About TEDx London

In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TED has created a program called TEDx. TEDx is a program of local, self organised events that bring people together. TEDxLondon is the leading UK arm of TEDx, having hosted high profile events in partnership with the Skoll Foundation, The Gates Foundation and The Science Museum.

TEDx London is oriented at developing a community of like minded highly informed and engaged innovators, designers, thinkers, technologists and environmentally and socially concerned individuals in the heart of London.

We bring together the UK’s leading innovative and imaginative thinkers and activators. Our audience is made up of MP’s, designers, heads of innovation, CEO’s , industry leaders, social entrepreneurs and change makers. Our last TEDxLondon event was streamed live to over 22,000 people around the globe. It is still being viewed online today.

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; TEDGlobal is held each year in Oxford, UK, and this November, the TEDIndia
Conference will be held in Mysore, India.

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 three 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 host local, self-organized events around the world, and the TED Fellows 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 ( twitter.com/TEDTalks), or on Facebook, (facebook.com/TED).

Our Core Team

			Evan Grant (Director) Evan Grant is a creative technologist and founder of arts and technology collective seeper. His passion for inspiring wonderment has steered seeper’s ethos and brought them to their position as leaders in multisensory immersion through the use of tangible, gestural and kinetic interaction. Evan has spoken around the world, in particular at TED.
			Robin Dhara (Communications) Robin finds “interesting people, with interesting stories”. Skilled in seeking out people with a passion and the sense to do things differently, he has been the founder of RedRobin since 2007. As a maverick publicist, his clients include some of the world’s most innovative organisations and brands.
			Rebecca Wright (Publications/Production) As a brand creator and designer, Rebecca aims to make brands synonymous with engaging experiences. She has been working for TEDx London broadly assisting in curation, sponsorship, partnerships and creative. She is also initiating TEDx London publishing, both online and offline. For more information visit: www.rebeccawright.viewbook.com
			Darina Garland + Claudia Barwell (Education Advisors) Claudia Barwell and Darina Garland have worked as independent project managers and consultants in education for many years. Collectively they have worked for clients including: Aim Higher, Creative Partnerships, The National Theatre and NESTA to name but a few. They spend considerable time in both primary and secondary schools and are in a fortunate position to work with children, teachers, parents, policy makers and education change makers. For more information about their work please visit http://www.suklaa.org
			Carla Mackinnon (ProductionManager) Carla is a producer and programmer of artworks and events. She manages projects with arts and technology collective seeper and runs Rich Pickings a film and thought event series exploring the most interesting things in the universe. Carla has produced six international festivals and leads creative workshops for children and teenagers. For more information about her work visit: www.mackinnonworks.com