Discover the ideas worth spreading with TEDxAdelaide. See the program and book your ticket for the upcoming TEDxAdelaide 2013.
Becoming an explorer for one day
This year TEDxAdelaide goes beyond the four walls of the conference hall and extend into Adelaide’s streets and landmarks. The Saturday morning tours are in partnership with various organisations to present a range of choices for TEDxAdelaide attendees. All attendees are welcomed to pick from the following tours and become explorers of their own city.… Continue reading
Meet Tim Jarvis AM – Speaker at TEDxAdelaide 2013: Explore
Tim Jarvis.Scientist. Adventurer. Do-er. Recently returned for the Shackleton Epic, Tim will be sharing stories from this expedition where he and a brave team re-traced the footsteps of Sir Ernest Shackleton’s journey of 1914-17. ABOUT TIM Tim is an environmental scientist and adventurer committed to finding pragmatic solutions to major environmental issues related to climate change and biodiversity loss.… Continue reading
Meet Peter Burdon – Speaker at TEDxAdelaide 2013: Explore
Peter is not your typical lawyer. He uses his skills to influence change in environmental law. What is your favourite place to explore? My favourite place to explore is the Tandanya bioregion, Adelaide. I particularly enjoy exploring local communities and Kaurna sites that are scattered throughout the hills. Since having children the importance of exploration… Continue reading
Meet Will Tamblyn – Speaker at TEDxAdelaide 2013: Explore
Will and his partner in crime Gavin Smith will open this year’s TEDxAdelaide with their 3D holographic visualisation. What is your favourite place to explore? There is a magical space somewhere between the impossible and the improbable that we like to explore – it is a place where our maxim of “That’s so crazy it… Continue reading
Meet Kirsty Stark – Speaker at TEDxAdelaide 2013: Explore
Kirsty is a cinematographer with a passion for exploring opportunities online. She is the producer of Wastelander Panda, an online drama series about the last remaining panda in a post-apocalyptic Wasteland. Kirsty is interested in new approaches to film marketing, audience building and distribution. The 3-minute Wastelander Panda Prologue was viewed over 100,000 times in… Continue reading
Meet Sarah Agnew – Speaker at TEDxAdelaide 2013: Explore
Sarah is a Biblical Storyteller, Poet and Uniting Church Minister. Her talk at TEDxAdelaide will be about grace and humanity. What is your favourite place to explore? A favourite place to explore is wine regions, for the gentle rolling vine-covered hills, cheese and chocolate factories, art galleries & of course the wines – beauty to… Continue reading
Meet Mike Lee – Speaker at TEDxAdelaide 2013: Explore
Mike works for South Australian Museum and School of Earth & Environmental Sciences, University of Adelaide. On Saturday he will talk about technological change and alien encounters: Lessons from the fossil record at this year’s TEDxAdelaide. What is your favourite place to explore? Rockpools What’s your superpower? Time travel Please introduce yourself in 140 characters. I… Continue reading
Meet Moira Deslandes – Speaker at TEDxAdelaide 2013: Explore
Moira is an extreme pilgrim, exploring and journeying across spiritual terrain with all its ups and downs and navigational challenges. Trained as a social worker, Moira is committed to building the connections and solutions between private pain and public policy. Moira will share lessons from the inside, exploring the frontier of resignation during her talk.… Continue reading
Introducing Carolyn Curtis – Speaker at TEDxAdelaideChange
Carolyn is currently the CEO of The Australian Centre for Social Innovation and the Director of Family by Family, the first social start up to come out of TACSI’s Co-design methodology. What do you want to change in your lifetime? I want to change the way we view people experiencing disadvantage. I want us to… Continue reading
Introducing Vinh Giang – Speaker at TEDxAdelaideChange
Vinh is a magician. Magic tricks are not his only trade. He is in a business of making you happy and show you how you can turn things from impossible to possible. What do you want to change during your lifetime? I want to change the way people think about what they are capable of.… Continue reading