Theme: Chain Reaction

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).

The theme for TEDxUTA 2020 is "Chain Reaction", focusing on the idea that one seemingly small or simple action can create a world of change. Be it large or small, every action has a distinct impact and with a world that consists of a wide range of ideas, critical ways of thinking, and multiple pathways in which we navigate society, each impact creates endless possibilities.

TEDxUTA 2020 will be an in-person event and we will be following university event guidelines, including social distancing, wearing of masks, and disinfecting the theatre.

EVENT DETAILS
Date: Saturday, November 7, 2020
Location: University Center Rosebud Theatre
Time: 10:00am – 4:00pm

TICKETS
Individuals wishing to attend will need to reserve tickets via UTA Tickets. Tickets are limited based on social distancing in the theatre and seats will be assigned (attendees will be able to choose seats).

Additionally, due to the current situation with COVID-19, university event guidelines limit the purchase of tickets only to UTA Students and UTA Staff/Faculty.

Tickets include entry into conference, TEDxUTA 2020 t-shirt, and boxed lunch.

Reserve your ticket at UTA Tickets: https://utatickets.com

After purchasing tickets, attendees will receive further communication regarding the event, including instructions for attending the event and any other pertinent information.

SPEAKERS
The TEDxUTA planning team is privileged and excited to curate a unique experience filled with a dynamic range of speakers and topics. Speakers for TEDxUTA 2020 include both UTA students and staff/faculty, as well as guests from the local Arlington and DFW community.

UTA Students
Harrish Murugesan
Dallas Rosalez
Jose Velasquez
Treyvon Perry
Alex Patron

UTA Staff/Faculty
Julian Humphrey-Davis – Student Development Specialist, UTA Follet Student Leadership Center
Peggy Semingson – Associate Professor of Curriculum and Instruction, UTA College of Education

Guest Speakers
Sean Baugh – Artistic Director, Turtle Creek Chorale
Maggie Campbell – President and CEO, Downtown Arlington Management Corporation
Dale Carmen – Executive Creative Director & Partner, Groove Jones
Dillian Frelow – Former Mr. UTA & UTA Alumni
Hayley Ryan – DFW Artist & Teacher

Rosebud Theater
300 W 1st Street
Arlington, Texas, 76010
United States

Alex Patrón

Student

Alex Patrón is a freshman at University of Texas at Arlington, who is pursuing a major in Mechanical Engineering. In high school, he took rigorous engineering classes while also an active member of his theatre department at his Frisco, Texas Lebanon Trail High School. There, he served as the Head of the Properties Department for over a year. In that department, he served as Property Master for his Junior and Senior years for seven shows. He also dedicated his time and knowledge to five other productions. After earning his degree, he hopes to take his love of creation and theatrics and combine it with his expertise in engineering to apply his new ideas and talents to the Walt Disney Company as a Creative Engineer, or Imagineer.

Dale Carman

Dale Carman is a co-founder and serves as the Executive Creative Director of Groove Jones where he oversees the creative and technical direction for the studio. With over 25 years of experience in feature films and commercial production, he also serves as the inhouse Director for live action productions. Prior to Groove Jones, he was the original co-founder of Reel FX where he grew the company to over 350 people over 25 years. His creative direction touched all parts of the business from major motion pictures, to TV commercials and theme park rides. Carman’s endeavor into virtual reality began by funding a Kick Starter which later became Oculus Rift. Carman directed the studios first VR production and personally worked with Guillermo Del Toro on the Pacific Rim experience for the Oculus Rift. IMDB production credits for work with DreamWorks Animation, Walt Disney Studios, and Legendary Pictures include Visual Effects Supervisor and Director. Since then Dale was brought on to work with all the major VR headset OEMs to create content for their platforms. He directed the first VR car commercial for Acura on the Samsung VR platform as well as the first public commercial demonstration of the HTC Vive for American Express at the U.S. Open, which starred Maria Sharapova. Dale has worked with AT&T, Intel, HP, MasterCard, NASCAR, and Porsche on their VR productions. He was an early adopter of AR technologies and has been instrumental in developing a best in class production team at Groove Jones. Dale is sought after as a creative leader to speak at conventions, groups, panels and the like, as well as being a leader in the creation of XR content both as a director for live action experiences and as a creative director for CGI experiences. About Groove Jones: Groove Jones is an award-winning creative and technology studio that specializes in developing immersive Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality applications for brands. The team has a proven track record of delivering amazing digital experiences for a client roster that includes AT&T, Comcast, FX, Ford, Intel, Lexus, MasterCard, McDonald's, Samsung, and Toyota. For more information visit - https://www.groovejones.com/

Dallas Rosalez

Real Estate Agent

Dallas is an established real estate agent with Keller Williams. He is pursuing a business degree at UTA in 2021 with a minor in psychology. He is an avid follower of all things TED and enjoys being part of critical conversations. He works to share the importance of Neuro-Associative Conditioning to seniors at high schools as they made their transition to college.

Dillian Frelow

Customer Service Manager

Dillian Frelow is a self acclaimed professional enthusiast with the vision of being the ambassador for living every moment to the fullest. He attended the University of Texas at Arlington where he held the title of Mr. UTA and Homecoming King with his ambition to make every student feel at home and to be their true selves. His current occupation as Customer Service Manager for NBA team, Sacramento Kings, he plays a huge role with uplifting venue guest and employees. In his 23 years of living his passion is to contribute positivity to the world with every second he has left on this earth. He is unique. He is courageous. He is bubbly. He is outgoing. He is Dillian Frelow, a true definition of ambition.

Harrish Murugesan

Graduate Student

Harrish is pursuing his Masters in Computer Science. He’s a fitness coach, and has a deep interest in public speaking and acting. He’s actively participated in public speaking events like Model United Nations and also takes pride in having successfully hosted several high-level events during his undergraduate. He has enthusiastically participated in both plays and musicals in national-level competitions. He currently works as a Building Manager at the Maverick Activity Center and is also a UTA Summer Orientation Ambassador, conducting several orientation sessions to incoming students representing Campus Recreation.

Haylee Ryan

Artist

Ryan’s work invokes nostalgia and wrestles with the concept of memory through the figure. Through a balance of spontaneity, abstraction, and realistic care, her work attempts to visually portray how we remember people, places, and moments. What do we block out and what stands out in full detail? Ryan’s work strives to capture people who are not typically shown or who may have been forgotten. She would like to give people who she has encountered in her life a platform to be considered beautiful and spark a curiosity about their story. Haylee Ryan is from Dallas, TX and has her BA in Studio Art - Painting from the University of Dallas, 2008. She has continued to pursue fine art, traveling and living in different places, apprenticing under inspiring artists, and she creates murals locally, nationally, and internationally.

Jose Velasquez

Graduate Student

Jose R. Velasquez is a Master's student in Civil Engineering at the University of Texas at Arlington. His background is in Mining and Metallurgical Engineering at Universidad Nacional de Colombia. His previous research focused on Artisanal and Small-Scale Gold Mining (ASGM) developing an institutional framework to understand sustainable development in formalization processes. During this time, Jose also co-developed an educational outreach program to work with local elementary students regarding mining perception. His current research focuses on finding engineering-based alternatives that help mining communities to develop substitute economies from the recycling of mine tailings and their impacts on health and the environment.

Julian Humphrey-Davis

Student Development Specialist

Julian "Jewlz" Humphrey-Davis is a Tennessee native who now calls Texas home. Ever intrigued by new people, places, and perspectives, Jewlz seeks to learn more about himself and others everyday. As the current Student Development Specialist for the UTA Follet Student Leadership Center, Jewlz advises student organizations, though if you ask him, he’ll tell you “he makes students dreams come true”. He hopes to advocate for people to magnify their voice, actualize their purpose, and inspire others to do the same.

Maggoe Campbell

Maggie Campbell is an entrepreneurial leader with a 30+ year history of working with downtown organizations and cities to revitalize their downtowns. She currently serves as the President and CEO of the Downtown Arlington Management Corporation in Arlington, Texas. Most recently, Ms. Campbell worked for MIG, Inc., a nationally-known planning, design and communications firm based in California. MIG recently completed the Downtown Arlington Master Plan, and in her role at Downtown Arlington, Maggie will implement this visionary plan, in partnership with the City of Arlington and the University of Texas at Arlington. Maggie has led diverse downtown organizations and managed Business Improvement Districts (BIDs) for numerous cities, including serving as the first President for the Downtown Arlington Management Corporation, and leading the Downtown St. Louis Partnership in St. Louis, MO. Early in her career, Ms. Campbell worked in the Main Street Program in Texas, Oklahoma and Mississippi, which led to a public-sector position with the City of Jackson in the Mayor’s Office as Special Projects Manager. After relocating to her hometown state of Texas in the mid-1990’s, Ms. Campbell served as the Events Manager for Downtown Fort Worth, Inc. in Fort Worth, TX, helping manage major events and festivals such as the MAIN ST. Fort Worth Arts Fest. She went on to lead the historic West End Association in Dallas, before accepting responsibility as the first President for the award-winning Old Pasadena District in Pasadena, CA. Ms. Campbell has a BA in History from the University of Texas at Austin, has two grown children, and is active in the International Downtown Association and the Urban Land Institute, having served previously on the national Public-Private Partnership Council for four years.

Sean Baugh

Artistic Director of the Turtle Creek Chorale

Originally from Tulsa, Oklahoma, Sean studied music at Oklahoma Baptist University and the University of Central Oklahoma and was awarded a Master of Music in Conducting degree from the Meadows School of the Arts at Southern Methodist University where he was named outstanding graduate conductor. At the Meadows School, Sean served as assistant conductor of the world-renowned Meadows Wind Ensemble. Sean has been called “expressive and incredibly dynamic, a consummate musician with a side of showman. He exhilarates audience members and singers alike.” He is regularly praised for his innovative programming and expressive technique. An active advocate for male choral music, Sean regularly commissions new works from established composers. Sean is in demand nation-wide as speaker, guest-conductor and clinician. He has served on the music faculty of the University of Dallas and was twice named LGBT Role Model of the Year by readers of the Dallas Voice.

Treyvon Perry

Student

Trevon is a student at UTA studying architecture and engineering. He is the CEO of Von Perry, an architecture and tech firm that focuses on 3D printing homes and technologies. He aspires to join the world of large scale 3D printing and impact the world for the better.