Welcome to TEDxLive!

Greeting from TED curator Chris Anderson

What is TED? Non-profit organization from California arranging

multidisciplinary conferences around the notion

Ideas worth spreading

First conference in 1984, annually since 1990

Famous speakers include Bill Clinton, Jane Goodall,

Bill Gates, Al Gore, etc.

Strict format: 18 minute Talks

Over 1000 Talks available online for free

What is TEDx? x = extension Officially licensed, independently

organized events in over 60 countries Mix of local speakers and recorded

Talks

Today: TEDxLive

Aalto on Tracks (2010)

Aalto on Waves (2011)

Aalto on Waves (2011)

English Talks only (TEDxHelsinki has Talks in Finnish)

Open to anyone, not only Aalto

community

Can be held in Finland or as a part of

major international excursions

Multidisciplinary, academic focus

How is it different?

TEDxAalto in Figures

752 Facebook page followers

358 applications

200 selected participants for Feb

29th

40+ different universities/schools

University affiliation

Applicant type

Attended TEDx before?

Interested in speaking?

Presentation, performance, song…

Share your own ideas to the world!

18-minutes

Learn more at www.ted.com/tedx

Send a proposal to speaking@tedxaalto.com

Your own TED Talk

Juhani Polkko | Main organizer– MBA Alumni, School of Economics/AaltoEE

Anna Vavilova | Program Officer– Master’s student, School of Science (IDBM)

Tommi Vatanen | Communications Officer– Master’s student, School of Science

Mikelis Studers | Facility & A/V Officer– Master’s student, School of Electrical

Engineering

Organizing team

Build international, interdisciplinary community for sharing world-changing ideas

within Aalto University community and beyond.

TEDxAalto Vision

May 2012Helsinki, Finland

Next TEDxAalto …

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Twitter account: @tedxaalto

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Communications

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