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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jane woods commented on Feb 26 2013
How are you missing the psychedelic sciences? They are doing some profound work at John Hopkins Hospital as well as NYC school of medicine with terminally ill cancer patients as well as mental health patients using psilocybin therapies. In addition, in Peru, they are using Ayahuacsa as treatment for substance abusers. I have a family member who was an active drinker for 23 years and hasn’t had a drink since her Ayahuasca sessions. I recently attended psychedemia at Univ of Penna. where many Doctors, Psychiatrists, etc. spoke on their sucesses with these therapies.
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commented on Jan 23 2013
What an amazing array of topics! TED talks have inspired me to write this short song: http://youtu.be/17rBYGvmV9k.
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commented on Jan 12 2013
nice
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commented on Jan 10 2013
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I love TED every year and this is on my bucket list to at least go once to this fabulous event with all the great minds and ideas. The tickets are very expensive but I would totally pay it to rub elbows with some of the greatest minds.
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