The first ever TEDxExeter featured 13 outstanding speakers including Satish Kumar, Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall and TED curator Chris Anderson, and riveting performances from Kagemusha Taiko drummers and the Grand Bard of Exeter Jackie Juno. The day was packed full of inspirational ideas, hope for the future and challenges to actions which will lead to a more peaceful and sustainable world.
For those who joined us on 20 April, we hope that you enjoyed the day and were inspired, both by the sessions laid on for you and by the fellow attendees that you met along the way. Most of the talks and performances are available on video, so you can relive the day and continue the debate.
We are particularly proud that the talks by Scilla Elworthy and Bandi Mbubi have been featured on TED.com. Of 19,900 TEDxTalks, only 196, or fewer than 1 per cent, have been chosen by TED. So two out of thirteen is some going!
Our favourite feedback: “Hi Claire and Jeanie: TEDxEXETER was absolutely terrific! I filled in the official form right after the event giving you top scores. I also said based on having attended seven or eight full TED conferences, TEDxEXETER was one of very best TED days I’ve ever experienced. Congratulations to both of you on a brilliant job! Thank you so much for including me.”
Morning Session: The Big Picture
Welcome and Introduction to TEDx and TEDxExeter
Satish Kumar Soil, Soul and Society
Tony Juniper What has Nature ever done for us?
Kagemusha Taiko Performance
Peter Cox Climate Change: Thinking outside the Low Carbon Box
Antony Turner Making Greenhouse Gases Visible
Kevin Cotter Food: A local view
Morning Session: Connection
TED Talk Nic Marks The Happy Planet Index
Bandi Mbubi Congo Calling
Chloe Goodchild, Dhevdas Nair Performance
Scilla Elworthy How do I deal with a Bully, without becoming a Thug?
Mike Dickson What is Enough?
Alistair Macintosh Volunteering: A local view
Afternoon Session: Living Sustainably
TED Talk William Kamkwamba How I harnessed the Wind
Lily Lapenna It’s not all about Chicken and Chips
Andy Robertson Sustainable Perspectives on Video Games
Kagemusha Taiko Performance
Rob Hopkins My Town in Transition
Rebecca Mayes Performance
Afternoon Session: Sustainable Futures
Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall Little, Local and Often
Polly Higgins Ecocide: the 5th Crime Against Peace
Jackie Juno Performance
Chris Anderson The world in seven lenses
