A diverse lineup of leaders, visionaries, and entertainers will be speaking at the TEDxNashville event. Included on the list are a few from Williamson County.
Rodney Crowell (performer), Kris Allen (performer), and Maneet Chauhan (speaker) have been announced for the 2017 TEDxNashville ILLUMINATE event which will take place on Friday, March 17th from (6:00pm – 10:30pm) and Saturday March 18th, 2017 at TPAC (1:00pm – 5:30pm).
These important trailblazers will talk about their unique experiences, knowledge, and visions, on various topics including the future of space travel, Chinese philosophy, robotics, criminal justice, urban street art, astrophysicists, mindfulness, superbugs and much more. Under the direction of TEDxNashville Program Director Leslie Belknap, and Board President Chris Moise, the annual event, now in its eighth year, has grown to become one of the premiere TEDx conferences, historically selling out each year.
Performing for the event on Friday will be Kyshona Armstrong who was the opening act for Wynonna at GRAY’S on Main on New Year’s Eve, along with Chaos Emeralds and Transit Dance Company. On Saturday, Electric Western will spin the tunes as
BASECAMP, Joe Robinson, and Albatross will perform.
For the complete list of speakers and to purchase tickets, visit the TEDx Nashville website.Â
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, as TED.com.
A TED video can be about any range of subjects. 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. A TED speech is usually a loose dialogue about an issue that needs the new perspective. 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  Facebook for more updates.
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