TEDxJakarta
TED is an annual event where some of the world’s leading thinkers and doers are invited to share what they are most passionate about.
“TED” stands for Technology, Entertainment, Design — three broad subject areas that are, collectively, shaping our future. And in fact, the event is broader still, showcasing ideas that matter in any discipline. Attendees have called it “the ultimate brain spa” and “a four-day journey into the future.” The diverse audience — CEOs, scientists, creatives, philanthropists — is almost as extraordinary as the speakers, who have included Bill Clinton, Bill Gates, Jane Goodall, Frank Gehry, Paul Simon, Sir Richard Branson, Philippe Starck and Bono.
TED was first held in Monterey, California, in 1984. In 2001, Chris Anderson’s Sapling Foundation acquired TED from its founder, Richard Saul Wurman. In recent years, TED has expanded to include an international conference, TEDGlobal; media initiatives, including TED Talks and TED.com; and the TED Prize. TED2010, “What the world Needs Now,” will be held Feb 9-13, 2010, in Long Beach, California, with a simulcast event in Palm Springs, California. TEDGlobal 2009, “The Substance of Things Not Seen,” will be held July 21-24, 2009, in Oxford, UK and TEDIndia will be held in November 2009.
TEDxJakarta
In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TED has created a program called TEDx. TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. Our event is called TEDxJakarta, where x=independently organized TED event. At our TEDxJakarta event, TEDTalks video and live speakers will combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group.
The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events, including ours, are self-organized.
Our mission is to create a community in Jakarta where local great thinkers and doers as well as those who aspire to become one come together and humble themselves to learn from one another. We dream that TEDxJakarta could be a revolutionary knoweldge lab where cross-area learning can occur freely, in such that neuroscientists can benefit by peeking into the works of yoga specialists and economists by learning from jazz musicians. We aim to have as much of a variety as possible in the speakers’ fields and topics as well as within the composition of the audience. We also allow the possibility of having musical, art, or dance performances as part of our programme.
This independent TEDx event is operated under license from TED.
Contact persons:
Karina Sigar
Karina.sigar@gmail.com
Arief Aziz
arief_aziz@yahoo.com
Kartika Anindya
kartika5@yahoo.com
