Speakers

Get a front-row seat to the diverse minds of the most forward-thinking innovators in Sonoma, and hear how they are learning from the past, refining our present, and looking ahead to the future. Our 2025 lineup of speakers will be announced soon!

Lawrence Beamen

Reclaiming the Power of "I"

Brooke Deterline

Talking Across the Divide

Daniela Fernandez

The Most Important Thing You'll Ever Do

Cal Fussman

The Heart of It

Dawn Gross, MD, PhD

Ask: The Time is Now

Quinn Halleck

Does Film Survive AI?

Luz Hernandez

Paying It Forward and Back

Guy Kawasaki

How to Murder Your Mediocrity

Alexandre Lazarow

The Great Diffusion

Jali Bakary & Steve Pile

Griot Music of West Africa

Jess Nichol

Three Strikes Justice

Mark Shapiro, MD

Friendship 101

Bridging Divides for a More Courageous Democracy
Brooke Deterline

Daniela Fernandez
The Most Important Thing You’ll Ever Do

Cal Fussman
Connecting Through the Greats

Dawn Gross
Ask: The Time is Now

Quinn Halleck
Does Film Survive AI?

Luz Hernandez
Paying It Forward and Back

Guy Kawasaki
How to Murder Your Mediocrity

Alex Lazarow
The Great Diffusion

Jess Nichol
Three Strikes Injustice

Steve Pile AND Jali Bakary Konteh
Griot Music of West Africa

The Amazing Power of Awe
Jonah Paquette

Moving Beyond Boundaries
Diana Elizabeth Jordan

Burning Man: Art on Fire
Jennifer Raiser

The Future of AI
Peter Graf

Let Go and Collaborate
Gary Hirsch

Music is US
Santa Rosa Youth Symphony Orchestra

The $200 That Could Save Your Life
Tara Jasper

Protecting Earth: An Astronaut’s Perspective
Rusty Schweickart

Native Hands, Native Lands
Melissa Nelson

Fostering Differences on Common Ground
Larkin O’Leary

The Gaming Connection
Angela Roseboro

Speaker Submission

Do you have an idea worth spreading?

Our speaker curation committee will be accepting applications for 2025 beginning in August 2024.

Please note that due to TED policies and regulations, personal growth coaches will not be considered.