Theme: Bold Provocative Ideas That Will Change The World

Having a TED Talk that represents one's life's work, or current passions, is one of the great ways to share who we really are . . . and contribute to the world. It has changed and enhanced my life so profoundly, I chose to produce an event that can pay it forward and give others this amazing opportunity.

We will have celebrities and people you will know. And those who are - in our opinion - rising stars who also need to be heard.

Some of the speakers (and awesome performers) will be chosen by my team and me but the majority will be chosen by the community in Venice and around the world.

To accomplish this we will be conducting Live and Virtual "Auditions".

In the meantime, please go to the TEDxPacific Avenue Facebook Page and post your Submission. For now, all we need is your Name, The (Tentative) Title of Your Talk and a Brief Description. https://www.facebook.com/events/678431815134456/?active_tab=discussion

Thank you.

We look forward to hearing from you about the bold, provocative ideas that YOU believe will change the world!

Richard

The KINN
150 Horizon Avenue
Los Angeles, California, 90291
United States

Billy Baldwin

Actor/Homelessness and Mental Health Advocate

Star of "Flatliners", "Backdraft", "Forgetting Sarah Marshall" and the new feature about Homelessness, "No Address" with Ty Pennington, Billy has fully embraced a national effort to put forth powerful, common sense solutions to the Homelessness, Fentanyl and Mental Health crises in our country.

Eileen Greene

Healthy Aging Expert

Eileen Greene will be 96 in June of 2025 and she is an inspiration to EVERYONE who is "aging", whether they be in the 80s or 90s, or even their 20s or 30s!

Kathleen Kennedy Townsend

Former Lt. Governor, State of Maryland

The oldest daughter of Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy, and the oldest niece of President John F. Kennedy, Kathleen Kennedy Townsend got to see "Empathy" in action on a grand scale as these two major political figures navigated the Civil Rights Movement in The 1960s. And then, on a very personal level, experience the sometimes awkward efforts of all those she encountered to share empathy for the very public tragedies she and her family experienced. What, then, is "Empathy" and how can it be best expressed, in large public ways, and much smaller private ways?

Scottie Thompson

Actress/Activist/Thought Leader

Scottie Thompson is a former Professional Ballerina, Harvard Grad, Environmental Activist and Actress who has struggled her whole life in pursuit of Perfection. Her insights on this journey are hugely relevant for all young women, and others, who suffer through social media and in other ways.

Sheila Kelley

Actress/Female Empowerment Coach

Actress and the wife of Actor Richard Schiff, Sheila has blazed a remarkable path of female empowerment for women around the world. Her models and deep insights into the behaviors of women, and men, are revelatory and enormously practical and inspiring.

Tillie Walton

River Educator

Host of The HDTV Series, "Wild Rivers with Tillie", River guide, hydrologist, and river conservationist Tillie Walton has a deep love of "The Magic of Water". She is filled with bold, provocative ideas on how we can save our rivers, and our entire environment.