The lineup
Who spoke at TEDxMidAtlantic 2016?
- AWAri Wallach Futurist & Strategist | Navigating Exponential Change, Longpath
- BWBob Woodward Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist | Led Watergate investigation that brought down Nixon, The Washington Post
- DBDan Bell Documentary Filmmaker | Chronicling America's Lost Landscapes
Judith Heumann Lifelong Disability Advocate | Accessibility Innovation & Policy- KWKate Wagner Environmental Scientist | Transforming Conservation with Data
Michael Botticelli White House Drug Policy Director | National Health Reform Expert, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health- NFNina Fedoroff Renowned Scientist | Genetic Engineering & Climate Change, Pennsylvania State University
- SVStefaan Verhulst Co-Founder | The GovLab & Emerging Technology Expert
From the stage
Sessions worth replaying
The sessions from this edition we found on video.
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A secret weapon against Zika and other mosquito-borne diseases
Nina Fedoroff
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Addiction is a disease. We should treat it like one
Michael Botticelli
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I hate McMansions -- and you should too
Kate Wagner
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Inside America's dead shopping malls
Dan Bell
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Our fight for disability rights -- and why we're not done yet
Judith Heumann
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Using corporate data to improve our lives
Stefaan Verhulst
Frequently asked
- Who spoke at TEDxMidAtlantic 2016?
- 8 speakers, including Ari Wallach, Bob Woodward, Dan Bell, Judith Heumann, and Kate Wagner.
- What did TEDxMidAtlantic 2016 cover?
- Topics include Accessible & Inclusive Design, Addiction & Recovery, Civil Liberties & Digital Rights, Climate Action & Net Zero, Climate Science, and Conservation & Biodiversity.
- When and where was TEDxMidAtlantic 2016?
- Oct 21, 2016 in Washington DC, United States.
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