18 Apr TEDxYYC 2017 Presents Peter Oldring
Taking the stage at TEDxYYC 2017...
03 Apr TEDxYYC 2017 presents Jarett Hooper & Greg Rankin
We’re thrilled to announce an inspiring local duo speaking at TEDxYYC 2017 Jarett Hooper and Greg Rankin. Educators building change through real-world project-based learning. Calgarians will gather and Intersect at TEDxYYC 2017 on June 23 at Arts Commons. We will navigate the fleeting and enduring moments...
30 Mar TEDxYYC 2017 presents Marni Panas
TEDxYYC is proud to present Marni Panas. A human rights advocate for diversity and LGBTQ equality. Calgarians will gather and Intersect at TEDxYYC 2017 on June 23 at Arts Commons. We will navigate the fleeting and enduring moments where people meet, ideas converge, creativity flows, conversations...
29 Mar TEDxYYC 2017 presents Martin Parnell
We're thrilled to announce our first speaker for TEDxYYC 2017...
12 Jun TEDxYYC: Final Speaker Announcement!
TEDxYYC happens this Friday, so it’s time to pull back the curtain on our final speaker, performer, and host. Get ready to mix it up with these thinkers and doers: Speaker: SUNDAY OMONY, Humanitarian, plus-size model Sunday was born in Kitgum, Uganda, and moved to Calgary in...
14 May Three More Speakers Added to the TEDxYYC Lineup
A pioneer of the global sustainability movement, an outspoken city planner, and a crusader for hope announced as new additions to the TEDxYYC 2013 lineup. Former Calgary oil executive and pioneer in the global sustainability movement Maurice Strong; the outspoken head of the City of Calgary’s...
18 Apr New Additions to the TEDxYYC 2013 Lineup
A legendary South African actor, a nanoscience pioneer and legend in the making announced as new additions to the TEDxYYC 2013 lineup World-renowned South African actor, director and playwright John Kani; director of the Nanoscience Program at the University of Calgary; and internationally touring quartet Reuben...
21 Mar Announcing the First Three Speakers for 2013
TEDxYYC Announces First Three Speakers for 2013 Lineup: a Provocative Author, a Groundbreaking Paralympian and a Renaissance Woman Governor General Award winning author John Vaillant; Paralympic silver medallist Josh Dueck; and local theatrical innovator Rebecca Northan are the first three speakers announced for TECxYYC 2013 being...
30 Mar Final Speaker Announcement
A media innovator who played a key role in the coverage of the 2011 Arab Spring and a food pyschologist doing front-running research on how food is marketed to children have been added to the speaker list for this year's event. We are beyond excited...
20 Mar Speaker Catch-Up: Ben Cameron
Ben Cameron, Program Director of the Arts at the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation in New York, supervises a multi million dollar grants program aimed at the theatre, contemporary dance, jazz and presenting art fields. Since he spoke at the 2010 TEDxYYC event, Cameron's TEDx talk 'The true...