TEDxZurich Events

Apart from our main yearly show, TEDxZurich has been pushing the initiative to have more small scale events throughout the year. These include TEDxZurich Salon events and live screenings of TED talks. With the goal of bringing the existing TEDxZurich community together, the interaction with the audience allows us to take the spirit of TED’s “Ideas Worth Sharing” to the next level and spark action. Would you like to join the conversation? If you want to stay up to date, sign up for our newsletter and follow us on our social media channels. 

Upcoming Event

TEDxZurich Live brings the TED Conference experience to you. This year, we invite our Zurich community to watch selected talks from the official TED2024 Conference, through a webcast, shortly after it happens in Vancouver. Together, we will be inspired by unpublished ideas, ignite conversations, build dynamic connections, and taste the TED Conference experience.

TED2024, the 40th anniversary of its founding, is a celebration of a future worth having and those leading the way with creativity, ingenuity, courage, wisdom and generosity. We are entering an era of unique challenges and opportunities, driven by the astonishing revolution in technology. To thrive, we humans will have to raise our game and re-assert the values that truly, deeply matter.

Wednesday, 24 April 2024 (save the date)

@ Ginetta | 8002 Zurich
 
 

Ticketing opens soon

Past Events

This year, the TEDxZurichSalon team is back with a new TEDx format: TEDxCountdown, a grassroots initiative that supports locally-curated climate events.

Beyond the Buzzwords: Exploring the Realities of Sustainability
From the food we eat to the way we power our homes and offices: Sustainability is an important topic that is becoming increasingly relevant in today’s world because our actions have a profound impact on our planet. Fortunately, there are many innovators and thought leaders who are working to create a more sustainable future.

In this year’s TEDxCountdown, we will explore the topic of sustainability from the perspective of various experts and together we will learn new ways to move toward a greener future.

The event will take place on Wednesday 14th of June 2023.
@Bluelion Incubator | Josefstrasse 219, 8005 Zürich

Agenda:
18:20 Doors Open
19:00 Event starts: TEDxZurich Talks
20:30 Networking Apéro

 

TEDxZurich Live is a Live Screening of the newest TED Talks from TED2023 in Vancouver, Canada before their official online release.

TED2023 is all about Possibilities. Watch dreamers and visionary thinkers, innovators and change-makers who use the power of imagination to make the world bigger, better, more thrilling, more hopeful. Their visions may inspire us to actually make that possible world real!

TEDxZurich Live – TED2023: POSSIBILITY

Tuesday, 9 May 2023 – 18:00
@ Ginetta | 8002 Zurich
 

How will we rebuild peace in the world and equally important, in our inner world? To find out, join our event. As we delve into the theme of “Re-Building” with a marvelous selection of speakers sure to inspire.

All info about this event

at StageOne Event Hall
Elias-Canetti-Strasse 146
8050 Zürich Oerlikon

This year’s TEDWomen is all about connecting generations, inspiring with personal stories, and sparking conversations. TEDWomen «Presents» by TEDxZurich features ideas from leading women on the topics of change, work, rights, the future, and joy. 

Join us on Tuesday 29th of November 2022 and let’s make the evening one to have meaningful conversations and to foster connections! 

 

What now?

A question we have probably asked ourselves more than once in the last year. In times of uncertainty that have turned things upside down for many people and forced us to adapt to the constant change of systems, processes and strategies, we have learned to deal with the unknown. At this year’s TEDxWomen event, we will explore the „What Now” in fields such as design, technology, science and culture, and talk about new ways we can live and work better together in the years to come. And imagine a future we can create together!

The event will take place on Thursday 16th of June 2022 at Startup Space, Wiesenstrasse 10A, 8952 Schlieren. Directions to Startup Space

Tickets are first come first served!

You can buy your ticket here.

Agenda

18:20 Doors Open

19:00 Event starts: TEDx Talks & Performance

20:30 Networking and appetizers

🚨 Important to know: Our event is called TEDxWomen, but men are very welcome too!

A New Era

A lot has changed since the last time the TED community met in Vancouver. We are definitely not the same – notably due to the repercussions of the COVID-19 pandemic. We want to believe that the future beckons with opportunities in medicine, AI, clean energy and many more.

Here we are, in “A NEW ERA”, we invite you to come and be part of something extraordinary.

TEDxLive Screening – TED2022: A NEW ERA
Wednesday, 27 April 2022
18:30- 21:30
@Ginetta | Rieterstrasse 6 | 8002 Zurich

Agenda
18:30 Registration
19:00 Welcome from TEDxZurich and Ginetta
19:15 Screening of a selection of the newest TED talks
20:30 Thanks and Apéro
21:30 Event ends

Tickets are first come first serve! Get yours here.

TEDxZurichLive is a show without live speakers, where we are screening the not-yet-published talks from the annual TED Conference taking place in Vancouver, Canada in April 2022. 

As we stand at the beginning of a new decade, we are slowly emerging out of a global pandemic, we have witnessed natural disasters and have felt major civil rights movements. Overall, general uncertainty for the future remains. With all of this, it is easy to get entangled in a downward spiral of negative thoughts. But, let’s take a step back. Let’s realise and admire that we, as a global society, have actually accomplished so much in this time! Through widescale use of digital technology, we are more connected on a global scale than ever before, we have witnessed scientific leaps as the fastest vaccine development efforts in history unfolded and even the groundwork towards space exploration has firmly been set.

Of course, much remains to be done but we firmly believe that, together, we are up for the challenge and can meet these uncertainties head on! So, let’s use this new decade as a jump-off point and choose collaboration over adversary. Let us lead by example, come together and navigate towards a better tomorrow!

Speakers Sneak Peek

Aurélie Litynski

“How to be truly happy at work”

Quentin Gallea

“How to question numbers and prevent manipulation”

Hakan Libdo

“Re-imagine everything”

Fikret Zendeli

“Reinventing Fridays”

Joschi Herzczeg

“Atom Heart Mother”

Gabriel Stoyanov

“Ballet – the embodiment of culture, communication & practice”

Matthias Hofer

“Inflatable Robots – More than hot air”

Ana Campos

“How AI helps us know in time when a child stops breathing”

Anne-Laure Le Cunff

“Can you tell brain fact from brain fiction”

Eleonore Poli

“Analogue Space Missions – A rehearsal of mistakes for the achievement of greatness”

Cachita

“Who am I?”

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Registration has closed. Please note that the TEDxZurich audience is carefully curated in order to ensure a diverse audience. Upon applying, please wait for us to reach out to you via email in the coming weeks (check those spam filters). Thank you.

What is TEDxZurichLive?

TEDxLive brings the annual TED Conference experience to your communities. We, TEDxZurich’s Live team, are inviting you to a sneak peek. Discover the newest, not-yet-published TED Talks from this year’s TED Monterey, California

Join us as the local TEDxZurich community get together this year, for a screening night followed by an apéro at the vibrant offices of Ginetta AG, to discuss and connect around the ideas screened.

The case for optimism

What a time it is. People everywhere are angry, suspicious, distrustful… often with good reason. And yet, might it be possible to emerge from the current fiery moment stronger than before? Wiser? Happier?

Join our upcoming TEDxZurichLive on Thursday 16th of September 2021 in the Ginetta AG offices at Rieterstrasse 6, 8002 Zürich.

Agenda
18:30 Registration
19:00 Welcome from TEDxZurich and Ginetta
19:15 Screening of a selection of the newest TED talks from TEDMonterey
20:30 Thanks and Apero
21:30 End

Tickets are first come first serve!

COVID-19

Health and safety are a priority for TEDxZurich. An official vaccine certificate or negative COVID-19 test result will be required to attend the event.

 

 

 

Barbara Miller tedx zurich

Barbara Miller

Barbara Miller was born in Zurich, studied philosophy, psychology, cinema-science and graduated in law. Working on the Oscar-nominated documentary WAR PHOTOGRAPHER, she directed since 2001 over twenty acclaimed documentaries for Swiss National Television, ranging from the ANTI-GLOBALIZATION-MOVEMENT to DOMESTIC VIOLENCE and THE CLITORIS. Focusing in justice, human rights, equality and sexuality. Her award-winnings feature-length documentaries FORBIDDEN VOICES and #FEMALE PLEASURE were featured at over 150 festivals worldwide.

#FEMALE PLEASURE was the most successful documentary in Switzerland in 2018 with over 75’000 spectators and the most successful Swiss documentary 2019 internationally.

Since 2017 Barbara Miller is the President of the Directors Guild of Switzerland.

thomas ihde tedx zurich

Thomas Ihde

When he’s not desert trekking in Oman, Thomas is head of psychiatry at the fmi AG hospitals in the Bernese Oberland, president of the national Pro Mente Sana Foundation and a frequent speaker, author and columnist. Fascinated by the urgent need of innovation in psychiatric care, Thomas looks across borders for different types of solutions. 

Silvan Luley

Silvan Luley

Silvan Luley is a team member of “Dignitas – To live with dignity – To die with dignity” in Switzerland, working internationally in guidance, advise and education on suicide attempt prevention, safeguarding quality of life and end-of-life choices, as well as legal further development to implement human rights relating to these issues.

What is a TEDxZurichSalon?

The Salons complement the main event by bringing the community together more frequently and providing opportunities for conversation and heightened interaction between speaker and audience. Think of it as a dinner party with the smartest people you know.

Limited in size, the Salons are able to explore a more specific variety of topics. The event will feature a screening of a TED talk, followed by live speakers who will delve deeper into the topic of the evening. After the talks, the audience splits up into groups where they have the opportunity to participate in a moderated discussion and are encouraged to share their thoughts and ideas.

With the goal of bringing the existing TEDxZurich community together, the interaction with the audience allows us to take the spirit of TED’s “Ideas Worth Sharing” to the next level and spark action. Would you like to join the conversation?

Talking Taboos

Remember that last year we, unfortunately, had to cancel our event “Talking Taboos” at the very last minute? Well, we are extremely excited to announce that we will be able to hold our event this year after all!

It’s time to break down our barriers and discuss some of society’s most taboo subjects. Money or sexuality, religion or mental health, what topics are still taboo in our modern world?

Join our upcoming TEDxZurichSalon Talking Taboos on Thursday 8th of July 2021 at schwarzescafé, Limmatstrasse 270, 8005 Zürich. The event will be a series of keynote speeches followed by a fishbowl discussion and a special networking opportunity!

Our event follows official BAG requirements and is limited to 100 participants, therefore a ticket is required.

Speakers

Barbara Miller tedx zurich

Barbara Miller

Barbara Miller was born in Zurich, studied philosophy, psychology, cinema-science and graduated in law. Working on the Oscar-nominated documentary WAR PHOTOGRAPHER, she directed since 2001 over twenty acclaimed documentaries for Swiss National Television, ranging from the ANTI-GLOBALIZATION-MOVEMENT to DOMESTIC VIOLENCE and THE CLITORIS. Focusing in justice, human rights, equality and sexuality. Her award-winnings feature-length documentaries FORBIDDEN VOICES and #FEMALE PLEASURE were featured at over 150 festivals worldwide.

#FEMALE PLEASURE was the most successful documentary in Switzerland in 2018 with over 75’000 spectators and the most successful Swiss documentary 2019 internationally.

Since 2017 Barbara Miller is the President of the Directors Guild of Switzerland.

thomas ihde tedx zurich

Thomas Ihde

When he’s not desert trekking in Oman, Thomas is head of psychiatry at the fmi AG hospitals in the Bernese Oberland, president of the national Pro Mente Sana Foundation and a frequent speaker, author and columnist. Fascinated by the urgent need of innovation in psychiatric care, Thomas looks across borders for different types of solutions. 

Silvan Luley

Silvan Luley

Silvan Luley is a team member of “Dignitas – To live with dignity – To die with dignity” in Switzerland, working internationally in guidance, advise and education on suicide attempt prevention, safeguarding quality of life and end-of-life choices, as well as legal further development to implement human rights relating to these issues.

TEDxZurich 2020 – Break Out

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. Join us this year on the 20th of November 2020, in Zurich across multiple locations, as we delve into the theme of “Break Out” with a wonderful selection of speakers sure to inspire.

Speakers Sneak Peek

Lisa Falco
Hacking the Female body

Naomi Lareine
Music Performance

Isaac Glover 
Failing Heroes: Why Diversity Isn’t The Same As Inclusion

JoJo Mayer
A plea for improvisation

Sarah Perreard
Reversing Climate Change In One Word

Priya Ragu
Music Performance

Registration has closed. Please note that the TEDxZurich audience is carefully curated in order to ensure a diverse audience. Upon applying, please wait for us to reach out to you via email in the coming weeks (check those spam filters). Thank you.

What is TEDxZurichWomen?

TEDxZurichWomen is structured around the official TEDWomen event, a conference about the power of women and girls to be creators and change-makers. TEDxZurichWomen will not only feature two awesome speakers but also screen unpublished talks directly from this year’s event in Palm Springs.

Bold+Brilliant

2019 is the year for women to be bold and brilliant — without apology. TEDWomen 2019 is shining a spotlight on dazzling ideas from some of the world’s most extraordinary risk-takers and innovators. TEDxZurichWomen 2019 will be celebrating pioneers making power moves, brilliant people who are just getting started, and those who tirelessly show up as allies and advocates.

Everyone — not just women — is welcome to gather in celebration of moving forward, boldly and brilliantly while sharing the work of shaping our future. The event will be a series of keynote speeches from both men and women about the theme Bold+Briliant. Will you join us?

Venue: Museum für Gestaltung, Ausstellungsstrasse 60, 8005 Zurich 
Agenda:
18:00 Doors open
19:00 Sessions begin
21:30 End

TEDxZurich 2019

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. Join us this year on the 29th of November 2019, in Zurich, as we delve into the theme of “The Power of 10” with a wonderful selection of speakers sure to inspire.

A ticket costs CHF 70 and includes:

  • Full day event, sessions from 9 to 16:30 at the SRF Studios
  • Entry to 12 talks, 3 performances and an interactive TEDx experience
  • Lunch, drinks and refreshments
  • Apero

Speakers Sneak Peek

Lisa Falco
Hacking the Female body

Naomi Lareine
Music Performance

Isaac Glover 
Failing Heroes: Why Diversity Isn’t The Same As Inclusion

JoJo Mayer
A plea for improvisation

Sarah Perreard
Reversing Climate Change In One Word

Priya Ragu
Music Performance

Registration has closed. Please note that the TEDxZurich audience is carefully curated in order to ensure a diverse audience. Upon applying, please wait for us to reach out to you via email in the coming weeks (check those spam filters). Thank you.

What is a TEDxZurichSalon?

The Salons complement the main event by bringing the community together more frequently and providing opportunities for conversation and heightened interaction between speaker and audience. Think of it as a dinner party with the smartest people you know.

Limited in size, the Salons are able to explore a more specific variety of topics. The event will feature a screening of a TED talk, followed by live speakers who will delve deeper into the topic of the evening. After the talks, the audience splits up into groups where they have the opportunity to participate in a moderated discussion and are encouraged to share their thoughts and ideas.

With the goal of bringing the existing TEDxZurich community together, the interaction with the audience allows us to take the spirit of TED’s “Ideas Worth Sharing” to the next level and spark action. Would you like to join the conversation?

From Farm to Fork

Kaufst du lieber regionale Bio-Zutaten? Schaust du auf die Labels, wenn du im Laden etwas kaufst? Dass nachhaltiges Essen wichtig ist, ist uns schon lange bewusst. Aber um die richtigen Entscheidungen zu treffen, hilft es, den ganzen Prozess besser zu verstehen – vom Anbau über die Produktion bis hin zur Lieferung zum Supermarkt. Agrartechnologie und Globalisierung – dank ihnen haben wir das ganze Jahr Bananen im Laden. Aber wollen wir das wirklich? “From Farm to Fork” taucht ein in Ideen rund um nachhaltiges Essen und fokussiert dabei auf die einzigartige Zürcher Perspektive – Zürich als Produzent von Nahrung, als Konsument und dich, liebe Zürcherin und Zürcher.

Der Event findet am Donnerstag, 19. September 2019 im Hiltl Langstrasse statt. Ein Abend gefüllt mit frischen Ideen, lebhaften Diskussionen und einem köstlichen Apéro. Der Event findet auf Deutsch statt. 

Türöffnung: 18:00

Speakers

Steffen Konrath

Steffen Konrath

Steffen Konrath is an AI researcher and product developer born in Freiburg i.Br., currently based near Salzburg, Austria. He launched AI Suisse, based in Zurich, in May 2018 with the aim to foster the dialogue between artificial intelligence practitioners, the industry and the general public. In his professional life, he owns a software development company and consultancy, which uses artificial intelligence to decode the DNA of markets to understand the very essence of how they work. Having studied theology, mime and acting, and computer science/marketing, ethical considerations are at the very core of his work, while staying open-minded to the possibilities of science and research.

Igor Susmelj

Igor Susmelj

Igor Susmelj is co-founder at Mirage – a Zurich based company working on novel image transforming technologies. He was previously working at the Innovation Lab of SIX Group AG. Igor has a degree in electrical engineering from ETH, where he gained a strong passion for machine learning and robotics. The idea of having intelligent machines working hand in hand with humans in our daily life has fascinated him since he was young. With robots and intelligent machines becoming smarter, more human and more independent every year, he wants to initiate discussions about how we can live next to each other in symbiosis rather than discord.

Nilson Kufus

Nilson Kufus

Nilson Kufus was born in Zurich and spent most of his adolescence as a professional athlete in figure skating. He went on to study Mathematics at ETH, but decided to leave for the Netherlands to study Liberal Arts & Sciences at the University College Maastricht, where he built his curriculum around courses such as business, artificial intelligence, and media. After his studies, he returned to his hometown, Zurich, and founded Nomoko in early 2015 with the vision to change the way we interact with the world around us. In 2017, he was selected among the Digital Shapers of Switzerland.

What is TEDxZurichLive?

TED Live brings the TED Conference experience to your home – or anywhere you want to watch. Join us as the local TEDxZurich community gets together every year to watch a select series of TED Talks from the TED2019 Conference which is taking place in Vancouver this year.

TEDxZurich Live 2019

TEDxZurichLive – Bigger Than Us

For TED2019, we’re joining the search for deeper meaning. We’ll be exploring technologies that evoke wonder and tantalize with superhuman powers, mind-bending science that will drive the future, mind-expanding creativity and most of all, the inspiring possibilities that happen when we ask what ideas are truly worth fighting for, worth living for.

Registration Closed

Event Timing: April 25, 2019 | 18:30-21:30
Location: Ginetta, Rieterstrasse 6 | 8002 Zurich | Switzerland

What is a TEDxZurichSalon?

The Salons complement the main event by bringing the community together more frequently and providing opportunities for conversation and heightened interaction between speaker and audience. Think of it as a dinner party with the smartest people you know.

Limited in size, the Salons are able to explore a more specific variety of topics. The event will feature a screening of a TED talk, followed by live speakers who will delve deeper into the topic of the evening. After the talks, the audience splits up into groups where they have the opportunity to participate in a moderated discussion and are encouraged to share their thoughts and ideas.

With the goal of bringing the existing TEDxZurich community together, the interaction with the audience allows us to take the spirit of TED’s “Ideas Worth Sharing” to the next level and spark action. Would you like to join the conversation?

I Think I Know You

If we combine images or videos with AI, do we create a wolf in grandmother’s clothing?

Or should we be more trusting, knowing that this technology will improve, if not save lives? And what would it need to show you to earn your trust? To prove that your trust is worth the risk?

Join us on the 10th of April to discuss this and much more at our next TEDxZurichSalon.

Registration Closed

Speakers

Steffen Konrath

Steffen Konrath

Steffen Konrath is an AI researcher and product developer born in Freiburg i.Br., currently based near Salzburg, Austria. He launched AI Suisse, based in Zurich, in May 2018 with the aim to foster the dialogue between artificial intelligence practitioners, the industry and the general public. In his professional life, he owns a software development company and consultancy, which uses artificial intelligence to decode the DNA of markets to understand the very essence of how they work. Having studied theology, mime and acting, and computer science/marketing, ethical considerations are at the very core of his work, while staying open-minded to the possibilities of science and research.

Igor Susmelj

Igor Susmelj

Igor Susmelj is co-founder at Mirage – a Zurich based company working on novel image transforming technologies. He was previously working at the Innovation Lab of SIX Group AG. Igor has a degree in electrical engineering from ETH, where he gained a strong passion for machine learning and robotics. The idea of having intelligent machines working hand in hand with humans in our daily life has fascinated him since he was young. With robots and intelligent machines becoming smarter, more human and more independent every year, he wants to initiate discussions about how we can live next to each other in symbiosis rather than discord.

Nilson Kufus

Nilson Kufus

Nilson Kufus was born in Zurich and spent most of his adolescence as a professional athlete in figure skating. He went on to study Mathematics at ETH, but decided to leave for the Netherlands to study Liberal Arts & Sciences at the University College Maastricht, where he built his curriculum around courses such as business, artificial intelligence, and media. After his studies, he returned to his hometown, Zurich, and founded Nomoko in early 2015 with the vision to change the way we interact with the world around us. In 2017, he was selected among the Digital Shapers of Switzerland.

What is TEDxZurichWomen?

TEDxZurichWomen is structured around the official TEDWomen event, a conference about the power of women and girls to be creators and change-makers. TEDxZurichWomen will not only feature two awesome speakers but also screen unpublished talks directly from this year’s event in Palm Springs.

Showing Up

Women the world over are no longer accepting the status quo. They’re rising up, breaking out and pushing boundaries. Whatever their focus and talent — business, technology, art, science, politics — these pioneers and their allies are joining forces in an explosion of discovery and ingenuity to drive real, meaningful change.

TEDWomen will celebrate how these dynamic and diverse people are showing up to face challenges head on, all while empowering each other to shape the future we all want to see. And TEDxZurich is celebrating with them. Will you join us?

Venue: Tamedia, Werdstrasse 21, 8004 Zurich
Agenda:
18:00 Registration opens
19:00 Talks and Sessions begin
21:30 End

Registration Closed.

TEDxZurich 2018

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. Join us this year on the 16th of November 2018, in Zurich, as we delve into the theme of “Connection” with a wonderful selection of speakers sure to inspire.

A ticket costs CHF 70 and includes:

  • Full day event, sessions from 9 to 16:30 at the SRF Studios
  • Entry to 12 talks, 3 performances and an interactive TEDx experience
  • Lunch, drinks and refreshments
  • Apero

The Theme – Connection

In 2018, individually and collectively, people are more connected than ever. With incredibly powerful communication devices at our fingertips at all times, sharing an anonymous opinion is just a click away.

Sharing an opinion however, is not having a conversation. The art of conversation lies in listening, in letting go of our preconceived notions and embracing the idea that there might be more to the story. As well as to connect to the marginalized voices, vying for a say in the noise of the online world.

There’s always a story, an experience, an idea that we can learn from that makes us think critically and challenge our own beliefs. Join us on Friday, November 16 at the SRF Studios and let’s hear these stories, these experiences and ideas worth spreading and commit to action for a more equitable world.

Speakers Sneak Peek

Andrea Jansen

Andrea Jansen
The Perfect Mother Needs To Go

Lea Suter

Lea Suter
How Can We Overcome Dividing Lines?

Tim Lomas

Tim Lomas
Expanding Our Experiential Horizons Through Untranslatable Words

Garcia Claude

Claude Garcia
Wicked Games: Using Games to Resolve Environmental Conflicts

Anna-Lisa Martin Niedecken
Gaming Meets Fitness: Designing Parallel Training Worlds

Xi Zhang TEDxZurich

Xi Zhang 
What Is Good Architecture and Why the World Does Not Need More Star Architects

Registration has closed. Please note that the TEDxZurich audience is carefully curated in order to ensure a diverse audience. Upon applying, please wait for us to reach out to you via email in the coming weeks (check those spam filters). Thank you.

What is a TEDxZurichSalon?

The Salons complement the main event by bringing the community together more frequently and providing opportunities for conversation and heightened interaction between speaker and audience. Think of it as a dinner party with the smartest people you know.

Limited in size, the Salons are able to explore a more specific variety of topics. The event will feature a screening of a TED talk, followed by live speakers who will delve deeper into the topic of the evening. After the talks, the audience splits up into groups where they have the opportunity to participate in a moderated discussion and are encouraged to share their thoughts and ideas.

With the goal of bringing the existing TEDxZurich community together, the interaction with the audience allows us to take the spirit of TED’s “Ideas Worth Sharing” to the next level and spark action. Would you like to join the conversation?

Connecting for Better Decisions

When thinking about democracy we might be reminded of the old fashioned show of hands, as it is still practiced in some parts of Switzerland. But did you know we just had our first blockchain based vote? When taking a closer look we soon find out that democracy cannot be easily defined. Whether in politics or even in places we would never expect to find it – like a fortune 500 company, a bee-hive, in art or journalism.

Join us on the 30th of October to discuss and define democracy at the TEDxZurichSalon.

Date: Tuesday, 30th October 2018
Venue: Papiersaal, Kalanderplatz 6, 8045 Zürich

Agenda:
18:30 Registration opens
19:00 Talks begin
20:30 Audience group discussions
21:15 Closing / Start apéro
22:00 End

Speakers

Elliot Ash TEDxZurich Salon

Elliott Ash

Elliott Ash sees the legal system as an object for scientific study. With graduate degrees in law and economics and with tools from statistics and computational linguistics, he uses documents and data to understand the law, the judiciary, and the broader political economy. By day Elliott works as assistant professor at ETH Zürich, while playing drums in his free time for rock band The Free Rides.

Annika Jacobsen

Annika Jacobsen

As a brand strategist and marketing director, Annika Jacobsen’s passion lies in helping thought leaders and startups—with important messages to share—implement new and innovative ways of getting the word out about their visions for the future. Her curiosity and enthusiasm for blockchain technology compelled her to get involved in the industry and understand it on a deeper level. She joined Agora Technologies, which is on a mission to create secure and transparent elections around the world.

What is a TEDxZurichSalon?

The Salons complement the main event by bringing the community together more frequently and providing opportunities for conversation and heightened interaction between speaker and audience. Think of it as a dinner party with the smartest people you know.

Limited in size, the Salons are able to explore a more specific variety of topics. The event will feature a screening of a TED talk, followed by live speakers who will delve deeper into the topic of the evening. After the talks, the audience splits up into groups where they have the opportunity to participate in a moderated discussion and are encouraged to share their thoughts and ideas.

With the goal of bringing the existing TEDxZurich community together, the interaction with the audience allows us to take the spirit of TED’s “Ideas Worth Sharing” to the next level and spark action. Would you like to join the conversation?

What Moves Us

Today it’s hard to imagine that people were once concerned that the speed of a steam engine might be too fast for humans. Self Driving cars, the Hyperloop, water and air taxis, drones and flying bikes all seem to become part of our reality sooner or later. It’s time to talk about the impact of transportation on society once again. How will this newly gained mobility change how we connect and interact. How does it change our cities, our life, our relationships, our work and our health?

Speakers

Remo Gerber

Remo Gerber

Remo Gerber is Chief Commercial Officer at Lilium – the Munich based aviation start-up building the world’s first all-electric air taxi. He was previously part of building ground transportation disrupter Gett in the UK & Western Europe as its Managing Director and Groupon – the e-commerce marketplace – as the COO in Northern Europe. Born in Zürich, Remo is a physicist from ETH Zurich and has a PhD from the University of Oxford.  Having spent almost all of his career in technology start-ups and transportation, Remo is delighted to be part of the Lilium team making high speed, affordable, mass air transportation a reality.

Olaf Swantee

Olaf Swantee

If Olaf Swantee knows one thing, it’s how to make a telecom company successful. With his no-nonsense style of management, he has spent the past two years transforming Sunrise into a real quality challenger and award-winning operator. Prior to that, he was announced CEO of the year at the World Communication Awards for his work at “EE”, all while leading Britain into the world of modern mobile internet by building its first 4G network. He started his career in IT and moved to Geneva in 1994, where he worked for Compaq. He has lived with his family in Stäfa, near Zürich (Switzerland), since 1998.

What is a TEDxZurichSalon?

The Salons complement the main event by bringing the community together more frequently and providing opportunities for conversation and heightened interaction between speaker and audience. Think of it as a dinner party with the smartest people you know.

Limited in size, the Salons are able to explore a more specific variety of topics. The event will feature a screening of a TED talk, followed by live speakers who will delve deeper into the topic of the evening. After the talks, the audience splits up into groups where they have the opportunity to participate in a moderated discussion and are encouraged to share their thoughts and ideas.

With the goal of bringing the existing TEDxZurich community together, the interaction with the audience allows us to take the spirit of TED’s “Ideas Worth Sharing” to the next level and spark action. Would you like to join the conversation?

The Future of Media

How can we guarantee the quality of information that reaches us? And how do we pick relevant news without culling so fervently that our bubble becomes smaller and smaller, creating ever greater discord among us? These were some of the big questions discussed among 80 participants at our recent TEDxZurichSalon.

Speakers

Juliane Leopold

Juliane Leopold

After her media and communication and film studies in Berlin, Juliane Leopold worked at newspapers like Die Zeit and NZZ. She then went on to help launch Buzzfeed Germany as the founding editor. In 2015 Medium Magazine elected her as the frontrunner of the “Newcomer of the Year” Award.Today she works as a digital consultant for clients like Microsoft, Tagesschau, Deutsche Welle and many more. She is a regular speaker and moderator at the biggest German media industry events and talks about fake news, the future of journalism and women’s rights.

Hansi Voigt

Hansi Voigt

In 2017 Hansi Voigt launched WePublish together with Olaf Kunz and Francois Ruf. WePublish is an opensource digital commons that provides decentralized tools and infrastructure to content creators. However, it is not the first company that Voigt founded. After helping to create the local radio station that became KanalK and helping to build a record label and concert agency in England. He first became chief editor Ad interim at CASH and later at 20 Minuten Online. He then proceeded to found watson.ch, which has been described as the most innovative news portal in Switzerland.

What is a TEDxZurichSalon?

The Salons complement the main event by bringing the community together more frequently and providing opportunities for conversation and heightened interaction between speaker and audience. Think of it as a dinner party with the smartest people you know.

Limited in size, the Salons are able to explore a more specific variety of topics. The event will feature a screening of a TED talk, followed by live speakers who will delve deeper into the topic of the evening. After the talks, the audience splits up into groups where they have the opportunity to participate in a moderated discussion and are encouraged to share their thoughts and ideas.

With the goal of bringing the existing TEDxZurich community together, the interaction with the audience allows us to take the spirit of TED’s “Ideas Worth Sharing” to the next level and spark action. Would you like to join the conversation?

Innovation in Creativity

TEDxZurich held its very first Salon, where a curated group of 50 people met at The Garage to discuss Innovation in Creativity.
To kick things off we screened a talk from TEDglobal by music Band OK GO discussing their creative process and how they “find” the ideas for their unique music videos.Following the screening 4 innovative projects from the creative space in Zurich introduced themselves.

Speakers

Martin Roth (KOSMOS)

Martin Roth is managing director and partner of Kosmos-Kultur AG and part of the development of KOSMOS together with Bruno Deckert and filmmaker Samir. KOSMOS is the new 5000m2 cultural centre near Langstrasse/Europaallee in Zurich. His background: Creative and managing director of studio Roth&Maerchy, a leading design and communication agency for culture and hospitality projects. He is also president of the non-profit “Cuisine sans Frontières”.

https://kosmos.ch/

Fabienne Barras and Gabriela Chicherio

Together with Andreas Saxer, Fabienne Barras and Gabriela Chicherio are the founders and curators of the Design Biennale Zurich, that debuted this year from 7. – 10. of September.

The Design Biennale Zürich wants to show the design process to a larger public and encourage the discourse between professionals and amateurs. Fabienne and Gabriela are both designers, with a background in product design and scenography.

www.designbiennalezurich.ch

Tara Lasrado (Forward Festival)

Forward Creatives is an innovative agency for brand strategy, storytelling and event development, organising Forward Festival for design, creativity and communication which takes place annually in Vienna and Munich and this year for the first time in Zurich (17-18 June 2017). Tara Lasrado is the local coordinator for Forward Festival Zürich and responsible for international partnerships.


http://forward-festival.com/en/zurich/

Nina Hodel (Kreislauf 4+5)

Nina is a co-lead of Kreislauf 4+5 in Zurich, head of communication of the One Of A Million music festival in Baden and a freelance consultant, copywriter and develops concepts for websites and social media. All while she is currently working on her Master’s at ZHdK in Design and Trends.

TEDxZurich Live is a Live Screening of the newest TED Talks from TED2023 in Vancouver, Canada before their official online release.

TED2023 is all about Possibilities. Watch dreamers and visionary thinkers, innovators and change-makers who use the power of imagination to make the world bigger, better, more thrilling, more hopeful. Their visions may inspire us to actually make that possible world real!

TEDxZurich Live – TED2023: POSSIBILITY

Tuesday, 9 May 2023 – 18:00
@ Ginetta | 8002 Zurich
 

This year, the TEDxZurichSalon team is back with a new TEDx format: TEDxCountdown, a grassroots initiative that supports locally-curated climate events.

Beyond the Buzzwords: Exploring the Realities of Sustainability
From the food we eat to the way we power our homes and offices: Sustainability is an important topic that is becoming increasingly relevant in today’s world because our actions have a profound impact on our planet. Fortunately, there are many innovators and thought leaders who are working to create a more sustainable future.

In this year’s TEDxCountdown, we will explore the topic of sustainability from the perspective of various experts and together we will learn new ways to move toward a greener future.

The event will take place on Wednesday 14th of June 2023.
@Bluelion Incubator | Josefstrasse 219, 8005 Zürich

Agenda:
18:20 Doors Open
19:00 Event starts: TEDxZurich Talks
20:30 Networking Apéro

Buy the ticket here

 
Sarah Ebling

          Sarah Ebling holds a professorship in Accessibility Studies at Zurich University of Applied Sciences (ZHAW) and is a senior researcher at the University of Zurich. Her research focuses on natural language processing in the context of disabilities and special needs, specifically, sign language technology and automatic text simplification. Her groups’ contributions involve artificial intelligence techniques with a strong emphasis on user involvement. She is involved in various international and national projects and leads a large-scale Swiss innovation initiative entitled „Inclusive Information and Communication Technologies“ (2022-2026; https://www.iict.uzh.ch/).