ANNUAL TEDxWilmington Conference Features 38 Speakers, 36 Engaging Topics
Wednesday, August 24, 2016, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., World Café Live at the Queen
WILMINGTON, DE (August 11, 2016)—Speakers from 14 states and four countries will take the TEDxWilmington stage on Wednesday, August 24 from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the historic World Café Live at the Queen in downtown Wilmington, Del.
Speakers were chosen after a rigorous application process, which demanded, via written essay and video audition, they demonstrate that their topic was an “idea worth spreading.” The finalists are from all ages, races and walks of life. They’ll discuss life, society, technology, education, hope, healing, dogs, tigers, business, sex, drugs, rock ‘n’ roll and much more.
“Our team was tasked with reviewing more than 100 applications for the 5th Annual TEDxWilmington Conference,” said Ajit Mathew George, founder and organizer of TEDxWilmington. “This year’s line up is very exciting, with an inspiring 12-year-old boy who is paying it forward, a young man who became a successful entrepreneur through dogged persistence and financial support from Sir Richard Branson, a United States Senator, uniquely creative performance artists and a slate of subject matter experts who will present new and unexpected perspectives on pressing issues of the day.”
Some highlighted topics include:
- “From Pawns to Kings: Chess Champions of Murder Town USA,” by Walter Durant
- “Sex Trafficking in the US: Young Lives, Insane Profit,” by Yolanda Schlabach
- “How to Graduate from College Debt-Free!” by Cornelius “Nippy” Betz, III
- “Performance Anxiety—It’s Not Just for Men,” by Claudia Six, Ph.D
- “Why Would Any Rational Person Run for Congress?” by U.S. Senator Chris Coons
- “Lift Depression with These 3 Prescriptions—Without Pills,” by Susan Heitler
- “Wealth Prejudice: How it Affects Us,” by Myra Salzer
- “Can Tigers Tame Your Stress?” by Kevin Rose
- “Sniffing Out Cancer: The Making of a Groundbreaking Documentary About Early Cancer Detection,” by Pina DeRosa and Adriana LaCorte
- “How Rethinking Sex Segregation in Sports is the Key to Equality,” by Hudson Taylor
- “9 Nos to One Yes: How Not Quitting My Dreams Changed My Life to Help Change Others,” by Allington Creque
- “Building the World’s First Vertical Farming City,” by Jack Griffin
- “The Era of Corporate Social Responsibility is Ending: Why That’s a Good Thing,” by Rachel Hutchisson
- “A Boy, a Brownbag and a Tidal Wave of Change,” by Braeden Mannering
- “Coincidence, Charisma and Cannabis: How making connections has changed my life and is allowing me to be part of changing the world,” by David Tuttleman
Continental breakfast, lunch (gluten free and vegetarian options will be available) and refreshments are included in the ticket price of $100. Spectators can come and leave as they wish if they cannot come for the whole day. To view the bios of each of the speakers or to purchase tickets, go to http://www.tedxwilmington.com/2016-tedx-conference.
Event Sponsors
Capital One
The Tuttleman Foundation
AgroJet Biofuels
AuthorSuccess.com
Blackbaud, Inc.
Body Energy Company
British Virgin Islands Tourist Board
FLOW, British Virgin Islands
Metropolis Farms
Quantum Leap
Rotary Club of Road Town, British Virgin Islands
Staub Leadership International
Sustainable Forestry Initiative, Inc.
The Guerilla Diet & Lifestyle Program
The Wealth Conservancy, Inc.
Upledger Institute
Jazz and Jive
About TEDx ( x= independently organized event)
In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TED Talks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. These local, self-organized events are branded TEDx, where x = independently organized TED event. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events are self-organized. (Subject to certain rules and regulations.) Since 2009, more than one billion people have viewed TEDx talks worldwide.
About TEDxWilmington
Ajit Mathew George was granted the TEDx license in the fall of 2011. Between 2012 and 2015, TEDxWilmington has showcased 94 speakers who gave TEDx talks that have had over half a million views. Over 50 people have volunteered to be part of the 2016 TEDxWilmington tribe. TEDxWilmington has invited creators, catalysts, entrepreneurs, artists, technologists, designers, scientists, thinkers and doers to make a contribution and support what they are most passionate about—positive ideas for the world and Delaware. For a full list of programming, visit www.tedxwilmington.com.
About TED
TED is a nonprofit organization devoted to Ideas Worth Spreading, usually in the form of short, powerful talks (18 minutes or fewer) delivered by today’s leading thinkers and doers. Many of these talks are given at TED’s annual conference in Vancouver, British Columbia, and made available, free, on TED.com. TED speakers have included Bill Gates, Jane Goodall, Elizabeth Gilbert, Sir Richard Branson, Nandan Nilekani, Philippe Starck, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Sal Khan and Daniel Kahneman.
TED’s open and free initiatives for spreading ideas include TED.com, where new TED Talk videos are posted daily; the Open Translation Project, which provides subtitles and interactive transcripts as well as translations from thousands of volunteers worldwide; the educational initiative TED-Ed; the annual million-dollar TED Prize, which funds exceptional individuals with a “wish,” or idea, to create change in the world; TEDx, which provides licenses to thousands of individuals and groups who host local, self-organized TED-style events around the world; and the TED Fellows program, which selects innovators from around the globe to amplify the impact of their remarkable projects and activities.
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