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Find out how every member of our community can adopt new tools to thrive, with curated speakers across AI, medicine, cybersecurity, art, neuroscience, history, recreation, and more.

Free registration is open

Reserve your seat at TEDxAuburnHills.

Join us October 10 at the OU Pavilion. In-person attendance is free and limited to 100 guests.

Speakers List

Ordered by last name.

Explore every speaker

Arina Bokas, MA, MS

Change Begins Twice: The Human Work of Storytelling

Zelora Farmer

Janilla Lee, PhD

What Eggs Teach Us About Evidence

Shelly Propson Lennon

Inclusive art, disability, and community possibility.

Khalid Mirza, PhD

The Last Tool We Need to Retool Is Ourselves

Evan Monaghan

Why Exactly Are We All Here?

Pavan Muzumdar

The Sculptor Returns

Amartya Sen, PhD

Cybersecurity, secure systems, and connected devices.

Ahmad Tafti, PhD

Explainable artificial intelligence and health decisions.

Darin Weiss

Recovery, accountability, and rebuilding lasting stability.

Debbie Wertz

Prevention, resilience, and trauma-informed community care.

Kaiqi Zhao, PhD

Smaller AI, Bigger Reach

Retooling in Practice

Reframe

Look again at the assumptions shaping a problem and make room for perspectives that were previously missing.

Rebuild

Turn insight into new practices, systems, and relationships that are more resilient than what came before.

Reconnect

Adapt together by sharing knowledge, widening participation, and remembering that change is experienced locally.

Find the OU Pavilion

Explore the venue area, open turn-by-turn directions, or review the parking and shuttle guide before the event.

About TEDx

TEDx is a program of local, independently organized events that combine live speakers and TED Talk videos to spark discussion and connection. TED provides general guidance and a shared framework, while each local team independently curates and produces its own event.

TEDxAuburnHills is a licensed, volunteer-led event. It is public, in person, and limited to 100 attendees, with a free livestream available for the online audience.

Get Involved

Attend

Admission is free, registration is open, and seating is limited to 100 in-person guests at the OU Pavilion.

Watch online

The event will be livestreamed free for the online audience.

Livestream details

Sponsor

Support accessibility, production, hospitality, and outreach while the program remains independently curated.

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Meet the organizers

See the volunteer team shaping the speakers, production, partnerships, and audience experience.

Meet the organizers