In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TEDTalks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. These local, self-organized events are branded TEDx, where x = independently organized TED event. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events are self-organized (subject to certain rules and regulations).

Raleigh Convention Center
500 S Salisbury St.
Raleigh, North Carolina, 27601
United States

Benjamin Bode

Logic Consultant and creator of Framing Logic

Benjamin Bode is an enterprise level logic consultant and the creator of Framing Logic, a content channel that brings the science of logic to individuals seeking to improve their reasoning skills by leveraging the science of logic.

Chris Paneda

Founder and Managing Director of Groundwork Leadership

Chris Pineda, PhD, is a transformative leadership expert who harnesses stories as key to learning. Leading Groundwork Leadership, Chris goes beyond traditional management by fostering deep introspection and collective growth, infusing teachings from his rich Asia-Pacific culture and heritage. He inspires lasting change, empowering leaders across sectors to realize their potential and create meaningful connections that ripple through communities.

Daisy Magnus-Aryitey

Co-Founder, Co-Executive Director Code The Dream

Daisy moved to the U.S. from Ghana at the age of 4. She lived in New Mexico, Connecticut, New Jersey, and New York before settling in North Carolina in 2009. She wrote her first line of code in a Code the Dream class, and within a year was working as a full-time software developer at Duke University. Daisy has played many roles at CTD, from a student in the initial CTD pilot to CTD Director to Board Vice-Chair. She has a Master’s in Education Innovation, Technology, and Entrepreneurship from UNC-Chapel Hill.

Kristin Hiemstra

Kristin Hiemstra, Founder & CEO of AlightSuccess Personal and Professional Leadership Academy

Kristin Hiemstra, M.Ed., PCC has over 20 years experience in teaching and consulting on Emotional Intelligence. In addition to running AlightSuccess Personal and Professional Leadership Academy, she is an Adjunct Lecturer at North Carolina State's Poole College of Management.

Laura Noel

Leadership Psychologist

Laura Noel is a Doctor of Leadership Psychology, an ICF-accredited Executive coach, and a 27-year military veteran. Laura helps her clients stretch their thinking and communication skills in a way that helps them elevate their effectiveness as leaders of self and others.

Lynda Harlos

Sex Trafficking and Abuse Prevention Educator

Lynda Harlos has been educating since 2019 with a focus on Domestic Sex Trafficking (this cannot be said in the introduction as that is part of my speech and will give away my opening). Talk Show Host and Certified Family Coach since 2018

Mark Hulsewe

Mark Hulsewe, Executive Producer

Mark Hulsewe... 10 years in the entertainment industry and now an executive film producer. Ready to raise the collective consciousness of humanity.

Mark Matteson

Mark Matteson is President of Sparking Success LLC

President of Sparking Success. He has given over 1,500 talks the last 30 years around the globe. A committed reader and writer, he has read two books a week since 1993.

Neal Bakshi

Founder & CEO

Neal Bakshi is a global experience creator and best-selling author. He is a former Goldman Sachs investment banking vice president, whose passion is traveling around the world to cultivate genuine human connection and design life-changing experiences. 5. The latest epidemic affecting over half of all Americans is as dangerous as smoking up to 15 cigarettes a day. Packing your suitcase might just hold the cure.

Teresa Harding

Teresa Harding, Business, Life, & Mindset Strategist

Teresa Harding, a global entrepreneur, investor, speaker, and bestselling author has over 17 years of experience empowering millions in 60 countries with her transformative business and personal development strategies, with expertise that has driven her business to over a billion dollars in annual sales and opened markets in 50+ countries. As a philanthropist she sits on boards for charitable and educational organizations, supports educational scholarships and charitable causes worldwide, and served as the acting president of her local chapter of the largest women's organization in the world.