For one incredible week each year, a cavernous wing of the Vancouver Convention Centre in Vancouver, BC, Canada transforms into the TED Theater: a custom-made, hand-built, 1,200-seat theater that plays host to world-changing ideas meant to spark conversation, deepen understanding and drive meaningful change. Below, just a sampling of the incredible photography from this year’s event, TED2024. And check out our live coverage of the conference and watch TED Talks from TED2024.
TED2024 Photo Team: Leandro Badalotti, Tracy Gitnick, Ryan Lash, Erin Lubin, Jason Redmond, Callie Giovanna Shields, Gilberto Tadday, Jasmina Tomic and Elizabeth Zeeuw
Building the theater at TED2024: The Brave and the Brilliant. April 15-19, 2024, Vancouver, BC, Canada. Photo: Gilberto Tadday / TED
Behind the scenes of the theater at TED2024: The Brave and the Brilliant. April 15-19, 2024, Vancouver, BC, Canada. Photo: Gilberto Tadday / TED
Behind the scenes of the theater at TED2024: The Brave and the Brilliant. April 15-19, 2024, Vancouver, BC, Canada. Photo: Gilberto Tadday / TED
The TED Theater at TED2024: The Brave and the Brilliant. April 15-19, 2024, Vancouver, BC, Canada. Photo: Gilberto Tadday / TED
Session 8 at TED2024: The Brave and the Brilliant. April 15-19, 2024, Vancouver, BC, Canada. Photo: Jason Redmond / TED
The audience gathers before Session 1 of TED2024: The Brave and the Brilliant, on Monday, April 15, 2024. Vancouver, BC, Canada. Photo: Gilberto Tadday / TED
Session 1 kicks off at TED2024: The Brave and the Brilliant, on Monday, April 15, 2024. Vancouver, BC, Canada. Photo: Gilberto Tadday / TED
Session 1 kicks off at TED2024: The Brave and the Brilliant, on Monday, April 15, 2024. Vancouver, BC, Canada. Photo: Gilberto Tadday / TED
Session 1 of TED2024: The Brave and the Brilliant. April 15-19, 2024, Vancouver, BC, Canada. Photo: Jason Redmond / TED
Backstage at Session 1 of TED2024: The Brave and the Brilliant. April 15-19, 2024, Vancouver, BC, Canada. Photo: Jason Redmond / TED
Backstage at Session 1 of TED2024: The Brave and the Brilliant. April 15-19, 2024, Vancouver, BC, Canada. Photo: Jason Redmond / TED
TED attendees enter the TED Theater before Session 1 of TED2024: The Brave and the Brilliant, on Monday, April 15, 2024. Vancouver, BC, Canada. Photo: Ryan Lash / TED
TED attendees gather before Session 1 of TED2024: The Brave and the Brilliant, on Monday, April 15, 2024. Vancouver, BC, Canada. Photo: Ryan Lash / TED
TED attendees gather before Session 1 of TED2024: The Brave and the Brilliant, on Monday, April 15, 2024. Vancouver, BC, Canada. Photo: Ryan Lash / TED
TED’s Chris Anderson, Monique Ruff-Bell and Helen Walters unveil TED’s new tagline — “Ideas change everything.” — to open Session 1 of TED2024: The Brave and the Brilliant, on Monday, April 15, 2024. Vancouver, BC, Canada. Photo: Ryan Lash / TED
Elle Cordova performs at Session 1 of TED2024: The Brave and the Brilliant, on Monday, April 15, 2024. Vancouver, BC, Canada. Photo: Ryan Lash / TED
Elle Cordova performs at Session 1 of TED2024: The Brave and the Brilliant, on Monday, April 15, 2024. Vancouver, BC, Canada. Photo: Ryan Lash / TED
TED attendees watch Session 2 of TED2024: The Brave and the Brilliant, on Tuesday, April 16, 2024. Vancouver, BC, Canada. Photo: Gilberto Tadday / TED
TED attendees watch Session 2 of TED2024: The Brave and the Brilliant, on Tuesday, April 16, 2024. Vancouver, BC, Canada. Photo: Gilberto Tadday / TED
Session 3 of TED2024: The Brave and the Brilliant, on Tuesday, April 16, 2024. Vancouver, BC, Canada. Photo: Gilberto Tadday / TED
Session 3 of TED2024: The Brave and the Brilliant, on Tuesday, April 16, 2024. Vancouver, BC, Canada. Photo: Gilberto Tadday / TED
Session 3 of TED2024: The Brave and the Brilliant, on Tuesday, April 16, 2024. Vancouver, BC, Canada. Photo: Gilberto Tadday / TED
TED attendees during Session 3 of TED2024: The Brave and the Brilliant, on Tuesday, April 16, 2024. Vancouver, BC, Canada. Photo: Gilberto Tadday / TED
TED attendees watch Session 4 of TED2024: The Brave and the Brilliant, on Tuesday, April 16, 2024. Vancouver, BC, Canada. Photo: Gilberto Tadday / TED
Zeynep Ton speaks at Session 3 of TED2024: The Brave and the Brilliant, on Tuesday, April 16, 2024. Vancouver, BC, Canada. Photo: Jason Redmond / TED
Behind the scenes during Session 4 of TED2024: The Brave and the Brilliant, on Tuesday, April 16, 2024. Vancouver, BC, Canada. Photo: Jasmina Tomic / TED
TED attendees watch Session 2 of TED2024: The Brave and the Brilliant, on Tuesday, April 16, 2024. Vancouver, BC, Canada. Photo: Ryan Lash / TED
The TED Theater during Session 3 of TED2024: The Brave and the Brilliant, on Tuesday, April 16, 2024. Vancouver, BC, Canada. Photo: Gilberto Tadday / TED
The TED Theater during Session 3 of TED2024: The Brave and the Brilliant, on Tuesday, April 16, 2024. Vancouver, BC, Canada. Photo: Gilberto Tadday / TED
The TED Theater during Session 3 of TED2024: The Brave and the Brilliant, on Tuesday, April 16, 2024. Vancouver, BC, Canada. Photo: Gilberto Tadday / TED
TED attendees watch Session 3 of TED2024: The Brave and the Brilliant, on Tuesday, April 16, 2024. Vancouver, BC, Canada. Photo: Gilberto Tadday / TED
Behind the scenes during Session 3 of TED2024: The Brave and the Brilliant, on Tuesday, April 16, 2024. Vancouver, BC, Canada. Photo: Gilberto Tadday / TED
TED attendees watch Session 5 of TED2024: The Brave and the Brilliant, on Wednesday, April 17, 2024. Vancouver, BC, Canada. Photo: Jason Redmond / TED
Live ASL interpretation in the TED Theater during Session 4 of TED2024: The Brave and the Brilliant, on Wednesday, April 17, 2024. Vancouver, BC, Canada. Photo: Jason Redmond / TED
TED attendees watch Session 6 of TED2024: The Brave and the Brilliant, on Wednesday, April 17, 2024. Vancouver, BC, Canada. Photo: Jasmina Tomic / TED
Behind the scenes during Session 6 of TED2024: The Brave and the Brilliant, on Wednesday, April 17, 2024. Vancouver, BC, Canada. Photo: Jasmina Tomic / TED
Behind the scenes during Session 5 BTS at TED2024: The Brave and the Brilliant, on Wednesday, April 17, 2024. Vancouver, BC, Canada. Photo: Ryan Lash / TED
Behind the scenes during Session 7 of TED2024: The Brave and the Brilliant, on Wednesday, April 17, 2024. Vancouver, BC, Canada. Photo: Ryan Lash / TED
Behind the scenes during Session 7 of TED2024: The Brave and the Brilliant, on Wednesday, April 17, 2024. Vancouver, BC, Canada. Photo: Ryan Lash / TED
Behind the scenes during Session 7 of TED2024: The Brave and the Brilliant, on Wednesday, April 17, 2024. Vancouver, BC, Canada. Photo: Ryan Lash / TED
Behind the scenes during Session 5 of TED2024: The Brave and the Brilliant, on Wednesday, April 17, 2024. Vancouver, BC, Canada. Photo: Ryan Lash / TED
Behind the scenes during Session 5 of TED2024: The Brave and the Brilliant, on Wednesday, April 17, 2024. Vancouver, BC, Canada. Photo: Ryan Lash / TED
Behind the scenes during Session 5 of TED2024: The Brave and the Brilliant, on Wednesday, April 17, 2024. Vancouver, BC, Canada. Photo: Ryan Lash / TED
Head of TED Chris Anderson hosts Session 5 of TED2024: The Brave and the Brilliant, on Wednesday, April 17, 2024. Vancouver, BC, Canada. Photo: Ryan Lash / TED
The TED Theater during Session 8 of TED2024: The Brave and the Brilliant, on Thursday, April 18, 2024. Vancouver, BC, Canada. Photo: Ryan Lash / TED
The TED Theater during Session 8 of TED2024: The Brave and the Brilliant, on Thursday, April 18, 2024. Vancouver, BC, Canada. Photo: Ryan Lash / TED
The TED Theater during Session 8 of TED2024: The Brave and the Brilliant, on Thursday, April 18, 2024. Vancouver, BC, Canada. Photo: Ryan Lash / TED
The TED Theater during Session 8 of TED2024: The Brave and the Brilliant, on Thursday, April 18, 2024. Vancouver, BC, Canada. Photo: Ryan Lash / TED
Jaime Rojo speaks at Session 10 of TED2024: The Brave and the Brilliant, on Thursday, April 18, 2024. Vancouver, BC, Canada.Photo: Gilberto Tadday / TED