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TEDxWellington
Type of site	Conference
Available in	English, multilingual subtitles, transcript
Founded	2014; 11 years ago
Headquarters	Wellington, New Zealand
Area served	Wellington
Owner	Sapling Foundation
Founder(s)	DK
URL	www.tedxwellington.com
Registration	Optional
Launched	2014 (first conference)
Current status	Active

TEDxWellington is an independent TEDx event held annually in Wellington, New Zealand. Like other TEDx events, the event obtained a free license from TED to hold the conference, with organizers agreeing to follow certain principles.^[2] In 2017, TEDxWellington hosted 13 speakers and 1,000 delegates at the St. James Theatre on Courtenay Place, the main street of Wellington's entertainment district, opposite the Reading Cinema complex.^[3]

History

TEDxWellington was founded as an independent TEDx event by producer DK.

In 2017, TEDxWellington hosted 13 speakers and 1,000 delegates at the St. James Theatre on Courtenay Place, the main street of Wellington's entertainment district, opposite the Reading Cinema complex.

Events and speakers

2014

Fraser Callaway and Oliver Ward
Sophie Jerram
Ryfe
Laura Green
Guy Ryan
Gabe Davidson
Dylan Coburn
Dave Moskovitz
Cassandra Treadwell
Arcee
Alan Schaaf
Adam Ben-Dror

2016

Sacha Copland
Pamela Bell
Michael Armstrong
Laurinda Thomas
Marie Fitzpatrick & Nic Murray
Glenis Hiria Philip-Barbara
Fiona King
Dr. Shaun Holt
Deborah Morris-Travers
David Eccles
Charles Babb
Asher

2017

Bop Murdoch, Jody Burrell and Sarah Tuck
Clare Christian
Irene Wakefield
Jack Candlish
Jason Long
Jo Cribb
John Cockrem
Marjan van den Belt
Melissa Marquez
Nik Curry
Phil Sage
Rebecca Stewart
Tuaine-Nurse Tamarua Robati

2018

TedXWellington 2018 was a break year due to a number of significant factors (including venue unavailability, attendee numbers, and the sponsorship levels) that impacted plans.^[4]

References

^ "About TED: Who we are: Who owns TED". TED: Ideas Worth Spreading. TED Conferences, LLC. Retrieved 25 October 2011.
^ Rosenbloom, Stephanie (24 September 2010). "A Conference Makes Learning Free (and Sexy)". The New York Times. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
^ Thomas, Rachel. "Hasbro toy designer among list of TEDxWellington speakers". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
^ DK (13 March 2018). "TEDxWellington 2018 Main Event Announcement | Our Plans This Year". TEDxWellington. Retrieved 14 April 2022.

External links

TEDxWellington

[sapling-1] "About TED: Who we are: Who owns TED". TED: Ideas Worth Spreading. TED Conferences, LLC. Retrieved 25 October 2011.

[2] Rosenbloom, Stephanie (24 September 2010). "A Conference Makes Learning Free (and Sexy)". The New York Times. Retrieved 6 October 2018.

[3] Thomas, Rachel. "Hasbro toy designer among list of TEDxWellington speakers". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 6 October 2018.

[4] DK (13 March 2018). "TEDxWellington 2018 Main Event Announcement | Our Plans This Year". TEDxWellington. Retrieved 14 April 2022.

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