TEDxPerth is back!
Celebrating 10 years of TEDxPerth, the flagship event is set to return bigger than ever with a fresh new venue and an exciting line up of speakers that will have you captivated for the day!
A TEDxPerth will leave you feeling inspired as you connect with like-minded individuals and hear from inspirational change-makers in the local community who are making a difference with their idea worth spreading.
This action-packed day includes powerful talks, speaker Q&As and interactive activations. Lunch is included, all you need to bring is enthusiasm and an open mind!
Auslan Interpreter Available
Event Details
Saturday, 1 April 2023
9.00am – 5:00pm
Perth Convention &
Exhibition Centre
Auslan Interpreter Available
Join the After Party
Metro Bar and Bistro
5:15pm – 7:15pm
The celebration of ideas doesn’t conclude with the conclusion of the main event.
Join us for the official TEDxPerth after party, where you can connect with fellow attendees, speakers and the broader TEDxPerth community. Get ready for an unforgettable after party filled with laughter, conversation, and connection as we toast to ten years of TEDxPerth!
Canapes and Drink on arrival included.
Kirk Docker
Director & Interviewer
The co-creator and director of ABC TV’s You Can’t Ask That plans to help the audience discover how the power of questions can lead to deeper interaction.
Jarrad Seng
Photographer
Jahna Cedar
First Nations Community Leader & Business Woman
Jahna will share how, as a Nyiyaparli/Yindjibarndi woman from the Pilbara region, she navigates two worlds with differing practices and responsibilities.
Molly Wright
Thought Leader & Movement Maker
As a TEDxPerth exclusive, Molly will take to the red circle again, this time from London to share how the simple act of reading to children sparks imagination and creativity. In 2021, Molly stunned the world when she, as a seven-year-old, delivered a talk about early childhood education and how children thrive when parents give them full attention
Len Collard
Nyungar Elder and WA Local Hero Nominee
Greg Quicke
Outback Astronomer
Greg AKA "Space Gandalf" will lead the audience on a journey that will give a cosmic perspective that makes all other issues seem small. Greg is an astronomer.
Alex Jenkins
Technology Expert & WADSIH Director
Instead of the traditional classroom environment, Alex believes every student should have tutor. How will this be achieved? He tells us AI will revolutionise the way we teach and learn. As Director of WA Data Science Innovation Hub at Curtin University, he is dedicated to nurturing the next generation of STEM professionals and propelling Australia’s tech workforce forward.
Dr Andrew Miller
Anaesthetist, columnist & Former President of AMA
The former AMA WA president will share how his elderly mother changed how he thinks about and practices medicine and advocacy, and shaped his view that defeating ageism starts with seeing the elderly as people.
Lauren Crooke
Artist/Entrepreneur
Photographer
Lauren shares how she uses photography as a tool to empower women, heal the wounds of personal and challenge patriarchy. Lauren is a prominent Perth photographer.
Susie Delaporte
Community Coordinator
Susie will share how a mission to improve driving accessibility for young people facing a variety of barriers led to fewer young people jailed for driving offences and fewer deaths on the roads.
CLAUDIO
Composer/Producer/Songwriter
CLAUDIO will discuss how the path to artistic fulfilment is perhaps less about ideas and more about observing and dissolving the lifelong emotional blocks that keep us in creative paralysis and accidental imitation.
Peter Holmes à Court
Australian Businessman
Peter will discuss the definition of success – or rather how it could be redefined – based on his own experiences as an entrepreneur, humanitarian and creative activist.
Dr. Nerida Wilson
WA Museum Molecular Systematics Unit Manager
WA Museum’s Molecular Systematics Unit Manager will explain how seadragons have unique faces and by partnering with ‘everyday’ people, scientists can now get a more complete understanding of their lives.
Sandor Mulsow
Professor of Marine Geology
Sandor will join the TEDxPerth stage to discuss concerns about deep sea mining – how it is practiced and regulated - and the risk it presents to marine environments and the planetary ecosystem.
Shani Graham
Sustainability Consultant & Community Organiser
Ten years after her remarkable TEDxPerth talk about Hulbert Street, Shani will share how her mission to develop a more resilient community grew and moved from a street in Fremantle to an entire suburb.
TEDxPerth 2023 Host
Meet Chris Taylor
We are thrilled to announce that TEDxPerth 2023 will be hosted by guest MC, Chris Taylor!
Chris is a writer, performer and broadcaster who is best known as a member of ABC's The Chaser team and is responsible for television shows such as CNNNN and The Chaser's War on Everything, as well as numerous award-winning election specials.
More recently, he was the creator, co-writer and producer of the critically acclaimed Foxtel/Binge drama Upright, starring Tim Minchin.
Thank you to our Partners
Principal Partner
Juicebox Empowers Brands to Lead the Future.
Juicebox create and deliver brand building experiences for our digital world. For Juicebox, being digital-first means that they can measure everything, respond to data insights and optimise the brand experience to deliver greater effectiveness. Juicebox's strategy-led approach to every engagement ensures that they deliver meaningful impact and empower their client to pursue thier vision.
Curtin is a vibrant university where ideas combine to create a place of endeavour and achievement.
The University leads major international research projects in minerals and energy, emerging technologies, astronomy, health, sustainable development and agriculture, aiming to strike a balance between research that solves problems for industry and society, and research pushing the boundaries of understanding.
Major Partner
Other Partners
Spoke is an experienced team of strategic communicators, journalists, content marketers and creative thinkers giving organisations clarity about how and when to engage with target audiences. They always have their eye on delivering real outcomes to raise profiles, tell compelling stories and provide customised strategies to shift the dial.
Other Partners
TEDxPerth acknowledges the Whadjuk Nyoongar people as the Traditional Owners of the lands and waters in which we operate, and pay our respects to Elders past, present and future.
Email
ideas@tedxperth.org
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