Featured Talks: Democracy
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Dr. Matthew Thompson | Physician Innovator & Virtualist
2024 Speakers, Collaboration, Entrepreneurship, Health, Innovation
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Aishwarya Reganti | AI Researcher
2024 Speakers, Artificial Intelligence, Misinformation, Social Media
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Daniel Stone, PhD | Behavioral Economist
2024 Speakers, Affective Polarization, Democracy, Prejudice, Stereotypes
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Nicole Snell | Global Adventurer & Personal Safety Expert
2024 Speakers, Exploration, Nature, Safety
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Kady Yellow | Social Architect & Tactical Urbanist
2024 Speakers, Arts & Culture, Creativity, Hip Hop, Placemaking, Urban Planning
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Col. Eries Mentzer | Status Quo Challenger
2024 Speakers, Desegregation, Discrimination, Equity, Military Service
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Will Brown | Journalist
2024 TEDx Democracy, Athletics, Civic Engagement, Community, Democracy, Youth Sports
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Ramon Perez | Technologist
2024 TEDx Democracy, Citizenship, Civic Engagement, Democracy, Innovation, Legislation, Technology
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Hope McMath | Artist
2024 TEDx Democracy, Arts & Culture, Citizenship, Civic Engagement, Creativity, Democracy, Human Rights, Politics
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Desmond Meade | Activist
2024 Speakers, 2024 TEDx Democracy, Democracy, Identity, Legislation, Politics
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Nadine Salem | Global Strategist & Connection Cultivator
2023 Speakers, Connection, Fear, Inspiration
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Neil Moore | International Music Educator
2023 Speakers, Creativity, Innovation, Inspiration, Music
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Alexa Hagerty, PhD | Anthropologist & AI Ethicist
2023 Speakers, Artificial Intelligence, Data, Digital Privacy, Human Rights, Technology
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Diana Greene, PhD | Education Leader
2023 Speakers, Education, Equity, Leadership, Politics, Prejudice, Sexism
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Christi Gendron, PhD | Neurobiologist & Aging Researcher
2023 Speakers, Aging, Research, Science, Senses
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Anne Coglianese | Resilience Specialist
2023 Speakers, Climate Change, Data, Policy, Science, Smart Cities, Sustainability
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Matthew Chang | Autonomous Systems Expert
2023 Speakers, Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Robotics, Technology, Workplace
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Iva Ballou | Facial Difference Advocate
2023 Speakers, Activism, Civic Engagement, Facial Differences, Health, Policy
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Nan Nkama Pan-African Drum and Dance Ensemble
2022 Performers, Dance Performance, Musical Performance
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NICOLE THOMAS | What’s Your Role in Creating a Healthier Community?
2022 Speakers, Equity, Health, Medicine
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HAMZAH SHANBARI | Failure Is Not an Option, It’s a Necessity
2022 Speakers, Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Technology
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ANDREW RUSH | Space: The Now Frontier
2022 Speakers, Human Space Flight, Innovation, Space Exploration
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TARA ROBERTS | Into the Depths: Because the Future is Ancestral
2022 Speakers, Slavery, Storytelling, Trauma
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TANAINE JENKINS | From Prison to President: The Power of Self-Forgiveness
2022 Speakers, Identity, Perseverance, Prison Reform
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LAINIE ISHBIA | Gambling On Humanity With An Invisible Disability
2022 Speakers, Activism, Disability, Discrimination
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EVELYN HIGGINS | Understanding Genetic Markers of Addiction
2022 Speakers, Addiction, Genetics, Mental Health
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MATT BERSETH | Why Artificial Intelligence Is More Human Than You Think
2022 Speakers, Artificial Intelligence, Data
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ASHTON BODY | How Nanoparticle-Sized Questions Can Make a Big Difference
2022 Speakers, Education, STEM, Youth
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BASMA ALAWEE | Recognizing the Collective Power of Refugees
2022 Speakers, Human Rights, Refugees, Stereotypes
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Sara Ting | Uncover and Overcome All Unconscious Biases Within
2021 Speakers, Arts & Culture, Diversity, Human Rights
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LaTonya Summers, PhD | Know Pain, Know Gain
2021 Speakers, Addiction, Mental Health, Perseverance
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Vishavjit Singh | Storytelling: Our Most Potent Superpower
2021 Speakers, Diversity, Identity, Prejudice, Race, Stereotypes, Storytelling
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Michelle Ramos, JD, PhD | Philanthropy Must Be Decolonized
2021 Speakers, Disability, Diversity, Equity, Philanthropy
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Delaney Liskey | Researching Your Own Disease
2021 Speakers, Health, Medicine, Research, Science
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Dawn Emerick, EdD | Developing One Million Trauma-Informed Leaders
2021 Speakers, Depression, Mental Health, Perseverance, Trauma, Workplace
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Jabrea Ali | Stop the Cycle of Intergenerational Trauma. You Matter
LGBTQIA, Mental Health, TEDxYouth@Jacksonville, Youth
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Mario Barrozo | The American Education System Needs to Change
Education, TEDxYouth@Jacksonville, Youth
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Aidan Chau | A Solution to Climate Change
Climate Change, Innovation, TEDxYouth@Jacksonville, Youth
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Jessica Malosh | Interconnected, Yet Lonely — Rethink Social Media
Mental Health, Social Media, TEDxYouth@Jacksonville, Youth
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Winston Seabrooks | Bringing Hope and Pride Back to Your Inner City School
Collaboration, Education, Equity, Social Justice, TEDxYouth@Jacksonville, Youth
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Fatène Ben-Hamza | Collaboration: Venturing Further With Safe Spaces
2015 Speakers, Arab Spring, Fear, Human Rights, Safe Spaces
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Jennifer Adler | Illusions: A Lens into Our Fragile Freshwater
2015 Speakers, Climate Change, Photography, Sustainability, Water
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Pastor Michael Smith | Black Murder is Normal
2014 Speakers, Human Rights, Race, Social Justice, Stereotypes
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Jacksonville University Linda Berry Stein College of Fine Arts program performers
2019 Performers, Musical Performance
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Phillip A. Singleton | Real Change Comes Through Policy, Not Protest
2019 Speakers, Hip Hop, Policy, Politics, Social Justice
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Jeff Sheffield | The Pulse Behind a Smart City
2019 Speakers, Innovation, Smart Cities, Urban Planning
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Michael Platt | Kids Can Solve Big Problems
2019 Speakers, Entrepreneurship, Food Insecurity, Philanthropy, Social Justice, Youth
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Tammy Hodo, Ph.D. | Race Isn’t Real
2019 Speakers, Diversity, Equity, Human Rights, Race, Social Justice, Sociology
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Thomas Hargrove I Reducing the Odds of Murder
2019 Speakers, Collaboration, Crime, Data, Murder, Safe Spaces, Technology
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Brandon Griggs | The Illiteracy-to-Prison Connection
2019 Speakers, Education, Illiteracy, Juvenile Justice, Perseverance, Prison Reform, Social Justice, Youth
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Daron Babcock | Planting Hope
2019 Speakers, Agriculture, Collaboration, Entrepreneurship, Food Insecurity, Philanthropy, Social Justice
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Linda Argila | Why We Need Prison Reform: An Insider’s Perspective
2019 Speakers, Incarceration, Prison Reform
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Rawan Al-kharboosh | Engineering Stem Cells
2019 Speakers, Innovation, Medicine, Stem Cells, Technology
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Husain Abbas, M.D. | Robots and Artificial Intelligence in the Operating Room
2019 Speakers, Health, Innovation, Medicine, Robotics, Technology
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Benjamin Carlton | I’m Black, I’m a Minister, and I’m Gay. Who Are You to Judge?
2018 Speakers, Human Rights, Inspiration, LGBTQIA, Policy, Stereotypes
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Iris Ivana Grant | Subculture of Giving: It’s a Lifestyle
2018 Speakers, Diversity, Inspiration, Philanthropy
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Jeffreen Hayes, Ph.D | Arts Activism In Simple Steps
2018 Speakers, Activism, Arts & Culture, Diversity, Race
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Ash Perrin | The Power of Play
2018 Speakers, Collaboration, Human Rights, Inspiration, Philanthropy, Refugees, Youth
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Anunnaki Ray Marquez | Born Intersex: We are human!
2018 Speakers, Human Rights, Inspiration, Intersex, LGBTQIA, Policy
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Claudia Wilner | Driving While Poor
2018 Speakers, Human Rights, Justice System, Policing, Poverty, Prison Reform
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Joy Wolfram, Ph.D | The Promise of Nanomedicine
2018 Speakers, Data, Innovation, Medicine, Nanomedicine, Science
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Mark Woods | Find Your Rock: Why We Need Our National Parks
2018 Speakers, Climate Change, Inspiration, Nature
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Brian Wu | Have You Ever Seen a Planet With Two Suns?
2018 Speakers, Astronomy, Data, Science, Space Exploration, Youth
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University of North Florida Chamber Singers
2017 Performers, Chamber Music, Musical Performance
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Arjola Miruku | An Ode to Beethoven and Chopin
2017 Performers, Classical Piano, Musical Performance
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Cynthia Barnett | Rain: A History for Stormy Times
2017 Speakers, Climate Change, Nature, Water
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Brenda T. Bradley, Ph.D. | No Prescription Necessary: How to Make Food Your Medicine
2017 Speakers, Food, Health
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Amy Donofrio | At-Risk or At-Hope? How We Label Youth Matters
2017 Speakers, Crime, Education, Equity, Human Rights, Juvenile Justice, Policing, Social Justice, Stereotypes, Youth
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Shari Duval | A New Leash on Life for American Veterans
2017 Speakers, Inspiration, Philanthropy, PTSD, Veterans
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Manal Fakhoury, Pharm.D. | Defining and Defeating the Opioid Crisis
2017 Speakers, Addiction, Health, Sociology
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Melanie Flores | Can You Learn Engineering in Kindergarten?
2017 Speakers, Education, Innovation, Science, Youth
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Ellen Freidin | Florida Citizens Win Redistricting Wars!
2017 Speakers, Citizenship, Data, Gerrymandering, Policy, Politics
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Jeff Galloway | Move Your Body — Turn On Your Brain!
2017 Speakers, Education, Health, Running
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Chris Hand | Citizen: The Most Important Title in American Democracy
2017 Speakers, Activism, Citizenship, Democracy, Policy, Politics
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Chad Houser | Taking Kids Out of Jail, Teach Them To Play With Knives and Fire
2017 Speakers, Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Job Training, Juvenile Justice, Leadership
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Marc Hudson | Value and Invest in Nature
2017 Speakers, Climate Change, Eco-Utility, Innovation, Nature
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Dr. Alfredo Quiñones-Hinojosa | Healing, Opportunity, Patients, Empowerment
2017 Speakers, Diversity, Immigration, Inspiration, Medicine, Perseverance
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Jaimison Sloboden | Creating People-Safe Roads
2017 Speakers, Data, Smart Cities, Urban Planning
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Al Letson | State of the Re:Union — How I Learned to Fly
2012 Speakers, Inspiration, Race, Social Justice, Spoken Word Performance, TEDxRiversideAvondale
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Parvez Ahmed | Making Sustainability Mainstream
2012 Speakers, Climate Change, Collaboration, Innovation, Sustainability, TEDxRiversideAvondale
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Bert Herring, MD | The Mystery of Fast-5 and D.I.E.T.
2012 Speakers, Food, Health, Intermittent Fasting, TEDxRiversideAvondale
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Jon N. Cowart | A Retrospective on the Future of Space Exploration
2012 Speakers, Human Space Flight, Space Exploration, Space Travel, Technology, TEDxRiversideAvondale
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Roger Nierenberg | The Music Paradigm
2012 Speakers, Arts & Culture, Innovation, Leadership, TEDxRiversideAvondale
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Kevin Songer | Volumetric Green in the Urban Core
2012 Speakers, Agriculture, Food, Nature, Sustainability, TEDxRiversideAvondale
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Morton Perry | with Zack Wing
2012 Performers, Jazz, Musical Performance, TEDxRiversideAvondale
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Lauren Fincham with Mike Pearson
2012 Performers, Folk Rock, Musical Performance, TEDxRiversideAvondale
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Aurica Duca and Sofia Zappi | Violin and Cello
2012 Performers, Chamber Music, Musical Performance, TEDxRiversideAvondale
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Wayne Wood | Historical Preservation: A Radical Conservative Liberal Concept
2012 Speakers, Architecture, Historic Preservation, Placemaking, Sustainability, TEDxRiversideAvondale
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Patricia Siemen | The Rights of Nature
2013 Speakers, Climate Change, Earth Justice, Equity, Nature, Sustainability
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Ben Warner | New Models for Civic Engagement
2013 Speakers, Citizenship, Collaboration, Community, Policy, Politics
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Bob Inglis | Changing the Dialogue on Energy and Climate
2013 Speakers, Climate Change, Policy, Politics, Sustainability
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Lawanda Ravoira | Giving Voice to the Invisible
2013 Speakers, Diversity, Incarceration, Justice System, Juvenile Justice, Prison Reform, Social Justice
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Chevara Orrin | The Art of Soul Collecting
2013 Speakers, Activism, Community, Diversity, LGBTQIA, Social Justice
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Matt Rutherford | Tales from the Ocean’s Garbage Patch
2013 Speakers, Climate Change, Innovation, Nature, Sustainability, Water
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Nancy Soderberg | A New Global Compact
2013 Speakers, Collaboration, Foreign Relations, Leadership, Policy
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Hank Coxe | When Will Your Child Be Eligible for Parole?
2013 Speakers, Incarceration, Justice System, Juvenile Justice, Prison Reform, Social Justice, Stereotypes
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Bruce Ganger | Moving Toward a Hunger Solution
2013 Speakers, Collaboration, Food, Food Insecurity, Innovation
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JU Honors Spring Quartet | Beethoven’s String Quartet Op. 59 No. 1 in F major
2013 Performers, Chamber Music, Musical Performance
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5 & Dime, A Theater Company | Elegies for Angels, Punks and Raging Queens
2013 Performers, Musical Performance
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Amber Yang | The Space Debris Apocalypse: Finding Unexpected Solutions Through STEM Education
2016 Speakers, Data, Equity, Inspiration, Sexism, Space Exploration, STEM, Technology
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JeffriAnne Wilder | Race Talk: Activating the Power of Self-Definition
2016 Speakers, Academia, Diversity, Equity, Race, Sexism, Sociology
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Donna Orender | Fear NOT the Ask
2016 Speakers, Activism, Athletics, Equity, Leadership, Sexism
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Sheena Koshy | The Myth of Legal Immigration
2016 Speakers, Citizenship, Immigration, Policy, Stereotypes
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Jeanine Hoff | Where is the Sunshine? My Journey as a Mental Health Survivor
2016 Speakers, Community, Education, Mental Health
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Cornelia Dinca | Is Your City for People or Cars?
2016 Speakers, Transportation, Urban Planning
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Gay Culverhouse | Helmets Don’t Work and Never Will
2016 Speakers, Athletics, Brain Injuries, Health
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Gary Chartrand | It’s Okay To Be Unreasonable
2016 Speakers, Education, Innovation, Philanthropy, Science, STEM, Technology, Youth
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Rick Baker | Building Seamless Cities
2016 Speakers, Equity, Placemaking, Policy, Smart Cities, Urban Planning
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Tracy Alloway, Ph.D. | Facebook Fearless: How Social Media Can Be Good For You
2016 Speakers, Memory, Social Media, Technology
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Aman Mojadidi | Swimmin’ With Existential Gators
2014 Speakers, Arts & Culture, Community, Diversity, Stereotypes
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Herb Donaldson | How To Survive an Execution
2014 Speakers, Capital Punishment, Incarceration, Justice System, Race
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Spring Behrouz | The Dynamic Future of Neuroscience
2014 Speakers, Brain Injuries, Data, Medicine, Memory, Technology
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Ed McMahon | Where am I? The Power of Uniqueness
2014 Speakers, Community, Historic Preservation, Placemaking, Sustainability, Urban Planning
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Ali Butcher | Re-Imagining Urban Space
2014 Speakers, Arts & Culture, Community, Placemaking, Policy, Smart Cities, Sustainability, Urban Planning
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Ted Powell | When Your Mind Works Against You
2014 Speakers, Fear, Health, Mental Health, Stereotypes
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Sara Gaver | Beyond Face Value
2014 Speakers, Disability, Discrimination, Equity, Human Rights, Inspiration, Stereotypes
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Cullen Hoback | We Don’t Have a Privacy Problem
2014 Speakers, Digital Privacy, Human Rights, Policy, Social Media, Technology
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Chip Southworth | Art, A Powerful Conduit For Change
2014 Speakers, Activism, Arts & Culture, Diversity
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Peter Rummell | Placemaking Meets Healthmaking
2015 Speakers, Collaboration, Health, Placemaking, Urban Planning
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John Phillips | America’s Greatest Enemy: The Virus of Prejudice
2015 Speakers, Discrimination, Fear, Human Rights, Justice System, Race, Social Justice, Stereotypes
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Mark McCombs | Why Every Kid Should Build a Robot
2015 Speakers, Education, Robotics, Science, STEM, Technology, Youth
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Kevin Gover | (Re)Making History: The Real Story Is Bigger and Better
2015 Speakers, History, Native Americans, Race, Stereotypes
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Jordan Edelheit | Breaking Stereotypes, Building Empathy
2015 Speakers, Human Rights, Incarceration, Innovation, Prison Reform, Stereotypes
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Peter Carney | Designing Curiosity
2015 Speakers, Education, Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Music, Technology, Youth
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Jim Barbaresso | Driverless Cars and Connected Infrastructure: The Future?
2015 Speakers, Data, Smart Cities, Transportation, Urban Planning
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Kevin Hyde | Ban the Box
2015 Speakers, Discrimination, Incarceration, Job Training, Stereotypes
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Tessa Duvall | Learning the Truth About Bad Schools
2015 Speakers, Education, Equity, Food Insecurity, Innovation, Poverty, Stereotypes, Youth
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Closing performance | JJ Grey, Joseph Shuck, Mama Blue, and The John Carver Band
2014 Performers, Musical Performance
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