New Voices New Eyes
Reed Agnew
Principal, ThoughtForm
Alice Doesn’t Live There Anymore
Alberto J. Almarza
Instructor, Pittsburgh High School for the Creative and Performing Arts.
Marty Ashby
Executive Producer of MCG Jazz
Christine Astorino
CEO, fathom
Charlee Brodsky
Professor of Photography, Carnegie Mellon University
Jeffrey Carpenter
Founder, Bricolage Production Company
Dr. Cheryl Charles
President, and CEO, the Children and Nature Network
Yu-Ling Cheng
Director of Marketing, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
Joshua Colbert
Author, Male by Birth, Man by Choice-
Dr. Liz Coleman
President, Bennington College -
Midge Crickett
Nerdy and Verbose Cellist 
Joachim dePosada
Motivational Coach and Consultant
Tami Dixon
Founder, Bricolage Production Company-
Paul Gertner
Magician -
Christina Ghubril
Actor and Storyteller 
Elizabeth Gilbert
Writer, Author "Eat, Pray, Love"
Brenda Bakker Harger
Entertainment Technology Center, Carnegie Mellon University-
Lori Hepner
Assistant Professor, Penn State University 
Dr. Kathy Humphrey
Vice Provost and Dean of Students, University of Pittsburgh
Frans Johansson
Author, The Medici Effect
Dr. Marcel Just
Professor of Psychology and Director, Center for Cognitive Brain Imaging
Maxwell King
Director, the Fred Rogers Center for Early Learning and Children’s Media
Dr. Ken Koedinger
Professor of Human-Computer Interaction, Carnegie Mellon University
Rick Landesberg
Landesberg Design
Dr. Peter Lee
Director, Transformational Convergence Technology, DARPA
Dr. Susan Linn
Associate Director, Media Center at the Judge Baker Children’s Center-
Vivian Loftness
Professor, School of Architecture, Carnegie Mellon University 
Dr. Don Marinelli
Executive Director, Entertainment Technology Center, CMU
Mickey McManus
CEO and "chief mad scientist", MAYA Design
Dr. Tom Mitchell
Professor of Computer Science, Carnegie Mellon University-
Alexi Morrissey
Artist and Collaborator -
Don Moyer
Principal, ThoughtForm 
Philomena O’Dea
Photographer-
Dr. Vicki Phillips
Director of Education Programs, Gates Foundation -
Dr. Andrew Purves
Professor of Reformed Theology, Pittsburgh Theological Seminary 
Rives
Performance Poet-
Sir Ken Robinson
Creativity Expert 
Katie Salen
Professor of Design and Technology, Parsons New School for Design
Emma Steele
Student, Carnegie Mellon School of Music
Dr. Stuart Sumida
Professor of Biology, California State University at San Bernardino
Dovie Thomason
Indigenous Cultural Storyteller-
Dr. Laura Trice
Therapist and Coach -
Dr. Monica VanDieren
Associate Professor of Mathematics, Robert Morris University 
Dr. Luis von Ahn
Assistant Professor of Computer Science, Carnegie Mellon University
Scilla Wahrhaftig
American Friends Service Committee-
Michael Walsh
Dancer, Choreographer and Teacher
About TEDx LeadershipPittsburgh
Leadership Pittsburgh wishes to thank the Grable Foundation for their encouragement, trust and leadership funding that made the TEDx LeadershipPittsburgh event possible.
About TED
TED stands for Technology, Entertainment, Design. It was conceived in 1984 by Philadelphia-based architect Richard Wurman as a conference to bring together people from those three worlds to share ideas and collaborate on future possibilities. With an underlying passion and belief in the power of ideas to change attitudes, lives and the world, TED has grown into a series of events and has been branded by attendees as "the ultimate brain spa," "a think tank for humanity" and "a journey into the future."
In 2001, TED was sold to the private non-profit Sapling Foundation which is headed by Chris Anderson and focuses on providing a platform for the world’s best thinkers, greatest visionaries and most-inspiring teachers so that millions of people can gain a better understanding of issues and combine their talents and resources to create a better future. The heart of TED is the annual four-day conference which, since its inception, had been held in Monterey, California. In 2009 TED made an aggressive move to expand the sharing of ideas by ensuring independently organized TEDx events throughout the world.
About TEDx
TEDx indicates not only an independently organized TED event, but also the multiplication of the TED experience. TEDx events are local or regional, self-organized gatherings that use the TED concept and format. They may involve 10 people or several hundred and may last as short as an hour or expand to a full day — but they all share the purpose to expand the TED concept and expose receptive minds to new ideas that spark new connections that lead to a better future. As of November 15, 2009 there were more than 130 TEDx events scheduled throughout the world in 2009 and 2010, but TEDx LeadershipPittsburgh is the only multi-day TEDx event in the world and the only one focused specifically on the future of children.
Learn more about TED by going to TED.com