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TEDGlobal

TEDGlobal takes place in Edinburgh, United Kingdom, and focuses on ideas across diverse fields. The event has run across multiple editions, including 2005, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2017, 2024, 2025, and 2026. The speaker lineup spans psychology, economics, literature, technology, environmental photography, primatology, and management strategy. Notable speakers have included psychologist Amy Cuddy, economist Dambisa Moyo, author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, quantum physicist David Deutsch, and primatologist Jane Goodall. The event attracts experts in decision-making, behavioral economics, the sharing economy, happiness research, and organizational leadership, reflecting a commitment to exploring ideas that shape contemporary society and understanding.

Edinburgh, United Kingdom

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The age-old sharing economies of Africa -- and why we should scale them

The age-old sharing economies of Africa -- and why we should scale them

Robert Neuwirth
2017Watch
What the Social Progress Index can reveal about your country

What the Social Progress Index can reveal about your country

Michael Green
2014Watch
Is China the new idol for emerging economies?

Is China the new idol for emerging economies?

Dambisa Moyo
2013Watch
How to speak so that people want to listen

How to speak so that people want to listen

Julian Treasure
2013Watch
Excuse me, may I rent your car?

Excuse me, may I rent your car?

Robin Chase
2012Watch
Dare to disagree

Dare to disagree

Margaret Heffernan
2012Watch
A cyber-magic card trick like no other

A cyber-magic card trick like no other

Marco Tempest
2012Watch
The power of the informal economy

The power of the informal economy

Robert Neuwirth
2012Watch
How the Internet will (one day) transform government

How the Internet will (one day) transform government

Clay Shirky
2012Watch
Why architects need to use their ears

Why architects need to use their ears

Julian Treasure
2012Watch
The magic of truth and lies (and iPods)

The magic of truth and lies (and iPods)

Marco Tempest
2011Watch
The strange tale of the Norden bombsight

The strange tale of the Norden bombsight

Malcolm Gladwell
2011Watch
Augmented reality, techno-magic

Augmented reality, techno-magic

Marco Tempest
2011Watch
Trial, error and the God complex

Trial, error and the God complex

Tim Harford
2011Watch
5 ways to listen better

5 ways to listen better

Julian Treasure
2011Watch
Finding planets around other stars

Finding planets around other stars

Lucianne Walkowicz
2011Watch
A monkey economy as irrational as ours

A monkey economy as irrational as ours

Dr. Laurie Santos
2010Watch
Why the world needs WikiLeaks

Why the world needs WikiLeaks

Julian Assange
2010Watch
How web video powers global innovation

How web video powers global innovation

Chris Anderson
2010Watch
Where good ideas come from

Where good ideas come from

Steven Johnson
2010Watch
The politics of fiction

The politics of fiction

Elif Shafak
2010Watch
My web playroom

My web playroom

Ze Frank
2010Watch
Shh! Sound health in 8 steps

Shh! Sound health in 8 steps

Julian Treasure
2010Watch
The puzzle of motivation

The puzzle of motivation

Daniel Pink
2009Watch