To a future
worth building
About
TEDxMount Victoria
TEDxMount Victoria is all about the future. They say the future is what you make it. We want to make it a good one and the only way to do this is together. With this event, our aim is to curate an experience that encourages a future outlook.
It is our first attempt at organising a TEDx event, so we will need all the support and help we can. After all, we are all in this together!
How we got here
Some of us started meeting monthly for a series of “Tuesday Talks” where 3-4 speakers would share their experiences, passions, and inspirations with the rest of the group (here are our Meetup and Facebook pages).
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The group started growing gradually into a community of curious souls who are learning from each other. Motivated by the positive vibes of this growing community, we applied for a TEDx licence (after all, we hadn't had one in Wellington for a couple of years). And so, here we are. With a healthy dose of love and dedication, we present to you... TEDxMount Victoria! 🎉
Meet our team!
A friendly bunch of diverse, curious, and collective futurists
Organiser
The dreamer who kicked it all off and brought us together

Moiz Penkar
Event Management
Dainty crafters dedicated to creating an unforgettable experience

Briana Yee

Sripriya Sampath

Maria Govyazina

Amrita Namasivayam
Marketing & Comms
Inspired advocates who spread the word far, wide, and across

Alicia Cui

Jessica McNellis

Robert Manfield
Curation / Speakers
Evaluators and master presenters who passionately curate the talks

Chloe Underdown

Sara Harrison

Larissa Rocha
Web & Design
Perfectionist creatives who get their hands dirty with code, brand, and visual

Marion Olmillo

Jwen Yap

Leonardo Correa
Production
Enthusiast techies who skillfully ensure that the ideas worth sharing live on

Luke Ross

Atom Em
Event Day Staff
Friendly guides and helpers who ensure you have the best experience on the day

Brandon Chu

Maria Victoria Alcantara

Andrew Baird

Joanne Kreeger
About TEDx
x = independently organised event
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, TED Talks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection. 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.)
About TED
TED is a nonprofit organization devoted to Ideas Worth Spreading, often in the form of short talks delivered by leading thinkers and doers. Many of these talks are given at TED Conferences, intimate TED Salons and thousands of independently organised TEDx events around the world. Videos of these talks are made available, free, on TED.com and other platforms. Audio versions of TED Talks are published to TED Talks Daily, available on all podcast platforms.
TED's open and free initiatives for spreading ideas include TED.com, where new TED Talk videos are posted daily; TEDx, which licenses thousands of individuals and groups to host local, self-organized TED-style events around the world; the TED Fellows program, which selects innovators from around the globe to amplify the impact of their remarkable projects and activities; The Audacious Project, which surfaces and funds critical ideas that have the potential to impact millions of lives; TED Translators Program, which crowdsources the subtitling of TED Talks so that big ideas can spread across languages and borders; and the educational initiative TED-Ed. TED also offers TED@Work a program that reimagines TED Talks for workplace learning. TED also has a growing library of original podcasts, including The TED Interview with Chris Anderson, WorkLife with Adam Grant, Far Flung with Saleem Reshamwala and How to Be a Better Human.
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