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).

Ballyroan Library
Orchardstown Avenue, Rathfarnham
Dublin, Dublin, Dublin 14
Ireland

Colm Ó Broin

Colm Ó Broin is an Irish speaker from Clondalkin, Dublin, and a member of Conradh na Gaeilge. He has been involved with Áras Chrónáin in Clondalkin and Cainteoirí Chill Mhantáin in Wicklow Town organising social events for Irish speakers for several years. He worked as a journalist for the Irish language newspapers Gaelscéal and Lá and has spoken and written widely about the many myths that surround the Irish language, including articles in The Irish Times, The Journal and Broadsheet.ie

Eugene Hickey

Eugene Hickey lectures in physics in the Technological University, Dublin. He is involved in a number of projects concerning data analysis. These include an investigation of schizophrenia using gene expression data from the Allen Brain Atlas and data mining of astronomical catalogues to identify optimised fields for differential photometry. He blogs at rpubs.com/eugene100hickey. He has a fascination with maps, plays tennis with his daughters, volleyball with his friends, and has a long term ambition to one day convince his wife to get a family dog.

Guy Woods

Guy Woods is a certified professional coach, speaker and trainer who is passionate about making coaching relatable and accessible to all. Focusing on the ‘digital mental footprint’ left by the conversations we have online, Guy has worked extensively with individuals, start-ups and companies around the world to help them create, promote and sustain powerful conversations which make a positive difference. As a graduate of Griffith College Dublin’s Journalism department and past member of the ‘Silicone Docks’ workforce, Guy is fascinated by the nexus between individuals, technology and societal change, Guy will dedicate his TEDx talk to averting a ‘mental zombie’ apocalypse. In this talk, he will highlight the opportunity and responsibility each of us has to keep a balanced ‘mental diet’, so we keep growing - as individuals and as a society.

Jolene Cox

Jolene Cox is a multi-award-winning family food blogger, author and founder of the Family Food Made Easy program. She also is a childcare expert and has been cooking for families for over 20 years. Since the release of her cookbook, One Yummy Mummy: Family Food Made Easy, she has created a home-cooking movement across the nation with her simple no-fuss recipes. She has a down to earth approach to food linking us by the arm and taking us along with her on her journey of making home-cooking the new convenience food.

Leonard Skinner

Co-author of Escape Under Sail: Pursue Your Liveaboard Dream, Leonard lives and travels with his partner and her 2 teens on their 45-year-old sailboat. Having been in the technology and education sectors, he had explored many career paths without satisfaction. So by the age of 40, he and his partner restored an old boat and moved off-grid to explore the world. He continues to write, speak and facilitate workshops on personal awareness and alternative thinking. You can find more about their travels and reach him on www.FaoinSpeir.com.

Stella O'Malley

Stella O’Malley is a psychotherapist, bestselling author, and public speaker. She is a regular contributor to the Irish Independent, Newstalk FM and Today FM. Stella's first bestselling book, Cotton Wool Kids, was released in 2015 while Bully-Proof Kids was released in 2017. In 2018, Stella was the presenter of the highly acclaimed Channel 4 documentary ‘Trans Kids: It’s Time To Talk’. Stella’s new book Fragile: Why Are We Feeling More Anxious and Overwhelmed Than Ever Before? was released by Gill Books on April 5th 2019.

Stephen Downey

Stephen Downey, The Mindful Living Guy, discusses why Mindfulness matters to him and how valuing the present moment helped him to get through some very dark days. It is his hope that sharing his story may help others in their dark times.

Tonie Walsh

Tonie Walsh has been involved in the LGBT civil rights movement since 1979. A former president of the National LGBT Federation (NXF), Walsh cut his teeth as a journalist at OUT Magazine, Ireland’s first attempt at a commercial gay periodical. In 1988, he co-founded Gay Community News, Ireland’s most successful and longest-running LGBT publication. In 1997, he re-organised NXF’s archival holdings into what would later become known as the Irish Queer Archive. The archive was transferred to state ownership in 2008. A longtime advocate for improved sexual health strategies and outspoken critic of government inertia around new HIV and STI infections, he publicly declared his HIV Poz status in a Facebook ‘manifesto’ marking World AIDS Day 2015. The following year at Maynooth University, he launched a campaign to build an Irish AIDS Memorial. The campaign is currently at community consultation stage. After almost a decade working as a full-time carer, Tonie Walsh returned to public life with I Am Tonie Walsh. A meditation on friendship, family and community, the one-man show, produced by the critically-acclaimed THISISPOPBABY, premiered at Dublin’s Project Arts Centre in November 2018. Tonie Walsh continues to curate independently for the Irish Queer Archive. He is currently working on a number of research and writing projects.

Tony Dunne

After a long career in sales, Tony Dunne changed his life 360 degrees, from living in the countryside to returning to city living. He also returned to school, eventually leading to a BA in Counselling and Psychotherapy. He is praticising as a pre-accredited therapist and has opened his own practice as well as working as a volunteer in an inner city clinic and in group therapy as part of the aftercare programme in the Rutland Clinic.

Tracey McCann

As a child, Tracey loved to talk and was born with an innate stubborness to face every obstacle head on. When Tracey was 8 years old, her life took a massive turn when she was diagnosed with a disability known as Rapid On-Set Muscular Dystonia. Although Tracey has experienced many moments of negativity, social isolation and self-pity, she has also experienced positive moments and is now actively involved in spreading her message on the importance of self-empowerment and positivity. She is a two-time bestselling author, international motivational speaker, life coach, disabled advocate, and Ambassador for the Aunua Academy.