TED·2026

TED 2026

Apr 6-10, 2026
Vancouver, Canada
36 speakers
38 talks
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Speaker Lineup

Adam Rosendahl
Adam Rosendahl
Social entrepreneur, business leader
Aithan Shapira
Aithan Shapira
Agent of care, leadership educator
Akhila Kosaraju
Akhila Kosaraju
AI drug developer
Alex Rosenthal
Alex Rosenthal
TED Educator | Designing Learning Experiences for Future Generations
"Can You Picture Things in Your Mind? I Can’t"
Alison Criscitiello
Alison Criscitiello
Ice core scientist
Bilawal Sidhu
Bilawal Sidhu
Technologist
Brian Christian
Computer Scientist | Emerging Technology & Scientific Innovation
"איך ללמוד מתינוקות להשתפר במשחקי וידאו - Brian Christian"
Bryony Cole
Bryony Cole
Author on AI and intimacy | Founder of Future of Sex
"The AI-Generated Intimacy Crisis"
Chris Duffy
Chris Duffy
Comedian, podcast host
Divya Siddarth
Divya Siddarth
Social technologist, political economist
Elon Musk
CEO of Tesla and SpaceX | Founder of Neuralink and The Boring Company
"- and boring"
Florian Koenigsberger
Florian Koenigsberger
Technologist, photographer
Francesca Hogi
Francesca Hogi
Dating educator
Germán Santillán Ugarte
Germán Santillán Ugarte
Cultural chocolatier
Gus Worland
Gus Worland
Mental fitness advocate
Helen Walters
Helen Walters
Head of media & curation, TED
Ikey Ajavon
Ikey Ajavon
Digital curator, TED
Jiaying Zhao
Jiaying Zhao
Sustainable behavioral scientist
Katherine Templar Lewis
Katherine Templar Lewis
Interdisciplinary scientist, science communicator
Kelly Stoetzel
Kelly Stoetzel
Curator, connector, creative producer
Lee Gettler
Lee Gettler
Biological anthropologist
Melanie Frances
Melanie Frances
Games and experience designer
Michael Feigelson
Michael Feigelson
Father, executive, storyteller
Molly Graham
Molly Graham
Company and community builder
Monique Ruff-Bell
Monique Ruff-Bell
Chief program & strategy officer, TED
Nathan Harrison
Nathan Harrison
Games and complex systems designer
Oliver Burkeman
British author | 'Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals'
"TED Talks Daily Book Club: Meditations for Mortals"
Philip Johnston
Philip Johnston
Space Tech Innovator | Harvard & Wharton Alum Solving Global Energy Challenges
"Let’s Build AI Data Centers in Space"
Pico Iyer
Travel writer & author of The Art of Stillness | 15 books on travel, belonging, and finding home
"Silence, the Universal Medicine"
Priya Lakhani
Priya Lakhani
Founder of CENTURY Tech | OBE | World Economic Forum Tech Pioneer
"This Is How Kids Should Be Learning with AI"
Robyn Landau
Robyn Landau
Designer, researcher, science communicator
Scott Loarie
Scott Loarie
Scientist, technologist
Susana Carmona Cañabate
Susana Carmona Cañabate
Mother, neuroscientist
Teresa Ryan
Teresa Ryan
Indigeneity-ecologist advocate
Tessa West
Tessa West
NYU Psychology Professor | Workplace Communication & Culture Expert
"The Surprisingly Simple Reason Teams Fail"
Vicky Worland
Vicky Worland
Connector, educator