Show Topic: Curating

Finding ways to be creative and stay connected to your TEDx Community during these challenging times of sequestering and dealing with a global pandemic can test even the most creative Organizers.

On the first day of TED2019 in Vancouver, Randy Bretz, TEDxLincoln, Emeritus, and I were honored to interview the founder of TEDx, Lara Stein.

Mark Sylvester and Kymberlee Weil have been bringing TEDx to Santa Barbara since 2010. They have a great story about how they met and created a project that debuted at TED2003.

Stacy Bradford is one of three co-founders of TEDxTysons. Their event is just 20 minutes from Washington DC and is in the middle of a tech corridor she calls the Tech Petting Zoo.

Remo Giuffre, the original licensee of TEDxSydney, has the envious position of curating one of the most widely respected TEDx events in the world.

Craig Fifer has a great job. He runs the team who manages the Green Room at TEDxMidAtlantic. Now, you’re thinking, how hard can that be? Listen to find out.

David Troy has been producing TEDxMidAtlantic with his co-organizer Nate Mook since 2009. That’s eight years of experience which is evident in this episode.

Samantha Nienow is the organizer of TEDxBemidji, and a pro slide designer. She’s produced the decks for 14 events and this year produced her first event.

Elena Crescia is an Organizer, TEDTalk Translator and a force of nature. Sao Paulo is a city of 20M people and is not awed by producing an event for 10,000.

Marc Winn is a Changemaker. At TEDxStPeterPort he asked himself a simple question, “How do we make Guernsey the best place to live on Earth?”

Bélen Jiménez-Mena is the co-head of curators for TEDxAarhus. Her passion for public speaking began in University when a mentor introduced her to TED talks

Hannu Jaakkola, is the organizer of TEDxOtaniemi in Finland. This town is known as the largest tech center and the startup-centric area in the country.

Ralph Talmont is the organizer for TEDxWarsaw, an Australian with Polish roots who has built one of the flagship TEDx events in Europe.

Steve Garguilo runs the Office of Creative Engagement at J&J (Johnson and Johnson), and TEDxJNJ is one of the first corporate TEDx events.

Daniel Cerventus is a long time TEDx organizer, founding curator of TEDxKL and the TEDx ambassador for SouthEast Asia. He started in 2009 with only 50 people.

DK and Hannah Wignall run TEDxWellington. They have an amazing story about trust to share with other organizers. You’ll want to listen until the end.

Greg Tehven, Curator of TEDxFargo, has an infectious enthusiasm for his town and wants to create a Community that he’d like to live in.

Amman Abid and his wife, Kay Chauhan, are the founders and organizers of a TEDx in the boroughs of London. They’ve seen how deep community connections contribute to their event’s success.

Katy Yam is well known in the TEDx Universe. You’ll see her and her team at any number of East Coast TEDx events soaking it all in.

Jennifer Wold, a New Hampshire native, now living in picturesque Trondheim, Norway has a unique point of view on working with the volunteers of their TEDx.

Gordon Garb has worked with TED since 2001. He volunteered to help the IT desk in Monterey. Since then he’s attended 80 TEDx events. Amazing adventures!

Heather Brunold has a great story to tell about how she was drafted to run TEDxPasadenaWomen last year. She’s a teacher, Mom, networker and Organizer.

Denis François said, If I can’t go to TED, TED will come to me. He’d been trying to get to TED so finally produced a TEDx, to bring the event to Quebec instead.