TED stands for Technology, Entertainment, Design – three broad subject areas that are, collectively, shaping the future. Each year, the world’s top thinkers, leaders, innovators and instigators gather for a multi-day journey into the future, filled with the keynote speaking presentations of those creating it. The event, known as TED was first held in 1984. Decades later, this legacy of innovation and influence continues. In addition, there are speaking events planned and coordinated independently around the globe on a community basis known as TEDx. TED’s tremendous success is based on the extraordinary effect of bringing together the world’s most remarkable speakers across many fields, resulting in unexpected connections, extraordinary insights and powerful inspiration. We represent a number of prominent TED speakers who have frequented the stages at TED and TEDx events around the world, and are available to inform, incite and inspire at your next event.
Nine-time New York Times bestselling author, Dr. Mark Hyman is famous for making the connection between chronic conditions and diet and lifestyle. He is the world’s leading proponent of “Functional Medicine,” an alternative medicine that… Full Profile
Best known as the co-host of the long-running show Mythbusters, Adam Savage made liking science "cool" for members of every generation. The top-notch prop designer, creator, machinist, and professor drew millions of viewers to the… Full Profile
My name is Nathan Gold, Chief Coach of The Demo Coach. I hail from the San Francisco Bay Area and travel the world speaking about and coaching people on how to prepare for high-stakes speaking… Full Profile
Marketing pioneer, Internet expert and public relations guru Seth Godin has been nominated as one of the top twenty-one speakers for the 21st century by Successful Meetings Magazine. He energizes his audiences by encouraging them… Full Profile
Bruce Schneier thinks hard about security — as a computer security guru, and as a philosopher of the larger notion of making a safer world. Bruce Schneier is an internationally renowned security technologist and author.… Full Profile
“I have three messages. One is we should never ever give up. Two is you are never too old to chase your dreams. And three is it looks like a solitary sport but it takes… Full Profile
Dr. Parag Khanna is a visionary strategic futurist and globally bestselling author. He is the founder and managing partner of FutureMap, a boutique advisory firm that marries rigorous data analysis, sophisticated scenarios, and cutting-edge mapping… Full Profile
Cynthia Breazeal's fascination with integrating robots into everyday life began at age 10 when she saw C3PO and R2D2 in the original Star Wars. Today she leads MIT Media Lab's Personal Robots Group, and is… Full Profile
Harvard psychology professor Daniel Gilbert is famous for his intriguing research on how humans often misjudge what will make them happy and his animated way of presenting his findings to the public. A three-time TED… Full Profile
Simon Mainwaring is founder/CEO of We First, an award-winning, strategic consultancy accelerating growth and impact for purpose-driven brands. He was a Real Leaders’ Top 50 Keynote Speaker in the World in 2020, and his company,… Full Profile
As faculty chair of the Leadership Initiative at Harvard Business School, Linda Hill, the Wallace Brett Donham Professor of Business Administration, has chaired numerous HBS Executive Education programs. While doing research on leadership and innovation… Full Profile
Mike Rowe is best known as the host of the ground breaking television hit Dirty Jobs, in which each week he took on the tasks and responsibilities of difficult, strange, and often messy jobs such… Full Profile
One of the top female poker players in the game's history, Liv Boeree is the only woman to have ever won both the World Series of Poker and a European Poker Tour event. As of… Full Profile
Social entrepreneur, Jane Chen and her team have helped save the lives of 300,000 babies and counting. As a grad student at Stanford University, Chen and a few of her classmates set out to develop… Full Profile
MIT professor Max Tegmark is known for his out-of-the-box ideas and decades of contributions to physics, cosmology, and AI. As the cofounder of the Future of Life Institute, he brings together leading actors in AI… Full Profile
Logistics innovator, Alan Amling has been working to keep companies’ supply chains on the right side of disruption for over 23 years. As VP at UPS Ventures and UPS Corporate Strategy, Amling has been working… Full Profile
Principal, Linda Cliatt-Wayman turned three of the country’s most dangerous and impoverished schools into successful centers of learning and development. The dedicated educator’s inspirational tale has been featured on TED, ABC’s World News Tonight and… Full Profile
Astro Teller is "Captain of Moonshots" at Alphabet's X, formerly known as Google X and Google’s R&D factory. The seasoned inventor, scientist, and entrepreneur oversees one of the world's most talented technological teams in developing… Full Profile
Silicon Valley legend, Guy Kawasaki is one of the most sought-out innovation experts thanks to his decades of experience, down-to-earth relatability, and a keen talent for teaching aspiring entrepreneurs and established companies how to create… Full Profile
TED speaker, Keren Elazari is a globally recognized cybersecurity expert known for her stance that hackers and “hacktivists” can make the Internet a safer place by exposing vulnerabilities and pushing governments and companies to act… Full Profile
Entrepreneur and 5th generation retailer, Sterling Hawkins works with start-ups, legacy retailers, and Fortune 500 companies to close the innovation gap in retail. Hawkins heads operations and venture relations for CART (Center for Advancing Retail… Full Profile
For three decades, award-winning producer, director and cinematographer, Louie Schwartzberg has captivated and inspired millions with his breath-taking portrayals of the subtleties of nature. He is the only cinematographer in the world who has been… Full Profile
One of the world's leading authorities on collective intelligence, Dr. Lior Zoref is the author of the best-selling book, Mindsharing. In the last decade, he has pioneered ground-breaking research on thinking and decision-making in the… Full Profile
MIT Media Lab Founder, Nicholas Negroponte is one of the world's credible authorities on what the future holds. Since the 1970s, he has been researching, developing, and speaking on disruptive technologies, many of which became… Full Profile
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