TEDx Occidental College

A year ago we all caught up on some much needed sleep after Oxy's 2nd TEDx event. Looking forward to next years program! See y'all there. (pc: Sam Ravetz)

TEDx Occidental College Session 2 has now started! Remember food trucks will be here during the 2nd breakout session for people who bought tickets! Session 3 will begin at 2:15.

First session for TEDxOccidentalCollege is underway! If you slept through your alarm, come by between 10:45am to 11:15am for the following two sessions and lunch

TEDx Occidental College session 1 is about to start! Speakers: @bonifacemwangi Gaea Morales Valarei D'Costa ... Donovan Dennis #tedxoccidentalcollege See more

Today is the day!!!!! TEDx Occidental College is finally here! Josie and Nikolai are ready for the day, are YOU?! #tedxoccidentalcollege #oxythroughmyeyes

Hey y'all TEDxOccidentalCollege is less than a day away! See you all at Choi bright and early (for a Saturday at least) for complementary breakfast. The first talk is at 9:00am so come early to guarantee yourself a good seat in the auditorium Here is the full schedule:

Hey Everyone, tickets are selling out for Occidental College TEDx tomorrow April 2nd. Just a reminder we are not selling tickets the day of the event. Therefore your last chance to buy your ticket is today in the quad during lunch hours. We only have 25 remaining!!!!

TEDx Ticket and T-shirt Sales! THE LINK TO BUY TICKETS IS ATTACHED BELOW Oxy's second TEDx event will be taking place THIS Saturday, April 2nd, 2016. Ticket sales will be available until this Friday, April 1st at 5pm or sell out date. PRICES: ... $10 per ticket for Oxy students and students from other institutions. $20 Oxy faculty/ staff member and external attendee. T-SHIRTS $16 per shirt. $10 with the purchase of a ticket. WHEN: April 2nd, 2016. 9:00am 4:00pm. WHERE: Choi Auditorium and the McKinnon Center for Global Affairs in Johnson Hall, Occidental College. 1600 Campus Rd, Los Angeles, CA 90041. WHO: Leaders from Los Angeles and from around the world as well as selected Oxy students and faculty members. Visit the TEDxOccidentalCollege Facebook page for more details on speakers. Tickets will be passed out via will-call (day of). https://docs.google.com//1eJ12U7cs9pHi2hvxcvOP1go/viewform

Valerie D’Costa served for close to a decade as head of infoDev at the World Bank, a cutting edge technology entrepreneurship program which supports innovative startups in over 80 countries. She now leads a program at the Bank to support women-led enterprises and female entrepreneurs. Before joining the World Bank, Valerie was Director of the International Division at the Info-Communication Development Authority of Singapore, where she represented her country Singapore on a r...ange of international and bilateral tech issues. She has a deep understanding of the ICT for Development (ICT4D) agenda, and the role technology plays in fighting poverty and empowering people’s lives. TEDx Working Title: Think circles, not pyramids Who understands most clearly the needs of citizens in developing countries? They do. So why don’t we include them in the design of development solutions more? It would happen if we thought about circles rather than pyramids of influence. See more

Joan Scheckel is a producer, director, writer, photographer and teacher. She is the founder of JSFL and the creator of The Technique, the most influential craft to be developed since Strasberg’s The Method. The Technique is a groundbreaking approach to writing, directing and acting craft known throughout Hollywood and the international film world as the crucial force behind the most exciting film and television being made today. Joan’s Filmmaking Labs have fostered 80... released projects, 71 of which came to the Labs without financing or finished scripts. To date, they have earned over 700 award nominations and over 400 wins, including major nods at the Emmys and Oscars. Credits include: Jill Soloway’s Emmy Award Winning Transparent (Consulting Producer); Mike Mills Academy Award Winning Beginners (Executive Producer); Niki Caro’s The Vintner’s Luck (Co-Writer); Niki Caro’s Academy Award Nominated Whale Rider, Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris’ Academy Award winning Little Miss Sunshine; Rupert Sanders Academy Award Nominated Snow White and the Huntsman; Alison Maclean’s Venice Little Golden Lion WinnerJesus’ Son; Miranda July’s Golden Berlin Bear Nominated The Future; Richard Press’ Spirit Award Nominated Bill Cunningham NY; Sacha Gervasi’s Spirit Award Winning Anvil:The Story of Anvil; Mark Ruffalo’s Sundance Award Winning Sympathy For Delicious; Jill Soloway’s Sundance Award Winning Afternoon Delight; Nick Jarecki’s Golden Globe Nominated Arbitrage; Mark Romanek’s One Hour Photo and many more. With her reputation as a master of film and episodic craft firmly established, Scheckel believes passionately in the power of story: I believe human beings crave authentic connection to themselves and others and find it in stories that are daring, real, and true to the heart. From this root, I am compelled to bring about movies that inspire life.

Boniface Mwangi is an award winning Kenyan Photo-Activist. For four years he held a staff photography position at The Standard, the second largest Kenyan newspaper, taking on various assignments of increasing responsibility in a number of countries. Boniface became the eye of Kenyans during the 2007 post-election violence and showed courage and compassion to capture thousands of images; some so gory they could not be published. In 2009 Secretary of State of the United States..., Hillary Clinton wrote a letter commending Boniface for his work during the post-election violence and stated: Your photography is absolutely stunning and tells an important and powerful story for the world to hear. His work has appeared in virtually all the important newspapers in the world, from The New York Times to The Guardian, Chicago Tribune, Los Angeles Times, The International Herald Tribune, The Sunday Times, The Telegraph, The Boston Globe and the BBC Focus on Africa magazine among other International publications. He holds a Diploma in Print Journalism from the East African School of Journalism and studied Human Rights and documentary photography at New York University. He has been recognized as a Magnum Photography Fellow and twice as the CNN Multichoice Africa Photojournalist of the Year, Future Africa Awards in Advocacy among other awards. He is the youngest Prince Claus Laureate and is currently a Senior TED Fellow. New African Magazine named him one of the 100 Most Influential Africans of 2014. Time magazine recognised him as Next Generation Leader in 2015. Boniface runs Pawa 254 a collaborative hub for creatives in Kenya where journalists, artists and activists meet to find innovative ways of achieving social change. Love is the answer

Congratulations to Tristan Mehlhaff for winning this years TEDx Occidental College art contest. Also thank you to everyone else who submitted their artwork it was all wonderful!

Carlos de la Rosa As Director of the largest, most productive research station in the tropics, Carlos lives the dream of a field biologist, surrounded by researchers, educators and naturalists that produce an enormous amount of data on how tropical ecosystems work. Having lived in field stations for most of his professional life has provided an in-depth view and philosophy of the role of nature and biology in every person’s life. A published author and scientist, he uses his ...photography and writing skills to build bridges between the scientist community and the rest of society. He has written several books and over 50 articles, papers and field guides in various aspects of science and conservation, as well as over a hundred presentations in national and international conferences and meetings. He specialized in aquatic insect ecology and taxonomy, as well as in river and forest conservation and education. Title Bioliteracy and Sustainability: Can’t have one without the other Can society be sustainable if its citizens don’t understand where their resources come from? Understanding through real experiences the value of biodiversity in our lives would allow the development of an environmental ethics over time, which leads to assuming personal responsibility for its use and conservation. Achieving bioliteracy takes time, but it is an essential investment in a society that seeks to live in harmony with the planet.