TEDx Dublin 4.0

TEDxDublin returns to Science Gallery on September 23rd, 2010 with an exciting and diverse line-up for the fourth event in the series.  Joshua Klein will also be signing advance copies of his book Hacking Work which launches the same day in the US.

Confirmed speakers: 

Joshua Klein will hack anything that moves -- his list includes "social systems, computer networks, institutions, consumer hardware and animal behavior." His latest project, though charmingly low-tech, has amazing implications for the human-animal interface.

He's the author of the novel Roo'd, which was the first modern book (after Tarzan) to be ported to the iPhone.  His book Hacking Work launched in the US on September 23rd, 2010. (Klein's TED talk)

Philip King has been closely involved in the arts in Ireland for over 20 years. His roles have included that of film producer/ director, music producer, musician, songwriter and radio broadcaster. His company Hummingbird was established in 1987. The landmark television series Bringing it all Back Home won a National Primetime Emmy in 1991 and in 1993 he was nominated for a Grammy for his music documentary Rocky World on the Canadian musician Daniel Lanois. King produced and directed Keeping Time, a film celebrating the poet and piper Seamus Heaney and Liam O'Flynn for BBC television in 1998.

As a musician, he has recorded seven albums to date. Sinead O’Connor has covered his song ‘I am Stretched on your Grave’ on her album I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got and by Dead Can Dance on their album Toward the Within.

Anil Kokaram is an Oscar award-winning trinity College (Dublin) lecturer with the Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering Department and algorithms guru for The Foundry, a London-based software developer specializing in visual effects technology for the film and video markets. Furnace is a suite of tools for visual effects professionals, mainly used for high end work, with many of the top studios and major film houses using Foundry products to put together feature films. Furnace is predominantly used by Shake and Discreet Systems artists on such films as The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, The Matrix Trilogy, Batman Begins, Fantastic Four, King Kong, Casino Royale, Poseidon, Superman Returns, The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe and X-Men 3 The Last Stand. 

Jonathan Siegel is the founder of the consultancy ELC Technologies. As an entrepreneur, he has had a founding role in three Ruby on Rails product businesses: RightCart.com, RightScale.com and RightSignature.com. He negotiated the sale of RightCart.com to Buy.com in 2007 and sold RightScale to Index and Benchmark in 2009 after the company raised $18m. Mr Siegel holds degrees in physics and computer science from the University of California, Santa Barbara.

More about TEDx:

TEDx was created in the spirit of TED's mission, "ideas worth spreading." The program is designed to give communities, organizations and individuals the opportunity to stimulate dialogue through TED-like experiences at the local level.

At TEDx events, unique talks given by live speakers combine with TEDTalks videos to spark deep conversation and connections. TEDx events are fully planned and coordinated independently, on a community-by-community basis.

While the content and design of each TEDx event is unique and developed independently, all TEDx events have several features in common.

What you'll find at every TEDx event:

TED's celebrated format: A suite of short, carefully prepared talks, demonstrations and performances on a wide range of subjects to foster learning, inspiration and wonder -- and to provoke conversations that matter

TEDTalks videos: A minimum of two pre-recorded talks from the acclaimed TEDTalks video series will be shown (these talks are available free on TED.com)

Bias-free programming: Lack of any commercial, religious or political agenda

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. TED2010, "What the world Needs Now," will be held Feb 9-13, 2010, in Long Beach, California, with a simulcast event in Palm Springs, California. TEDGlobal 2009, "The Substance of Things Not Seen," was held July 21-24, 2009, in Oxford, UK and TEDIndia was held in
November 2009.

Previous TEDxDublin videos.

Tickets will become available to Members+ on Tuesday Sept 14th, and to the general public on Sept 16th.