Today, we are absolutely ecstatic to announce the speaker program for TED2013, themed “The Young. The Wise. The Undiscovered.” With speakers ranging from a deep-sea explorer to a beatboxer, economists to a roboticist, from a photo journalists to an eco-designer to a yo-yo master, many of this year’s speakers have spent decades building their careers while others have yet to celebrate their 18th birthdays. But one thing is sure: they all have incredible wisdom to share with us. Get ready for some heartfelt standing ovations.
TED2013 will take place from February 25 to March 1 in Long Beach, CA, and Palm Beach, CA — and is watchable all across the globe with a TED Live membership. Without further ado, here are this year’s speakers*. Click on their name to read much more about them or check out the full lineup, with bios, here »
Session 1: Progress Enigma
- Jennifer Granholm, Former Governor of Michigan
- Robert J. Gordon, Innovation researcher
- Erik Brynjolfsson, Roboticist
- Rodney Brooks, Venture investor
- Keller Rinaudo, Robotics entrepreneur
- Nilofer Merchant, Economist
- Bono, Musician and activist
Session 2: Beautiful Imperfection
- Stuart Firestein, Neuroscientist
- Edith Widder, Marine biologist
- Camille Seaman, Photographer
- Sebastião Salgado, Photojournalist
- Beardyman, Beatboxer and inventor
- Saskia Sassen, Sociologist and globalization expert
- Phil Hansen, Multimedia expert
Session 3: The Spark
- Freeman Hrabowski, Educator
- Meg Jay, Clinical psychologist
- Lisa Bu, Passionate reader
- Richard Turere, Inventor
- The TED Prize Winner, A surprise wishmaker
- Sleepy Man Banjo Boys, Bluegrass musicians
Session 4: Disrupt!
- Sanjay Dastoor, Roboticist
- Alastair Parvin, Designer
- Danny Hillis, Computer theorist
- BLACK, Yo-yo champion
- Lesley Perkes, Public art instigator
- Amanda Palmer, Musician and blogger
- Larry Lessig, Legal activist
Session 5: Dream!
- Rich + Tone Talauega, Creative directors and choreographers
- Elon Musk, Serial entrepreneur
- Mary Lou Jepsen, Screen engineer
- Taylor Wilson, Nuclear scientist
- Ji-Hae Park, Violinist
- Stewart Brand, Environmentalist and futurist
Session 6:Create!
- Martin Villeneuve, Graphic artist and director
- Andrew McAfee, Management theorist
- Dong Woo Jang, Bow designer
- Jinsop Lee, Multi-sense designer
- Barb Stuckey, Food creator
- Yu “Jordy” Fu, Multifaceted designer
- Jacky Myint, Designer
- Kate Stone, Shepherd of electrons
- Jack Andraka, Cancer detector inventor
Session 7: Sustain!
- Leyla Acaroglu, Sustainability strategist
- Ron Finley, Renegade gardener
- Wang Li, Mouth musician
- Miranda Wang and Jeanny Yao , Science fair winners
- Alex Laskey, Energy software maker
- Pedrito Martinez Group, Afro-Cuban alchemists
- Michael Green, Architect
- Allan Savory, Grassland ecosystem pioneer
Session 8: Coded Meaning
- Saki Mafundikwa, Graphic designer
- John McWhorter, Linguist
- Mohamed Jemni, E-accessibility strategist
- Ajit Narayanan, Visual grammar engine inventor
- Raghava KK, Artist
- Denise Herzing, Dolphin researcher
- Adam Spencer, Science communicator
Session 9: Indelicate Conversation
- Rose George, Sanitation champion
- Mark Shaw, Macroencapsulator
- Christopher Ryan, Psychologist
- Kees Moeliker, Ornithologist
- James Lyne, Cybersecurity specialist
- Allison Hunt, Marketing expert
- Anas Aremeyaw Anas, Undercover journalist
Session 10: Secret Voices
- Liu Bolin, Artist
- Diana Reiss, Cognitive psychologist
- Peter Gabriel, Musician and activist
- Neil Gershenfeld, Physicist, personal fab pioneer
- Vint Cerf, Computer scientist
- Shane Koyczan, Poet
- Lakshmi Pratury, Connector
- Hyeonseo Lee, Activist
- Eleanor Longden, Research psychologist
Session 11: Who Are We?
- Jared Diamond, Civilization scholar
- Jim Flynn, Intelligence researcher
- Daniel Reisel, Cultural neuroscientist
- Daniel Ogilvie, Soul searcher
- Joshua Prager, Journalist
Session 12: A Ripple Effect?
- Peter Singer, Philosopher and ethicist
- Dan Pallotta, Charity defender
- Orly Wahba, Kindess catalyst
- Julia Sweeney, Actor, comedian and playwright
- Eric Whitacre, Composer and conductor
For a photo layout of the sessions »
And for much more information on each and every speaker »
*The speaker order in this post was updated on 2/25/2013.
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