Sometimes magic happens as it did at TEDxSydney 2010. For this first TEDxSydney by the current organising team almost 30 live speakers and performers presented on the main stage within the Bay 17 theatre of Carriageworks before a selected audience of 700, many of whom had flown in for the event from other parts of Australia and the rest of the world. The event immediately established TEDxSydney as a leading platform and pipeline for the propagation of Australian ideas, innovation and creativity to the rest of the world. Talks from this event selected to be re-edited and uploaded to TED.com included the talks by Rachel Botsman and Nigel Marsh.
TEDxSydney 2010
Date:
22 May 2010
Venue:
Carriageworks 245 Wilson Street Redfern NSW 2016
Talks from TEDxSydney 2010
Talk
Aquabat Explores Extreme Environments & Global Hydrotherapy | Sarah Jane Pell
Sarah Jane is an artist-researcher inspired by the creative potentials of extreme environments, making use of undersea conditions to carry out human performance and behaviour studies and poetic events....
Talk
Passion, Politics & Fear
Michael is the Executive Director of the Lowy Institute for International Policy. Previously he was Professor of International Relations and Director of the Griffith Asia Institute at Griffith University,...
Talk
Bigger Cities are Better Cities
As Director of Design & Urban Environment for the City of Melbourne with nearly 40 years experience as a practising architect and urban designer, Rob has produced a large...
Talk
Environment Change, Distress & Human Emotion Solastalgia
Glenn Albrecht is Professor of Sustainability at Murdoch University in Perth. He is a transdisciplinary philosopher with a focus on the intersection of ecosystem and human health. His concepts...
Talk
The New Diamond Age of Nanoscience
Amanda Barnard is the leader of the Virtual Nanoscience Laboratory at the CSIRO. Her current research includes predicting the properties and environmental stability of nanoparticles, and their interactions with...
Performance
Mahalia Barnes + The Soul Mates with Mr. Percival
The eldest daughter of iconic Australian rock singer-songwriter Jimmy Barnes, Mahalia has been obsessed with soul music since her teens. About 8 years ago she started doing her own...
Performance
William Barton
William Barton is one of Australia's leading didjeridu players and composers and is a powerful advocate for the wider perception of his cultural traditions. Check out this fusion of...
Talk
Julian Morrow Wraps Up the Day
With his 15 minutes, Julian provides TEDxSydney with the traditional TED comedic wrap ... all prepared by Julian on the day.
Talk
Welcome to Country 2010
The Welcome to Country ceremony has become a frequent way to open events in Australia. It acknowledges the traditional owners of the land and welcomes the event participants.
Talk
A Story of Life, Discovery & Death
Mary Victor O'Reeri lives and works in the remote north-west Kimberley region of Western Australia. As a traditional owner, educator, UN delegate and communicator, Mary works with her people...
Performance
Mr. Percival
A vocal artist of the highest order, Darren Percival takes his live audiences on a ride at every performance. With the use of a looping pedal, he has made...
Talk
Sport & Community. Making the Serious Trivial.
Actor, comedian and writer Greig Pickhaver (also known as H.G. Nelson is one half of iconic Australian sports comedy duo "Toy & HG". Here, in inimitable style, he has...
Talk
New Adventures in Software
Lars is a member of Google's technical staff, based in the Sydney office, and with his brother Jens, co-founded what eventually became Google Maps. He is currently driving the...
Performance
Bobby Singh with Damini Darbar
Bobby is an internationally renowned tabla player, talented and skilled in both traditional Indian classical music and cross cultural genres, lauded throughout Australia and internationally for his work with...
Talk
The Fallacy of the Middle Ground
Professor Jon Jureidini is a child psychiatrist trained in philosophy. He is the Head of the Department of Psychological Medicine at the Women's and Children's Hospital in Adelaide, and...
Talk
Religious Leaders & God Botherers
Before his retirement from the High Court of Australia in February 2009, Michael Kirby was Australia's longest serving judge. Since then Citizen Kirby has been busier than ever doing...
Talk
Profit with Purpose: Impact Investing Revolution
Andy Kuper is the founder of LeapFrog, the world's first mcroinsurance fund, hailed by former President Bill Clinton as "The Insurer to the Poor." In this talk Andy presents...
Talk
Climate Change & The Power of Myth
Jonathan Marshall is an Australian Research Council supported anthropologist situated at the University of Technology Sydney and has written much about the history of Western science and the occult,...
Performance
The Bonettes
The Bonettes made their accidental debut on a farm in Cowra NSW in 2007. Here, at the top of the fourth session of a long day, they provide the...
Talk
The Case for Collaborative Consumption | Rachel Botsman
Rachel Botsman is the co-author of "What's Mine is Yours: The Rise of Collaborative Consumption" (Harper Collins, September 2010). Here, with a dazzlingly graphic display, she presents a compelling...
Talk
Land, Water, Alienation & Belonging
Michael Cathcart is a writer, broadcaster and historian. His latest book is the The Water Dreamers: The Remarkable History of Our Dry Continent (Text, August 2009). It tells the...
Talk
Museums of the Future
Seb lives many lives. In his day job he is the Head of Digital, Social and Emerging Technologies at the Powerhouse Museum in Sydney. His other interests include electronic...
Performance
FourPlay String Quartet
FourPlay String Quartet defy convention and stereotyping. As much a band as a string quartet, they blur the boundaries between styles and genres while maintaining their own original and...
Performance
FourPlay with Bobby Singh
FourPlay String Quartet defy convention and stereotyping. No musical stone is left unturned. Here there collaboration with Bobby Singh delights the TEDxSydney audience.
Performance
Missy Higgins
Passionate, sincere and proudly Australian, 26 year old Melbourne-based singer songwriter Missy Higgins has enjoyed well earned success. Here she treats the TEDxSydney audience with three songs, two of...
Talk
Work Life Balance is an Ongoing Battle
Nigel Marsh is the bestselling author of "Fat, Forty and Fired" and "Overworked and Underlaid" and, at the time he gave this talk, he was the Regional Group CEO...
Talk
Citizen Journalism and the Democratisation of News
Brett Solomon is the co-founder and Executive Director of Accessnow.org - a new global movement for digital freedom. Before that he was the Campaign Director at Avaaz.org, and before...
Performance
The Forum: Lisa Gorton Poetry Reading
TEDxSydney 2010 was organised by General Thinking and took place on Saturday 22 May 2010 at CarriageWorks. Almost 2,000 people enjoyed the day live, over 700 in the theatre...
Performance
The Forum: Benezra Poetry Reading
TEDxSydney 2010 was organised by General Thinking and took place on Saturday 22 May 2010 at CarriageWorks. Almost 2,000 people enjoyed the day live, over 700 in the theatre...
Performance
The Forum: Lionel Fogarty Poetry Reading
TEDxSydney 2010 was organised by General Thinking and took place on Saturday 22 May 2010 at CarriageWorks. Almost 2,000 people enjoyed the day live, over 700 in the theatre...
Talk
Bernadette Tomes: Matrimony & Sexual Discovery
We invited three TEDxSydney Participants to share a personal story with the audience. Here, Bernadette Tomes tells us about her own journey of sexual self discovery, and some issues...
Talk
Gina Wilson: Discovering One’s Intersex Self. A Personal Story
We invited three TEDxSydney Participants to share a personal story with the audience. Here, Gina Wilson takes us on a journey of sexual self discovery.
Talk
Nathalie Mann: Working with HIV AIDS Orphans in Vietnam
Nathalie Mann was successful in her application to be part of the live Bay 17 audience at TEDxSydney, and agreed to tell her story to the rest of us...
Contributors from TEDxSydney 2010
Performer
Lionel Fogarty
Speaker
Gina Wilson
Performer
Darren Percival
Speaker
Sarah Jane Pell
Speaker
Jonathan Marshall
Speaker
Nigel Marsh
Speaker
Andrew Kuper
Speaker
Michael Kirby
Speaker
Jon Jureidini
Performer
Missy Higgins
Speaker
Sebastian Chan
Speaker
Michael Cathcart
Performer
The Bonettes
Speaker
Mary Victor O'Reeri
Speaker
Brett Solomon
Performer
Bobby Singh
Speaker
Lars Rasmussen
