The full speaker line-up has been announced for the biggest TEDxBath so far. Taking place in The Forum tomorrow, Saturday 15 October, the event is expected to attract up to 1,600 attendees to hear speakers ranging in age from 12 to 82 deliver changing perspectives through mind-opening talks.
Organisers say the aim is to leave a lasting impact on the city by changing the audience’s perspectives on social, environmental and technological matters.
With its theme of ‘Kaleidoscope’, TEDxBath 2022 will explore the transient nature of society’s meanings, beliefs, perspectives and ideas.
Among the speakers will be:
Yasmeen Lari: A pioneer of zero carbon architecture and designer of more than 55,000 zero carbon, low-cost homes in her home country of Pakistan, 82-year-old Yasmeen Lari will explain the crucial role of traditional materials, local wisdom – and women – to meet the world’s future sustainable housing needs.
Katie Mobed: As a leading performance psychologist and culture coach, Katie Mobed will explore how we can all take steps to maximise our personal potential and become the best we can be.
Max Woosey: 12-year-old Max Woosey, now famous as ‘the boy in the tent’, will share how his inspirational efforts to raise money in memory of his friend has given him the adventure of a lifetime and a keen desire to encourage others to act too.
Calie Rydings: Award-winning journalist, podcaster and campaigner, Calie Rydings delivers a straight-talking but sympathetic look at the long-term impact of trauma on a survivor’s body, mind and sense of self.
George Obolo: By diving into how one can move from simply pointing out issues to becoming involved in creating real change by outlining three key components, George Obolo will use case studies from his own personal life, such as his work with The Black Excellence Network, to explain how he succeeded in changing 100 lives in one month.
Aliénor Salmon: Aliénor Salmon will take attendees on a journey to liberate their body from their desk and put happiness science into practice by learning not only how to walk the talk, but how to dance it. In this powerful talk, Aliénor will show what it means to live life with greater meaning and purpose, engage with the world around and develop deeper connections, while being free to authentically express themselves.
Ping Coombes: Bath-based BBC TV Masterchef winner Ping Coombes joins shares the life lessons of her personal journey from redundancy to nationally famous chef, finding her passion for cooking and sharing Malaysian food, and getting new businesses off the ground as a busy working mum.
Anna Taylor: As one of the world’s leading authorities on sustainable food strategies, Anna Taylor will share her insights on how we can provide enough food for everyone, during a rapidly growing global population.
Amy Williams: Olympic gold medallist and Bath-based TV presenter, personal trainer and mum, Amy Williams MBE OLY, will explain how we can all take steps to achieve amazing personal goals.
Nik Jovčić-Sas: As an LGBTQ+ activist, musician and drag queen, Nik Jovčić-Sas will take us through important ideas about ritual, tradition and iconography which bring a unique twist to his current work: ranging from Pride bake-offs judged by drag queens in rural Somerset, Balkan circle dances at UK festivals or protests with rainbows on religious images. Nik’s talk will discuss how ritual can help the LGBTQ+ community today and how we can valuably bring ritual back into our daily lives to collectively process emotions and foster a greater sense of community.
Dr Yagya Regmi: International renewable energy expert Dr Yagya Regmi will take the audience on a journey to explain the future pattern of global energy needs, and how his team’s scientific research points the way to exciting breakthroughs in clean energy technology and a green and clean energy future.
Ruby Sant: Artist, teacher and robot designer Ruby Sant believes we are all accidental ‘roboticists’. Having worked with all kinds of community groups – from school children to young offenders – her talk will explore how designing robots can help us to create a fairer and more equitable future.
TEDxBath 2022 will be streamed in multiple languages, thanks to software provided by sponsor-in-kind KUDO.
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