TEDGlobal 2005
TEDGlobal 2005: 24 speakers across 22 talks tracked on Mezzo — including Barry Schwartz, Nick Bostrom, and Peter Diamandis.
Speaker Lineup
Ashraf GhaniFormer President of Afghanistan (2014-2021) | Economist and political leader
"How to rebuild a broken state"
executive leadershipfinance operationsfinancial services
Also at: TED
executive leadershipfinance operationsfinancial services
Also at: TED
Aubrey de GreyBiomedical gerontologist | Pioneer in radical anti-aging research
"A roadmap to end aging"
innovationwellbeing mental health
innovationwellbeing mental health
Barry SchwartzPsychologist & Decision Expert | The Paradox of Choice in Modern Life
"The paradox of choice"
cognitive biasesconsumer behaviorexecutive leadership
cognitive biasesconsumer behaviorexecutive leadership
Also at: TED · TEDSalon NY
Carl HonoréFather of the Slow Movement | Author of In Praise of Slow
"In praise of slowness"
innovationorganizational culture
Also at: TEDSummit
innovationorganizational culture
Also at: TEDSummit
Charles LeadbeaterInnovation Expert | Advisor to Prime Minister & Global Creative Strategist
"The era of open innovation"
innovation
Also at: TEDSalon London
innovation
Also at: TEDSalon London
Clay ShirkyExpert on how technology reshapes human interaction | Advisor to global organizations on digital shifts
"Institutions vs. collaboration"
emerging techmedia entertainment
emerging techmedia entertainment
Also at: TEDSalon NY · TED@Cannes · TED@State
Craig VenterPioneer of human genome sequencing | Founder of Celera Genomics and J. Craig Venter Institute
"Sampling the ocean's DNA"
executive leadershipinnovationteam leadership
executive leadershipinnovationteam leadership
Also at: TED in the Field · TED
Dan GilbertCo-founder of Rocket Mortgage | Founder of Rock Ventures | Revolutionized the mortgage industry
"Why we make bad decisions"
executive leadershipinnovationteam leadership
Also at: TED
executive leadershipinnovationteam leadership
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Daniel GilbertProfessor of Psychology | Happiness, Decision-Making, and the Illusion of Free Will
"Why we make bad decisions"
cognitive biasesconsumer behaviordecision making
Also at: TED
cognitive biasesconsumer behaviordecision making
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David DeutschQuantum physicist | Revolutionary computational possibilities researcher at Oxford
"Chemical scum that dream of distant quasars"
future trends predictionsinnovationquantum computing
Also at: TED
future trends predictionsinnovationquantum computing
Also at: TED
Eve EnslerCreator of The Vagina Monologues | Playwright and activist
"What security means to me"
organizational culturefiction literary writingfilmmaking directing
organizational culturefiction literary writingfilmmaking directing
Also at: TEDWomen · TEDIndia · TED
Iqbal QuadirFounder of GrameenPhone | Pioneered mobile connectivity in Bangladesh
"How mobile phones can fight poverty"
executive leadershipteam leadership
executive leadershipteam leadership
Jacqueline NovogratzGlobal Impact Investor | Transforming Poverty Through Entrepreneurial Solutions
"Invest in Africa's own solutions"
executive leadershipfinance operationsfinancial services
executive leadershipfinance operationsfinancial services
Also at: TED · TEDWomen · TED@State
Jimmy WalesWikipedia Founder | Global Internet Freedom & Open Knowledge Pioneer
"The birth of Wikipedia"
executive leadershiporganizational cultureteam leadership
executive leadershiporganizational cultureteam leadership
Martin ReesAstronomer Royal | Wolf Prize Winner Exploring Cosmic Frontiers
"Is this our final century?"
executive leadershipteam leadershipastrophysics cosmology
executive leadershipteam leadershipastrophysics cosmology
Also at: TED@BCG · TED@BCG Paris · TED · TED@BCG Berlin
Mohammad Ashraf GhaniFormer President of Afghanistan | Crisis Leadership & Economic Transformation
"How to rebuild a broken state"
crisis leadershiphealthcare leadershipstrategic planning
crisis leadershiphealthcare leadershipstrategic planning
Nick BostromOxford Professor | Global Expert on AI Ethics and Humanity's Future
"A philosophical quest for our biggest problems"
artificial intelligenceemerging techfuture of society
Also at: TED
artificial intelligenceemerging techfuture of society
Also at: TED
Paul BennettDesign Visionary | Creative Director Transforming Innovation at IDEO
"Design is in the details"
executive leadershipteam leadership
executive leadershipteam leadership
Peter DiamandisFounder & Chairman of XPRIZE | Co-Founder of Singularity University
"Our next giant leap"
artificial intelligenceentrepreneurshipexecutive leadership
artificial intelligenceentrepreneurshipexecutive leadership
Also at: TED · DLD
Peter DonnellyProfessor of Statistical Science at Oxford | CEO of Genomics PLC
"How juries are fooled by statistics"
executive leadershipinnovationteam leadership
executive leadershipinnovationteam leadership
Richard DawkinsOxford Professor and Author | Pioneering Evolutionary Biology Insights
"Why the universe seems so strange"
innovationconservation biologyfiction literary writing
innovationconservation biologyfiction literary writing
Also at: TED · Royal Institution
Robert NeuwirthInvestigative Journalist & Urban Exploration Author | Global Squatter Communities Expert
"The hidden world of shadow cities"
executive leadershipinnovationteam leadership
executive leadershipinnovationteam leadership
Sasa VucinicNonprofit Venture Capitalist | Media Innovation Pioneer and Social Impact Investor
"Why we should invest in a free press"
executive leadershiporganizational cultureteam leadership
executive leadershiporganizational cultureteam leadership
Steven LevittFreakonomics Author | University of Chicago Professor & Award-Winning Economist
"Surprising stats about child carseats"
entrepreneurshipexecutive leadershipgrowth scale
Also at: TED
entrepreneurshipexecutive leadershipgrowth scale
Also at: TED
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Barry Schwartz & Jacqueline Novogratz3 shared eventsBarry Schwartz & Dan Gilbert2 shared eventsBarry Schwartz & Martin Rees2 shared eventsClay Shirky & Jacqueline Novogratz2 shared eventsClay Shirky & Robert Neuwirth2 shared eventsCraig Venter & Peter Diamandis2 shared eventsDaniel Gilbert & Barry Schwartz2 shared eventsDaniel Gilbert & Eve Ensler2 shared eventsDaniel Gilbert & Martin Rees2 shared eventsEve Ensler & Dan Gilbert2 shared eventsEve Ensler & Jacqueline Novogratz2 shared events
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