TEDxBrighton 2011
Speakers and Talks
TEDxBrighton 2011 featured twelve live speakers representing a broad mix of perspectives, ideas, voices, and passions, alongside some classic TED talks.
Please click on the profiles below to read more about the speakers and watch their talks.
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Greg Hadfield
A former Fleet Street journalist, web start up entrepreneur, and a digital strategist working in one of Brighton's leading agencies, Greg is interested in Brighton's inevitable journey towards being a 'Digital City'.
Talk: 2015: The road to a digital Brighton
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Dr Judith Good
Dr Good examines the affect of new technologies on our ideas of what it is to learn, and to teach, and how they might best be utilised in a learning environment.
Talk: Learners for Change
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Dr David Bramwell
David Bramwell is the man behind Brighton's Cheeky Guide and the long running Catalyst Club. He is a reader, writer, thinker and performer, and is preoccupied by the best methods to bring about social cohesion and sharing across our cities.
Talk: The Number 9 Bus to Utopia
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George MacKerron
George MacKerron is a PhD researcher at the London School of Economics & Political Science. His work focuses on wellbeing, happiness, and how this relates to our immediate environment.
Talk: Mapping happiness across space and time
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Prof Darrell Evans
Professor Evans is Head of Anatomy at Brighton Medical School and will be examining the human bodies amazing capacity to respond and adapt to what we ask of it - no matter how extreme those requests might be.
Talk: Scanning for Gold: the making of a high performance athlete
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Antony Mayfield
Antony Mayfield is an author and an expert in human social networks. He is interested in the many effects on these networks brought about by the web.
Talk: Superskills: Three things to learn about working with the web
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Jake Spicer
Jake Spicer is a visual artist and life drawing tutor who believes our perception of the world, in visual terms, can be radically enhanced with the aid of a few simple, quick techniques and exercises.
Talk: Drawing out Wonder
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Sue Bradley
Sue Bradley is a regional director of Creative Partnerships, an international performer, teacher and musician. She will be discussing the seemingly inherent conflict between creative and business people, how they might be resolved, and the resulting possibilities.
Talk: Crarrogance
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Prof Angie Hart
Professor Hart is a child and family psychotherapist and has always been interested in human resilience and our ability to overcome adversity.
Talk: Making resilient moves
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Sarah Angliss
Sarah Angliss is a researcher, maker, and performer. Her broad ranging work encompasses music history, acoustics, robotics, composition, and more. Sarah will be talking about how music and self expression can emerge from the most unlikely environments.
Talk: Loving the Machine
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Will McInnes
Will McInnes is a Brighton-based entrepreneur. As MD of a company founded on democratic principles, Will suggests how business can evolve to celebrate Happiness, Openness and Participation and in doing so offer more to society than profits alone.
Talk: Radicalising business
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Sally Kettle
Sally Kettle is a record breaking ocean rower. She will explore how making changes and challenging oneself can bring about positive results.
Talk: A Drop in the Ocean
