TED (Technology, Entertainment & Design)

March 7, 2007

March 7th-10th, 2007
Monterey, California, USA
http://www.ted.com/ted2007
(David Perry spoke at TED 2006.)
“Icons. Geniuses. Mavericks”
The past few TEDs have each had a broad content theme:”The Pursuit of Happiness”, “Inspired by Nature”, “The Future We Will Create.”
TED2007 will be different. Instead of a subject-matter theme, we are simply going to put on stage FIFTY REMARKABLE PEOPLE… …and let them share whatever it is they are passionate about.
This, of course, is what TED has always been about. Bring together extraordinary people from every area of thought, work and culture, and lo and behold, astonishing connections are made, excitement and inspiration follow.
It works this way because all knowledge is connected. Hearing experts in your field may deliver incremental improvements to what you do… But if you want the big breakthrough, the giant Aha… then you have to emerge from your trench, climb to higher ground and see the big picture.
We will not be revealing the line-up until the fall of 2006. But you should know:

  • It is, as always, a broad TED mix of scientists, inventors, designers, business leaders, artists, photographers, architects, film-makers, musicians, authors, explorers and visionaries
  • our sole criterion in selection has been: is this someone who is truly remarkable, someone who will astonish and delight the TED audience in 2007
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