TEDxWilmington’s seventh annual conference will showcase 29 speakers from around the world.
The event is scheduled for Thursday, September 27 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Figure 8 Barn, Bellevue State Park, 800 Carr Road, Wilmington.
This year’s theme is “Now What?” Tickets are $100 and available for purchase online.
“We live in an age of information with a seemingly endless flow of ideas,” says TEDxWilmington’s founder and organizer, Ajit Mathew George, ”and yet, we have almost no idea what to do with them most of the time. With so many amazing resources at our fingertips, we now pose the important question of what to do with it all. What is the next step in the right direction? Now what?”
This year’s TEDxWilmington Annual Conference will be held in a new location. The Figure 8 Barn in Bellevue State Park is a century old space inside of a Delaware State Park. It is large enough to accommodate Mindy Tatz Chernoff’s horse, Viton, a 20-year-old Double registered paint and pinto gelding.
“Mindy, founder of The Resonant Horse, is bringing a live horse on stage for her talk, entitled, ‘Love, Connection and a Horse,’” says George. “This is a first, and we expect the audience will love it!”
George says that the 29 speakers hail from 12 different states including Alaska, California, Colorado, Delaware, Maryland, New Mexico, New York, New Jersey, Nevada, Rhode Island, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin plus four countries including South Africa, Sweden, Mexico and the British Virgin Islands.
The price of admission includes lunch from two different, local food trucks.
Over the past seven years, TEDxWilmington has showcased 432 speakers and performers who gave 410 TEDx talks that have attracted over 13 million (to be exact 13,240,234) views as of September 3, 2018.
About the Speakers
Linda Tucker
Conservationist Umpopo, South Africa “Ignite Your LionHeart”
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Dr. Wendy Leonard
Scientist & Medical Writer Laytonsville, MD “Zebrafish ¾ Practically People: Why They Blow Lab Rats Out of the Water”
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Seth Rainess
Author & Transgender Activist New Jersey “Can Men Learn to Express Their Emotions in a Healthy Way and Still be Masculine?”
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Mindy Tatz-Chernoff (and her horse, Viton)
Equine Specialist Newtown Square, PA “Love, Connection and a Horse”
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Sara Blanchard
Conscious Connector Denver, CO “The Ultimate Anti-Happiness Question” |
Cassandra Pavolic
Coach & Former Aerialist Philadelphia, PA “Life Lessons from a Retired Aerialist” |
Dr. Michelle Yep Martin
Psychologist Anchorage, Alaska “The Myth of Sex” |
Gerald J. Leonard
President & CEO, Principles of Execution, LLC Olney, Maryland “What if Practice is the Performance?”
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Phillip J. Roundtree
Founder, Quadefy LLC Philadelphia, PA “Black Mental Health Matters |
Hubert Akeem Lennard, Jr.
Founder & Lead Artisan, Greencrete BVI Virgin Gorda, British Virgin Islands “Surviving Your Personal Hurricane”
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Andrew Bagelic
CEO & Founder, Teledipity Queretaro, Mexico “We’re Lucky We’re Millennials in a Rotten World”
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Carlyn Montes de Oca
Animal-Human Health Expert Santa Fe, New Mexico “The Life Changing Power of the Animal-Human Health Connection |
Sean J. Kennedy
Drummer & Percussion Artist Philadelphia, PA “Grooving with Serendipity”
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Jodi AmanPsycholtherapist & AuthorRochester, NY
“Suck it up! Calm Anxious Kids with Simple Chores”
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Diana Wilson
Founder, Yielding Accomplished African Women Clayton, DE “Why We can’t Wait on $28 Trillion” |
Errol Ebanks
Owner, Errol E. Photography Wilmington, Delaware “A Cloud Frull of Memories” |
Richard Lackey
Chairman & CEO, World Food Bank Littleton, CO “Zero Hunger Formula”
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Dr. Monique Rainford
Medical Director, Baltimore Medical System Laurel, Maryland “America’s Maternal Nightmare” |
Jennifer Behm-Lazzarini
Former Miss Delaware USA and “Masterchef” winner East Greenwich, RI “Even Beauty Queens Get Dumped” |
George Chanos
Chairman of Capriotti’s Sandwich Shop and former Attorney General of Nevoda Las Vegas, NV “Think and Thrive”
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Brandon Blackburn-Dwyer
Business Growth Expert & Founder, Grasshopper Strategies Norristown, PA “Finding Me in Millennial”
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Rod Wallace, Ph.D.
Executive Strategist Wilmington, DE “Delivering Profit in Service to Society”
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Susanne Birgersdotter
CEO & Founder, SBDM Sundbyberg, Sweden “Pivotal Moments Matter” |
Colleen A. Cowles
Attorney & Author Eau Claire, Wisconsin “Are DRUGS an Answer to the Addicition and Overdose Epidemic?” |
George A. Pagano
Ocean Rower Media, PA “A Small Boat in a Big Ocean” |
Dr. Michael A. Turnbull
Director, the Wellness Center Ltd. Tortola, British Virgin Islands “Start With the End in Mind”
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Dr. Paul Rosen
Medical Officer, Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services Wilmington, DE “What I learned from 100,000 Doctors”
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Glen Dunzweiler
Owner, Glen Dunzweiler Productions Burbank, CA “Only Capitalism, Community, and Direct Action Will Curb Homelessness”
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Adebisi Adebowale
Founder & CEO, Upliftology Lanham, Maryland “Education for All” |
Markevis Gideon
Owner & Managing Director, NERDiT NOW Wilmington, DE “Find Your China!” |