Theme: Science, not Fiction!

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).

United Nations Vienna - Vienna International Center
Wagramer Str. 5
Vienna, Wien, 1400
Austria

Adi Paterson

Scientist, Engineer & CEO of the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation

Scientist, Engineer & CEO of the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation

Beatboxer Fii & Nina-Sofie Berghammer

Beatboxer and Violinist

Nina-Sofie Berghammer (Linz, Austria) is 14 years old and studies at the Mozarteum in Salzburg. She also explores electronic music with her loop station. This technique gives Beatboxerfii the opportunity to entertain people worldwide. #beatboxerfii #ninasofieberghammer

Jens Schwindt

Neonatologist, CEO and Founder of Sim Characters

Dr. Jens Schwindt is an experienced neonatologist and SIMCharacters Founder. He was deeply concerned by the limited pathologies and unrealistic anatomy offered by modern day preterm simulators. Determined to improve the outcomes of more than 15 million preterm births a year, in 2012 Jens founded SIMCharacters.

Joni Sheila

Singer & Songwriter

Singer, songwriter & street performer. Making people smile with music.

Melanie Windridge

Plasma physicist and science communicator, Book author

Dr Melanie Windridge is a plasma physicist, speaker, writer... with a taste for adventure. She has a PhD in fusion energy from Imperial College London, is Communications Consultant for fusion start-up Tokamak Energy, and is the author of Aurora: In Search of the Northern Lights. Dr Melanie Windridge believes that fusion energy is the best chance we have for a long-term sustainable energy future, and it is no longer science fiction. Hear how funding and fear are holding us back, and what we can do about it.

Nancy Cleveland

Medical Director at LC Technologies

Nancy Cleveland is a nurse who has spent 30 years traveling around the world introducing people with severe disabilities to Eyegaze technology. Thanks to this technology they’re doing some amazing things with their lives. Hear the inspiring stories of what can be accomplished when all you’ve got is the use of your eyes.

Natalie Haas

UN Youth Delegate

Natalie Haas is certified elementary pedagogue and political scientist and sees elementary pedagogy and international relations as perfect fit rather than contrasts. She is confident, that if we want an equitable, sustainable and just world in future, we need to give children the chance to make the UNs Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) part of their very own concept of values.

Peter Mindek

Postdoctoral researcher Technical University, Co-Founder of Nanographics

Peter Mindek received his PhD in data visualization from TU Wien in 2015. He co-founded nanographics, a company developing software for visualization of biological data, where he now works as a programmer but that's OK because that's what he likes to do.

Thabang Mabapa

Social Entrepreneur, Chemical engineer and Founder of Selokong sa Dimelana.

Thabang Mabapa is a curious social entrepreneur who might just have a viable alternative to the country’s current fuel price crisis: castor oil. The young South African is edefining agriculture and agro-processing.