TEDxKPU Programme

The 2014 programme:

 

Program
8:15 a.m.
Doors Open and Breakfast
9:00 a.m.
Welcome
Session 1
Katie Warfield, The treachery and the authenticity of images
 
Baraa Al-Mohammed
 
Jane McGonigal, Gaming can make a better world
 
Emily Williams
 
Amit Sandhu, Empowering the Next Generation of Problem Solvers
 
Baraa Al-Mohammed
 
Mark Donnelly, Half the Man, Twice the Life
10:45 a.m.
Break
Session 2 11:10 a.m.
Welcome Back
Jenn Clark, Fruity Punch Lines: Homophonic Humor and its implications
 
Emily Williams
 
Tu Diep, The Miseducation of the Immune System
 
Ash Beckham, We’re all hiding something. Let’s find the courage to open up.
 
Tom Waller, Stretchy Pants and Marginal Gains
12:20 p.m.
Lunch
Session 3 1:20 p.m.
Welcome Back
Russell Foster, Why do we Sleep?
 
Karilyn Culjat
 
Dr. Salvador Ferreras, The Rhythm is going to get you
 
Kalvonix and Big Love
 
Dr. Kent Mullinix, Nourishing Land, People and Community: Unlocking the Potential of Place-Based Food Systems.
2:30p.m.
Break
Session 4 3:10 p.m.
Elizabeth Gilbert, Your Elusive Creative Genius
Dr. Dorothy Barenscott, Emancipating Genius
 
Mae Velasco
 
Dr. Farhad Dastur, Love & Death on Kilimanjaro
 
Mae Velasco
 
Lisa von Sturmer, From MMA to Compost Queen: A Guide to Social Entrepreneurship
 
Karilyn Culjat
 
Dr. Ross Laird, Transforming Education from the Ground Up
4:45 p.m.
Conclusion