Cowes is set to welcome its 3rd TEDx event next month, with the half-day speaker conference poised to be its most ambitious to date.
TEDxCowes, taking place at 14:00 on 2nd November at the Island Sailing Club, hopes to inspire a million people to take individual and collective action for ocean sustainability.
This year, 8 speakers will explore the theme titled ‘Ocean: Multiply.’ Each speaker will centre their talk on the critical question: ‘If humanity were viewed as part of nature, how might this influence our understanding that harming the environment is self-harm?’
Leonardo Zangrando, licence holder and curator of TEDxCowes, comments:
“With less than a month to go, excitement is mounting, and we can’t wait to show the Isle of Wight and beyond what we have in store.
“Our past TEDxCowes editions have featured 10 notable speakers, amassing over 340,000 views on the TEDx YouTube channel. This year, we aspire to engage an even wider audience with riveting talks centred on vital actions for ocean sustainability.”
TEDx events are independently organised offshoots of the TED (Technology, Entertainment, and Design) conferences, which have drawn audiences of millions worldwide with their ‘ideas worth spreading’ ethos. TEDxCowes aims to share ‘actions worth talking’ as well.
With a particular emphasis on marine life and the ocean, TEDxCowes arrives at a critical juncture in the world’s fight for environmental change. The Island’s event proudly aligns with the TED Countdown initiative, a global endeavour by TED to champion and identify solutions to the climate crisis.
The 8 guests who will be speaking at TEDxCowes include:
• Ilona Selke: ‘Two Questions to help you create a brighter future’, international best-selling author and seminar leader
• Lauren Vaknine: ‘When it comes to wellness, it’s never just one thing’, master holistic life coach, health writer, wellness educator, speaker, host of the Reconditioned podcast
• Lisa Blair: ‘The mindset shift: empowering individuals to take climate action now’, adventurer, climate activist, author, speaker
• Katherine Baldwin: ‘The courage to thrive, not just survive’, wellbeing and mental health speaker, trauma-informed coach, addictions & burnout expert, author
• Shanaya Rathod: ‘Diving into mental wellbeing: Insights from ocean sustainability’, Professor of Psychiatry, online educator, author, speaker
• Giles Cadman: ‘From climate change denier to successful ecopreneur’, ecopreneur and non-executive chair Cadman Capital/ Urchinomics
• James Ellsmoor: ‘Unleashing the Island innovators: Unlocking the Islands potential as global sustainability leaders’, serial entrepreneur, writer, advocate for Island sustainable development
• Chris Marshall: ‘The playfulness principle: How to thrive in times of disruption’, the ‘Uncertainty Scientist’, professional futurist, behavioural scientist, decision coach
Tickets for the TEDxCowes are priced at £35. Additionally, supporters can donate as little as £1 to the event’s Crowdfunder page to access the event via its live streaming service.
To learn more, or to get a ticket to TEDxCowes you can visit: https://tedxcowes.com/.
Usual bunch of TEDx bullshitters spouting twaddle. ODing on buzzwords.