Jay Wilkinson, CEO of Firespring, will be one of 11 speakers presenting Thursday at TEDxLincoln. Photo by Malone & Company Photography.
TEDxLincoln, the local, independently organized version of TED, will take place at the Nebraska Educational Telecommunications (NET) building on Thursday from 1-6 p.m. Tickets for the event are sold out. However, an off-site viewing party will take place at the Lincoln Community Foundation building (215 Centennial Mall), and a live webstream will also be available, provided by NET. To reserve a spot at the offsite viewing, go to tedxlincoln.com and complete a reservation.
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Following the live event in Lincoln, attendees, offsite participants and live-stream viewers are welcome to join the official post-event reception at the Jasmine Room at The Grand Manse in downtown Lincoln.
Themed “Innovation on the Prairie,” TEDxLincoln will feature 11 speakers and three TED videos. The full day lineup is listed below.
- TEDx Open Video
- Mayor Chris Beutler
- Shane Farritor, Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Nebraska: We Need Your Gift
- Joey Knecht, Tiaiit of Vipa Solutions: There is an “i” in Team.
- Michelle Kosmicki of NET: Planned Communities and Planning for Autism.
- Video Janet Echelman
- Allen Kruse, co-founder and CEO of Rare Earth Solar: Embracing Diversification, Showcasing Midwest Ideals & Being Empowered by the Impossible.
- Kevin Shinn, co-owner and Executive Chef at bread&cup: A Mid-Life Career Change: Saying yes when everyone else says no.
- Russell Bartholow, Nebraska Army National Guard: From Taliban to Teeter-Totters: One Nebraskan’s Afghan Legacy.
- Jay Wilkinson, CEO of Firespring: Is a Company’s Culture Determined by Design or Default?
- Tanner O’Dell, Tanner O’Dell Productions: You Need to Fit In Before You Can Stand Out.
- Paige Cornwell, Lincoln Journal Star: From a few cents to thousands of rupees: How Lincoln helped rebuild a community.
- Video Matt Ridley
- Steve Kiene, Managing Principal at Nebraska Global: Building a Software Ecosystem in Nebraska
- Desiree Wineland: For Amber Waves of Grain.
