TEDxUChicago 2011

Michael Strong is the CEO and Chief Visionary Officer of FLOW, an organization dedicated to the nurturing and dissemination of entrepreneurial spirit as a force for good. Michael established a number of successful charter schools across the U.S. He is the author of The Habit of Thought: From Socratic Seminars to Socratic Practice. About TEDx, x=independently organize event In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self- organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TEDTalks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. These local, self-organized events are branded TEDx, where x=independently organized TED event. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events are self-organized.* (*Subject to certain rules and regulations)

Susan is the chair of Developmental Psychology at the University of Chicago. In 2001, she was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship and a James McKeen Cattell Fellowship which led to her two recently published books. She has found that deaf children whose profound hearing losses prevent them from learning the speech than surrounds them, and whose hearing parents have not exposed them to sign, invent gesture systems which are structured in language-like ways. About TEDx, x=independently organize event In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self- organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TEDTalks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. These local, self-organized events are branded TEDx, where x=independently organized TED event. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events are self-organized.* (*Subject to certain ru

Christopher Downey is an architect, planner and consultant who lost his sight in 2008. Instead of giving up his career, he reinvented the ways architects work to become the first successful blind architect. Today, he uses his skills and expertise to develop environments for the blind and visually impaired to thrive in, just like he did. 12 About TEDx, x=independently organize event In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self- organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TEDTalks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. These local, self-organized events are branded TEDx, where x=independently organized TED event. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events are self-organized.* (*Subject to certain rules and regulations)

Between losing his legs at 23 years old due to frostbite and then going on to be the only double amputee to have stood on the roof of the world, the summit of Mount Everest, Mark has carved out careers as a scientist, a world recognised winemaker, business innovator, trekking guide and a leading International Motivator. Founding Trustee of Limbs4All Charitable Trust, over the last 6 years Mark has presented to over 100,000 youth across the world, inspiring them to embrace challenge, to develop the attitude to excel. About TEDx, x=independently organize event In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self- organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TEDTalks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. These local, self-organized events are branded TEDx, where x=independently organized TED event. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but in

Gonzalo Sánchez de Lozada is a Bolivian politician and businessman who was twice elected President of Bolivia. He led economic reform in Bolivia that cut hyperinflation from an estimated 25,000% to a single digit in six weeks. More broadly, he is credited with engineering the restructuring of the Bolivian state and dismantling the state-capitalist model that had prevailed in the country since the 1952 Revolution. At a TEDx event, TEDTalks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. These local, self-organized events are branded TEDx, where x=independently organized TED event. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events are self-organized.* (*Subject to certain rules and regulations)

Voices is a co-ed acapella group at the University of Chicago. Voices in Your Head's original track Boomerang has WON the 2011 Collegiate A Cappella Recording Award (CARA) in the category of Best Scholastic Original Song. Voices Only, selected has chosen "I'd Like To" as one of the 38 featured songs for Voices Only 2010. This achievement makes Voices In Your Head one of only seven a cappella groups to appear on Voices Only three times in a row. About TEDx, x=independently organize event In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self- organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TEDTalks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. These local, self-organized events are branded TEDx, where x=independently organized TED event. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events are self-organized.* (*Subject to certain rules and

Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi is one of the world's leading researchers in positive psychology. As the director of the Quality of Life Research Center, he specializes in research on psychological strengths of the human brain. He is known as the creator of the concept of 'flow', a satisfactory state of being in which people feel completely absorbed in activity while losing their sense of time. About TEDx, x=independently organize event In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self- organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TEDTalks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. These local, self-organized events are branded TEDx, where x=independently organized TED event. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events are self-organized.* (*Subject to certain rules and regulations)

PhiNix Dance Crew aims to promote a stronger hip-hop dance community within our campus and the surrounding Hyde Park neighborhood. In the past year, we worked to foster an environment where dancers can express and push their creative talents by offering weekly workshops on many different aspects of hip hop dance. In the future we hope to extend these workshops to local schools as well as host an inter-collegiate competition. About TEDx, x=independently organize event In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self- organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TEDTalks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. These local, self-organized events are branded TEDx, where x=independently organized TED event. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events are self-organized.* (*Subject to certain rules and regulations)

Kevin Warwick is a Professor of Cybernetics at the University of Reading in England. He has led groundbreaking experiments concerned with the linking of the human nervous system to computer systems. He also demonstrated the first successful instance of electronic communication between the nervous systems of two individuals. About TEDx, x=independently organize event In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self- organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TEDTalks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. These local, self-organized events are branded TEDx, where x=independently organized TED event. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events are self-organized.* (*Subject to certain rules and regulations)

Candice Katz is the Marketing Manager at Oddcast, the New York based social media and technology company behind mega-viral campaigns such as CareerBuilder.com's Monk-e-Mail and McDonald's Avatarize Yourself. An Honours student in Marketing Communication, Candice is an avid investigator of the impact that brands have on self-concept and identity. She examined how modern technologies such as the iPod can affect the way people perceive themselves and others. Prior to joining Oddcast, Candice has worked with brands such as Apple and Nintendo. About TEDx, x=independently organize event In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self- organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TEDTalks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. These local, self-organized events are branded TEDx, where x=independently organized TED event. The TED Conference provides general guidance for t