On December 7-8, 2010, Garrison Forest broadcast the TEDWomen Conference as a TEDxLive location. Read all about the event here.
What is TEDx?
TEDxLive is a new extension of the TEDx program, launched by TED in 2010. TEDxLive events are built around the live webcast of the TED Conference.Instead of featuring local speakers or pre-recorded TEDtalk video, TEDxLive events enable TED enthusiasts all over the world to experience all five sessions of TEDWomen: 25+ live speakers, performers, tech demos and more over the
span of two days.
TEDWomen will take place on December 7 and 8, 2010.
TEDWomen will reveal:
- Who are the women leading change?
- What ideas are they championing?
- And how will they shape the future?
- Also, how are women and men in concert with one another, orchestrating different but complementary approaches to ideas worth spreading?
Garrison Forest School is pleased to have been selected as a TEDx site to present this exciting program to our Middle School, Upper School, alumnae, and parent communities.
Who is invited to TedXGarrison Forest?
- Students in grade 7-12
- All GFS Faculty and Staff
- All GFS Parents
Please note that attendance is in person on December 7-8 in the GFS Middle School Auditorium. We have license from TEDx for one live feed of this conference, thus it is only viewable in our auditorium.
What does it cost to attend?
The program is FREE to any student or adult attendee.
Program Details
Tuesday, December 7
Session 1: OVERTURES
2:30 p.m.-4:15 p.m.
Hanna Roslin, Journalist
Ted Turner, Media Entrepreneur
Halla Tomasdottir, Financial Analyst
Hans Rosling, Global Health Expert
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, President of Liberia
Elizabeth Lindsey, Explorer & Ethnographer
Liza Donnelly, Cartoonist
Session 2:
LIFE’S SYMPHONY
5:15 p.m. -7:00 p.m.
Sheryl Sandberg, COO, Facebook
Donna Karan, Fashion Designer
Courtney E. Martin, Blogger & Internet Entrepreneur
Tony Portner, Educator with a call to men
Johanna Blakley, Media Maven
Mona Eltahawy, Columnist
Jacklyne Mantaine Lemeria Ole, Maasai father and daughter
Wednesday, December 8Session 3:
COMPOSERS
8:30 a.m.-10:15 a.m.
Deborah Rhodes, Physician & Cancer Researcher
Amber Case, Cyborg Anthropologist
Sally Osberg, Champion of Social Entrepreneurs
Lauren Zalaznick, Media Executive
Kate Orff, Landscape Architect
Annet Namayanja, Bean Breeder
Cynthia Breazeal, Robotocist
Session 4:
DUETS11:15 a.m.-1:00 p.m.
Beverly & Dereck Joubert, Conservationist & Filmmakers
Heather and Tony Podesta, Lobbyists & Art Collectors
Rufus Griscom & Alisa Volkman, Web Publishers
Session 5:
HARMONY AND DISCORD2:45 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Shirin Neshat, Iranian Visual Artist
Kiran Bedi, Corrections Pioneer
Naomi Klein, Author & Activist
Jody Williams, Nobel Peace Laureate
Jacqueline Novogratz, Pioneer of “market based” philanthropy
Her Excellency Sheikha Mayassa, Founder Doha Film Institute
Phyllis Rodriguez and Aicha el-Wafi, 9/11 Mothers
Session 6 CRESCENDO5:30 p.m.-7:15 p.m.
NOTE: Attendees should bring a picnic dinner. Snacks and drinks will be provided.
Joan Halifax Roshi, Author & Zen Priest
Madeleine Albright, Former U.S. Secretary of State
Caroline Casey, Advocate for Disabled People
Sejal Hathi, Social Entrepreneur
Stephen Lewis, Global Health Advocate
Eve Ensler, Playwright & Activist