TEDxEmory

Taking place at Emory University on April 23rd, 2011. Please visit us at: http://www.tedxemory.org/
You can also buy your tickets at the door! All students are $10 and general admission is $25!

Confirmed Speakers:
David Wilhelm: youngest person to ever head a national party in the history of the United States, David Wilhelm is a former Chairman of the Democratic National Committee and managed the campaigns of President Bill Clinton, Vice-President Joe Biden, former-Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley among other renowned politicians. He also informally advised the Obama campaign leading up to President Obama's historic victory in 2008.

Dr. Frans de Waal, legendary primatologist, member of the Time Magazine's 100 Most Influential People in 2007, knighted with the Order of Lion from the Netherlands, and New York Times bestselling author of Age of Empathy, Primates & Philosophers, among other famous titles.

Sanjay Parekh: named a Technology Pioneer with the World Economic Forum in 2002 & 2003, Sanjay has been featured in Atlanta's "40 under 40" list and is founder of StartUp Riot - the first major entrepreneurship conference in Atlanta and first major gathering of angel investors and entrepreneurs outside the West Coast.

Dr. Gregory Berns, Director of the Center for Neuropolicy and Distinguished Professor of Neuroeconomics. Widely considered a leading scholar in his field, he is the author of bestsellers such as Iconoclast: A Neuroscientist Reveals How To Think Differently and Satisfaction: The Science of Finding True Fulfillment.

Dr. Ken Ono, who recently made solved a 500-year old math equation: he discovered a finite formula for the calculation of partition numbers and his discovery is set to change the future of fractals and number theory.

Dr. Maura Belliveau, who has been featured in publications such as The Economist, Fast Company, and Fortune for her work in pay equity, salary fairness, job market diversity, and gender inequality in the American workforce.

About TEDx, x = independently organized event

In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TEDTalks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. These local, self-organized events are branded TEDx, where x = independently organized TED event. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events are self-organized. (Subject to certain rules and regulations.)

About TED

TED is a nonprofit organization devoted to Ideas Worth Spreading. Started as a four-day conference in California 25 years ago, TED has grown to support those world-changing ideas with multiple initiatives. The annual TED Conference invites the world's leading thinkers and doers to speak for 18 minutes. Their talks are then made available, free, at TED.com. TED speakers have included Bill Gates, Al Gore, Jane Goodall, Elizabeth Gilbert, Sir Richard Branson, Nandan Nilekani, Philippe Starck, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Isabel Allende and UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown. The annual TED Conference takes place in Long Beach, California, with simulcast in Palm Springs; TEDGlobal is held each year in Oxford, UK. TED's media initiatives include TED.com, where new TEDTalks are posted daily, and the Open Translation Project, which provides subtitles and interactive transcripts as well as the ability for any TEDTalk to be translated by volunteers worldwide. TED has established the annual TED Prize, where exceptional individuals with a wish to change the world are given the opportunity to put their wishes into action; TEDx, which offers individuals or groups a way to organize independent, TED-like events around the world; and the TEDFellows program, helping world-changing innovators from around the globe to become part of the TED community and, with its help, amplify the impact of their remarkable projects and activities.

Follow TED on Twitter at twitter.com/TEDTalks, or on Facebook at facebook.com/TED.

TED2011, "The Rediscovery of Wonder," will be held February 28-March 4, 2011, in Long Beach, California, with the TEDActive simulcast in Palm Springs, California.