TEDxBatonRouge Announces 2023 Speaker Lineup and Opens Ticket Sales
Dynamic speakers to challenge perspectives and inspire innovation.
Baton Rouge, LA (July 14, 2023) – TEDxBatonRouge today announced the speaker lineup and opened ticket sales for its inaugural event on September 14 at Manship Theatre. Guided by its theme, "think again," the event will encourage attendees to challenge assumptions, consider possibilities, and cultivate curiosity by showcasing five varied ideas from Baton Rouge locals. More information and ticket registration can be found at tedxbatonrouge.com/2023.
“Our carefully selected lineup of speakers represents a wide range of industries, backgrounds, and experiences,” said Melissa Thompson, TEDxBatonRouge co-organizer. “These individuals embody the spirit of TED and will challenge our audience to embrace new viewpoints and take action towards a brighter future.”
The speakers for the 2023 TEDxBatonRouge event include:
Tracee Albert, ASL Educator, Entrepreneur and Student
Dr. Ibrahim “Abe” Baggili, LSU Professor of Computer Science & Cybersecurity
Robin Palmer Blanche, End of Life Doula & Legacy Memoirist
Dr. Fareed Dawan, Southern University Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Jonathan Mayers, Louisiana Creole Artist, Writer, and Independent Curator
Speaker biographies can be found at tedxbatonrouge.com/2023.
Tickets for TEDxBatonRouge are now available for purchase at tedxbatonrouge.com. The event will take place from 5 p.m. - 9 p.m. at Manship Theatre and will feature the five talks and an after-party. Tickets for the event are general admission and priced at $75. Attendees are encouraged to secure tickets early to ensure their participation in the event.
TEDxBatonRouge is made possible through dedicated partnerships, including Visionary Partner Neighbor’s Federal Credit Union; Conversation Creators Success Labs, Coca-Cola, and Visit Baton Rouge; and, Community Connectors 4th Flr, Neon Media, Gatorworks, Baton Rouge Gallery, Baton Rouge Area Chamber, WRKF, Baton Rouge Business Report and 225 Magazine. Additionally, this program is made possible in part by a grant from the Charles Lamar Family Foundation, as administered by the Arts Council of Greater Baton Rouge.
For more information about TEDxBatonRouge, including partnership and volunteer opportunities, visit tedxbatonrouge.com. Stay up to date with the latest news and updates by signing up for the TEDxBatonRouge newsletter directly on the homepage.
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About TEDxBatonRouge
TEDxBatonRouge is a community-connecting, idea-elevating, discussion-starting experience. It’s a space for the leaders, thinkers, doers, and dreamers of the Baton Rouge community to gather and explore possibilities for the region and celebrate the brilliant ideas baked right here at home. TEDxBatonRouge strives to cultivate an inclusive audience spanning all walks of life - students and mentors, artists and engineers, entrepreneurs and philanthropists, and more. Learn more at tedxbatonrouge.com.
About TEDx, x = independently organized event
In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TED Talks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection. These local, self-organized events are branded TEDx, where x = independently organized TED event. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events are self-organized. (Subject to certain rules and regulations.)
About TED
TED is on a mission to discover and spread ideas that spark imagination, embrace possibility and catalyze impact. Our organization is devoted to curiosity, reason, wonder and the pursuit of knowledge — without an agenda. We welcome people from every discipline and culture who seek a deeper understanding of the world and engagement with others, and we invite everyone to engage with ideas and activate them in your community.
TED began in 1984 as a conference where Technology, Entertainment and Design converged. Today it spans a multitude of worldwide communities and initiatives exploring everything from science and business to education, arts and global issues. Aside from the hundreds of TED Talks curated from our annual conferences and published on TED.com, we produce original podcasts, short video series, animated TED-Ed lessons and TV programs that are translated into more than 100 languages and distributed via partnerships around the world. Each year, more than 3,000 independently run TEDx events bring people together to share ideas and bridge divides in communities on every continent. Through the Audacious Project, TED has helped catalyze nearly $3 billion in funding for projects that seek to make the world more beautiful, sustainable and just. In 2020, TED launched Countdown, an initiative to accelerate solutions to the climate crisis and mobilize a movement for a net-zero emission future. View a full list of TED’s many programs and initiatives.
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