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I’m humbled to announce I’ve been asked to talk at TedXManchester…
The first TEDxManchester took place in 2009 at the BBC’s New Broadcasting House on Oxford Road. We took over the historic Studio 7 and converted the BBC Philharmonic’s rehearsal space into a conference venue and created what was then Europe’s largest ever TEDx event.
This year we’re collaborating with our friends at Cornerhouse to bring you the long overdue second edition of TEDxManchester. We hope you find it a stimulating day of full of inspiring ideas, new connections and a lot of enjoyment. We look forward to hosting the growing community of Manchester TEDsters soon.
Its been 3 years since TEDxManchester at BBC Oxford Road which I masterminded. I did wonder why there hasn’t been another TEDxManchester since? Maybe because we really hit a high on the last one? Who knows?
Well the Cornerhouse has picked up the baton and seem to have a great line up of diverse speakers. Unfortunately its already sold out, so either you got a ticket or not. If you have then good on you and look forward to a very different kind of talk than I usually give.
I posted a slide above which might give you an idea (or not) of what I’m going to talk about. I’m pretty proud of my talk and hopefully it will really connect with people.
Chrissy Hammond said this on twitter which really humbled me…
Well last time I heard you speak it was riveting and your enthusiasm was infectious. I can’t believe this would be otherwise.
I got to point to a few good presentations I seen recently from my managers.
- BBC ‘would not kill off the internet even if it could’ (presentation) – By Ralph Rivera (Head of BBC Future Media)
- Being the BBC in the Information Age – Towards the New Broadcasting System (presentation) – By Matthew Postgate (Controller of BBC Research & Development)
The quality of the presentations have certainly got much better in recent times. Its also worth pointing out that Matthew Postgate will be giving a talk at Thinking Digital this year. And of course Matthew is well known to many from his presentation at TedXManchester.
