TEDxCanberra: Bringing great minds, new ideas and real action to Canberra each Spring

TEDxCanberra brings the internationally famous TED brand to the Australian national capital..

With a volunteer crew spending about 2500 hours putting together the show, TEDxCanberra brings ideas, theatre, thinkers, innovators and enjoyment to a the region with some of Canberra and Australia’s most interesting presenters taking the stage to deliver their “ideas worth spreading”.

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Our Events

TEDxCanberraWomen 2013

One of many TEDxWomen events held around the world, TEDxCanberraWomen includes a session from the TEDWomen event on a theatre screen, as well as a session of Canberra women talking about the interesting things they do and think about.

Registration for TEDxCanberraWomen 2013 is available now.

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TEDxCanberra 2013 – 7 September

2013 marks TEDxCanberra’s 4th anniversary. The theme for TEDxCanberra 2013 is simply this: Then. Now. Next. We’ll be seeking to understand the significant developments of our city and society over the past 100 years and applying that knowledge to understand what’s ahead. All while celebrating the engaged and connected TEDxCanberra community, with projects, skill-sharing and amazing conversations. Come to Canberra to be part of “Then. Now. Next.”

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TEDxCanberraSalon 2013 – April 17

How do we deal with with change, and how do we prepare ourselves as a society and as individuals for something that seems to affect every aspect of society – government, business, community and culture?
TEDxCanberra presents a half-day Salon to look at what’s coming – climate change, resilience, technology and culture.

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TEDxCanberra needs a new Executive Producer – is it you?

TEDxCanberra itself is just one day. Months and months of preparation go into putting that day on, and one of the key parts of making that happen is our Executive Producer. Our first EP, Clare Conroy,...
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On women presenters… by a woman presenter

This guest post is by Dr Ruth Mirams, a presenter at TEDxCanberra 2013. Ruth is one half of Paramodic, an all women-owned, half indigenous-owned company. Speaking at TEDxCanberra 2013 was one of the greatest experiences...
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Short Films shown at TEDxCanberra 2013

This year we put out a call for short films that could be shown at TEDxCanberra and we were thrilled to have a number of great submissions. Three of the films were shown on the...
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Featured Talks

Julie McKay: How much Pocket Money? Girls and Gender Equity

As the head of UN Women Australia, Julie McKay is more qualified than most to speak on issues affecting women, including those in a wealthy, first world nation like Australia. Addressing issues of equitable treatment...
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Mark Pesce – Connectedness

Futurist, author and co-inventor of VRML, Mark Pesce, talks to us about connectedness, maternal instinct, love, life, death, intimacy, technology obsession and being present to our fellow humans in this moving, powerful talk.

Brian Schmidt: There is Certainty in Uncertainty

When a Nobel Laureate speaks, you listen. At TEDxCanberra 2012, Nobel Prize for Physics recipient, Professor Brian Schmidt, provides a live, engaging and practical demonstration of just how uncertainty works in the real world. With...
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Join the Community

In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TED has created a program called TEDx. TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. Our event is called TEDxCanberra, where x = independently organized TED event. At TEDxCanberra, TEDTalks video and live speakers will combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events, including ours, are self-organized.