THIS IS A PAST EVENT.
From tech security and human trafficking, to food safety and campus security, Wake Forest’s 5th annual TedX event speakers will address various safety and security issues on Saturday, Feb. 20, from 12 to 4 p.m. in Wait Chapel.
The TEDx program allows individuals to organize community events which advance TED’s mission of providing the public with “ideas worth spreading”—powerful conversations that spark lively debate and help produce innovative solutions to some of life’s most begging questions.
This year's theme, Haven: Fearlessness Reimagined, captures speakers’ unique perspectives on what it means to find security and solace in each of their diverse fields of expertise. Security is a word that carries a heavy connotation in this day in age, but at its most basic, security means knowing what the future holds and creating an environment we can count on. Our very existence depends on assuring ourselves a brighter and unrestricted future in each of security's different realms.
Tickets for TEDxWakeForestU 2016 are available now. General public tickets are $15 and Wake Forest University students, faculty and staff may attend at no charge, but must register online
Brief Speaker List:
This year's speakers include the following. More complete information can be found on our website: http://www.tedxwakeforestu.com
Katrena Perou-- Chief Program Officer at Urban Arts Partnership, an arts education program for underprivileged public school students
Mark Hurd-- CEO of Oracle Corporation
Bradley Myles-- Executive Director and CEO of Polaris Project, the global leader in anti-human trafficking nonprofit work
Errin Fulp-- WFU computer science professor conducting research on biologically-inspired network security solutions
Igancio Packer-- Security General of the Terres des Hommes International Federation, a network of 10 organizations working to secure rights of child refugees
Carl Krebs-- Architect-in-charge of the 9/11 Memorial and Museum in New York City
Maureen Berner-- UNC Chapel Hill professor of public administration and government who researches food insecurity and food deserts and provides advisory services to state and local governments
Saturday, February 20, 2016 at 12:00pm to 4:00pm
Wait Chapel
1834 Wake Forest Road Winston-Salem, NC 27106
$15 - General Public, Free to WFU students, faculty and staff
Austin Evers
No recent activity