Tara Stoinski,
primatologist, conservationist
Renowned primatologist Tara Stoinski has dedicated her life to saving the world’s last gorillas from extinction.
Joe Bankoff,
civic leader
Joe believes that upholding the tenets of representative democracy is a cornerstone to building more sustainable, equitable and resilient communities.
Gerry Chen,
roboticist
A dreamer and maker, Gerry envisions a world where we perceive robots as empowering rather than threatening.
Sydney Scherr,
child re-trafficking prevention champion
Sydney Scherr is a renowned jewelry designer and educator who is dedicating her life to ending the re-trafficking of children.
Isabel González Whitaker
civic engagement evangelist
Isabel González Whitaker believes engaging civically is not only a right, it is every citizen’s responsibility.
Dr Anthony Law,
laryngologist, research scientist
Dr. Anthony Law’s ground-breaking research is forging a new frontier in laryngeal cancer detection and treatment.
Susan Cohen,
entrepreneurship researcher
Leading scholar on entrepreneurship and innovation and one of the foremost experts on startup accelerators.
Andrew McConnell,
entrepreneur, author
Andrew McConnell believes the keys to living well in a chaotic world lay in the ancient Greek philosophy of Stoicism.
3 TED Talks that Challenge How We Think About Gender Roles
On this International Women’s Day, we feature TED Talks that challenge our longstanding beliefs about gender.
Sophie Désert, Head of Audience Xperience
From watching talks with her family to joining her college’s chapter, TED and TEDx are an integral part of Sophie Désert’s life and have been since she was a child. In a recent interview with TEDxAtlanta’s Storytelling Team, she shared what it’s like being part of a TEDx team — and provide insight into the […]