Theme: Connecting for better decisions

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).

Papiersaal
Kalanderplatz 6
Zürich, Zürich (de), 8045
Switzerland

Annika Jacobsen

As a brand strategist and marketing director, Annika Jacobsen’s passion lies in helping thought leaders and startups—with important messages to share—implement new and innovative ways of getting the word out about their visions for the future. Her curiosity and enthusiasm for blockchain technology compelled her to get involved in the industry and understand it on a deeper level. She recently joined Agora Technologies, here in Switzerland, which is on a mission to create secure and transparent elections around the world.

Elliott Ash

Elliott Ash sees the legal system as an object for scientific study. With graduate degrees in law and economics and with tools from statistics and computational linguistics, he uses documents and data to understand the law, the judiciary, and the broader political economy. By day Elliott works as assistant professor at ETH Zürich, while playing drums in his free time for rock band The Free Rides.