Theme: CONNECT

TEDxWilmette 2021 will virtually feature five dynamic speakers sharing ideas to “CONNECT” on Thursday, April 22, 2021, followed by three local, in-person sessions on Saturday, April 24, 2021. Tickets can be purchased through EventBrite at https://www.tedxwilmette.com.

How many of us have yearned for connection over the past year?

At TEDxWilmette, we bring together strong and creative women who consciously elevate ideas that support the greater good of our communities and the world. Connecting women to each other, to their communities, and to big ideas is our fundamental mission.

Of course, how we CONNECT this year is different. In some ways this experience will be more intimate, with the night's five speakers coming straight to your living room to present ideas ranging from race to entrepreneurship to virtual reality.

Though we cannot mingle over a refreshment table, we can dialogue together in breakout rooms after the formal program. Every one of us, wherever we are, can engage with the ideas presented and envision how those ideas connect to our communities and our lives.

On behalf of our fabulous Executive Board and volunteers, we present TEDxWilmette 2021. We are eager to connect with you this evening and in the weeks to come!

Virtual
Zoom
Wilmette, Illinois, 60091
United States

Dorri McWhorter

Chief Executive Officer of YWCA Metropolitan Chicago

Dorri McWhorter, Chief Executive Officer of YWCA Metropolitan Chicago, is a socially-conscious business leader, committed to creating an inclusive marketplace by leveraging a multi-sector approach across business, civic, and community organizations. She is currently transforming the YWCA Metropolitan Chicago into a 21st century social enterprise.

Kim Oster Holstein

Co-Founder of Twisted Alchemy

Kim Oster Holstein, Co-Founder of Twisted Alchemy, is a passionate serial entrepreneur on a mission to help others start and build their dreams. Inducted into the Chicago Entrepreneurship Hall of Fame, Ms. Oster Holstein co-founded Kim & Scott's Gourmet Pretzels and sold it to a public company in 2012.

Lakshmi Halasyamani

Chief Medical Officer of NorthShore University HealthSystem

Dr. Lakshmi Halasyamani is Chief Medical Officer of NorthShore University HealthSystem and a graduate of Harvard Medical School. Dr. Halasyamani has published widely in the field of hospital medicine and quality improvement. Throughout her career, she has led patient- centered, team-based, and data-driven initiatives to improve the quality of care within and across hospital systems.

Sharon Kristjanson

Founder of SVK Intercultural

Sharon Kristjanson, Founder of SVK Intercultural, helps clients foster collaborative and productive discussions, particularly when different perspectives are involved. Clients gain new skills for using differences as building blocks, rather than seeing them as obstacles.

Susan Abrams

Chief Executive Officer of the Illinois Holocaust Museum

Susan Abrams, Chief Executive Officer of the Illinois Holocaust Museum, is a global leader in connecting the history and lessons of the Holocaust to the present day. Ms. Abrams believes that powerful storytelling combined with interactive technology turns the lessons of history into experiences that build empathy, a quality vital to standing up against injustice.