Today, we’re thrilled to announce the TED2012 speaker program. This year’s conference program includes explorers, storytellers, photographers, scientists, pioneers and educators, visionaries and thinkers from all parts of the globe. Themed “Full Spectrum,” TED2012 will take place from February 27 through March 2 in Long Beach, CA, and Palm Springs, CA — and watchable around the world through the TED Live membership!
Here’s the full lineup:
Session 1: The Observatory
- Paul Gilding, Sustainability advisor
- Peter Diamandis, Futurist
- Sarah Parcak , Space archaeologist, TED Fellow
- Brian Greene, Physicist
- Susan Cain, Author, introvert
Session 2: The Library
- Michael Tilson Thomas, Musician, conductor
- Andrew Stanton, Filmmaker
- Reuben Margolin, Kinetic sculptor
- Billy Collins, Poet
- Quixotic, Performance ensemble
Session 3: The Dinner Party
- Rebecca Newberger Goldstein + Steven Pinker, Novelist-philosopher + Psychologist
- Jonathan Haidt, Social psychologist
- Atul Gawande, Surgeon, journalist
- Janelle Monáe, Performer, songwriter
Session 4: The Lab
- Henrik Schärfe, Roboticist
- Regina Dugan, Director of DARPA
- Jack Choi, Technologist
- Marco Tempest, Techno-illusionist
- Donald Sadoway, Materials engineer
Session 5: The Earth
- Sharon Beals, Photographer
- Wade Davis, Anthropologist, ethnobotanist
- James Hansen, Climatologist
- T. Boone Pickens, Entrepreneur, energy theorist
- The Civilians Investigative Theatre Co., Theater company
Session 6: The Crowd
- Reid Hoffman, Social entrepreneur
- Lior Zoref, Crowdsourcing advocate
- Reggie Watts, Vocalist, beatboxer, comedian
- Frank Warren, Secret keeper
- Cameron Carpenter, Organist
Session 7: TED Prize announcement – The City 2.0
Session 8: The Courtroom
- Jim Stengel, Marketer
- Sherry Turkle, Cultural psychoanalyst
- Tali Sharot, Cognitive neuroscientist
- Abigail Washburn, Clawhammer banjo player, TED Fellow
- Bryan Stevenson, Public-interest lawyer
Session 9: The Designer’s Studio – Curated and hosted by Chee Pearlman and David Rockwell
- Chip Kidd, Graphic designer
- Andrew Bolton, Curator
- David Kelley, Industrial designer
- And surprise guests …
Session 10: The Campfire
- Jared Ficklin, Visualizer
- Sebastian Wernicke, Statistics whiz
- Joshua Foer, Writer
- Philippe Petit, High-wire artist
- Jon Ronson, Writer, filmmaker
Session 11: The Classroom
- Bill Nye, Science guy
- Ainissa Ramirez, Science evangelist
- Aaron Reedy, Teacher
- John Bohannon + Black Label Movement, Science writer + Dance troupe
- Al Vernacchio, Sexuality educator
- Kate Messner, Author, educator, speaker
- Angie Miller, Language arts teacher
- Awele Makeba, Storyteller, teaching artist
- Rafe Esquith, Educator
Session 12: The Moment
- Julie Burstein, Writer, radio producer
- Cesar Kuriyama, Video maker
- Leymah Gbowee, Peace activist, Nobelist
- Brené Brown, Social work professor
The complete list of speakers can be found online here.