Manchester now officially has two dedicated TEDx events, the only city in the UK to have this pleasure, with the inaugural TEDxNorthernQuarter taking place at Gorilla Manchester in September.
Expect a full day of TEDx Talks, live entertainment, and an evening TEDx party.
TEDxNorthernQuarter, an officially licensed TEDx event, will open its doors to the world later this year, putting Manchester on the map once again as a city with a vibrant TEDx community. The event welcomes some of the UK’s best leaders, innovators, and creative minds from across business, technology, sports, video games, content creation, esports, the public sector, and more – they’ll take to the iconic red TEDx dot to share their “ideas worth spreading.”
The inaugural TEDxNorthernQuarter event will open its doors for it’s daytime conference between 10am – 5pm featuring 15 incredible TEDx talks from various industry leaders, featuring breakfast and lunch networking sessions, and live entertainment, followed by an evening mixer giving attendees and speakers the chance to come together for further networking.
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Attendees will have the chance to watch live TEDx talks from renown leaders and pioneers such as:
- Simran Whitham – CEO, The FORMAT Group
- Mollie Balshaw – CEO, Short Supply CIC
- Nicola M Barke – Twice World Champion in Boxing & Lethwei
- Joe Brammer – CEO, BULKHEAD
- Jim Caddick – Renowned UK YouTuber and Content Creator “Caddicarus”
- Charles Cecil MBE – CEO, Revolution Software Ltd
- Emma Henderson MBE – Founder of ‘Project Wingman’ & Former Airline Captain
- Shaline Manhertz & Kristianah Fasunloye – PR Experts & passionate advocates for DEI
- Stephen Morris – Interaction Design Manager, The LEGO Group
- Dung Bach Nguyen – Award-winning Manchester Photographer
- Sam Squire – CEO, Inspire 2 Ignite CIC
- Professor Keon West – Author of ‘The Science of Racism’ and Academic
- Henry White – Creative Director for The Sidemen
- Jess Wiseman – Acclaimed 3D Artist
- plus a final mystery speaker
To check out the full TEDxNorthernQuarter speaker lineup, visit the speakers page.
Tickets are now on sale, with options for both the daytime-only conference or the full-day experience including the evening mixer. Be quick – fewer than 70 conference tickets remain!
Tedx NorthernQuarter is proudly being supported and sponsored by Chillblast Group, SODA School of Digital Arts, Escape Technology, Game Studio Training and Six Degrees Music and Sound.
In the spirit of TED’s mission, “ideas worth spreading,” the TEDx program empowers communities, organizations, and individuals to produce TED-style events at the local level. TEDx events are planned and coordinated independently, on a community-by-community basis.
All speakers have been provided expert guidance by our experienced speaker training team, you can view more here.
TEDxNorthernQuarter is hosting a full-day event featuring speakers from diverse industries and backgrounds, each bringing unique ideas worth sharing. With 15 speakers confirmed, they are supported by a team of experienced speaker coaches – all of whom are TEDx speakers themselves.
