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Program Schedule

Speaker sessions apply to both Long Beach and Palm Spring locations. See Long Beach schedule and Palm Spring schedule for additional events.

Monday, February 8, 2010
1:00 PM – 8:00 PM	Concierge desks	Westin, Renaissance, Hilton, Hyatt

Tuesday, February 9, 2010
8:30 AM – 10:00 PM	Concierge desks	Westin, Renaissance, Hilton, Hyatt
8:30 AM – 10:00 PM	Registration and companion bag pickup	Front gate, Long Beach Performing Arts Center
9:00 AM – 10:30 AM	TED Fellows Session 1
9:00 AM – 12:30 PM	TED Fellows Conference	Centre Theater. Early-arriving TEDsters are welcome to attend.
10:15 AM – 4:00 PM	Pre-conference activities	Pre-registration required. Register and pick up your badge before joining your tour.
11:00 AM – 12:30 PM	TED Fellows Session 2
2:00 PM – 7:00 PM	Social spaces open	Nine social spaces, on the plaza and inside the Terrace Theater
4:00 PM – 5:30 PM	TED University, Session 1	Center Theatre
6:30 PM – 8:00 PM	Cocktail parties for attendees	Westin, Renaissance, Hilton, Hyatt
8:00 PM – 10:00 PM	Welcome Gala

Wednesday, February 10, 2010
7:30 AM – 7:00 PM	Social spaces open	Nine social spaces, on the plaza and inside the Terrace Theater
7:30 AM – 8:00 PM	Registration and companion bag pickup
7:30 AM – 10:00 PM	Concierge desks	Westin, Renaissance, Hilton, Hyatt
8:30 AM – 10:30 AM	TED University, Session 2	Center Theater
8:30 AM – 7:00 PM	Exhibits	Desert Conference Center
10:00 AM – 7:00 PM	Masseuse	The Intersection, Terrace Theater Level 2
11:00 AM – 12:45 PM	Session 1: Mindshift	Thomas Dolby Ethel Daniel Kahneman David Cameron Jake Shimabukuro Esther Duflo Michael Shermer	Electronic music pioneer String quartet Behavioral economics founder Politician Ukulele virtuoso Development economist Skeptic
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM	Lunches	ClearEdge Power Lunch: Westin-Centennial A + The Economist Lunch: Westin-Centennial B + Nokia Lunch: Westin-Centennial C+D + Qatar Museum Authority Lunch: Westin-Ocean Ballroom
2:15 PM – 4:00 PM	Session 2: Discovery	Thomas Dolby Ethel William Li Kelly Stoetzel Rives Stacey Kramer Cheryl Hayashi Carter Emmart Dan Barber	Electronic music pioneer String quartet Cancer researcher Experience creator Performance poet, multimedia artist Brand strategist Spider silk scientist Scientist, Artist Chef
5:00 PM – 6:45 PM	Session 3: Action. The 2010 TED Prize	Thomas Dolby Ethel Frank Drake The TED Prize Winner Jamie Oliver Sheryl Crow	Electronic music pioneer String quartet Astronomer Wishmaker Chef, activist Singer/songwriter, activist
7:00 PM – 10:30 PM	Pine Street Block Party	Ozomatli	Latin/hip-hop/funk/salsa band

Thursday, February 11, 2010
7:00 AM – 8:00 AM	TED Run	Meet outside the Renaissance hotel
7:00 AM – 8:00 AM	TED Prize breakfasts	Abreu Fellows Breakfast: Westin-Centennial A + Neil Turok Wish Breakfast: Westin-Centennial B
7:00 AM – 8:00 AM	Meditation	Renaissance Ballroom III
7:00 AM – 8:30 PM	Concierge desks	Westin, Renaissance, Hilton, Hyatt
7:30 AM – 7:00 PM	Social spaces open	Nine social spaces, on the plaza and inside the Terrace Theater
7:30 AM – 7:00 PM	Masseuse	The Intersection, Terrace Theater Level 2
7:30 AM – 8:00 PM	Registration	Front gate, Long Beach Performing Arts Center
7:30 AM – 8:00 PM	Registration
8:30 AM – 10:15 AM	Session 4: Reason	Thomas Dolby Ethel Kirk Citron Michael Specter Graham Hill Sam Harris Elizabeth Pisani Nicholas Christakis	Electronic music pioneer String quartet Media expert Writer Journalist Neuroscientist, philosopher Author Physician, social scientist
9:00 AM – 10:30 AM	Session 8: Boldness
11:00 AM – 12:45 PM	Session 5: Provocation	Thomas Dolby Ethel Valerie Plame Wilson Michael Sandel Christopher "moot" Poole Kevin Bales Susie Ibarra Stewart Brand Mark Z. Jacobson	Electronic music pioneer String quartet Former CIA covert operations officer Political philosopher Founder, 4chan Anti-slavery activist composer + improviser + percussionist educator Environmentalist, futurist Civil and environmental engineer
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM	Lunches	TED Prize Winner Jill Tarter's Wish Update Lunch: Renaissance Naples 3 + Fellows Lunch: Renaissance Ballroom V IV + TED Prize Winner Sylvia Earle's Wish Update Lunch Renaissance Ballroom II III + RWJF
2:15 PM – 4:00 PM	Session 6: Invention	The LXD Jane McGonigal Blaise Agüera y Arcas David Byrne Jake Shimabukuro Ethel Gary Lauder Nathan Myhrvold	Dance adventurers Game Designer Software architect Musician, artist, writer Ukulele virtuoso String quartet Venture capitalist Polymath
5:00 PM – 6:45 PM	Session 7: Breakthrough	Andrew Bird Stephen Wolfram Gary Flake Seth Berkley Rachel Armstrong Mark Roth Thomas Dolby Ethel	Musician Scientist, inventor Technologist Vaccine visionary Applied scientist, innovator Biochemist, cell biologist Electronic music pioneer String quartet
7:30 PM – 9:30 PM	Free Night	Restaurant suggestions
9:30 PM – 11:30 PM	Screening: Countdown to Zero	The Cinemark, on Pine Street

Friday, February 12, 2010
7:00 AM – 8:00 AM	TED Run	Meet outside Renaissance hotel
7:00 AM – 8:00 AM	Yoga	Renaissance Ballroom III
7:00 AM – 8:30 PM	Concierge desks	Westin, Renaissance, Hilton, Hyatt
7:30 AM – 7:00 PM	Social spaces open	Nine social spaces, on the plaza and inside the Terrace Theater
7:30 AM – 7:00 PM	Masseuse	The Intersection, Terrace Theater Level 2
7:30 AM – 7:30 PM	Registration	Front gate, Long Beach Performing Arts Center
8:30 AM – 10:15 AM	TED University, Session 3	Center Theater, LBPAC
9:30 AM – 10:30 AM	Segway Tour	Meet outside Renaissance Hotel
11:00 AM – 12:45 PM	Session 8: Boldness	John Underkoffler Shyam Sankar Sergey Brin George Church Mike Feinberg Dave Levin Thomas Dolby Ethel Bill Gates	Interface designer Data Intelligence Agent Computer scientist, entrepreneur and philanthropist Molecular technologist Educators Electronic music pioneer String quartet Philanthropist
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM	Lunches	Dow Lunch: Westin-Centennial A + AT&T Lunch: Westin-Centennial B + Thomson Reuters Lunch: Westin-Centennial C&D
2:15 PM – 4:00 PM	Session 9: Imagination	Thomas Dolby Ethel Chris Anderson Temple Grandin Mitchell Joachim Marian Bantjes Denis Dutton Raghava KK	Electronic music pioneer String quartet Drone maker Livestock handling designer, autism activist Architect, designer Designer, illustrator, typographer Philosopher Artist
5:00 PM – 6:45 PM	Session 10: Play	Thomas Dolby Ethel David Byrne Sarah Silverman David Rockwell Eve Ensler Julia Sweeney Natalie Merchant	Electronic music pioneer String quartet Musician, artist, writer Comedian Architect, experience designer Playwright, activist Actor, comedian, playwright Singer/songwriter
7:30 PM – 10:15 PM	Grand Party	Maya Hotel. Shuttles every 15 minutes from Ocean Blvd.

Saturday, February 13, 2010
6:30 AM – 3:00 PM	Concierge desks	Westin, Renaissance, Hilton, Hyatt
7:30 AM – 1:45 PM	Registration	Front gate, Long Beach Performing Arts Center
7:30 AM – 1:45 PM	Social spaces open	Nine social spaces, on the plaza and inside the Terrace Theater
7:30 AM – 1:45 PM	Masseuse	The Intersection, Terrace Theater Level 2
8:30 AM – 10:15 AM	Session 11: Simplicity	Thomas Dolby Ethel Benoit Mandelbrot George Whitesides Alan Siegel Philip K. Howard Chip Conley	Electronic music pioneer String quartet Mathematician Chemist Executive, simplicity guru Legal activist Hospitality entrepreneur, author
11:00 AM – 12:45 PM	Session 12: Wisdom	Thomas Dolby Ethel James Cameron John Kasaona Sir Ken Robinson Adora Svitak Ze Frank	Electronic music pioneer String quartet Director Conservationist Author, educator Child prodigy Humorist, web artist
1:00 PM – 1:30 PM	Farewell party	Rainbow Lagoon