Individual speaker profiles will continue to appear over the next couple of weeks, but here's the overview of our speaker line-up.
Top Row, Left to Right
Transformational Changemaker
Registered Social Worker (BSW, MSW Leadership), trauma specialist, and lifelong drummer
Associate Professor, University of Calgary and Canada Research Chair in (Re)Engineering Sustainable Communities
President & CEO of Calgary Municipal Land Corporation (CMLC)
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Gut-Brain Scientist and Science Communicator
Founder & AI Systems Engineer | Specialist in Commodities Trading & Operations (OT) | Power, Nat Gas, Data Centers, LNG, SCADA
Calgary Poet Laureate, 2024-26, author, poet and multidisciplinary artist
Philanthopist and Tech Investor
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Storyteller and founder of Campfire Kinship
Professor in Electrical and Software Engineering at the University of Calgary and the NSERC Chair for Women in Science and Engineering – Prairies
Professor in the Schulich School of Engineering, the Urban Alliance Professor in Transportation System Optimization, and program director of CREATE-Integrated Infrastructure for Sustainable Cities
Former Alberta MLA and Minister of Culture, Multiculturalism and Status of Women (2019 - 2021)
*A personal measure of what the Earth's CO2 levels were at birth, compared to now. All of us should know this!
The Ampersand
140 - 4 Avenue SW Event Program InformationJoin us at The Ampersand, a beautiful reimagining of an iconic Calgary downtown building in the traditional arc drawn by the Bow and Elbow rivers. Get your seat on the grand social stairs, or in our special seating zone down front close to the speakers!
All interactions and refreshment breaks will be within the space, or in the adjacent park spaces if weather permits.
When we have an active event (either in-person or virtual), registration links will be provided in our Events section.
Speakers for upcoming events are usually announced about 4 weeks in advance of the event. Please note that all events are "as is", and we cannot guarantee that a particular speaker is able to appear.
Compared to watching an individual TED or TEDx talk online, a TEDxCalgary event is an opportunity to immerse yourself in a full day of ideas and conversations with others who are equally curious about the world around them. In addition to the amazing speakers and performers we profile on stage, all of our participants at the event contribute to the awesomeness of the day through their interactions with one another, and with our interactions partners in the venue. As part of your ticket, we provide refreshment and meal breaks throughout the day to nourish the body as well as the mind! Read our What to Expect article for more information on how to make the most of the event!
We are an independently organized TEDx event, operating under licence from TED. We do not speak for the TED organization, and our event is required to conform with a number of TEDx licencing provisions. Please seethe TEDx site for more information .
Yes! We're fortunate to have several other TEDx licencees in the city, including our colleagues atTEDxYYC who also started operating in 2009. Each TEDx team brings a different approach to organizing their event, while conforming to the general TEDx licencing rules.
Yes! We accept nominations year-round, versus on an event basis. Please see our Become a Speaker page for general information on how to nominate someone to be a speaker.