This year’s TEDxColumbus on Nov. 11 at COSI will celebrate “A Moment in Time.” During the day-long experience, 18 speakers and performers will present their discoveries, innovations, observations, and more in engaging 18-minute presentations.
If you haven’t watched TED videos before, or you aren’t sure how TEDx is different from TED, you should read this simple explanation.
The speakers are all from central Ohio and will offer astonishing lessons and surprising stories. We caught up with a dozen of this year’s speakers to get a quick taste of what to expect from their TED talk. Check the brief videos out below.
Alex Bandar
Visionary, Metallurgist, Connector
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Bart Overly
Futurist, Architect, Thinker
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Claudia Kirsch
Radiologist, Artist, Pioneer
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David Burns
Innovator, Antagonist, Educator, Father
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Denny Griffith
Artist, Administrator, Visionary
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Dirk Knemeyer
Provocateur, Entrepreneur, Thinker
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Jamie Greene
Planner, Architect, Collaborator
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Mark Berman
Naturalist, Educator, Entomologist
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Maryanna Klatt
Researcher, Yogi, Teacher
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Mike Figliuolo
Traveler, Teacher, Entrepreneur
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Theresa Flores
Warrior, Vigilante, Advocate
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Trent Tipple
Survivor, Father, Scientist
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Visit tedxcolumbus.com to learn more about all of 2011 speakers as well as registration information.
This recent broadcast of All Sides with Ann Fisher also offers a lot of great insight into the excitement and ideas behind the third annual TEDxColumbus.
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