2012
Sustainability and our Interconnected World
The first ever TEDxExeter featured 13 outstanding speakers including Satish Kumar, Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall and TED curator Chris Anderson, with 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 would lead to a more peaceful and sustainable world.
Our speakers
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Satish Kumar
Soil, Soul and Society
Tony Juniper
What has Nature ever done for us?
Kagemusha Taiko
Drumming performance
Peter Cox
Climate Change: Thinking outside the Low Carbon Box
Anthony Turner
Making Greenhouse Gases Visible
Kevin Cotter
Food: A local view
Bandi Mbubi Featured on TED.com
Demand a fair trade cell phone
Scilla Elworthy Featured on TED.com
Fighting with non-violence
Mike Dickson
What is enough?
Lily Lapenna
It’s not all about Chicken and Chips
Andy Robertson
Sustainable Perspectives on Video Games
Rob Hopkins
My Town in Transition
Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall
Why a good story makes food more sustainable
Polly Higgins
Ecocide: the 5th Crime Against Peace
Jackie Juno
Grand Bard of Exeter