TEDxManchester

21/11/2024

Over the moon to announce that registration for TEDxManchester on Saturday, 1 March 2025 is now open. Take advantage of the Early Bird tickets & specials while they last. 🙌

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/tedxmanchester-2025-tickets-858734918257

27/09/2024

Very happy to confirm the return of on Saturday, 1 March 2025 back at our lovely venue, The Bridgewater Hall Hall - for the latest news on speakers & tickets be sure to signup for our newsletter at.. https://t.co/nx4ZWNSup5

02/04/2024

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How many instruments can this man play at once? Youngr joined TEDxManchester bringing his eclectic performance on stage: live looping different instruments a...

12/03/2024

Huge congrats to physicist of UoM Particle Physics Society for being featured on the TED homepage for his excellent talk on how a subatomic particle called 'the muon' could reveal a huge breakthrough in our understanding of the Universe.

Alex is the 7th speaker to be featured by TED; every time this happens it feels like winning an Oscar for the team! 🙌🚀

https://www.ted.com/talks/alex_keshavarzi_3_mysteries_of_the_universe_and_a_new_force_that_might_explain_them

08/03/2024

03/03/2024

The amazing team working behind the scences at 2024, to make it a huge success ❤️🖤

03/03/2024

Reflecting on the final session of today…

🔺 Selma Masood
By day, an international lawyer, by night, a white collar boxer 🥊
"Whatever you face in the future, I encourage you to stay open to taking on challenges!"
"Boxing is my safe space, what’s yours?"
“Everybody has a plan, until you get punched in the face”

◾️ Charles Duhigg
"When you leave this room, I’d like you to ask and answer one question with a stranger - when was the last time you cried in front of someone?"
"We can always connect better!"
"Ask questions - ask deep questions. These types of questions allow us to be vulnerable.”

🔺 James Leinhardt
"Grandma is very disappointed in you!"
In the average human life, you'll spend 26 years sleeping.
Sleep posture + day time posture = 24 hour posture
"Tonight you need to consider the position you sleep in (the software) and what you sleep on (the hardware)."
Be the 'soldier' or the 'dreamer' 🛌😴
“Manchester is the worst sleep city in England… and we’re all still smiling!”

◾️James Sills
1, 2, 3, 4, 5... 🎸
”In an age of loneliness, coming together to sing is incredibly powerful!”
"Singing supports the three pillars of health - physical, mental and social."
What a wonderful end to the day forming connections by singing together!

03/03/2024

Another three powerful talks and a live performance in session two!

🔺 Abbie Maroño
"Are you ashamed of anything you have ever done?"
"Not every one of our actions from the past defines who we will be in the future!"
"There is a difference between balance and burnout - learn your limits... The only way out is through."
"Who do you want to be?"
“fake it till you make it.” = “feel the emotional, fake the behaviour”

◾️Otto English
Let’s start with Winston Churchill...
"Never believe anything you read on the internet! People want to believe in the myth... Remember the truth!"
"Do we still continue to believe the false narratives about the past, or are we breaking free…?

🔺 Nicky Wake
"I want to take you back to the summer of 2002... I was bold and I clicked like! I don’t believe in fairytales, but I knew it was love at first sight!"
"I’m helping people and creating a positive change. There is life after grief!"
“Here’s my advice… stay away from the wine rack, and it will get better!”
Our fingers and toes are crossed for you Nicky 🤞

◾️Youngr
Your guess is as good as mine!
If you haven't already, check out this rockstar ➔ https://youngrpresents.lnk.to/ThisIsYoungr
You put a smile on our face!!!

03/03/2024

Welcome to something special ❤️🖤

Today is a day for curiosity and you will leave energised, with a mind full of possibilities!

Looking back at session one…

🔺 Jim Down
"Risk is always going to be there!"
"I am in no way a brave person... When I had my crisis, I was offered help immediately. If it wasn’t for where I worked, this story could have been very different."

◾️ James Timpson OBE
"What is the magic ingredient?"
"The businesses I admired most did two things right… they trusted their people and they were kind to them!"
"Changing cultures takes time, and it’s hard... I’m not terrified of running my business in a very simple way!"
“Our annual staff survey (The Happy Index) only asks one question… On a scale of 1-10, how happy are you with your boss?”

🔺 Professor Marika Taylor
"Do you know what the theory of everything is, and do you even care?"
"There will be a cold and dark end to the universe... cheerful I know!"
“Stephen Hawking was always thinking beyond the boundaries!”

◾️ Blaise Agüera y Arcas
Who are we now?
"I’ve spent years asking thousands of anonymous respondents all over the United States questions about their behaviour and identity, and especially about gender and sexuality."
Discover more 👉 https://whoarewenow.net
“This is the very moment we need to come together as a planet!”

03/03/2024

Love it! Our wonderful Cheadle Hulme School student volunteers getting warmed up for ! 💪

29/02/2024

We're down to our final 20 full-day passes! 🚀

We've also added 8 part-day passes allowing you to access the final session of the day featuring..

🔴 Pulitzer Prize winning author Charles Duhigg on the secrets of great communication;
🔴 James Leinhardt on how to dramatically improve your sleep;
🔴 Otto English on the surprising real history of Churchill & Dunkirk;
🔴 Lawyer Salma Masood on her unexpected journey to become a Manchester white collar boxer

Join 1700+ TEDsters for an amazing day of inspiration & insight by registering at.. https://tedxmanchester.com/register/

20/02/2024

Behold the full speaker lineup in all its glory for Sunday, 3 March! Latest additions include..

🚀 Charles Duhigg analysing the 'supercommunicators'
🚀 Jim Down gives an insider's look at the ICU
🚀 James Leinhardt on the science of better sleep
🚀 Nicky Wake on her recovery from personal tragedy
🚀 Marika Taylor on the science of Stephen Hawking
🚀 Selma Masood on becoming a 'white collar boxer'

They join our previously announced rockstars..
🚀 Blaise Aguera y Arcas on data science & human identity
🚀 James Timpson on social progress in business
🚀 Youngr an actual rockstar
🚀 Dr. Abbie Maroño on the science of shame
🚀 Otto English on the big myths in history
🚀 Anna Ploszajski on the perils of overhyping science

See all our speaker bios & talk previews at.. https://tedxmanchester.com/speakers-2024/

08/02/2024

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Yes yes y'all!

I'm playing a cheeky 10 minute set for TEDx on the 3rd of March! (swipe right). It's gonna be at the awesome Bridgewater Hall in Manchester! Always wanted to play in there too. Gonna be sick.

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08/02/2024

Really looking forward to welcoming Dario Darnell, aka Youngr, back home for . Great prep call with him recently.

We learned his Mum is still based in the region whilst his Bronx-born American Dad remains busy touring the world as leader of Kid Creole and the Coconuts!

For a little preview of what's in store on Sunday, 3 March checkout.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KXKzZ0MGGq8

02/02/2024

Remarkably, speaker already has 3 TED Talks featured on http://TED.com (no higher honour in the TED world 🏆) with 10m+ views. His first was 17 yrs ago at TED 2007 doing a great demo for former employer Microsoft..

https://ted.com/talks/blaise_aguera_y_arcas_how_photosynth_can_connect_the_world_s_images

29/01/2024

Thanks to the generous support of our sponsor we are delighted to announce the return of the Bursary Programme with 35 pairs of free guest passes available 🙌🙌

It's quick and easy to apply and you might be gifted a pair of guest passes to the event!

Just hop over the website and give us your details and a brief statement on why you'd like to come to TEDx Manchester

https://www.tedxmanchester.com/bursary/