Program Schedule

Monday, March 17, 2014

10:30 – 12:15pm

TED Fellows Session 1

Usman Riaz	Artist, composer
Ziyah Gafić	Photographer + storyteller
Alexander McLean	Prison anthropologist
Dan Visconti	Composer + concert presenter
Aziza Chaouni	Architect + ecotourism specialist
Shubhendu Sharma	Eco-entrepreneur
Bora Yoon	Experimental musician
Aziz Abu Sarah	Entrepreneur + educator
Gabriella Gómez-Mont	Urban thinker, experimentalist
Jorge Mañes Rubio	Conceptual artist
Erine Gray	Software developer
Janet Iwasa	Molecular animator
Robert Simpson	Astronomer + web developer
Shohini Ghose	Quantum physicist, equity advocate
Sergei Lupashin	Aerial robotics researcher
Lars Jan	Director + media artist
Sarah Parcak	Satellite archaeologist + TED Prize winner
Tom Rielly	Satirist
Susie Ibarra	composer + improviser + percussionist educator

1:30 – 3:00pm

TED Fellows Session 2

Somi	Vocalist, composer and culturist
Steve Boyes	Conservation biologist
David Sengeh	Biomechatronics engineer
Eric Berlow	Ecologist
Uldus Bakhtiozina	Artist, visionary
Laurel Braitman	Writer
Eman Mohammed	Photojournalist
Andrew Bastawrous	Eye surgeon, inventor
Kathryn Hunt	Paleopathologist
Ayah Bdeir	Engineer and artist
Will Potter	Investigative journalist
Kitra Cahana	Vagabond photojournalist + conceptual artist
Shih Chieh Huang	Artist
Susie Ibarra	composer + improviser + percussionist educator
Usman Riaz	Artist, composer

4:00 – 5:00pm

Inside TED

June Cohen	Senior executive producer
Thaniya Keereepart	TED Product Development Director
Deron Triff	Director, TED Global Distribution + Licensing
Ronda Carnegie	Head of TED Global Partnerships
Niki Siropoulou	TEDxAcademy
Chris Anderson	Head of TED

6:00 – 7:45pm

Session 1: Liftoff!

Kevin Olusola	Cellist and beatboxer
Nicholas Negroponte	Tech visionary
Chris Hadfield	Astronaut
Ziauddin Yousafzai	Education activist
Mark Ronson	Music producer and DJ

Tuesday, March 18, 2014

8:30 – 10:15am

Session 2: Retrospect

Bran Ferren	Technology designer
Marc Kushner	Architect
Yoruba Richen	Documentary filmmaker
Edward Snowden	Whistleblower

11:00 – 12:45pm

Session 3: Reshape

Matthew Carter	Type designer
Amanda Burden	Urban planner
David Kwong	Cruciverbalist
Gavin Schmidt	Climate scientist
Peggy Liu	Sustainability catalyst
Michel Laberge	Plasma physicist

2:00 – 3:15pm

All-Stars Session 1: Planet Dearth

Wade Davis	Anthropologist, ethnobotanist
Sylvia Earle	Oceanographer
Stewart Brand	Environmentalist, futurist
George Dyson	Historian of science
Bonnie Bassler	Molecular biologist
Amory Lovins	Physicist, energy guru
Edward Burtynsky	Photographer
David Gallo	Oceanographer
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala	Economist
Robert Full	Biologist
Imogen Heap	Musician

3:45 – 5:00pm

All-Stars Session 2: Beauty and the Brain

Tierney Thys	Marine biologist
Dan Gilbert	Psychologist; happiness expert
Emily Levine	Philosopher-comic
Jane McGonigal	Game Designer
Neil Turok	Physicist, education activist
Philip Zimbardo	Psychologist
Taylor Wilson	Nuclear scientist
Jill Bolte Taylor	Neuroanatomist
William Kamkwamba	Inventor

6:00 – 7:45pm

Session 4: Wish

Allan Adams	Theoretical physicist
Zak Ebrahim	Peace activist
Melinda Gates (with Bill)	Philanthropist
Bill Gates (with Melinda)	Philanthropist
Jehane Noujaim	Filmmaker
Charmian Gooch	Anti-corruption activist
Sting	Composer, singer, author, actor, activist

Wednesday, March 19, 2014

8:30 – 10:15am

Session 5: Us

Nancy Kanwisher	Brain researcher
Rob Knight	Microbial ecologist
Stephen Friend	Open-science advocate
Ze Frank	Humorist, web artist
Jon Mooallem	Writer
Geena Rocero	Model and activist
David Chalmers	Philosopher

11:00 – 12:45pm

Session 6: Wired

Margaret Gould Stewart	User experience master
Del Harvey	Security maven
Larry Page	CEO of Google
Chris Kluwe	Punter and author
Jeremy Kasdin	Planet finder
Avi Reichental	3D printer
Hugh Herr	Bionics designer
Adrianne Haslet-Davis	Ballroom dancer

2:00 – 3:15pm

All-Stars Session 3: Where Are We Now?

Sal Khan	Educator and social entrepreneur
Tim Berners-Lee	Inventor
Amy Cuddy	Social psychologist
Allan Savory	Grassland ecosystem pioneer
Bjorn Lomborg	Global prioritizer
Amanda Palmer	Musician, blogger
Clay Shirky	Social Media Theorist
David Brooks	Op-ed columnist, author
Barry Schwartz	Psychologist
Lawrence Lessig	Legal activist
Bryan Stevenson	Public-interest lawyer

3:45 – 5:00pm

All-Stars Session 4: I Heart Design

John Maeda	Artist
Stefan Sagmeister	Graphic designer
Moshe Safdie	Architect
Sarah Kay	Poet
Pattie Maes	Researcher
Juan Enriquez	Futurist
Aimee Mullins	Athlete and actor
JR	Street artist
Imogen Heap	Musician

6:00 – 7:45pm

Session 7: Why?

Wendy Chung	Geneticist
Elizabeth Gilbert	Writer
Allan Adams	Theoretical physicist
Jason Webley	Musician
Jim Holt	Writer and philosopher
Helder Guimarães	Magician

Thursday, March 20, 2014

8:30 – 10:30am

Session 8: Hacked

Marco Tempest	Cyber illusionist
Richard Ledgett	Deputy director, NSA
Keren Elazari	Cybersecurity expert
Maira Kalman	Illustrator, author
David Epstein	Sports science reporter
Ed Yong	Science writer
Seth Godin	Marketer and author
Ray Kurzweil	Inventor, futurist

11:30 – 1:00pm

Session 9: Signals

Sara Lewis	Firefly specialist
Deborah Gordon	Ecologist
Billy Collins	Poet
Randall Munroe	Cartoonist
Andrew Connolly	Astronomer
Will Marshall	Space scientist
Louie Schwartzberg	Filmmaker
Peter Diamandis	Space activist

2:30 – 4:00pm

All-Stars Session 5: The Future Is Ours

Stanley McChrystal	Military leader
Dan Dennett	Philosopher, cognitive scientist
Susan Cain	Quiet revolutionary
Rodney Brooks	Roboticist
Elizabeth Pisani	Author
Michael Shermer	Skeptic
Jimmy Wales	Founder of Wikipedia
John Hunter	Educator
Helen Fisher	Anthropologist, expert on love
Martin Rees	Astrophysicist
Steven Johnson	Writer
Sir Ken Robinson	Author, educator
Amanda Palmer	Musician, blogger

5:00 – 6:45pm

Session 10: Passion

Mellody Hobson	Investment expert
Sarah Lewis	Writer
Ben Saunders	Polar explorer
Frans Lanting	Nature photographer
Masarat Daud	Rural education campaigner
Isabel Allende	Novelist
Shaka Senghor	Author
Blood Orange	Musician, producer

Friday, March 21, 2014

9:00 – 10:30am

Session 11: Unstress

Raspyni Brothers	Jugglers
Simon Sinek	Leadership expert
Sarah Jones	Polymorphic playwright
Jennifer Senior	Writer
Kevin Briggs	Golden Gate guardian

11:30 – 1:00pm

Session 12: Onward

Somi	Vocalist, composer and culturist
Joi Ito	Relentless mind
Shai Reshef	Education entrepreneur
Gabby Giffords and Mark Kelly	Former U.S. Representative and NASA astronaut; survivors
Andrew Solomon	Writer
Julia Sweeney	Actor, comedian, playwright