TEDGlobal 2006
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
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
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
Mohammad Ashraf GhaniFormer President of Afghanistan | Crisis Leadership & Economic Transformation
"How to rebuild a broken state"
crisis leadershiphealthcare leadershipstrategic planning
crisis leadershiphealthcare leadershipstrategic planning
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
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
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