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Background
Background
In planning since July 2009, the first TEDxLeeds was held at Leeds Met’s newly opened Rose Bowl on 10th September 2009; chaired and curated by Imran Ali, introduced by Herb Kim and attended by around 150 delegates.
The second of a five-city TEDxNorth tour, running from August to October 2009, in Liverpool, Leeds, Sheffield, Newcastle and Manchester.
The evening was divided into three sessions – focussed on TED’s themes of technology, entertainment and design; pairing each of our iconoclastic thought leaders with a short screening of our favourite talks from the TED archive.
Schedule
Schedule
Technology
6:15 - Kevin Kelly: The next 5000 days of the web
6:45 - Dr. Norman Lewis
7:05 - BREAK
Entertainment
7:25 - Rives – A story of mixed emoticons
7:30 - Charles Cecil
Design
8:00 - Jacek Utko – Can design save newspapers?
8:05 - Clive Grinyer
8:35 - NETWORKING
9:00 - CLOSE
(Post-event drinks at Ha Ha Bar & Grill in Millenium Square)
Reviews
Reviews
Some of the more memorable moments are captured in photos taken by attendees.
The evening was universally acclaimed, underlined by some very positive reviews…
The success of TEDxLeeds helped surface interesting voices and nurture neccessary debate from around the region, suggesting that future TEDx events should seek to harness these voices to effect real change.
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