Jill Chalsty
Filmmaker, writer, award-winning expert in conflict resolution, and founder of Community for Education Foundation bringing its Overcoming Obstacles Life Skills Program to millions of students. See Teach Life Skills and Change Our World.
Laura Ball
A music director, composer, vocalist, collaborative pianist, teacher and performer, who founded and serves as creative director of the UNED!TED Interdisciplinary Arts Concert Series. See Rock n’ Ripple.
Annex Dance Company
A classical modern dance company with an edge, that supports and promotes all the arts through performance, collaboration, education and outreach. See Common Denominator.
Lee Lewis – Our Emcee
A psychiatrist, actor and improviser with a penchant for decidedly Charleston pursuits, from leading pirate and history tours to gracing the stage at Dock Street Theatre.
Lua Martin Wells
Lua works at the Mount Pleasant Regional Branch of the public library and has a passion for the interest-driven, child-led, organic learning style known as ‘Unschooling’. See Lua’s talk on TEDx YouTube Channel.
Rev. Bill Stanfield
A founder and CEO of the Metanoia Community Development Corporation, a grassroots movement of people focused on the holistic redevelopment of some of our region’s most vulnerable neighborhoods. See Bill’s talk on TEDx YouTube Channel.
Simran Singh
The publisher of 11:11 Magazine and the host of the syndicated 11:11 Talk Radio and On the Lighter Side Radio, specializes in motivation, metaphysics, and spirituality. See Simran’s talk on TEDx YouTube Channel.
Michael Schmidt
Professor and Vice Chairman of Microbiology and Immunology at the Medical University of South Carolina with a focus on translating the microbiological results from the lab into practical solutions. See Michael’s talk on TEDx YouTube Channel.
Tiffany Russell, Ph.D.
An educator at Georgia State University with expertise in multiculturalism, African American studies and womanism. See Tiffany’s talk on TEDx YouTube Channel.
Justin Forest Nathanson
A filmmaker with his own company, which specializes in video and photo advertising, marketing and production. See Justin’s talk on TEDx YouTube Channel.