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SUMMARY:TEDxCatawba 2025 Announces “Who Are We Now?” — A Day of Bold Ideas and Community Connection
DESCRIPTION:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHICKORY, N.C. (April 2025) – After a sell‑out TEDx event across the region, TEDxCatawba 2025 returns with a brand‑new program of bold ideas and community connection on Saturday, June 14, 2025 (9 a.m.–3 p.m.) at Drendel Auditorium, SALT Block – Hickory.\n\nGuided by the global TED theme “Who Are We Now?”, this one‑day forum will showcase 12 live talks and performances, immersive idea‑lounges, and curated networking for innovators, educators, creatives, and changemakers.\n\n\n2025 Premiere Speakers\n\n\n\n\n\nSpeaker\n\n\nSpotlight\n\n\n\n\nBlaise Agüera y Arcas – VP & Fellow, Google Research\n\n\nHow collective intelligence and AI are reshaping human creativity.\n\n\n\n\nSchele Williams – Broadway Director (The Wiz, The Notebook)\n\n\nReimagining representation on the American stage.\n\n\n\n\nDr. Ernest Brown – Founder, Doctors To You\n\n\nBringing compassionate, patient‑first care back to medicine.\n\n\n\n\nTessa West – Psychology Professor, NYU & bestselling author of Jerks at Work\n\n\nWhat social science reveals about modern workplace dynamics.\n\n\n\n\n\n\nA complete speaker lineup – including sleep‑science innovator Rob Sweetman, couture designer Cassidy Burel, leadership strategist John Lentini, and critical‑care physician Dr. Kathy Wilson – is available at TEDxCatawba.com.\n\n\n\nWhy Attend TEDxCatawba?\n\n\n\nInspiring Talks & Performances – fresh, local, global perspectives\n\n\nCurated Conversations – idea lounges, Q&A sessions, theme‑based networking\nCommunity Impact – a portion of proceeds funds Catawba Valley student scholarships\n\n“TEDxCatawba is where bold thinkers gather to ask the hard questions and shape what’s next,”\nsays Christine D. Gagnon, licensee and event organizer. “We can’t wait to welcome returning TEDx fans for another unforgettable day.”\n\n\n\nSecure Your Seat\nTickets are live now at Eventbrite.com/e/TEDxCatawba‑2025 or via TEDxCatawba.com. Follow @TEDxCatawba (Instagram, LinkedIn, Facebook) for speaker reveals, podcast episodes (Speak With Purpose), and behind‑the‑scenes previews.\n\n\n\nAbout TEDxCatawba\nTEDxCatawba is an independently organized TED event licensed by TED and produced entirely by local volunteers. Our mission is to celebrate ideas worth spreading and to spark positive change throughout western North Carolina and beyond.\n\n\n
URL:http://hickoryinternationalcouncil.com/events/tedxcatawba-2025-announces-who-are-we-now-a-day-of-bold-ideas-and-community-connection/
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