Since 2007, Startup Weekend has been orchestrating gatherings of entrepreneurs, application developers, marketers and designers who, over 54 hours in three days, pitch their business ideas, self-select, break into teams and then work to build what they hope will become successful technology start-ups. Each Startup Weekend culminates with a business competition, where participants and invited [...]
New Speaker added! Brian Wong Business Development at Digg
Brian is an 18-year-old BCom graduate from the Sauder School of Business at the University of British Columbia. He began his career by creating the world’s first automated categorized Twitter discovery tool: Followformation.com. Followformation was featured in Mashable, Fast Company.com, The Examiner, The Georgia Straight, and most recently on the popular internet television channels Building43.com [...]
Gem Mitchell, Program Director- Business Transformation Management System at IBM
As the creator of IBM’s Chief Information Office portfolio management system, Gem brings over 30 years of experience in technology, management, change and innovation consulting to the TEDX venue.
While attending college, Ms. Mitchell began her career with IBM as a summer co-op. Following graduation with honors in American Studies and Electrical Engineering, she joined [...]
What is TEDx?
In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TED has created a program called TEDx.
TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. Our event is call TEDxBrickell, where x=independently organized TED event. At our TEDxBrickell event, TEDTalks video and live speakers will combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group.
The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events, including ours, are self-organized.
