Ideas change people, people change the world.
About TED
TED is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization dedicated to discovering, debating and spreading ideas that spark conversation, deepen understanding and drive meaningful change. Our organization is devoted to curiosity, reason, wonder and the pursuit of knowledge — without an agenda. We welcome people from every discipline and culture who seek a deeper understanding of the world and connection with others, and we invite everyone to engage with ideas and activate them in your community.
TED began in 1984 as a conference where Technology, Entertainment and Design converged, but today it spans a multitude of worldwide communities and initiatives exploring everything from science and business to education, arts and global issues. In addition to the TED Talks curated from our annual conferences and published on TED.com, we produce original podcasts, short video series, animated educational lessons (TED-Ed) and TV programs that are translated into more than 100 languages and distributed via partnerships around the world. Each year, TEDx events bring people together to share ideas and bridge divides in communities on every continent. Through the Audacious Project, TED has helped catalyze more than $3 billion in funding for projects that seek to make the world more beautiful, sustainable and just. In 2020, TED launched Countdown, an initiative to accelerate solutions to the climate crisis and mobilize a movement for a net-zero future, and in 2023 TED launched TED Democracy to spark a new kind of conversation focused on realistic pathways towards a more vibrant and equitable future.
View a full list of TED’s many programs and initiatives.
What is TEDx?
In the spirit of discovering and spreading ideas, TED has created a program called TEDx. TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. Our event is called TEDxTampa. At our TEDxTampa event, live speakers spark deep discussion and extraordinary connections.
About TEDxTampa
After nearly a decade, TEDxTampa is back — bigger, bolder, and ready to inspire Tampa like never before. With a vision rooted in inspiration, this year's event will be hosted at the prestigious Straz Center for Performing Arts, welcoming over 2,000 attendees to witness powerful ideas and create meaningful connections.
The organizers bring experience hosting TEDx events in India, Dubai, and New York. Inspired by their time in Abu Dhabi, helping build the first stone Hindu temple in the Middle East, they realized the beauty of a shared vision and the immense power of community. TEDxTampa embodies that same ethos, inviting creators, thinkers, and visionaries to connect, inspire, and uplift each other.
With a theme of "Lift as You Climb," this year's TEDxTampa is more than an event—it's a movement.
From a passionate, agile team of volunteers to a vision that promises to elevate Tampa year over year, TEDxTampa is poised to be a cornerstone of inspiration and connection, creating a legacy for the city and its people.