This last year saw TEDxRochester forming great partnerships with some amazing groups and organizations in the area.  As an alum, our partnership with the University of Rochester is one of my faves.  In doing research on the folks we were meeting with I came across one person who had played a part in the formation of $eedNY. $eedNY was a campaign to create a fund in New York state to provide capital to entrepreneurs just starting out on...

Well, here it is folks…the first video from TEDxRochester 2011! As mentioned in a previous article, we here at TEDxRochester HQ have been working hard to forge partnerships with various groups in the community to help “mine” for potential speakers.  This year, we concentrated on the two big universities as, at the end of the day, the legacy of this world belongs to those who come after us.  Additionally, it had been my...

Jen Indovina is a green tech entrepreneur, political energy advisor, and TED Fellow who is currently working to spread energy efficiency initiatives worldwide. Jen is the CEO of Tenrehte Technologies, a clean tech company that produces wireless power management products. She was previously the Director of Marketing for Vivace Semiconductor where she led global technical marketing, sales, and customer engineering teams based in the US,...

Author Steven Johnson (The Invention of Air, Everything Bad Is Good For You) has for many years pursued the notion that our modern, fast-paced, pop-culture learning has actually fostered higher learning skills instead of the popular notion that it erodes our tolerance for deeper understanding. He has a new book coming out on October 5th, called Where Good Ideas Come From which argues for incubation, collaboration and interaction. Below is a...

Easily the most emotionally charged talk, Luis shared with us the story of his life, starting as a young boy in Cuba. His parents made a difficult choice to ensure he did not become conscripted into Castro’s militia, and sent him to America and freedom. Luis talk is poignant, funny and thought provoking as he weaves a tale of the choices that made him who he is today. He shares his story easily, building to an end that moves all...