TEDxTralee, an independently organised event, licensed by TEDx, returns to Siamsa Tire on Saturday 12th October with the theme of ‘You-nique’.

Launched in 2009, TEDx is a program of locally organised events that bring the community together to share a TED-like experience.

Some of the best talks from TEDx events have gone on to be featured on TED.com and garnered millions of views from audiences across the globe with 32 Million subscribers alone on the TEDx YouTube Channel.

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Local curators and co-coordinators Bryan Carr and James Finnegan felt that after the stunning successes of TEDxTralee 2021 and 2022, whose talks have been viewed on the online worldwide TED platform well over 1.7 million times, that there was a repeat opportunity to promote Tralee on the International TEDx map with another series of an eclectic series of talks and presentations from local, national and international Speakers.

Selected speakers come from a variety of backgrounds and unique  experiences all sharing their stories and big ideas.  From an initial submission of 105 speakers, the following 20 individuals were selected.

They are Sara Morrissey Tucker; Leonard Skinner; Rune Rasmussen; Aideen Finnegan; Corrie Block; Joseph Romm; Pooja Paul; Rachel Curran; Donal O’Shea; Dave Osh; Bob Ferguson; Clare Mc Kenna; Meta Osborne; Miriam Morriarty Owen; Donagh Hennebry; Breda O’Dwyer; Kerry White; Gerry Kelly Robert Kelly and Courtney Fae Long.

“We are delighted, proud and honored to be able to give these wonderful, inspiring and thought provoking talks a platform, covering an eclectic range of subjects, from the personal to the global perspective,” said Bryan and James.

“It was always the aspiration for our previous presentations to be just the start of a series of events promoting Tralee, Kerry and Ireland under the TEDxTralee Banner.”

Following attendance at a TED Qualifying event in Atlanta, Georgia in the US last year, TEDxTralee is now allowed to expand its live audience participation and there will be a number of surprise appearances on the day.

Tickets and further details are available on  www.tedxtralee.ie

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