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...
by kerry | Jan 8, 2018 | Blog, Speaker Update
Since 2011, TEDxWinnipeg has presented 100 speakers and talks onstage at our annual event. With applications now open for TEDxWinnipeg 2018, who’s going to be next? At TEDxWinnipeg, we are exceptionally proud of its past speakers, and love to see what they do after...
by kerry | Jan 6, 2018 | Blog, Idea Sharing
We have been educated for a time that no longer exists — in the old way of thinking, value is determined by shortage—I have it and you don’t. “When we think this way, we bifurcate. We get stuck at the ends of the rope: Either I’m right or you are. Select one answer or...
by kerry | Jun 27, 2017 | Blog
Where do we all come from? TEDxWinnipeg guests showed up from Manitoba — St. Adolphe, St. Andrews, Ste. Anne, Birtle, Brandon, Carlowrie, Carman, Clandeboye, St. Claude, East (and West) St Paul, Elie, Flin Flon, Inwood, Landmark, Lorette, Marchand, Mitchell, Morden,...
by kerry | Jun 9, 2017 | Press
Tuesday was my first TEDx Winnipeg experience. And I have Brent Toderash, who asked me to volunteer on the marketing committee, to thank for it. TEDxWinnipeg 2017 was a packed day of interesting and inspiring speakers, meeting new people and live-tweeting the whole...
by kerry | Jun 8, 2017 | Blog, Emcee
Think Forward I imagine what we can do to prevent bike theft, I imagine daycares in nursing homes, I imagine being accepted for who I am. Knowledge leads to change Inspiration leads to growth When out of the box authenticity lays the groundwork for sharing ideas or in...
