For the fourth year running, TEDxBucharest will make the statement for community development, social, technological, economic and artistic progress. They will be tackling these issues by gathering and showcasing a collection of exceptional individuals on the TEDxBucharest stage, on the 16th of November, at the Palace of Parliament.

Join this experience by registering here as an individual or email TEDxBucharest for the group discount, until the 14th of November.

What to expect?

In a nutshell: inspiring speakers, a great networking space and lots of surprize activities in-between speeches.

TEDxBucharest has been preparing for a whole year to bring to you just the right speakers, guests, atmosphere and space to get you in a mental state of creativity, inspiration and motivation. It’s not just another conference. As the organizers themselves express it, it’s a whole day of brain spa. You don’t attend just for the speeches. You don’t attend just for socializing. And you certainly don’t attend just for the amazing buffet. You come to TEDx for the whole package, because it’s not just another conference, it’s an EXPERIENCE. One that you do not want to miss.

What will we be talking about?

TEDxBucharest believes that people reach their full potential when they have strong motivators at work. This is why this year’s event is Driven by Meaning.

Meaning is the single, most important quest in our lives, but finding it is only the beginning. TEDˣBucharest 2012 – Driven by Meaning comes to show the great extent to which brave people can create positive change while following their true desires, principles and values.

In this era of information, globalization and sharing knowledge, all rules are bending. However, in this ever-changing setting, truly remarkable persons that are Driven by Meaning choose to use their skills and abilities as best they can, to create positive impact and determine progress in our society. Find them all, both on and off the stage, at TEDˣBucharest – Driven by Meaning.

In 2012, TEDxBucharest asks speakers and participants alike: What do you believe in? What is your purpose? What is your ultimate goal and how exactly does your work impact your local community? Why do you do what you do and what keeps you going?

A peek into TEDxBucharest 2012 speakers list

Adrian Lobontiu. With an experience of over 18 years of surgical practice in France, he is one of the fore-runners of robotic surgery and minimally invasive surgery and presently part of the Executive Management Team at EndoGastric Solutions. This year, on stage, he will invite us into the world of future medicine and surgery.

Aurora Simionescu. Astrophysicist who has won the “Person of the year” award for discovering a piece of the universe's puzzle that's been missing for a while: a type of extremely hot, dense matter that is all but invisible to us. Currently being an Einstein Postdoctoral Research Fellow (at Stanford University), she comes to TEDxBucharest to take us on a trip around the universe and give us her thoughts on how it really works.

Florin Paun. He is the New Business Deputy Director at ONERA – French Aerospace Lab. He defines programs and new partnership policies focusing on complementary knowledge, cross supporting offers, mutual intellectual property valuation, joint-venture and spin-offs. He will be sharing his unique perspective on entrepreneurship and innovation.

Pierre Bortnowski. Initiator of PRISPA project, the first and only Romanian team qualified at Solar Decathlon 2012, the most important worldwide contest to design, build, and operate solar-powered houses that are cost-effective, energy-efficient, and attractive. Listen to Pierre talking about this fascinating experience at TEDxBucharestt 2012.

Ana Hogas & Ionut Florea. Independent explorers who have just completed a 55.000 km tour of Africa. 420 days of amazing experiences and, at TEDxBucharest, in premiere, 18 minutes of insight into their findings.

Tudor Cosmatu, Irina Bogdan & Andrei Raducanu, in other words: T_A_I Group. Architects who specialize in computational, generative and parametric design. They will tell us about a whole new and fascinating aproach in architecure, parametric design.

Paul Dicu, Discovery hero in 2011, martial arts teacher and ultra-marathon runner, having already completed the Sahara Marathon and Des Sables Marathon (the World’s toughest marathon) twice. He will be talking about endurance, will and the power to overcome any obstacle in the path toards your dream.

And those are only a few. To check out the complete list, access TEDxBucharest website.

Where do I sign up?

We invite you into the world of ideas worth spreading. And there are two ways to do so: either by registering individually here, or by registering with your group of friends by email at event@tedxbucharest.ro.

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