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Live Drawing Artwork!
In case you missed out, here are some of the amazing live drawings created by Chris Shipton and Stuart Young at TEDxOxford 2015.
Thank You!
A huge thank you to everyone who attended or was involved with TEDxOxford 2015! It was a truly brilliant day with some amazing speakers sharing...
Photos from the Day!
Photos from TEDxOxford 2015 are now here! Thank you all for coming, and we hope to see you next year!
Info for the day
Only 4 Days to go! Hi everybody, I hope you are all as excited for TEDxOxford 2015 as we are! To make sure you can...
TEDxOxford 2015 Speaker Professor Armand Leroi
Professor Armand Leroi is a renowned evolutionary developmental biologist, author and broadcaster based at Imperial College, London. His main field of research involves investigating how...
TEDxOxford 2015 Speaker Ben Power
Our TEDx Conference will also include a talk by Ben Power, a renowned dramaturg and playwright. Since 2010, he has been the associate director of...
TEDxOxford Speaker 2015 Fred Branson
Fred Branson is the co-director of Amantani UK, a charity which works to improve the lives of Peruvian children. Since 2008, the charity has been...
TEDxOxford 2015 SOLD OUT!
TEDxOxford 2015 is now SOLD OUT!It all looks set to be another fantastic conference in a packed New Theatre – we hope you’re all as...
TEDxOxford 2015 Speaker Dr Alan Watkins
We are delighted to announce that we will be hosting Dr Alan Watkins, an international expert on leadership and human performance. Drawing on his background...
TEDxOxford 2015 Speaker Nat Ware
We are delighted to announce that the economist, entrepreneur, and international development specialist Nat Ware will be speaking at TEDxOxford 2015. Nat is a Rhodes...
TEDxOxford 2015 Speaker Grace Young
All of our speakers have done amazing things in their chosen fields, but few have pursued their passion all the way to the depths of...
TEDxOxford 2015 Speaker Kristina Murrin
TED is grounded in its pursuit of innovation and inspiration, as is our next speaker, Kristina Murrin. Kristina helped build the fledgling innovation business, What...
TEDxOxford 2015 Speaker Professor William Latham
Professor William Latham is a computer artist – a role many would deem a contradiction! He is most well known for his Organic Art project...
TEDxOxford 2015 Speaker Professor Steve Simon
Professor Steve Simon is a world renowned theoretical physicist who has worked at Harvard, MIT, and Oxford. He blends an exceptional knowledge for the field...
TEDxOxford 2015 Speaker Sama Dizayee
Prepare yourself to be inspired by the brilliant Sama Dizayee. Sama is a female Iraqi journalist who has personally experienced war and years of political...
TEDxOxford 2015 Speaker Simone Barillari
It is honour to have the creator of the Global Hamlet Project come to TEDxOxford 2015. Simone will speak on the inspiration behind this worldwide...
TEDxOxford 2015 Speaker Zelda la Grange
We are excited to welcome the ‘honorary granddaughter’ to the late Nelson Mandela, who we are flying in from South Africa for the event. From...
TEDxOxford 2014 Videos: Laura Bates
In this powerful and touching talk, Laura Bates confronts us with the realities of everyday sexism at UK universities. Quoting from eyewitness reports, she tells...
TEDxOxford 2014 Videos: Richard Layard
New Talk up! “The purpose of our lives should be to create as much happiness and as little unhappiness as we can” ~ Richard Layard...
TEDxOxford2014 Videos: John Tate
In a world where an increasing number of people use the internet as a primary source of news information, what role do mainstream media outlets...
TEDxOxford 2014 Videos: Susan Greenfield
TEDxOxford 2015 is launching soon!!We are very excited to bring you details of next year’s conference soon. In the meantime, we’ll be uploading videos of...
TEDxOxford 2012 Videos: Rory Sutherland
Rory is one of the most powerful men in marketing. Educated at Cambridge, he went on to become the Executive Creative Director and Vice-Chairman of...
TEDxOxford 2012 Videos: Cindy Gallop
Cindy Gallop talks about the personal experiences that led her to launch MakeLoveNotPorn.com in 2009; the extraordinary response that site received, that then motivated her...
TEDxOxford 2012 Videos: Sam Levin
How a story about a garden and a school shows us why high schoolers should be given more control over their learning, and why we...
TEDxOxford 2012 Videos: James Rhodes
Pianist James Rhodes talks about classical music, the problems with the industry behind it, and why such immortal music must stop apologising for itself.
TEDxOxford 2012 Videos: Nick Bostrom
Swedish philosopher Nick Bostrom began thinking of a future full of human enhancement, nanotechnology and cloning long before they became mainstream concerns. Bostrom approaches both...
TEDxOxford 2012 Videos: Pernille Tranberg
Your personal data is the oil of today — the digital economy is built on it. Companies are tracking and analysing every move we make....
TEDxOxford 2012 Videos: Michael Tobin
Acclaimed business leader and entrepreneur Mike Tobin discusses how he uses his challenging childhood experiences as lessons for life, and how he replicates those challenges...
TEDxOxford 2012 Videos: Arthur Benjamin
Benjamin makes numbers dance. In his day job, he’s a professor of mathematics at Harvey Mudd College; in his other day job, he’s a “Mathemagician,”...
TEDxOxford 2012 Videos: Claire Enders
Claire Enders founded Enders Analysis in 1997. Claire is one of the most experienced analysts and forecasters in UK and European media and telecoms, with...
TEDxOxford 2012 Videos: Camila Batmanghelidjh
Camila Batmanghelidjh CBE is the founder and director of Kids Company and has been a psychotherapist for more than twenty years. In April 2008 Kids...
TEDxOxford 2012 Videos: Ian Bremmer
Ian Bremmer is the president of Eurasia Group, the leading global political risk research and consulting firm. Here he gives the talk “The Rise of...
Photos from the day
We’ve now collected the best photos from TEDxOxford 2012 into one Flickr album! View photos
Sam Levin
Sam Levin will be speaking at TEDxOxford 2012. Sam is a 2nd year undergraduate at Somerville College, Oxford and is our our youngest innovator speaking at...
Pernille Tranberg
Pernille Tranberg spoke at TEDxOxford 2012. Pernille is a Danish journalist, author and speaker. Her main interest lies in how society has and will change in...
Michael Tobin
Michael Tobin spoke at TEDxOxford 2012. As Chief Executive Officer, Michael leads the management of the Telecity Group, a FTSE 250 company, and the formulation...
James Rhodes
James has no formal academic musical education or dedicated mentoring. He has released 4 albums, all of which have topped the iTunes classical charts. In...
Arthur Benjamin
Arthur Benjamin spoke at TEDxOxford 2012. Benjamin makes numbers dance. In his day job, he’s a professor of math at Harvey Mudd College; in his...
Ian Bremmer
Ian Bremmer spoke about politics at TEDxOxford 2012. Bremmer is the president of Eurasia Group, the leading global political risk research and consulting firm. In 1998,...
Nick Bostrom
Nick Bostrom is speaking at TEDxOxford 2012 on the subject of Philosophy. Swedish philosopher Nick Bostrom began thinking of a future full of human enhancement,...
Claire Enders
Claire Enders spoke at TEDxOxford 2012 on the subject of Analysis. Claire is a top level telecoms and media strategy analyst. Prior to starting her...
Cindy Gallop
Cindy Gallop is a graduate of Somerville College, Oxford, whose background is brandbuilding, marketing and advertising – she started up the US office of ad...
Camila Batmanghelidjh
Camila Batmanghelidjh spoke at TEDxOxford 2012 on the subject of charity. Camila is the founder and director of Kids Company and has been a psychotherapist...
Rory Sutherland
Rory spoke at TEDxOxford 2012. He was also one of eleven speakers at TEDxOxford 2011. Rory is one of the most powerful men in marketing....
TEDxOxford 2011 Videos: Alan McGee and Rachel Felder
Record label owner Alan McGee and Rachel Felder discus the music industry. This conversation was held at TEDxOxford 2011, held in Merton College, Oxford.
TEDxOxford 2011 Videos: Aubrey de Grey
Aubrey de Grey, Chief Scientific Officer at the SENS foundation presents his talk “Regenerative medicine against ageing: is the real fountain of youth forseeable at...
TEDxOxford 2011 Videos: Vidal Sassoon
Vidal Sassoon shares the story of his life in his talk at TEDxOxford 2011. TEDxOxford was held in Merton College, Oxford on 26/09/11.
TEDxOxford 2011 Videos: Mike Soutar
Mike Soutar, founder of ShortList Media presents his talk, ‘Don’t wait to be hospitalised before you start your own business’ at TEDxOxford 2011 in Merton...
TEDxOxford 2011 Videos: Charles Roberts
Charles Roberts, founder of the environmental charity Greeenstar* presents his thoughts on the how to create a business climate for positive environmental change. This talk...
TEDxOxford 2011 Videos: Kelly Cutrone
Kelly Cutrone, founder of People’s Revolution presents her talk ‘Cash, Conciousness and Capitalism’ at TEDxOxford 2011 in Merton College, Oxford.
TEDxOxford 2011 Videos: Chris Goodall
Chris Goodall presents his talk ‘Why media plurality matters’ at TEDxOxford in the T.S. Eliot Theatre, Merton College, Oxford on 26th of September 2011.
TEDxOxford 2011 Videos: Kevin Warwick
In this talk Kevin Warwick, professor of Cybernetics at Reading University presents his talk on Cyborgs at TEDxOxford on 26th September 2011. He presents ideas...
TEDxOxford 2011 Videos: Marcus du Sautoy
Marcus du Sautoy, Simonyi Professor for the Public Understanding of Science and Professor of Mathematics at the University of Oxford presents his talk on Mathematics....
Aubrey de Grey
Aubrey de Grey was one of eleven speakers at TEDxOxford 2011. A true maverick, Aubrey de Grey challenges the most basic assumption underlying the human...
Vidal Sassoon
Vidal Sassoon was one of eleven speakers at TEDxOxford 2011. Claire Crazier of OK! Magazine said in 1994: “There’s a name that’s so pervasive worldwide...
Mike Soutar
Mike was one of eleven speakers at TEDxOxford 2011 presenting his talk ‘Don’t wait to be hospitalised before you start your own business’. Mike is...
Charles Roberts
Charles was one of eleven speakers at TEDxOxford 2011, presenting his environmental charity, Greeenstar. Charles, an entrepreneur with a background in medicine, is shaking up...
Kelly Cutrone
Kelly was one of eleven speakers at TEDxOxford 2011 presenting her talk ‘Cash, Conciousness and Capitalism’. Kelly is the founder and CEO of the world’s...
Chris Goodall
Chris was one of eleven speakers at TEDxOxford 2011 where he presented his talk ‘Why Media Plurality Matters’. Chris is a consultant to Enders Analysis,...
Kevin Warwick
Kevin was one of eleven speakers at TEDxOxford 2011 presenting his talk ‘Cyborg Interfaces’. Kevin Warwick is a Professor of Cybernetics at the University of...
Alan McGee
Alan was one of eleven speakers at TEDxOxford 2011. As founder of Creation Records, Alan McGee worked with influential bands like Oasis, Primal Scream, Jesus...
Marcus Du Sautoy
Marcus was one of eleven speakers at TEDxOxford 2011, presenting his talk ‘The Two Cultures: A False Dichotomy’. Marcus is the Simonyi Professor for the...