Hong Kong TEDx event attracts speakers from all walks of life – from MMA fighter to rapper
The speakers at TEDxWanChai 2018 come from a vast range of fields and industries. The one thing they have in common is a desire to drive change
These are some of the diverse voices who will speak at the annual TEDxWanChai gathering on June 2.
Dedicated to spreading ideas through short, powerful talks, TED began life as a technology, entertainment and design conference in California, in the United States, in 1984, and today covers every imaginable topic in more than 100 languages. Now in its seventh year, TEDxWanChai is one of many independently run TEDx events around the world. The 2018 edition will mix a series of talks by local, regional and global speakers with performance and poetry, this year taking “emergence” as its theme.
“What makes TEDxWanChai different from other conferences is that our speakers come from all kinds of social and economic backgrounds, from a vast range of fields and industries,” says event co-curator Shelly Govila. “The one thing they all have in common is that they are actively working towards ideas that they believe can help change our society for the better.”