformation, Ford Motor Company
- BGBill Gates Microsoft Co-founder | Co-chair of the Gates Foundation, Gates Foundation
- BABruce Aylward Former WHO Advisor | Mental Health & Public Health Leadership, World Health Organization
- BRBunker Roy Founder, Barefoot College | Empowering Rural Communities Through Education, Barefoot College
- CSCamille Seaman Photographer & Activist | Capturing the Impacts of Climate Change
Carlo Ratti Director of Senseable City Lab | Architecture and urban design responding to future cities- CLCarvens Lissaint Poet & Performer | Inspiring Audiences Through Creative Expression
- CHCharles Hazlewood Conductor & Music Producer | Passion for Empowering Artists, Paraorchestra
Cynthia Kenyon Molecular Biologist | Longevity Research Pioneer, University of California, San Francisco
Dale Dougherty Maker Magazine Founder | Pioneering the DIY Movement, MAKE Magazine- DHDamon Horowitz Professor | Technology Ethics & Entrepreneurship
Dan Ariely Duke Professor | Behavioral Economics & Bestselling Author, Duke University- DTDaniel Tammet Cognitive Savant | Math, Language & Autistic Genius
- DWDaniel Wolpert Professor of Neuroscience | Pioneering the Science of Motor Control, University of Cambridge
Danielle de Niese Soprano Opera Star | Breathes New Life Into Classical Music- DBDavid Brooks NYT columnist | Author of The Road to Character and How to Know a Person, New York Times
- DRDeb Roy Language Development Researcher | Expert in How Words Are Born and Learned
- DHDennis Hong Robotics Professor | Creating Life-Changing Machines, University of California, Los Angeles
- DNDiana Nyad Endurance Swimmer | Achieving the Impossible
Ed Boyden MIT Neuroscientist | Emerging Technology & Scientific Innovation, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Edith Widder Ocean Explorer | Combatting Marine Degradation, Ocean Research & Conservation Association- ETEdward Tenner Historian & Essayist | Unintended Consequences of Technology
Eli Pariser Co-Founder, Upworthy | Leveraging Technology for Democracy, Upworthy- EMElizabeth Murchison Veterinary Scientist | Cancer Research & Animal Welfare, University of Cambridge
- EKElliot Krane Pain Researcher | Unlocking the Mysteries of Chronic Pain, Stanford University
Eric Whitacre Grammy-winning composer | Creator of the Virtual Choir, 100M+ views- EJErik Johansson Visual Artist | Transforming Reality with Surreal Photographic Illusions
- FOFiorenzo Omenetto Dean of Tufts University | Innovative Materials Scientist, Tufts University
Geoff Mulgan Social Innovator & Policy Advisor | Transforming Systems for the Future, The Young Foundation- GWGeoffrey West Santa Fe Institute Physicist | Decoding Complexity in Science & Business, Santa Fe Institute
Graham Hill Founder of TreeHugger | Sustainable Design & Minimalist Living, TreeHugger
Harald Haas Entrepreneur | Li-Fi Wireless Communications Pioneer, University of Edinburgh
Hasan M. Elahi Multidisciplinary Artist | Emerging Tech & Storytelling, University of Maryland- HCHomaro Cantu Chef & Inventor | Culinary Innovation & Food Science, Moto Restaurant
Honor Harger Executive | Emerging Technology & Cultural Impact- IRIan Ritchie Pioneering Entrepreneur | Transforming Technology with Ingenuity, Coda
- IBIsabel Behncke Environmental Scientist | Emerging Tech & Product Innovation, Aevum
- JHJack Horner Paleontologist | Dinosaur Discovery and Evolution, Museum of the Rockies
- JEJanet Echelman Sculptor | Weaving Extraordinary Architectural Sculptures
- JLJanna Levin Astrophysicist | Black Holes and the Origins of the Universe, Barnard College, Columbia University
- JMJarreth Merz | Documenting democracy in Ghana, Duke University
Jeremy Gilley Filmmaker & Peacebuilder | From War Zones to Inspirational Stories, Peace One Day- JAJessi Arrington Color & Creativity Advocate | Embracing Imperfection, WORKSHOP
- JGJessica Green Microbiologist | Harnessing Nature's Secrets for Sustainability, BioBE Center
- JDJonathan Drori Author of Around the World in 80 Trees | Eden Project trustee, botanical storyteller, Independent
Julia Bacha Creative Director | Fostering Constructive Conversations Through Film, Just Vision- KHKate Hartman Wearable Communication Designer | Exploring Technology's Role in Human Expression
Kathryn Schulz Professional Speaker- KAKevin Allocca Head of Culture & Trends | YouTube's Insights on Video Virality, YouTube
- LBLeah Buechley Interdisciplinary Designer | Innovating at the Intersection of Technology, Art, and Education, MIT Media Lab
- LCLee Cronin Professor & Chemist | Reinventing Chemistry with 3D Printing, University of Glasgow
From the stage
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Frequently asked
- Who spoke at TED 2011?
- 112 speakers, including Adam Ostrow, Alain de Botton, Amit Sood, Amy Lockwood, and Anthony Atala.
- What did TED 2011 cover?
- Topics include Emerging Tech, Cognitive Neuroscience, Design Thinking, Documentary, Innovation, and Digital Transformation.
- When and where was TED 2011?
- Feb 28 - Mar 4, 2011 in Long Beach, United States.
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