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).

TEDxStLouis Virtual Event
911 Washington Avenue
St. Louis, Missouri, 63103
United States

Jo Pang

Jo is an organizational transformation consultant and mindfulness teacher who is fueled by the process of creating a just, joyous and regenerative world, inside and out. He works with organizations to transform their culture, team dynamics, and individual mindsets in order to more fully live into their mission. Jo's work is rooted in the belief that organizations that create the conditions for people to develop their capacity to become more fully aware of themselves in the context of the world will not only achieve higher engagement and performance, but will serve a higher purpose than the organizational mission alone. He integrates the insights he has gained through his personal experience of transformation, 10+ years of transformational leadership in business, and training as a mindfulness teacher and social justice facilitator to support organizations on their journey of being increasingly conscious. Jo is also a steward of a native landscape and learns most of his lessons about cultivating healthy living systems through this role.

LJ Punch

LJ Punch is the President of Power4STL and Commissioner of the St. Louis County Police Department.

Sharon Deem

Director of the Saint Louis Zoo Institute for Conservation Medicine (ICM)

Tef Poe

Co-founder of the Hands Up United movement, activist, rapper and musician.

Walter Johnson

Winthrop Professor of History and Professor of African and African American Studies, Author “The Broken Heart of America: St. Louis and the Violent History of the United States”.