TEDx is coming to Hull!
H&H Organise TEDx Hull – A First for the City
Hannah and Helen along with local business owner John Royle of Glanton Solutions have organised and secured the first Yorkshire TEDx event for Hull.
TED – which stands for Technology, Entertainment, Design – is an international non-profit body dedicated to ideas worth spreading. TEDx is a program of local, self-organised events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience.
TEDx Hull looks set to be an inspirational event, guaranteed to spark imaginative ideas. The event employs a ‘beyond limits’ theme and features some truly amazing speakers who will inspire, surprise and turn your thinking upside-down.
Adventurer Felicity Aston, who is currently attempting to become the first woman to ski solo across Antarctica, will be speaking at the TEDx event at Hull Truck Theatre this February and will be joined by a host of other top speakers.
Among the inspirational characters set to speak is science fiction writer Adam Roberts, astrobiologist Dr. Lewis Dartnell and ultra-endurance runner Robbie Harvie whose hobby turned into a 120-mile-a-week obsession.
Hull men, playwright Dave Windass and Andy Kirkpatrick, regarded as one of the world’s foremost mountain climbers, will also be taking to the stage.
Helen is expecting TEDx Hull to be a very inspirational event.
“It isn’t necessarily about high profile speakers coming along and telling you about their success,” she said.
“Speakers are selected because they have a different way of looking at things and they challenge the audience to look at things differently too. The events are driven by people wanting to push humanity forward so in that sense there is nothing quite like TEDx, it is fantastic.”
John said that he was delighted the organising team, which also includes Adrian Allen from the University of Hull, had managed to secure the first Yorkshire TEDx event for the city.
He said: “TED is extremely protective of the brand and vet the speakers and the venue before agreeing to grant a licence, therefore we had to put a lot of work into it before we even knew the event would get the go ahead. Thankfully though it did and I think that is great news for Hull.”
Hannah added: “It is further proof of how up and coming the city is and I’m sure that is something the speakers will recognise when they are here.”
Tickets go on sale 23 January 2012. For more information and a full list of speakers, visit www.tedxhull.com or follow TEDx on Twitter and Facebook