For the last 18 months, Penelope Misquitta has been the Organizer and Curator of the global TEDx events at Johnson & Johnson, based in the US.
TEDxScottBase – Trent Yeo – Operations
Trent Yeo, TEDxQueenstown organizer was invited by TEDxChristchurch’s Kaila Colbin, to join a team to work for nine months, then spend nine days on the ice.
TEDxJacksonville – Doug Coleman – Organizer
Doug Coleman, the organizer of TEDxJacksonville, is very humble, which belies his event’s impact on the city. He’s retired, yet still does 8 or 9 events
TEDxCesena – Maurizio Berti – Organizer
Maurizio Berti from TEDxCesena produces an event that highlights his area and emphasizes the hospitality that the region is so well known for. His hidden talent is attracting speakers using food, in the form of Piadina’s, as a compelling reason to come to Cesena, located on the eastern edge of Italy near San Marino. Maurizio started by helping another team (Bologna) which …
TEDxPortofSpain – Keita Demming – Co-Organizer
Keita Demming, the co-organizer of TEDxPortofSpain in Trinidad believes TEDx is an in-depth exploration of what it means to be human. He also knows we have to be a little bit crazy to be organizers, especially when you are an expatriate living in Toronto and producing an event in your home country. He says he sees potential in things others …
TEDxOshkosh – Craig Burnett – Co-Organizer
Craig Burnett is one of the co-organizers at TEDxOshkosh, located in Wisconsin. In 2012 he saw Dan Pallotta’s TED talk, and it changed everything for him. Craig likes to explore conflicting ideas, a perfect trait for a TEDx co-organizer. TEDxOshkosh does something fun at their event which is to ask each attendee to sit in a different seat for each session. …
TEDxLSU – Annemarie Galeucia – Organizer
Annemarie Galeucia runs operations for TEDxLSU. As an educator, she focuses on communications coaching and loves giving students the experience of running a TEDx.
TEDxKoramangala – Raashi Saxena
Raashi Saxena, the organizer for TEDxKoramangala, in Bangalore, is an area packed with startups and provides a great mix of scientist, creators, and inventors. One of the reasons that she loves TEDx is that it fulfills her desire to meet and work with interesting people. She says that she, “Loves TEDx’ing.” This is the first time we’ve heard TEDx as a …
TEDxCanberra – Ingrid Tomanovits
Ingrid Tomanovits is the newly installed Executive Producer of TEDxCanberra (Australia). This event has a rich history going back to 2010.
TEDxSeattle – Phil Klein
Phil Klein is a longtime TEDster, having attended, produced and managed events. He worked for TED for a year and helped at TED2014 on the attendee experience.