TEDxSãoTomé

TEDxSãoTomé for the iPhone is a companion app to the TEDxSãoTomé event held in São Tomé e Principe on June 20, 2013.

Features:

-- Find out more about the speakers
-- Discover interesting attendees to meet
-- Be up to date on the agenda

What is TEDxSãoTomé?

TEDxSãoTomé will be held in São Tomé, on June 20, 2013, dedicated to sharing ideas and focusing on the theme "Islands Connected: Sao Tome + Principe = Africa Connected to the World" with participants selected from applicants through this website and promoting networking among its attendees to make ideas into realities.

Why TEDxSãoTomé?

TEDxSãoTomé aims to be a platform for raising the visibility of ideas with local impact and create a network that empowers entrepreneurs and change agents to make their projects happen. TEDxSãoTomé takes the name of the capital where it will be held – São Tomé, symbolizing the centrality, the sense of extended sharing and the need to "think global and act locally".

About TEDx, x=independently organized 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, TEDTalks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. 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 an annual event where some of the world’s leading thinkers and doers are invited to share what they are most passionate about. “TED” stands for Technology, Entertainment, Design — three broad subject areas that are, collectively, shaping our future. And in fact, the event is broader still, showcasing ideas that matter in any discipline. Attendees have called it “the ultimate brain spa” and “a four-day journey into the future.” The diverse audience — CEOs, scientists, creatives, philanthropists — is almost as extraordinary as the speakers, who have included Bill Clinton, Bill Gates, Jane Goodall, Frank Gehry, Paul Simon, Sir Richard Branson, Philippe Starck and Bono.

TED was first held in Monterey, California, in 1984. In 2001, Chris Anderson’s Sapling Foundation acquired TED from its founder, Richard Saul Wurman. In recent years, TED has expanded to include an international conference, TEDGlobal; media initiatives, including TED Talks and TED.com; and the TED Prize.