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).

AMC Theater
Fashion Way
Torrance, California, 90503
United States

Abby Cruz

AJ Moultrié (AJ, the One)

Catherine Conrad-Saydah

Chioma Agbahiwe

Dena Crowder

Dena Crowder | Chief Spiritual Officer (CSO) and Writer Dena Crowder is on a mission to revolutionize the world’s relationship to Power. As a speaker, writer and transformational leader, she helps spiritually-connected, highly creative game changers align their skills with their souls, answer their Higher Calling, uplift projects and businesses, and shift the status quo. As a high performance strategist, she works one-on-one with founders in multiple industries-from tech to entertainment- helping them navigate pressure, avoid pitfalls, eschew the Dark Side, and stay the course of pure power while building profitable ventures. She also serves as a CSO for cutting edge organizations whose top priorities include having a healthy "spirit and soul." Dena has designed innovative programs for prison parolees, judges associations, CEOs, CNN heroes, Emmy and Grammy winners, as well as executives at many organizations including Nike, Disney, Nestle, and Fox. “The Essential Woman,” a course she created at the start of her career, served hundreds of women in multiple cities, including New York, Los Angeles, San Diego, and San Francisco. Some of those women have blossomed into world-renowned authors and activists, and credit Dena's teachings as a critical element in their success. She's been featured in numerous formats both online and in print, such as Essence magazine, The Washington Post, The Seattle Times, Body and Soul, Aquarian Times, BBC.com, was a Hot Topic on "The View," and is a frequent podcast guest. Dena graduated with honors from Marlborough School for Girls, Columbia College in NYC (BA), USC School of Journalism/Communications (MA) and has been rigorously trained by masters in the fields of personal development, meditation, communication, and spirituality. A third generation Californian, Dena lives in Los Angeles. Find her at: denacrowder.com

Dr. Pamela Abramson-Levine

Elaine Hall

Georgetta Foreman

Joyce Bosen

Joyce Bosen | COO and Founder of Trauma Recovery Yoga Joyce is a certified yoga teacher who has experienced multiple traumas which have gifted her with a profound empathy and has drawn her to work with marginalized populations. In 2012 after watching her 22-year-old son die, Joyce’s desire to help was turbo-boosted. She began to research her PTSD diagnosis and work with other mind body professionals to create a method that helped relieve her each symptom. After counselors observed her improvement, she was asked to teach this method at the vet center where she herself was receiving talk therapy and quickly found herself very busy teaching at many agencies who needed this style of science-based yoga as a somatic intervention and therapy. Joyce and her husband Darwin co-founded the not for profit Trauma Recovery Yoga soon after and have since placed trainees of this method in spaces to teach: at-risk youth at multiple schools, traumatic brain injury patients, PTSD vets and over-comers of other traumas such as traumatic grief, sexual assault, and domestic violence. In 2017 Trauma Recovery Yoga was awarded “The Compassionate Cities Award” by the mayor of Las Vegas after the 1 October shooting, for T.R.Y.s offering of free classes in 11 locations across the Las Vegas community for those affected. In June 2018, Trauma Recovery Yoga traveled to Denver, CO representing the City of Las Vegas where they competed for and won the “All American Cities Award” for their work bringing these self-regulation tools to the at-risk youth in Las Vegas through their “Mindful Movement” program. Trauma Recovery Yoga classes are now taught nationwide.

Joyce Bosen

Joyce Shulman

Jozanne Marie

June Kaewsith

Meghan Nechrebecki

Meghan Nechrebecki, MSPH

Nada Lena Nasserdeen

Rabbi Sara Berman, BCC