Theme: Movement is Everywhere

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).

Bronxville School Auditorium
177 Pondfield Road
Bronxville, New York, 10708
United States

Anita Halvrossen

Consultant, Fmr. Professor

Dr. Anita Halvorssen is the Director of Global Legal Solutions, LLC, an international think tank and consultancy. Halvorssen was an Adjunct Professor at University of Denver, Sturm School of Law, lecturer at University of Colorado, and was a Legal Advisor at the Norwegian Ministry of Climate and Environment. She is a member of the International Law Association’s Committee on International Law and Sea Level Rise. Halvorssen has her first law degree (Juridisk embetseksamen) from the University of Oslo, Oslo Norway, and her Master of Laws (LLM), and Doctor of the Science of Law (JSD) degrees from Columbia University, New York. She also has a Diploma in Agronomy from the Agricultural Academy, Oslo, Norway.

Beth Thomas

Athlete

I was born to move. Started swimming at 2 and at 3 took my first hike 1/4 to join the children I heard playing outside at a nearby nursery school. I rode my bike or walked all over the small New England town I grew up in. Hiked the Milford Track in New Zealand, hiked the Grand Canyon rim to rim, mountain climbed, scuba dived, and did triathlons all after age 60. Was in the travel business both business and sports vacations including leading a group of 48 divers to Cuba in the mid 90's long before it opened to visitors again. I was Executive Director of a nonprofit for at-risk you in Tucson, AZ after I move out of NYC. Have two fabulous sons and 5 grandchildren. I am committed to individual wellness, energy, and vitality and that we all live healthy lifestyles. I continue to walk every day and am now 80 and have been doing triathlons for over a decade.

Danny Goldberg

Serial Entrepreneur, Speaker, Podcast Host

Danny is a life-long entrepreneur, turned professional speaker. His perspective on life has been greatly shaped by two moments: When he was 20, he lost his dad to cancer. When he was 25, he lost his mom to cancer. Those losses, as devastating as they were, taught him the biggest lesson: how to have a life worth living. He stopped waiting for someday and chose to live the life he wanted every day. It's his mission to help you do the same. Embrace your life now. Don't wait for the day when it seems possible - that day will never come. Learn from his mistakes, his triumphs, and his life - the time to live courageously is now. Through Keynote Speaking, he aims to help others envision and embrace their "someday life" before "someday" passes them by.

Ghizlaine Bennani

Chief Inspirational Officer, Fmr. AI Scientist

Ghizlaine is a former AI scientist who’s deeply passionate about the science of deliberate creation and how to use the power of our minds to execute our heart's desires. She came to the US through a scholarship at UC Berkeley. She has spent +10000 hours researching consciousness, psychology, neuroscience, and everything related to the science of deliberate creation. She has led several transformational mastermind workshops, and impacted 200+ people through my online programs. Currently, she is the Chief Inspirational officer at Paragon elevating 150+ employees. She deeply holds the values of self-expression, growth, unity, ownership, and aliveness close to her heart. She has also impacted 100+ girls through the Girls Ventures association and is currently working on “Limitless Girls” , an empowerment convention she created to empower young girls in Morocco.

Hana Khalaf

Therapeutic Counselor

Hana Khalaf is a Registered Therapeutic Counselor with the Association of Cooperative Counseling Therapists of Canada (ACCT) for the past 7 years. Currently, she works with international organizations such as UNHCR and has created a non-profit organization, Myrrh Tree Foundation, to raise money for the cause. She's also climbed the world’s highest free-standing mountain, Mount Kilimanjaro, training every day, running 10k with body and mind strength training to prepare. As a long-distance runner, she's participated in over 30 marathons in over 5 continents. Part of the reason she ran was to hide her own mental illness: to cope with depression. When facing steep hills, in life and in running, one has to dig deep to find a way to persevere. Running has given Hana the outlet to overcome the limitations of the mind and now she wishes to assist others in overcoming such mental illnesses.

Kelly Fisher

Certified Clinical Hypnotherapist, Life Coach, Business Consultant

What lights me up is when a new client starts working with me and they believe there's just no way out of their anxiety or the mental suffering that they're going through. Then after teaching them how their thoughts - feelings, and emotions actually work and showing them what I designed as my "Emotional Funnel System" it allows them to take their power back and completely change their lives and end anxiety for good!

Marcel Badia

Serial Entrepreneur, Author

Marcel is a serial entrepreneur and the author of two entrepreneurial books. He has also collaborated on a few other books about social selling and business principles. With almost 20 years of entrepreneurial experience combined, Marcel helps founders, innovators, startups, and younger generations launch new businesses, enter new markets, and commercialize ideas so they can think big. As a self-made entrepreneur, Marcel has worked with several startups in the United States and Europe and founded some of his own. After learning from his mistakes, he developed the knowledge and experience to guide others in their entrepreneurial journey.

Mary Marvin

Mayor of Bronxville

Mayor Marvin is a 30 year Bronxville resident and twelve year Village Mayor. A graduate of Wellesley College and the University of Pennsylvania Law School, Mary has many civic associations including the Bronxville Adult School Board, Bronxville School Foundation President, Steering Committee Friends of Concordia College, the Bronxville Senior Citizens Council, and President of the Westchester Mayors’ Association.

Rania Hoteit

Serial Entrepreneur, Global Impact Leader, Author, Advisor, Speaker

Rania Hoteit is a multi-award winning serial entrepreneur, global impact leader, author, advisor and international speaker with recognitions from The White House, United Nations, United Kingdom Houses of Parliament, The Global CEO Excellence Award, The Global Woman of Choice Award and other prestigious honors. Rania is a sought-after executive leadership consultant who guides innovation transformation, human development, and business growth for companies around the world. Born in Lebanon, Rania left her war-torn country and moved to the U.S alone at age 18 with only $1000 in her pocket. From her humble beginnings to building multiple high-growth companies, Rania’s journey has been nothing short of adversities and new opportunities. Throughout her career, she has faced the challenges of being an immigrant, female, and young entrepreneur in historically male-dominated industries which motivated her to lead with the purpose to make the world a more equitable place.

Stephanie Filardi

Owner, Bronxville Wellness Sanctuary; Author, Shaman, Mentor

I’m a shaman, yogi, author (Reclaiming Joy), small business owner (Bronxville Wellness Sanctuary), and prospering life mentor. My “work” in the world is guided by my experience of Lokah Samastah Sukhino Bhavntu, may all beings everywhere be happy, healthy, and free, and may my life, in the way I choose to glorify it, contribute. Over the decades my contributions have ranged from individual and group programs around holistic health coaching, yoga, meditation, shamanic energy healing, writing, podcast hosting, and mentorship. I have taught a range of courses from conscious communication and energy protection for empaths to shamanic wisdom for everyday living and mindful meditation for living. I love teaching and bringing people together in the community to learn and grow. These days I am passionate about teaching people how to embody the ancient wisdom of yoga and shamanism to empower their life.

Tatiana Tsoir

Accountant, Author, Speaker, Business Advisor

Tatiana Tsoir, CPA, MBA, is an award-winning accountant, bestselling author, professionally-trained keynote and TEDx speaker and business advisor-coach. Over the last 18+ years, Tatiana helped 450+ businesses big and small double or triple their profit using no-advertising strategies, transform their operational efficiency and make their business scaled and sellable, so that they never have to work again. Tatiana now focuses on helping individuals in building a business that changes lives, including their own through a psychology-based approach and commitment to excellence.

Terence Leclere

Immersive Actor

consultation, including specializing in casting and creative direction for actor-driven pop-up experiences. #metaforyou has worked on immersive events for brands such as Amazon Prime Video, HBO, Netflix, Hulu, Spotify, Paramount Plus, Peacock, Freeform, and more. I am also an immersive actor performing live, on screens, and in VR, for which I have been featured in Vice, LA Weekly, Stage Raw, VR Focus, CNet, The Verge, Variety, Broadway World, Backstage, Huffington Post, AV Club, Buzzfeed, and No Proscenium.

Thomas Farley

Speaker, Workshop Leader, Syndicated Columnist, TV Commentator

Known in the media as Mister Manners, I'm a keynote speaker, workshop leader, syndicated columnist and TV commentator who engages audiences of all types to practice and perfect courtesy and consideration in their interactions. I'm a regular guest on the NBC "Today" show, where I field questions on modern-day etiquette dilemmas. In 2017, we debuted “Manners on the Move,” a special multi-part "Today" show series that examined incivility in America. My corporate clients have included the United States Department of Commerce, the Estée Lauder Companies, the Walt Disney Corporation, the American Automobile Association (AAA), the U.S. Army, Viacom, Toyota and UPS, among others. My syndicated weekly column, “Mealtime with Mister Manners,” appears on TODAY.com, and my insights feature regularly in other media as well, including the "New York Times," the "Los Angeles Times," "Wired," "USA Today," CNN, VH1, ABC and on radio stations across the U.S.

Zoe Schack

Student

Zoe Schack is a young changemaker passionate about using policy, advocacy, and language as catalysts for change. Interested in both psychology and activism, she is involved in local and national mental health advocacy initiatives geared towards Generation Z. Most notably, as founder and president of her own youth mental health organization, Project Well-Z, she works to destigmatize mental illness through community events, nationwide changes to mental health curricula, and intergenerational panel discussions. Zoe also serves as the Operations Director of Voters of Tomorrow, a non-profit that aims to build youth political power by promoting civic engagement among Generation Z.Zoe attends Mount Saint Mary Academy in northern New Jersey, where she has earned state and national awards as part of her speech and debate team, leads her school’s Junior State of America chapter, and edits for her school literary magazine and blog.