TEDx HKBU - Think Like A Freak
Date and time
Location
AAB201, 2/F, Academic and Administration Building, Hong Kong Baptist University
Hong Kong Hong KongDescription
Find out more about the event at :
TEDxHKBU website: http://www.tedxhkbu.com
TEDxHKBU Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tedxhkbu?fref=ts
In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized event that brings people together to share a TED-like experience.
Last year, the first TEDxHKBU conference themed "David & Goliath" illustrates the idea of 'the surprising strength'. Now the second TEDx conference is coming to HKBU and you have the chance to experience it in person.
The upcoming event will be held on 2nd May with the theme "Think Like A Freak" illustrates the idea of inspiring and innovative thinking. All speakers come from various cultures and backgrounds. Yet, they are all individuals who have new and crazy ideas.
*Speeches will be conducted in 3 languages: Cantonese, English & Mandarin.
*Successful applicants will receive an auto-reply email from Eventbrite. A ticket will be attached as a PDF file. Please bring along your ticket with you to the event venue for on-site registration
About TED is a nonprofit organization devoted to Ideas Worth Spreading. Started as a four-day conference in California almost 30 years ago, TED has grown to support those world-changing ideas with multiple initiatives. The two annual TED Conferences invite the world's leading thinkers and doers to speak for 18 minutes on a diverse mix of topics. Many of these talks are then made available, free, at http://www.ted.com/TED speakers have included Bill Gates, Jane Goodall, Elizabeth Gilbert, Sir Richard Branson, Nandan Nilekani, Philippe Starck, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Isabel Allende and former UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown. The TED2014 Conference will take place in Vancouver, British Columbia, along with the TEDActive simulcast in neighboring Whistler. TEDGlobal 2014 will be held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
TED's media initiatives include TED.com, where new TED Talks are posted daily; the Open Translation Project, which provides subtitles and interactive transcripts as well as translations from volunteers worldwide; the educational initiative TED-Ed; and TEDBooks, short e-books on powerful ideas. TED has established the annual TED Prize, where exceptional individuals with a wish to change the world get help translating their wishes into action; TEDx, which supports individuals or groups in hosting local, self-organized TED-style events around the world; and the TED Fellows program, helping world-changing innovators from around the globe to amplify the impact of their remarkable projects and activities.
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For information about TED's upcoming conferences, visit http://www.ted.com/registration
