The Next Stage at TEDNext 2024 — in photos

The Next Stage at TEDNext 2024 on October 22, 2024, at Pullman Yards in Atlanta, GA. (Photo: Gilberto Tadday / TED)

TEDNext 2024 — the very first iteration of TED’s newest flagship event — features not one but two stages where attendees are immersed in new ideas and perspectives in a journey of discovery. The “Next Stage” breaks our traditional style of speakers on the red circle delivering their ideas to the audience in favor of a more interactive, debate-oriented approach, set in a beautiful (and comfortable!) theater-in-the-round.

Below, enjoy a photo roundup from the Next Stage at TEDNext 2024 — and look out for videos from this special space coming soon to TED.com.

TEDNext Photo Team: Felicia Chang, DeShaun Craddock, Erin Lubin, Jason Redmond, Callie Shields, Gilberto Tadday, Jasmina Tomic and Elizabeth Zeeuw

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Negin Farsad speaks at TEDNext 2024 on October 22, 2024, at Pullman Yards in Atlanta, GA. (Photo: Gilberto Tadday / TED)

Session 1: Expand

Futurist, strategist, curator AC Coppens; connection connoisseur Kasley Killam; and machine learning pioneer and artist Apolinário Passos dive into a fun, informative debate on the opportunities – and perils – of AI.

Apolinário Passo (left), AC Coppens and Kasley Killam speak at TEDNext 2024 on October 22, 2024, at Pullman Yards in Atlanta, GA. (Photo: Gilberto Tadday / TED)

AC Coppens speaks at TEDNext 2024 on October 22, 2024, at Pullman Yards in Atlanta, GA. (Photo: Gilberto Tadday / TED)

Kasley Killam speaks at TEDNext 2024 on October 22, 2024, at Pullman Yards in Atlanta, GA. (Photo: Gilberto Tadday / TED)

Apolinário Passo speaks at TEDNext 2024 on October 22, 2024, at Pullman Yards in Atlanta, GA. (Photo: Gilberto Tadday / TED)

Attendees at the Next Stage at TEDNext 2024 on October 22, 2024, at Pullman Yards in Atlanta, GA. (Photo: Gilberto Tadday / TED)

Attendees speak with Apolinário Passo, AC Coppens and Kasley Killam at TEDNext 2024 on October 22, 2024, at Pullman Yards in Atlanta, GA. (Photo: Gilberto Tadday / TED)

Attendees at the Next Stage at TEDNext 2024 on October 22, 2024, at Pullman Yards in Atlanta, GA. (Photo: Gilberto Tadday / TED)

Session 2: Sustain

Journalist, media entrepreneur and host of TED Radio Hour Manoush Zomorodi; vegan visionary Pinky Cole Hayes; and founder and CEO of Goodr Jasmine Crowe-Houston share how to make climate-friendly habits more appealing.

The Next Stage at TEDNext 2024 on October 22, 2024, at Pullman Yards in Atlanta, GA. (Photo: Gilberto Tadday / TED)

Manoush Zomorodi (left) and Pinky Cole Hayes speak at TEDNext 2024 on October 22, 2024, at Pullman Yards in Atlanta, GA. (Photo: Gilberto Tadday / TED)

Pinky Cole Hayes speaks at TEDNext 2024 on October 22, 2024, at Pullman Yards in Atlanta, GA. (Photo: Gilberto Tadday / TED)

Attendees at the Next Stage at TEDNext 2024 on October 22, 2024, at Pullman Yards in Atlanta, GA. (Photo: Gilberto Tadday / TED)

Jasmine Crowe-Houston speaks at TEDNext 2024 on October 22, 2024, at Pullman Yards in Atlanta, GA. (Photo: Gilberto Tadday / TED)

Attendees speak with Pinky Cole Hayes (left), Jasmine Crowe-Houston and Manoush Zomorodi at TEDNext 2024 on October 22, 2024, at Pullman Yards in Atlanta, GA. (Photo: Gilberto Tadday / TED)

The Next Stage at TEDNext 2024 on October 22, 2024, at Pullman Yards in Atlanta, GA. (Photo: Gilberto Tadday / TED)

Session 3: Lead

Media executive, producer, TEDWomen founder Pat Mitchell guides conversations with actor Lynda Carter and GirlTREK cofounders Vanessa Renae and T. Morgan Dixon, discussing the intricacies of career transitions, moving through adversity and the lessons they’ve learned along the way. This session is curated by TEDWomen.

Pat Mitchell hosts at TEDNext 2024 on October 23, 2024, at Pullman Yards in Atlanta, GA. (Photo: Gilberto Tadday / TED)

T. Morgan Dixon (right) speaks with Vanessa Renae (left) and Pat Mitchell at TEDNext 2024 on October 23, 2024, at Pullman Yards in Atlanta, GA. (Photo: Gilberto Tadday / TED)