TED speakers

Loretta Napoleoni
Expert macroeconomist

Geena Rocero
Founder, Gender Proud

Yasheng Huang
Thought Leader on Emerging Economies

Ola Rosling
CEO & Co-founder, Gapminder Foundation

Sebastian Thrun
Founder, Google[x]

Emily Lindin
Founder, The UnSlut Project

Oren Yakobovich
Human-rights Activist & Social Entrepreneur

Troed Troedson
Future Analyst


Michael Pawlyn
Architect & Sustainability Leader


Elif Shafak
Insightful and inspirational speaker on issues of equality, identity, new humanism, spirituality and geopolitics internationally.

Benjamin Barber
Political Theorist & Best-selling Author

Lijia Zhang
Chinese Writer & Social Commentator

Evan Roth
Digital Artist & Hacker

Frans Johansson
Best-selling author of "The Medici Effect"

Birke Baehr
Advocate for sustainable food and agriculture

David Bornstein
Social Innovator

Vincent Walsh
Expert on creativity and decision making under pressure

Gavin Pretor-Pinney
Award-winning science writer and thinker on creativity

Geoffrey West
Pioneering Theoretical Physicist

Didier Sornette
Professor of Entrepreneurial Risks