Theme: Our Bright Future Was Born an Idea

TEDxSheffieldHallamUniversity is the first University TEDx conference to be hosted in Sheffield. to follow TED spirit and ethos: Celebrating the value of ideas and creativity in many areas of life. With aspirational speakers share innovation, ideas, and stories from Sheffield as well as around the world, this private event will explore ideas around the theme: Our Bright Future Was Born an Idea.

Sheffield Hallam University
Howard st
Sheffield, Sheffield, S1 1WB
United Kingdom

Duncan Swainsbury

Founder of Bounceback Food

Duncan is the founder of Bounceback Food, a social enterprise that is helping to tackle food poverty in the UK by selling a range of pasta, rice and tinned food on a ‘one for you, one for society’ basis. Every time you buy a product, the very same item is then donated to your nearest food bank. The social enterprise also runs workshops that teach people how to cook, budget and shop economically. Learn more about TEDxSHU at http://www.tedxshu.com

Jonny Douglas

Co-founder of Design in Sheffield and Pecha Kucha Sheffield

Through Jonny Douglas Ltd, he specialises in ‘difference engineering’ for companies, products, projects and people. Jonny is the co-founder of Design in Sheffield (a non–profit that recognises the importance of design work in the Sheffield city region) and Pecha Kucha Sheffield (an organisation that brings together the Creative, Digital and Business communities for evenings packed with inspirational talks, challenging and amusing short videos, live music and unique entertainment. Learn more about TEDxSHU at http://www.tedxshu.com

Kate Allatt

Author

Kate won the title of 'Extraordinary Woman of the Year' in 2011 and is the author of the internationally published book 'Running Free - Breaking out of locked in syndrome.' Learn more about TEDxSHU at http://www.tedxshu.com

Lewis Bowen

Entrepreneur

Lewis is one of a growing number of entrepreneurs who start a business straight after completing University. He actually launched his company on the same day of his last exam at Sheffield Hallam University! Lewis is an award winning young entrepreneur. In 2014, he won the BQ National Emerging Entrepreneur of the Year at MADE: The Entrepreneur festival 2014, the UK’s biggest annual festival of entrepreneurship. Learn more about TEDxSHU at http://www.tedxshu.com

Liam Rodgers

Author of fiction, plays and the founder of Upscribe

Liam is a student at Sheffield Hallam University studying Creative Writing. He is also an author of fiction, plays and the founder of Upscribe - a publishing social enterprise that helps vulnerable and disaffected adults and young people through creative writing workshops. After running a successful creative writing and publishing project working with homeless adults in Sheffield, Liam was nominated for the Outstanding Contribution to Social Enterprise award. Learn more about TEDxSHU at http://www.tedxshu.com

Simona Francese

Senior lecturer in Biomedical Sciences

Simona Francese, a senior lecturer in Biomedical Sciences at Sheffield Hallam University, will share how advancements in fingerprint technology can help the police combat crime. Her innovative research into fingerprint analysis has attracted worldwide media attention, including coverage on The BBC, The Times, and Fox News. Simona is the author of more than 45 peer reviewed publications and has presented her work at conferences in the UK and abroad. Learn more about TEDxSHU at http://www.tedxshu.com

Steve Haake

Director of the Advanced Wellbeing Research Centre

Professor Steve Haake is Director of the Advanced Well-being Research Centre at Sheffield Hallam University. ​He is recognised as one of the UK’s top-10 inspirational scientists and engineers. He currently acts as the Director of Research for the National Centre for Sport and Exercise Medicine in Sheffield which advocates the use of physical activity as medicine and has the aspiration for Sheffield to be the most active city in the UK by 2020. Steve was awarded an EPSRC Senior Media Fellowship in 2010 and is now is an EPSRC RISE Leader​.​ Learn more about TEDxSHU at http://www.tedxshu.com

Steve Judge

International motivational speaker

Steve Judge is an international motivational speaker and shares his powerful story at schools, companies, charities, corporations and sport associations. Learn more about TEDxSHU at http://www.tedxshu.com