It all started in 1984 when architect and graphic designer Richard Saul Wurman noticed a convergence in the fields of technology,entertainmentanddesigninspiringgreat ideas, worthy of being spread on a global scale. Soon the need for expression and inspiration on a regional level arose, so local groups of supporters of the TED idea took over the organization of independent events, TEDx events. “Ideas Worth Spreading” is their mission and on 8/2/2014 we will welcome such valuable ideas to our island!
TEDxHeraklion Live @ 8/2/2014
TEDx events seek to develop and leverage the TEDx experience in our country, in Athens ( TEDxAthens ), Thessaloniki ( TEDxThessaloniki ), Kalamata ( TEDxKalamata ) and now in Heraklion, Crete ( TEDxHeraklion ). Papaki.gr , platinum sponsor of the 1st TEDxHeraklion , invites you to be inspired and put your ideas into practice! We will be at the Aquarium of Crete on Saturday, 8/2 to experience similar moving talks together .
Check out the venue teaser and experience some of the magic of Cretaquarium, the venue that will host TEDxHeraklion!
Meaningful speeches
Talks at TED and TEDx events cover a wide range of topics within the research and practice of science and culture, often through storytelling. At the first TEDx events, speakers came from fields related to the acronym TED (Technology – Entertainment – Design), but during the 1990s the range of presenters expanded to include scientists, philosophers, musicians, religious leaders, philanthropists, and many others.
Within 18 minutes, speakers are invited to present their ideas in the most innovative and engaging way, aiming to inspire and pave the way for a better, brighter future. Similar roles have been taken on in previous TEDx events by: Bill Clinton, Jane Goodall, Malcolm Gladwell, Al Gore, Gordon Brown, Richard Dawkins, Bill Gates, Bono, Google founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin as well as many Nobel Prize winners.
Many brilliant speeches left an era worldwide, such as in 2006, Ken Robinson referred in a funny and caustic way to the education system, claiming that school kills creativity, and Simon Sinek with his speech on how some of the greatest leaders have inspired those around them, such as Martin Luther King, the founders of Apple and the Wright brothers and the powerful phrase: “People don't buy what you do, they buy why you do it”.
It is also worth mentioning the shocking speech of photojournalist Yannis Behrakis in 2013, which was characterized as one of the best of the last 5 years at TEDxAthens, starting with the phrase: “.. the most uncharted waters are within our soul”
We will be there!
We invite you on Saturday, 8/2, to the magnificent venue of the Aquarium of Crete to admire important speeches by distinguished personalities, to reflect together and to pave the way for a new, bright future for our country and the world. For more information, visit the official TEDxHeraklion.
