Above / The Yellow Box in Naperville provides a stage, high-tech audio/visual and seating for 1,200 individuals.
TEDxNaperville returns from 1PM to 7PM on Fri., Nov. 6, at the Yellow Box.
The annual free-thinking conference brings the brightest minds of Chicagoland and beyond to Naperville to share ideas worth spreading. With an army of volunteers, all proceeds from the engaging conference go directly into putting on the highest quality event every year.
Since its inaugural conference in 2010, the event has become the longest-running independent TED conference in the Midwest with more than a quarter million talk views and thousands of previous attendees.
“It’s the Lollapalooza of ideas,” says TEDxNaperville founder and curator Arthur Zards, “some of those ideas so profound they’ll shift how you perceive the world.”
TEDxNaperville Speakers
For 2015, TEDxNaperville speakers represent a diverse collection of local forward-thinkers.
Meryl Davis, Olympic Gold Medalist, National, World and Olympic Champion Ice Dancer, and winner of the 18th season of Dancing with the Stars.
Jack Gilbert, PhD, Microbial Ecologist at Argonne National Laboratory’s and one of 2015 Popular Science’s “Brilliant 10” for his environmental and biomedical-focused research.
Dr. Michelle Drouin, Developmental Psychologist, Associate Professor of Psychology at Indiana University-Purdue University and expert in Sexual Communication.
Trisha Prabhu, Author, Inventor of ReThink, Anti-Cyberbullying Activist and Nequa Valley High School Student.
Arden Warner, PhD., Tinkerer, Environmentalist & Physicist at Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
George Carey, Founder and CEO of The Family Room and Neo-Family researcher.
Kurt Melcher, Associate Athletic Director and eSports Coordinator of Robert Morris University and founder of the first collegiate-level eSports department.
Rook Nelson, CEO of Skydive Chicago, National and World Champion Skydiver, Stuntman and World Record holder.
Jill Howe, Professional Storyteller, Co-Producer Story Session, Founder Friends with Words
Cody Gough, 2015 TEDxNaperville Host, Unqualified Gamers Video Podcast Host and producer of WGN Radio’s Brian Noonan show.
Registration now in progress
For more information and to register, go to www.TEDxNaperville.com. The program cost ranges from $75 per ticket purchased before Oct. 31 and $85 after Oct. 31. The cost includes one TEDxNaperville Adventure (included with admission price based on availability) and a reception following the event.
About TEDx Naperville is an all-volunteer army and all proceeds go directly into putting on the highest quality event each year.
For more information, visit tedxnaperville.com.
The Yellow Box is located on Emerson, just off Rickert at Ogden.
