What is TED?
What is TEDx?
What is TEDxKentState
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 Bills Gates, Jane Goodall, Elizabeth
Gilbert, Sir Richard Branson, Nancdan Nilekani, Philippe Starck, Ngozi OkonjoIweala, Sal Khan and Daniel Kahneman.
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. These local, self -organized events are branded TEDx, where x = independently organized TED event.
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Over 4,300 TEDx events have happened in over 133 countries
42 Million views of TEDx talks on youtube
80 Million views of TEDx talks on TED.com
Its been said that some of the best things come in the smallest packages. And in the grand ethos of the universe, earth is simply a Pale Blue Dot. But that little spec in the Milky Way Galaxy has history, passion, lessons, and most importantly: it has potential for the future.
First TEDx in Kent State history was in 2017!
Social media reach of 17.2K followers
Over 500 audience members in attendance
10+ speakers and performers