TEDxWellington is an independent
TEDx
TED Conferences, LLC (Technology, Entertainment, Design) is an American-Canadian non-profit media organization that posts international talks online for free distribution under the slogan "ideas worth spreading". TED was founded by Richard Sau ...
event held annually in
Wellington
Wellington ( mi, Te Whanganui-a-Tara or ) is the capital city of New Zealand. It is located at the south-western tip of the North Island, between Cook Strait and the Remutaka Range. Wellington is the second-largest city in New Zealand by metr ...
, New Zealand. Like other TEDx events, the event obtained a free license from
TED to hold the conference, with organizers agreeing to follow certain principles. In 2017, TEDxWellington hosted 13 speakers and 1,000 delegates at the
St. James Theatre on
Courtenay Place, the main street of Wellington's entertainment district, opposite the Reading Cinema complex.
History
TEDxWellington was founded as an independent
TEDx
TED Conferences, LLC (Technology, Entertainment, Design) is an American-Canadian non-profit media organization that posts international talks online for free distribution under the slogan "ideas worth spreading". TED was founded by Richard Sau ...
event by producer DK.
In 2017, TEDxWellington hosted 13 speakers and 1,000 delegates at the
St. James Theatre on
Courtenay Place, the main street of Wellington's entertainment district, opposite the Reading Cinema complex.
Events and speakers
2014
* Fraser Callaway and Oliver Ward
* Sophie Jerram
* Ryfe
*
Laura Green
* Guy Ryan
* Gabe Davidson
* Dylan Coburn
* Dave Moskovitz
* Cassandra Treadwell
*
Arcee
*
Alan Schaaf
* Adam Ben-Dror
2016
* Sacha Copland
*
Pamela Bell
* Michael Armstrong
* Laurinda Thomas
* Marie Fitzpatrick & Nic Murray
* Glenis Hiria Philip-Barbara
*
Fiona King
* Dr. Shaun Holt
* Deborah Morris-Travers
* David Eccles
*
Charles Babb
* Asher
2017
* Bop Murdoch, Jody Burrell and Sarah Tuck
*
Clare Christian
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Christian is ...
* Irene Wakefield
* Jack Candlish
*
Jason Long
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*
Jo Cribb
* John Cockrem
* Marjan van den Belt
* Melissa Marquez
* Nik Curry
* Phil Sage
* Rebecca Stewart
* Tuaine-Nurse Tamarua Robati
2018
TedXWellington 2018 was a break year due to a number of significant factors (including venue unavailability, attendee numbers, and the sponsorship levels) that impacted plans.
See also
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Culture of New Zealand
The culture of New Zealand is a synthesis of home-grown and imported cultures. The country's earliest inhabitants brought with them customs and language from Polynesia, and during the centuries of isolation, developed their own Māori and Morio ...
References
External links
TEDxWellington
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Organisations based in Wellington
Culture in Wellington
Wellington
Wellington ( mi, Te Whanganui-a-Tara or ) is the capital city of New Zealand. It is located at the south-western tip of the North Island, between Cook Strait and the Remutaka Range. Wellington is the second-largest city in New Zealand by metr ...