TEDxWarsaw2013

2013

Bringing together luminaries and adventurers, scientists, artists and business leaders, TEDxWarsaw has become a leading multidiciplinary conference in this country and a forum for the exchange of inspiration and ideas for a large audience of guests and viewers of the live stream. We are one of the largest and most diverse TEDx events in the world, and also a part of a rapidly growing international community.

EVERY MARCH SINCE 2010 WARSAW HAS BEEN HOST TO AN INDEPENDENTLY ORGANISED TED EVENT, TEDxWARSAW.

WHAT IS TED

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A major internationally recognised conference brand originating from California, characterised by a wide range of topics, high quality of presentation, a major emphasis on forming lasting personal connections and a very particular time format for presentations (max. 18 minutes per speaker.) TED is a platform for propagating ideas which can change the world and an international project with the strong authority and established reputation of a regular high profile event. Conferences take place once a year in Long Beach, with additional events worldwide, and talks are available on line.

Currently over 1000 TEDTalks are available on line and they have been viewed over a billion times. Among the speakers you can find such well known people as Al Gore, Bill Gates, Sheryl Sandberg, Sir Richard Branson, Isabel Allende, and Philip Zimbardo.

WHAT IS TED

Independent events, organised by local teams under license from TED. So far over 5000 have taken place in just about every country on Earth. A vibrant TEDx community has grown around the local events, with many teams engaged in additional activities designed to spark creativity and generate inspiration.

WHAT IS TEDx WarsawThe first and still the biggest TEDx event in Poland. We follow the TED format closely and provide a consistently high quality, engaging, inspiring roster of speakers. The event is free but the audience is carefully selected to ensure a broad mix of professions and ages.

TEDxWarsaw 2013 is our fourth big conference (we have had a total of eight, including the one off TEDxWomenWarsaw and TEDxWulkan as well as the regular TEDxYouth@Warsaw.) By the time this year’s conference is finished, we will have had well over a hundred speakers over all of the editions in aggregate. They have included journalist Edwin Bendyk, actress and philanthropist Anna Dymna, chef Karol Okrasa, economist Krzysztof Rybinski, photographer Tomek Sikora, MEP Rafal Trzaskowski, architect Mark Krawczynski and psychotherapist Wojciech Eichelberger. They will have presented their ideas to a combined audience of over three thousand and a live stream audience which will have generated well in excess of a million server hits in aggregate.

We have grown from a small event held at Warsaw University’s Old Library to a major get together for the city’s, and region’s, visionaries and passionates, organised in the country’s largest cinema hall. The same team has been producing the event since the beginning.In October 2012, with the aim of engaging our community in the periods between the main events, we began a regular, informal get-together: TEDxWarsawSalon.

JAZZ, ASTRONOMY, GENETICS, THE HUMAN VOICE, HOW TO RELAX, PHOTOGRAPHY, ECONOMICS, THINKING PLANTS, HISTORICAL MARTIAL ARTS, TRADITIONAL POLISH FOODS, ARCHITECTURE AS NATIONAL IDENTITY, EUROPEAN POLITICS, COMMUNITY-CENTERED JOURNALISM, MEETING OF DESIGN AND DANCE, DIVING FOR WWII RELICS IN THE BALTIC, COPYRIGHT AND THE ACADEMIA, DIGITAL STORYTELLING, INDUSTRIAL DESIGN FOR THE DISABLED, HOW WRITERS WRITE, WHAT’S WRONG WITH EDUCATION, WINTERING IN ANTARCTICA, ZEN AND PSYCHOTHERAPY, COMPUTER GRAPHICS, PALEONTOLOGY, ENTREPRENEURSHIP, BUSINESS TRUST, ENTREPRE- NEURIAL LAW PRACTICE, AFRICAN DRUM TALK, SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP, FASHION IN CONCENTRATION CAMPS, CLIMBING THE SEVEN SUMMITS, STORYTELLING IN PERU, RENAISSANCE OF JEWISH CULTURE, TRIBAL MYTHS AND MODERN STORIES, PAINTING FRESCOES IN A MEDIEVAL CASTLE IN CHINA, BUSTING EUROPEAN UNION STEREOTYPES, RETRACING GULAG ESCAPEES’ STEPS IN SIBERIA, TRAPEZE FLYING AND BUSINESS COLLABORATION, LIFE LESSONS FROM MESOPOTAMIAN TIMES, PRIORITISING AND TIME MANAGEMENT, EXPERIMENTAL MUSIC ACROSS CONTINENTS, AND MORE...

Since 2010 we’ve Seen & Heard

MAY WE INTRODUCE OURSELVES?This is the group of people who b ring you the TEDxWarsaw programme.

Ralph Talmont – entrepreneur, strategy and innovation consultant, photographer and multimedia producer; founder and CEO of Pixengo.com and creator of books about some of the world’s largest sailing yachts as well as on subjects ranging from tribal culture to winemaking. Foodie, bookworm, jazz freak, traveller and technology buff. Compulsive social networker and lover of Italian espresso to excess. Ralph is the TEDx license holder and is co-ordinating speaker selection for the event. Australian / Polish / New Zealander.

Adam Liwiński – born in Warsaw, studying Civil Engineering at the Warsaw University of Technology. Finished BA in Management. Tried also some Philosophy. Monarchist republican, horse riding recreation instructor. Interested in economics, education and engineering. Adam is looking after participant registration and is managing the administrative details of the event. Polish.

Małgorzata Minta – journalist writing about new technology and science. Interested in everything that is, well, interesting: from new gadgets and space travels to… good food and travels. Has watched “Star Wars” too many times, owns too many books and too small a dog. Małgorzata is looking after media relations for the event. Polish.

Julian Kozankiewicz – entrepreneur, marketing expert and music promoter. Has developed one of the most innovative marketing companies on the Polish market. Always finds time for new, exciting initiatives and is involved in many social and cultural projects. A proud father, Julian often states that his family will always be most important in his life. Julian is looking after sponsorship opportunities. Polish.

Łukasz Alwast – University of Warsaw and SPRU (Science and Technology Research Unit) graduate. Interested in economy, technology and public policy, privately enjoys activities that involve art, design and social engagement. Can’t stand inertia and strongly believes that wide acceptance of the ’status quo’ and ‘zombie ideas’ is what limits our potential. Lukasz helps scouting-out speakers and with programme scheduling. Polish.

Maciej Michalski – engineer, entrepreneur, wayfarer. Fascinated by beautiful craftsmanship and building long-lasting companies. Affiliated with Imperial College London and Warsaw University of Technology. Partner at Confected. Polish.

Our thanks to the many professionals who help us make the event a success: Mara Puacz, Natalia Guzowska, Eileen Gricuk, Justyna Dworczyk, Richard Berkeley, Pawel Sielczak, Edi Pyrek and others.

Milada Krajewska – educator indulging her passion for learning from students for 15 years. Channels creative energy into training, designing and editing resources for learners of English. Inspired by ordinary people, stories and change. Fascinated by images, humour, nature and not-so-random acts of kindness. Milada is a member of the speaker team. Polish.

Wojciech Jeżowski – producer, director and an all-round creatively loony person. Co-owner and Creative Director of Black Rabbit production company. Has a degree in Social Psychology. A great admirer of pop culture, especially sci-fi. Spends way too much time browsing Reddit and 4chan. Has a pair of guinea pigs. Wants to send a ballon with a camera into Earth’s low orbit. Polish.

Marta Kulesza – IT Manager, MBA, interested in management, IT and economics. Music lover and bookworm. Traveller with a belief that you can get to most places by car. A sociable person who likes Italian culture, joy of life, cuisine and wine. Runner & tennis player. Marta is responsible for planning and coordination of TEDxWarsaw preparations. Main organiser of TEDxWarsawSalon, TEDxWarsawLive and adviser on TEDxCorporate events.

Olivia Heringa – neuropsychologist, finished her Master’s in the Netherlands and came straight to Poland to do a PhD and to study psychotherapy. Loves cultures, languages, travelling, learning, history, and of course, helping people. The most multilingual of our multilingual team, Olivia is responsible for looking after our international guests.

Mateusz Nowak – social activist and a finance guy who always looks for inspiration and people to learn from. Born in the Northern Tri-City but studying at Warsaw School of Economics. Passionate about aquatic sports, Oxford debates, travel and social entrepreneurship. For TEDxWarsaw looks after speaker co-ordination and the most crucial after party. TEDxGdynia organiser, also involved with IgniteWarsaw and Global Social Business Day. Polish.

Olga Kulesza – activist of various NGOs, specialised in human resources and project management. Devoted to the field of people development, works also as a trainer and a coach. Dreams about making a difference to the Polish educational system by redefining the role of school as a place which enables young people to discover and develop their true potential. In her free time is a dance maniac and a traveller. Polish.

Zoologist Joanna Bagniewska uses technology to answer the big HOW questions of biology: how do we know what animals do in the wild, how can we measure it? She has researched the behaviour of numerous species on 4 continents, and her doctoral thesis centered on using miniaturised data logging devices to study wild American minks.

Joanna Bagniewska

Mark Borkowski, one of the UK’s leading PR mavens, has contributed to the careers of a number of well-known entertainers and the success of companies and NGOs whose names we all know but what really interests him are the Great Mavericks – the people he calls Adventure Capitalists. (Photo by Sarah Lee)

Mark Borkowski

Not only can we all sing, says Zofia Borkowska, but we can also sing well. All it takes is determination and practice. Having worked in and around choirs for some 25 years, Zofia should know. She is the leader of an amateur choir which came together spontaneously in 2006 and has since gone on to win many prizes and perform nationwide and abroad.

Zofia Borkowska

Sister Małgorzata Chmielewska believes in a practical approach to the basic commandment to “love thy neighbour.” Founded 7 homes for the homeless, created a stipend fund for students from disadvantaged families, works to eliminate social exclusion through numerous activities nation-wide. She has also brought up 5 foster children of her own.

Małgorzata Chmielewska

Wearable technology will result in seamless experiences, allowing us to interact with the “Internet of Things” – for better or worse. Mikela Eskenazi is a mobile industry strategist based in London who draws freely on her multicultural heritage, education and experience in advising clients around the World.

Mikela Eskenazi

(Michał Salamon on keys, Staszek Plewniak on saxophones, bass player Szymon Frankowski and Szymon Madej on drums) are coming back. Need we say more? Yep, we’re happy, too! (Photo by Grzegorz Trzpil)

F.O.U.R.S.

Andrzej Godlewski‘s long journalism experience in print and electronic media (currently Deputy Director of TVP) gives him the wisdom and insight to enable him to pass judgement on the current psychology of the medium, and it is far from glowing. Do we enjoy watching aggression and therefore television serves it up to us, or is it the other way around?

Andrzej Godlewski

Life choices don’t have to be hard if we have enough social support provided by people who already possess enough life experience. Zuzanna Lewandowska is working to bridge the gap between young students and experienced “elders” in a structured programme aimed at Polish youth studying abroad.

Zuzanna Lewandowska

“Some people just don’t have the language learning gene.” To prove that this statement is patently untrue is Benny Lewis‘s life mission. A monoglot till after leaving university, Benny now runs the World’s most popular language learning blog and is learning Egyptian Arabic which will be language number twelve, or maybe thirteen. But who’s counting?

Benny Lewis

Belgian adventurer Louis-Philippe Loncke has walked across Australia’s Simpson Desert, arranged the World’s highest chocolate tasting for charity (at the Mt Everest Base Camp) and traversed Iceland on foot in winter but for the trip he will tell us about he packed what he could into a kayak and paddled down the Vistula from its source.

Louis-Philippe Loncke

Jonathan MacDonald, strategist and crystal ball gazer. From his London base he advises global clients on product marketing strategy and execution and is a frequent speaker on the space where technology meets business, usually from an unexpected perspective.

Jonathan MacDonald

Katarzyna Miller is a Polish psychotherapist with many years’ experience. In her own practice and through sharp observation she takes the emotional pulse of the nation and comments on it in a steady output of books and regular media appearances.

Katarzyna Miller

Audrey Scott and Dan Noll have been travelling for over 6 years and although they have seen a lot of tricky situations, they agree that the scariest moment was at the very start – when they handed in their resignations. As a married couple they are running one of the World’s most popular travel blogs, and proving that there is more to life than material pursuits.

Audrey Scott & Daniel Noll

Adrianna Patłaszyńska has been dancing since the age of 5 and studying dance since she was 13. For the last few years she has consistently been in the top three at the World Championships in modern dance and has performed (and collected awards) in Canada, Germany, Russia, South Africa, the US and Norway, as well as all over Poland.

Adrianna Patłaszyńska

Not a day goes by without news of floods, unemployment, financial disasters and conflicts. We are headed into a perfect storm of economic turmoil, climate disruption, water and energy shortages, and futurist and strategic risk planner Kacper Nosarzewski spends his days assessing the various scenarios of what happens when wicked problems go global.

Kacper Nosarzewski

Finnish oceanographer Hanna Paulomäki has been focusing on the severe and urgent problems which plague the Baltic Sea. Lack of an organised approach to fishing and marine protection has resulted in a woeful state for this body of water; Hanna and her colleagues are working to change that.

Hanna Paulomäki

Finalist in the TEDTalks talent search, storyteller Kristin Pedemonti performs worldwide, connecting cultures through the power of story, to engender hope, joy and understanding. In 2005, she sold her home and most of the stuff in it to found the volunteer project Literacy Outreach Belize, donating educational programmes for over 33’000 students.

Kristin Pedemonti

Accelerator and nuclear physicist Piotr Skowroński comes to us from CERN where he has been a staff researcher since 2009, following a long association with the centre which goes back to his student days. He and his colleagues are currently designing CERN’s future giant particle accelerator called CLIC.

Piotr Skowroński

Aga Szóstek‘s pursuit of human-centered design has helped companies big and small develop far-reaching strategies aiming at satisfying basic needs of customers as a fundamental principle of design. User Experience is a term much lauded these days – Aga believes that its most elegant expressions boil down to “dream, design, build”.

Aga Szóstek

Have you noticed how a scary movie is less scary if you cover your ears? Sound designers like Wojciech Urbański work as a sculptor would with raw material. Wojtek has created soundscapes for commerce and sound effects for films and audio books, and will take us on a short but eventful journey, with our eyes shut and ears open.

Wojciech Urbański

Biologist and traveller, owner of the "Fabryka Owadow" - Poland's biggest insect farm. After doing a PhD in molecular biology and spending many years on travels through South-East Asia and Oceania, Kuba now works to develop the superfood of the future - a nutritious diet based on insects. Sustainable, eco-friendly, nutritious and cheap dietary alternative to the conventional diet.

Kuba Urbański

From his home well inside the woods of Białowieża, Adam Wajrak has, since the early 1990s, kept up a steady flow of newspaper articles, television programmes and books which focus on the urgent need to protect what little remains of our natural heritage. Adam casts his eye on the irreversible effects of man’s continuing encroachment on the natural habitat.

Adam Wajrak

As a professor of leadership and senior advisor to government and the private sector, Cezary Wójcik has as much witnessed much of Poland’s transformation into a market economy as been an integral part of it. He pushes us to reflect on what is possible and how we should change our thinking and a sense of responsibility for Poland’s future.

Cezary Wójcik

Where: Multikino Złote Tarasy, Złota 59, Warsaw

When: 21 March 2013, 09:00 to 19:00

Sessions in English & Polish

Live streamed at tedxwarsaw.com/livestream

Our blog and main communications centre is at tedxwarsaw.com

Expect an extraordinary lineup of speakers on subjects ranging from oceanography to mobile apps and from extreme creativity in business to random expressions of kindness towards complete strangers.

Do stay in touch with us on Facebook: facebook.com/tedxwarsaw and join the conversation on Twitter: @tedxwarsaw #tedxwarsaw

In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TED has created a programme called TEDx: local, self-organised events which bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At TEDxWarsaw, TEDTalks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connections in the group, and speakers are en couraged to mingle, connect and engage with the audience. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx programme, but individual TEDx events, including ours, are self-organised.

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