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).

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Ali Rafatjoo

Dr. Ali Rafatjoo is a family medicine doctor in Newport Beach, California and is affiliated with Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian. He received his medical degree from University of California Irvine School of Medicine and has been in practice for more than 20 years. He is one of 158 doctors at Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian who specialize in Family Medicine.

Jonathan Stark

Jonathan brings a deep passion and interest in the intersection of particle physics and religion.

Kylie Schuyler

Kylie Schuyler worked as a Wall Street trader and later earned advanced degrees in clinical psychology while raising her young children. But when her husband’s job with Pacific Investment Management Co. in Newport Beach moved the family to Tokyo in 2002, Schuyler felt a bit lost. “There were a lot of people like me, trailing spouses, who had skills and ability to do things but weren’t able to do them,” she says.

Richard Garcia

Dr. Richard Garcia is a pediatrician in Stockton, California. He received his medical degree from University of Illinois College of Medicine and has been in practice for more than 20 years. Dr. Garcia and his colleagues have woven together a series of personal and emotional essays that highlight the inequalities that continue to plague us and significantly contribute to our national disease and economic burden.

Wende Zomnir

Every (makeup) ship needs a captain, and Urban Decay’s is co-founder and Chief Creative Officer Wende Zomnir. As the creative visionary helming the ever-expanding UD empire, Zomnir is responsible for guiding the brand forward and always making sure it’s one step ahead—oh, and did we mention she’s the one conceptualizing all the kickass new products?