Fronted by vocalist and songwriter Kimberly Kitson-Mills, the French band Kimberose performs a serene, smoldering rendition of "Back on My Feet."

Every human deserves protection under their country’s laws — even when that law is forgotten or ignored. Sharing three cases from her international legal practice, Kimberley Motley, an American litigator practicing in Afghanistan and elsewhere, shows how a country’s own laws can bring both justice and “justness”: using the law for its intended p...

Now more than ever, it's important to look boldly at the reality of race and gender bias -- and understand how the two can combine to create even more harm. Kimberlé Crenshaw uses the term "intersectionality" to describe this phenomenon; as she says, if you're standing in the path of multiple forms of exclusion, you're likely to get hit by both....

Neuroscientist and pediatrician Kimberly Noble is leading the Baby's First Years study: the first-ever randomized study of how family income changes children's cognitive, emotional and brain development. She and a team of economists and policy experts are working together to find out: Can we help kids in poverty simply by giving families more mo...

South Africa is blessed with solar radiation, and enjoys some of the highest yields of solar energy on Earth. Serial energy entrepreneur Abraham Cambridge saw an opportunity in this, and has founded a business that makes it possible for someone anywhere in the world to receive, in real-time, money they have created from selling solar energy to s...

Only 1 out of 5 individuals with developmental disabilities has obtained meaningful employment in the workforce today. Obstacles exist for the employer, the parents, and the individual themselves. Kymberly DeLoatche tells the story about how The Arc of Northern Virginia has been using technology to overcome those obstacles. Initially thinking th...

How can a single action from a group of agriculture engeneering students change the live of others?

Chasing something that cannot be attained, she once stopped to take a good look at herself and address the reason for her overpowering ambition. Alluding to a plethora of scientific fields, Valerie is going to show you how to identify your inner demons, recognize their intrapersonal relation with you, and cheat them out of whatever benefits they...

Look through a different lens to gain a new perspective on any situation.

Bias is making a snap judgement about someone based on what you see or what you hear. Join Rosalie on a journey to look at the impact of biases. If we do not take individual responsibility to look at the beliefs we hold and the impacts that they have we run the risk of contributing to the sexism the racism the xenophobia the homophobia the able-...

"Will technological progress bring downfall to human kind ? Are robots taking over our world ? Are we passive or do we make choices ? We have a free will, we must be conscious that we can use that free will. What we as human kind will decide is going to be defining our future. "

Are your employees and colleagues giving 100% when they show up at the office? Are you? Phone-it-in culture can lead to toxic morale, lack of innovation, and a decrease in profits. The most well-meaning of leaders accidentally squash employee engagement from time to time, but knowing some of the notorious culture-busters can give you the keys t...

Kimberly talks about her older sister, Kayla, and how she has shaped her future. When Kayla was two years old, she was diagnosed with pervasive developmental disorder-not otherwise specified. Today doctors would diagnose her with autism. Kimberly is often asked what it is like to have an older sister on the autism spectrum and she has learned...

As a high-performing young leader, Kimberley Leung found her personal resilience was being called into question. She thought being resilient meant being tough, and that just wasn't her. Kim needed to change it from being something that challenged her, to something that could be used as her strength.

Dr. Fiona Chambers addresses the problems of the education system by taking the audience on a journey through her own experience as a student and teacher. What can we do to fix the education system? According to Fiona, a global design challenge could be our moonshot.

A liberal education has always been valuable, and will always be valuable. It is not just valuable to students who need it for the future, it is valuable for us now. With the explosion of online learning tools, it has never been easier to learn new things. So even for those of us done being students, it is never too late to start liberalizing ou...

In order to unlock our potential, we must create environments in classrooms where students feel comfortable asking about even the wildest things!

Kimberly Galbe, from Caracas, Venezuela, believes that cities should be designed with humans in mind.

Why do I study neglected tropical disease that kills a relatively small number of people in a part of the world I have never even visited? Because all human lives have value. Because I am interested in the problem and willing to work on it. Because I know the world is a deceptively small place and it's getting smaller.

Stories of trauma and the impact that lingers often go untold. Kim Brazwell shares how her ancestral history and intersectionality of identity and rich family diversity in race, religion, mental health, language, sexual orientation and class identity. All of which has propelled her work as a trauma-informed social justice advocate and entreprene...

People don't always question the curious reasons why a place or a community or individual lives have been overlooked or excluded.

Stage fright is the anxiety and panic cause or experienced before any performance. Stage fright does not end at once. It gets better with exposure. Each time you accomplish a task the desire grows and eventually overwhelms the doubt.

TED is the infamous idea-sharing platform that has given ideas and issues from every corner of the world a global stage. TEDxStJohns is the largest TEDx event in Atlantic Canada. Kimberly is a former high school science teacher with a passion for fishing. Deciding to change careers, she went back to graduate school to study Fisheries & Aqua...

Kimberly reveals that regret, while universal, is actually avoidable. In this dynamic and surprising talk, she shares 3 ways that individuals can prevent regret and lead fulfilling lives. Kimberly Rich is an author, a Certified High Performance Coach™, and Founder of The Bold Life Movement™. In 2013, she quit her corporate life to move oversea...

Afro-Canadian singer-songwriter Kimberly Sunstrum’s sound is a reflection of her culturally diverse family background and musical upbringing.

Tanzeela Qambrani is an activist, a computer scientist, and a politician. She belongs to the often overlooked and much exploited Sheedi community of Pakistan. The Sheedis trace their lineage to Africa, from where their ancestors were enslaved, shipped to Asia and sold into human bondage. In this talk she recounts a very personal journey of empow...

Kimber Lybbert is National Board-certified teacher at Moses Lake High school, and her students keep telling her to write a book or give a TED talk. This year, her students argumentative research projects answer the question: What is it like to be a member of the class of 2020? Topics range from the lack of mental health counseling to the emergin...

Over-committing is almost an epidemic. Those who don’t over-commit may not understand the severity, but those who have experienced it know exactly what that means. Most people don’t even realize they’re over-committed until it’s too late. Once meetings start overlapping and you’re having to leave one early just to arrive at another late is when ...

Didier Chambaretaud va introduire le thème de l'évènement, "Panser le monde", en nous révélant l’importance de la sincérité dans le storytelling.

Ethnic minorities are the new American majority, representing more than $3 trillion in annual buying power. But American business is missing out, argues Kimberlee Williams. Over the past 20 years, the burgeoning multicultural market has been fed by a surge in minority-owned businesses, particularly among African-American women entrepreneurs. So ...