Full Event Schedule
TEDxOxford 2025 will take place on 2nd February 2025 at the Sheldonian Theatre, Oxford from 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM.
9:30 - DOORS OPEN
10:00 - WELCOME
10:05 - Archer Newton
"What If Becoming a Genius Was Actually Easy?"
10:25 - Freshta Karim
"From Kabul to a Dreamland: The Life-Changing Magic of Libraries"
10:45 - Professor Deane
"The Power and Pitfalls of AI in the Design of New Drugs"
INTERVAL
11:15 - Dr. Jim Harris
"If a Museum is a Machine for Learning, How Does it Work?"
11:35 - David Mott
"Fuel for Founders"
11:55 - Robin Waldun
"Who's Afraid of Literature? A Possible Future for the Discipline"
12:15 - LUNCH BREAK
13:15 - Rachel Gardner
"What if We Took Ourselves Less Seriously? Lessons Learnt from Chinese Park Culture"
13:35 - Niyati Sharma
"Let's Talk About Sex (or Not?)"
INTERVAL
14:05 - Dr. Gabrielle Bourret-Sicotte
"What if We Were More Positive About the Climate?"
14:25 - Toby Thompson
"Vaping, Poetry and the Art of Drawing Near"
INTERVAL
14:55 - Leslie Kenny
"Rewriting Time: How I Reversed My Biological Age and Look Back in My Life"
15:15 PM - Professor Ryrie
"How to Win a Culture War?"