Theme: Countdown

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).

Zoom
Zoom
Miami, Florida, 33131
United States

Keren Bolter

Sea level rise expert

Keren Bolter is a sea level rise expert who leads initiatives with a focus on communication, action and data driven climate resilience. She has worked as a professor and as a planner in local government, giving her a unique range of perspectives.

Ludovica Martella

Climate justice researcher & reporter

A researcher and reporter committed to promoting climate justice and gender equality in climate resilient communities. She is a graduate of The CLEO Institute's Speakers Network Program, an organizer of the Miami Climate Summit and has executed research projects for the United Nations Women and Development Programs.

Michael Clarkson

Climate change activist

Co-founder of KonsciousKontraktors Ink and CEO of Ti Ayiti Preparedness And Relief Institution (TAPARI)

Nicole Crooks

Climate change activist

A resident of Overtown and as such, has experienced Miami’s climate justice issues first hand. Because of this, she was inspired to co-found the Black Butterfly Collective - an environmental justice and wellness project that educates and supports Black women in the fight against climate change.

Vivian Belzaguy

Sustainable events consultant

Vivian Belzaguy has a passion for utilizing events as a platform for much-needed social change. After 13 years in the events industry, she grew tired of seeing events create more environmental impact in one day than she could in her entire lifetime. She has since executed sustainability plans for events of up to 50,000 attendees and founded Ascendance Sustainable Events, becoming part of the shift that will have the events industry teach the world how to take better care of our planet.