Theme: Tipping Point

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).

Foothills Performing Arts Center
24 Market Street
Oneonta, New York, 13820
United States

Ashok Malhotra

Professor of Philosophy

Dr. Ashok Kumar Malhotra is Emeritus Distinguished Teaching Professor of Philosophy at SUNY Oneonta. He is the founder and president of the Ninash Foundation, a charity that has built six schools for more than 1,600 female and minority children of India. He was nominated for a Nobel Peace Price in recognition of his work for the underprivileged children of India.

Bill Berthel

Owner B2Coaching

As a Core Energy Leadership Coach, Bill enjoys working with people who seek higher levels of awareness and consciousness in leadership roles. Development in their relationships with others, their organizations, their work and their life's passions are his clients' objectives and outcomes. Bill cherishes and specializes in both personal and professional relationship development.

Curt Ebersole

Conductor and Music Director

Curt Ebersole is Conductor and Music Director of the Westchester Symphonic Winds and a member of the Music Department faculty at the Masters School. He has conducted bands at Lincoln Center, Carnegie Hall, and stages around the world. He is a practitioner of Positive Psychology and the Harkness Method.

Dean Roberts

Owner of Green Earth

Dean Roberts was born in 1939, expelled from school in 1956, joined the Navy in 1957, spent the next 40 years having two kids, three wives, building and operating Greenleafdollhouse.com, reading, writing, traveling, staying fit, and learning how to control his head. His current plan is to write and help people see and actualize the many possibilities of life.

Emma Doyle

Coach. Mentor

Emma is an innovative international speaker, mentor, coach and consultant impacting and inspiring over 100,000 tennus players and coaches over the past 20 years. Emma's mission is to empower more female players and coaches in all sports; aiming to inspire, improve and impact the communication, coordination and confidence of people around the world.

Julie Dostal

Executive Director of LEAF

Julie Dostal is the executive director of the LEAF Council on Alcoholism and Addiction as well as the chair of the Otsego County Opiate Task Force. Dr. Dostal is a trusted leader and recognized authority on topics ranging from substance abuse prevention, addiction science, and community coalition-building.

Sara Elbert

Owner of Brushland Eating House

Sohail Zandi and Sara Elbert helm Brushland Eating House, an intimate eatery in the heart of bucolic Bovina, New York. Focused on Cooking dishes that evoke warm childhood memories while honoring regional produce and protein, Sohail and Sara Mmaintain that their dining room should be welcoming to neighbors, weekend guests, and weary travelers alike.

Sohai Zandi

Owner of Bushland Eating House

Sohail Zandi and Sara Elbert helm Brushland Eating House, an intimate eatery in the heart of bucolic Bovina, New York. Focused on Cooking dishes that evoke warm childhood memories while honoring regional produce and protein, Sohail and Sara Mmaintain that their dining room should be welcoming to neighbors, weekend guests, and weary travelers alike.