We've had the opportunity to feature more than 160 speakers on our stage over the last 15 years, from all ages and walks of life. Speakers from our most recent events will appear here, but be sure to check our past events to see talks from prior years.
If you or someone you know is interested to become a TEDxCalgary speaker, please review our Become a Speaker page for some basic background information. From there, you can submit an online nomination form.
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)
Middle Row, Left to Right
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
Bottom Row, Left to Right
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)
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