Know Someone with an Idea Worth Spreading?
At TEDxGeorge, we seek bold thinkers, innovators, and storytellers who can inspire our audience with powerful ideas. If you know someone with a compelling perspective, a fresh insight, or a transformative idea, we invite you to nominate them as a TEDxGeorge speaker!
Our stage is dedicated to ideas, not promotions—talks should challenge, inform, and inspire without pushing a personal, political, or commercial agenda. Multiple nominations for the same person won't influence the speaker selection team in any way. We review every nomination that comes in, and it only takes one.
TEDxGeorge isn't a typical conference. Our audience has high expectations of the speakers; the TED speaker team works with speakers well in advance of the conference to help shape a presentation that will succeed on the TED stage. TED is the place to give the talk of your life.
TEDxGeorge is an independently organized TEDx event that brings together thought leaders, changemakers, and storytellers to share "ideas worth spreading." Our mission is to inspire and ignite conversations that drive innovation and positive impact.
We welcome anyone with a compelling, original idea that challenges perspectives, sparks dialogue, or inspires action. Speakers can be from diverse fields, including science, technology, business, art, social impact, and more.
However, all talks must align with TED's strict content guidelines, meaning they must not be promotional, political, religious, or pseudoscientific.
A successful TEDx talk should be:
Yes
No. It really only takes one suggestion.
TEDxGeorge does not pay speakers. Benefits include pre-conference coaching and training, and special events for networking. We are committed to creating an experience that's tremendously fulfilling and beneficial on all sides.
We strictly enforce the clock for all speakers. TEDxGeorge is the place to condense your ideas into a compelling 15-minute talk that communicates your best ideas. We've found that a carefully prepared presentation of this length can have astonishing impact.
Yes, but visuals must be simple and complement the talk. Overloaded slides or complex animations are discouraged.
We accept nominations all the time.
Yes! While public speaking experience is a plus, it's not required. We value great ideas over polished delivery—our coaching process will help prepare you for the TEDx stage.
Ideas know no boundaries—they are not confined by geography, religion, politics, or culture. TEDxGeorge believes that ideas belong to everyone, regardless of skin-color, gender, identity, or social class. With a global perspective, we seek to source diverse ideas and ensure they are accessible to all. We know that powerful ideas, when shared with care, have the potential to unite different groups and build a collective vision for a better future.