TED2023: Possibility
May 7, 2023 @ 4:00 pm
| $10 – $59Orcas Center Presents on Center Stage
TED2023: Possibility
Sunday, May 7th at 4pm
Tiered Ticket Pricing: $59, $29, $10
This event will show a selected set of talks recorded at TED2023, held in Vancouver, Canada in April, 2023. Following the video viewing session, we will have audience questions and discussion.
TED2023 is all about Possibilities…
Much of today’s public conversation is eaten up by zero-sum battles between divided groups. But the world doesn’t have to be zero-sum. At TED2023 we will explore together a strange and beautiful space called the adjacent possible.
We’ll be guided there by dreamers, inventors and creatives. Innovators, entrepreneurs and builders. Explorers and change-makers. Visionary thinkers and doers from every field of human endeavor.
They use the power of imagination to make the world bigger, better, more thrilling, more hopeful. And the incredible thing is … their visions may inspire us to actually make that possible world real.
At a time of great challenges, this is the antidote we need. Come dream with us!
Speaker Lineup:
Angus Hervey – Good-News Reporter
Angus Hervey finds and shares good news from around the world via Future Crunch, a newsletter focused on human progress. Why? He believes that “if we want to change the story of the human race in the 21st century, we have to change the stories we tell ourselves.” Prior to Future Crunch, Hervey was the Australian community manager for Random Hacks of Kindness, an initiative to create open-source technology solutions to social challenges. He has also acted as an advisor to multiple Fortune 500 companies.
Hannah Ritchie – Environmental Data Scientist
Hannah Ritchie wants to use data to change the way we see the world. Hannah is deputy editor and research leader at Our World in Data, an online publication making data and research on the world’s largest problems accessible and understandable for non-experts. She is a senior researcher at the University of Oxford, where she studies how environmental issues intersect with others like poverty, global health and education. She has also done extensive research into the question of how to feed everyone in the world a nutritious diet without wrecking the planet. Her work has appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, BBC, Al Jazeera, The Economist and New Scientist.
Sal Khan – Education Innovator
Sal Khan is the founder and CEO of Khan Academy, a nonprofit organization on a mission to provide free, world-class education to anyone, anywhere. From humble beginnings as a YouTube channel offering short educational lessons via video, Khan Academy today offers free courses to more than 145 million registered users around the world. The nonprofit provides learning tools for parents, teachers and kids in more than 50 languages, and they partner with school districts across the US that serve historically under-resourced students.
Jessie Reyez – Singer-Songwriter
Jessie Reyez molds the disparate elements of her eclectic upbringing into multifaceted, lyrically bold songs that radiate emotion. Born in Toronto to Colombian immigrants, Jessie Reyez has experimented with all forms of music and performance since childhood. Taught guitar by her father, she has built an acclaimed career as an electrifying live performer and multi-platinum recording artist.
Becky Kennedy – Parenting Whisperer
Becky Kennedy wants to change the way we raise kids, envisioning a world where parents prioritize connection over consequences. A mom of three, clinical psychologist Becky Kennedy launched Good Inside in 2020 to help parents move from uncertainty and self-blame to confidence and what she defines as “sturdy” leadership. Good Inside is now a thriving online community focused on Kennedy’s approach to parenting, driven by firm boundaries and positive relationships maintained with trust and respect.
Ersin Han Ersin – Artist, Director
As a part of the art collective Marshmallow Laser Feast, Ersin Han Ersin combines installation, sculpture, performance and mixed reality to explore the invisible but fundamental links between the human and natural worlds. Ersin Han Ersin is an artist and director of the London-based experiential art collective Marshmallow Laser Feast (MLF). His work combines a wide range of disciplines, all with the goal of providing viewers sensory experiences that transcend daily life. MLF’s virtual reality installation We Live in an Ocean of Air incorporated breath sensors, heart rate monitors, binaural sound, scent dispersal systems and wind machines. The goal? For viewers to interact with the ecosystem around a giant sequoia tree.
Sheryl Lee Ralph – Emmy-Winning Actor
Sheryl Lee Ralph has brought characters to life on the big screen, Broadway and television, while her philanthropic work has touched countless lives across the world. A prominent figure in the entertainment industry, Sheryl Lee Ralph most recently earned an Emmy for her performance on ABC television show Abbott Elementary. Equally at home in theater as onscreen, she created the role of Deena Jones in the legendary Broadway musical Dreamgirls, earning a Tony Award nomination for Best Actress, and she recently appeared as Madame Horrible in Wicked. As a writer and director, her short film, Secrets, was a finalist in the HBO Film Short Competition, while her debut book, Redefining Diva: Life Lessons from the Original Dreamgirl, was a bestseller when it came out in 2012.