TEDx Melbourne Schedule

The TEDx Melbourne schedule has been published:

Schedule

09:30 - Get checked off the list and get your name tags
10:00 - Introductions
10:30 - 'Do schools kill creativity?' - Ken Robinson (2006)
11:00 - 'Why are we happy? Why aren't we happy?' - Dan Gilbert (2004)

11.30 – BREAK (30 minutes)

12:00 - 'My stroke of insight' - Jill Bolte Taylor (2008)
12:30 - 'How ordinary people become monsters ... or heroes' - Philip Zimbardo (2008)
Bonus video: 'A 3-minute story of mixed emoticons' – Rives

13:00 LUNCH (1 hour)

14:00 - 'Our priorities for saving the world' - Bjorn Lomborg (2005)
14:30 - 'The art of collecting stories' - Jonathan Harris

15:00 BREAK (30 minutes)

15:30 - 'Sliced bread and other marketing delights' - Seth Godin (2003)
16:00 - GUEST SPEAKER: Ninian Peckitt - 'Rebuilding the Face' + Q&A

16:30 BREAK (30 minutes)

17:00 - 'The mystery box' - J.J. Abrams (2007)
17:30 - 'Why we age and how we can avoid it' - Aubrey de Grey
18:00 - Wrap-up + Bonus video: 'How I built my family a windmill'- William Kamkwamba

Further details

More details on the TEDx Facebook Event page. Oh, and we’re up to 83 confirmed guests :)