TEDxWilmington presents ‘The Age of Amazement’ April 28

Chances are, you won’t make it to TED2018 in Vancouver (with its $10,000 tickets), but you can still be part of “The Age of Amazement” with TEDxWilmington, streaming video and 24 live speakers.

TEDxWilmingtonLive: Age of Amazement showcases a variety of live speakers, in addition to an entire session of brand-new TED Talks streamed directly from TED2018 in Vancouver.

Three 90-minute sessions will include 24 speakers giving live TEDx talks, and one 90-minute session of TED Talk videos streamed from TED2018 in Vancouver.

Scheduled live speakers include:

• Olivia O’Donnell: Why Racism Continues to Plague the U.S.: Is Escape from its Unforgiving Cycle Possible?
• Bonnie St. John: Micro-Resilience: Building a First-Aid Kit for Your Attitude
• Katherine von Duyke: Do Urban Kids Need More Discipline or More Democracy?
• Massoma Z. Alam: Go Spaghetti: Overcoming Anxiety
• Robin Burk: The Hidden Vulnerabilities of Our Amazing Interconnected World (And What to Do)
• Aaron Shepard: Make America Space Again
• Amy Ogden: Sufficiency is sexy. The rest is just house money.
• Sunil Robert: Lincoln, Edison and Job Walked into a Bar
• Alessandra Nicole: The Power of Paper Letter Exchange
• Zachary Jones: 3 Ways to Bring the Joy Back into Education
• Taria Pritchett: Are Schools Failing Our Girls?
• Laura Wellington: What’s She Got That I Don’t?
• Theresa Bodnar: The GIFT of Gratitude in Foresight – Using CFGR to Build Resilience and Thrive
• Chase Reid: Can AI Save Humanity’s Soul?
• Tiffany N. Stallings: The Bounce Back Mindset
• Lucy Rose: The Cost of Loneliness
• Sarah Greenfield: Does your Poop Hold the Secret to Your Health?
• Millicent St. Claire: Awakening Your Personal Genius
• David Raymond: The Power of Fun
• Christophe Jelinski: The Cost of Paying Attention
• Jeff Patnaude: From Great to the Greater Good: When Great is Not Good Enough
• Jody Wood: My Improvisational Journey and the Meaning of Life
• John Livesay: Be The Lifeguard Of Your Own Life!
• Terri Levine: Sell – Don’t Repel

The TEDxWilmingtonLive event will be held on Saturday, April 28 from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at Wilmington Friends School. General admission (lunch not included) is $30; Patron seating (includes lunch) is $70 and VIP seating (includes lunch and seating with one of the speakers) is $100.