by kerry | Apr 30, 2018 | Blog, Spotlight
1. Why are you excited to speak at TEDxWinnipeg? I think TED talks have the ability to change the world, and so I’m excited just to be a small part of the TED community. 2. What’s the best book you read last year? The Vital Question by Nick Lane. 3. Complete this...
by kerry | Apr 27, 2018 | Blog, Inspiration, Spotlight
1. What is your idea worth spreading? The focus of my presentation is on migration and the flow of individuals across borders. We represent immigrants and refugees who are struggling to find peace and security for themselves and their families. The purpose of my talk...
by kerry | Apr 25, 2018 | Blog, Inspiration, Spotlight
1. Why are you excited to speak at TEDxWinnipeg? I am excited because TEDx gives me the opportunity to share my idea with a wide audience. 2. What is your idea worth spreading? My idea is about the importance of connecting various fields together in order to solve...
by kerry | Apr 19, 2018 | Blog, Inspiration, Spotlight
1. What do you do for a living and why? I help people make animated shows, using new technologies like VR hardware to make the process faster and easier so that anyone can do it. My passion is in making creation tools that help people express themselves in new ways,...
by kerry | Apr 17, 2018 | Blog, Inspiration, Spotlight
1. What’s your connection to Winnipeg, or Manitoba? I immigrated to Winnipeg in the early 80’s with my family when I was 7 years old, from my birth country, Tanzania. With Tanzania having been colonized by the British, there was a strong British influence on culture,...
by kerry | Apr 10, 2018 | Announcements, Blog
Register to attend TEDxWinnipeg 2018 now. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TEDXWINNIPEG ANNOUNCES SPEAKERS FOR 2018 EVENT Eighth annual TEDxWinnipeg event to take place on June 13, 2018 WINNIPEG, MANITOBA, APRIL 10, 2018 – Speakers have been announced for TEDxWinnipeg 2018, a...
by kerry | Apr 8, 2018 | Blog, Inspiration, Spotlight
1. Why are you excited to speak at TEDxWinnipeg? I am so excited to speak at TEDxWinnipeg because it is a huge opportunity to share an idea that I am truly passionate about, in a community of like minds that are unafraid to challenge the status quo. TEDxWinnipeg is...
by kerry | Mar 19, 2018 | Announcements, Blog
“To remain indifferent to the challenges we face is indefensible. If the goal is noble, whether or not it is realized within our lifetime is largely irrelevant. What we must do therefore is to strive and persevere and never give up.” ― Dalai Lama XIV In March 1923 –...
by kerry | Mar 16, 2018 | Announcements, Blog
This year’s lineup includes another fantastic group of inspiring speakers for a full day of talks that will make you think, make you laugh, and might even make you tear up a little bit. Every year is different, but attendees can expect to leave feeling inspired,...
by kerry | Jan 25, 2018 | Blog, Idea Sharing, Speaker Update
TEDxWinnipeg is now entering its eighth year of consecutive annual TEDx conferences — and that makes us one of the oldest continually-running TEDx experiences around. Originally known as TEDxManitoba, we’ve been learning and growing with each annual gathering we run,...
by kerry | Jan 22, 2018 | Blog, Idea Sharing, Speaker Update
I love TED talks; in fact, I have loved them for years. Discovering TED was like discovering a completely new world that existed within my reality. TED Talks would be my escape when the world I knew became too dull or rehearsed. TED Talks would become my inspiration...
by kerry | Jan 17, 2018 | Blog
“You could totally do this,” my friend enthused on the Facebook post she’d tagged me in. As I stared at the speaker’s application for TEDxWinnipeg, all I could think was, ‘she’s nuts’. I’d been lucky enough to have been in the audience for this amazing event two years...
