TEDx Wilmington’s conference theme – Now what?

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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.

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“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”

 

Dr. Wendy Leonard

Scientist & Medical Writer

Laytonsville, MD

“Zebrafish ¾ Practically People: Why They Blow Lab Rats Out of the Water”

 

Seth Rainess

Author & Transgender Activist

New Jersey

“Can Men Learn to Express Their Emotions in a Healthy Way and Still be Masculine?”

 

Mindy Tatz-Chernoff (and her horse, Viton)

Equine Specialist

Newtown Square, PA

“Love, Connection and a Horse”

 

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?”

 

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”

 

Andrew Bagelic

CEO & Founder, Teledipity

Queretaro, Mexico

“We’re Lucky We’re Millennials in a Rotten World”

 

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”

 

Jodi AmanPsycholtherapist & AuthorRochester, NY

“Suck it up! Calm Anxious Kids with Simple Chores”

 

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”

 

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”

 

Brandon Blackburn-Dwyer

Business Growth Expert & Founder, Grasshopper Strategies

Norristown, PA

“Finding Me in Millennial”

 

Rod Wallace, Ph.D.

Executive Strategist

Wilmington, DE

“Delivering Profit in Service to Society”

 

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”

 

Dr. Paul Rosen

Medical Officer, Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services

Wilmington, DE

“What I learned from 100,000 Doctors”

 

Glen Dunzweiler

Owner, Glen Dunzweiler Productions

Burbank, CA

“Only Capitalism, Community, and Direct Action Will Curb Homelessness”

 

Adebisi Adebowale

Founder & CEO, Upliftology

Lanham, Maryland

“Education for All”

Markevis Gideon

Owner & Managing Director, NERDiT NOW

Wilmington, DE

Find Your China!”

 

 

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