Below is the list of our incredible speakers from our 2010 event. A amazing line up from an incredible event.
David Newland – Host
The multi-faceted David Newland brings his experience as an MC, writer, musician, songwriter, photographer, and web producer to his role as Host at TEDxIBYork. More…
Mark Terry – Polar Explorer and Documentary Filmmaker
Mark Terry’s film career has taken him around the globe. His latest documentary, The Antarctica Challenge, combines his interests in documentary filmmaking, the environment, and polar exploration. More…
RHSA Dance Company
Rosedale Heights School of the Arts, in the heart of Toronto, brings us an extraordinary dance troupe — the RHSA Dance Company. More…
Tom Wujec – Designer
Tom Wujec studies how we share and absorb information. He’s an innovative practitioner of collaborative visualization — using design and technology to help groups solve problems and understand ideas. He is a Fellow at Autodesk. More…
Frank Russo – Cognitive Scientist
Frank Russo works at the intersection of Music, Mind and Technology. He makes music accessible to deaf people, through the Emoti-Chair, a sensory substitution device. More…
Rob McEwen – Innovator and Leader
Innovative leadership requires insight to think beyond the conventional, courage to grasp the opportunity, and charisma to lead others to follow. Rob McEwen, a member of the Order of Canada, epitomizes all these characteristics. More…
Bob Richards – Space Evangelist
Dr. Robert Richards is an evangelist for the “New Space” movement. He is a founder of the International Space University, Singularity University and Google Lunar X PRIZE competitors Moon Express and Odyssey Moon. More…
Gwen Colman – Advocate of the Genuine Progress Index
Gwen Colman is the Youth Program Director at GPIAtlantic in Halifax. GPIAtlantic advocates the application of a new way to measure a nation’s wellbeing called the Genuine Progress Index, augmenting the narrow and one-dimensional measure of GDP. More…
Joel Gottlieb – Teacher, Mentor
Students say Joel Gottlieb is one of those teachers who made a difference in their lives. Joel will reflect on how such magic can happen in a teacher-student relationship. More…
The York School’s Award-Winning Flute Choir
One of the York School’s award-winning ensembles is its Flute Choir, a group of nine talented musicians from grades 9 through 12. More…
Kieran Murphy – Radiologist, inventor of medical devices, amateur race car driver
Prof. Kieran Murphy is an interventional neuroradiologist and Vice Chair of Radiology at U of Toronto. A successful inventor with over 50 patents, he deliberately develops simple devices that are globally relevant. More…
Cawthra Park Secondary School Chamber Choir
The Cawthra Park S.S. Chamber Choir was awarded first place in the Youth Choir category of the CBC National Choral Competition in May 2008. Led by TED devotee Bob Anderson, the choir is an auditioned group of 45 extraordinary singers drawn from Cawthra’s 385-voice concert choir, The Ritz. More…
Ben Gulak – Inventor Extraordinaire
Ben Gulak’s UNO electric unicycle vaulted him from a regular teenage inventor onto the cover of “Popular Science” magazine with his Top 10 Invention of the Year. More…
Alex Sarian – Arts Education Specialist, IB Grad
Alex Sarian develops creative solutions for cultural and arts education management. He is passionately committed to the concept that arts education enhances achievement in core subjects and is proving it in practice. More…
Juliana Rotich – TED Fellow and African Activist
Juliana is a co-founder of Ushahidi, crowd-sourcing software to support citizen journalism in crisis situations. She fervently believes technology can help Africa achieve its full potential. More…
Lishai – Slam Poet
Lishai is a poet historian and spoken word artist. More…
Pat Senson – Science Journalist
A producer for the award-winning CBC radio program Quirks and Quarks, Pat emerged from behind the scenes in 2010 with his fascinating and cheeky book Nasty, Brutish and Short: The Quirks and Quarks Guide to Animal Sex and Other Weird Behaviour.. More…
Etobicoke School of the Arts Jazz Choir – JAMME
JAMME is an auditioned jazz choir in the Music Theatre department at Etobicoke School of the Arts. Celebrating its 30th anniversary this year, Etobicoke School of the Arts is one of the oldest… More…
Dr. Greg Wells – Scientist, Physiologist, Olympic Analyst
Dr. Greg Wells is a scientist specializing in extreme human physiology. He vaulted to fame as a sports analyst during the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics for his riveting explanations of the physiology behind the amazing performances of the Olympic athletes. More…
Anita McGahan – Business School Dean on a Mission
Anita McGahan is Associate Dean of the Rotman School of Management at University of Toronto and also holds prestigious academic appointments at Harvard University and Massachusetts General Hospital. She studies corporate strategy, and “wicked problems” like global health and the migration of human population to cities. More…
David Silverberg – Spoken Word Poet
David Silverberg: Artistic Director, host and founder of Toronto Poetry Slam, and spoken word poet. More…
Ray Zahab – Endurance Athlete
Ray Zahab sprang to fame with his epic 111-day 7,500 km run across the Sahara Desert. It was an inspiring journey for a former pack a day smoker turned runner! More…
IB Student – Student
You’ve heard of American Idol. How about IB Idol? Interested International Baccalaureate students from grades 11 and 12 will compete on November 10 for the opportunity to deliver their Big Idea in a 10 minute presentation at TEDxIBYork on November 11. More…
