TED
TED's flagship annual conference brings together multidisciplinary thinkers to explore Technology, Entertainment, and Design - plus science, business, arts, and global issues. Drawing about 1,800 invited attendees to Vancouver each April , the exclusive gathering attracts scientists, CEOs, designers, intellectuals, entrepreneurs, and artists from around the world. Over 80 speakers deliver the signature 18-minute talks that have made TED synonymous with "ideas worth spreading."
Topics Covered
Industries
Anthony D. Romero
ACLU Executive Director | Civil Rights & Social Justice Advocate
Apiorkor Seyiram Ashong-Abbey
Emerging Technology Strategist | Product Development Innovation
Barry Schwartz
Psychologist & Decision Expert | The Paradox of Choice in Modern Life
Cheryl Holder
Associate Professor | Healthcare Equity & Community Resilience
Dame Vivian Hunt
Managing Partner, McKinsey | Pioneering Diversity & Inclusion in Business
Returning speakers
Voices that keep coming back to TED
Bill Gates
Microsoft Co-founder | Co-chair of the Gates Foundation
Rokia Traore
Malian Singer-Songwriter | Cultural Bridges Through Music
Al Gore
Nobel Peace Prize Winner | Climate Crisis Catalyst and Global Environmental Leader
Stewart Brand
American Writer | Pioneer of Digital Culture and Ecological Thinking
Robert Full
Biologist | Revolutionizing Robotics Through Nature's Engineering
Pico Iyer
Travel writer & author of The Art of Stillness | 15 books on travel, belonging, and finding home
Jonathan Drori
Author of Around the World in 80 Trees | Eden Project trustee, botanical storyteller
Danny Hillis
Inventor & Engineer | Scientific Innovation and Emerging Technology
Frequent collaborators
Speakers who share the TED stage across editions
Shared the stage at 3 editions
Shared the stage at 3 editions
Shared the stage at 3 editions
Shared the stage at 3 editions
Shared the stage at 3 editions
Shared the stage at 3 editions
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