TEDxCanberra will provide a platform for well known and undiscovered speakers with big ideas and great stories to tell to get their message out to the world. We’ll have speakers discussing:
- science
- technology
- arts and entertainment
- business
- not for profits
- government and public policy
- big issues
- something different
Just like TED itself isn’t your typical conference, we intend that TEDxCanberra will set a standard for its speakers and performers. And often, the best TED Talks come from the most surprising of sources.
Like TED, speakers at TEDxCanberra will have between three and 18 minutes to tell their story. We will have at most 20 speakers on the day.
TEDxCanberra speakers
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Kristin Alford
Kristin Alford explores the role of emerging technologies in broader social contexts, communicating their value to the wider community.Read more…
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Ed Bosworth
Ed Bosworth is looking to ensure we don’t crash under another GFC – important stuff in a complicated financial world.Read more…
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Tom Calma
As a highly respected elder, Tom Calma has worked in indigenous education, health and social justice for over 30 years.Read more…
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William DeJean
William believes education can birth new consciousness for humanity and hopes you do too…Read more…
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Ash Donaldson
Think you know what you think? Ash Donaldson will show you you have no idea what you know or think.Read more…
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Sunny Forsyth
Working to bring clean water to the world, Sunny Forsyth helps bring the skills and tools needed to the communities he works with.Read more…
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Jared Ingersoll
Jared Ingersoll focuses on practising sustainable and ethical principles in sourcing raw ingredients to create delicious and nutritious cuisine.Read more…
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Miriam Lyons
Miriam Lyons takes a look at remaking Australian culture, for want of a smaller topic.Read more…
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Pat McGorry
Professor Patrick McGorry is a leading international researcher, clinician and advocate for mental health reform.Read more…
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Dawn O’Neil
Dawn O’Neil has a passionate interest in evolving and improving Australia’s mental health and suicide prevention services.Read more…
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Marco Ostini
Marco Ostini want us in space; there are big questions there that need answering.Read more…
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Francis Owusu
With Kulture Break, Francis Owusu is starting a movement that will break down barriers and negative views.Read more…
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Mark Pesce
Mark Pesce will get you thinking about what our hyperconnected future means… for all of us.Read more…
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Julie Posetti
While she’s attempting to think grand thoughts about the media in pursuit of a PhD, Julie Posetti secretly prefers to tweet them.Read more…
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Will Steffen
Climate change is rapidly becoming the defining challenge for humanity in the 21st century. Will Steffen leads the fight from the side of science.Read more…
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Simon Taylor
Belief. Disbelief. What’s real. Why? Simon Taylor explains the psychology of illusion.Read more…
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Mitchell Whitelaw
Digital preservation of visual cultural assets in new ways makes Mitchell Whitelaw’s work very interesting.Read more…
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Pete Williams
Pete Williams wants to change the way we think – creativity for the betterment of society.Read more…
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