Apply to Speak – TEDxAtlanta

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Share Your Idea

TEDxAtlanta believes in the power of ideas to build resilient, sustainable communities. We accept applications all year round and applications are kept on file and referenced for a minimum of 36 months.

Application Guidelines

We are specifically interested in nominations related to:

Advances and/or new discoveries in health, epidemiology and genomics
Inclusive technology especially as they pertain to building sustainable and resilient communities
Arts and activism
Research on under-served populations
Climate and environmental science including breakthroughs in clean water, circularity, etc.
Entertainment, design and engineering for social change
Ethics in science and technology including artificial intelligence
Research in gender and race equality
Innovations in architecture, built spaces
Breakthrough interdisciplinary collaborations

Application Review Process

We consider each and every application carefully, and due to the large number of inquiries, we are not able to respond to each and every one.

Please do not be disheartened if your application is not among those selected. Fifteen to 16 speakers are featured at a Mainstage Conference and we receive an average of 700 applications each year.

Criteria

Should your application be accepted:

You agree that you will not be paid for your talk
You must be able to commit 1 to 2 hours/weekly from the time of selection to the event date
You agree to participate in the speaker coaching program provided at no cost
You agree to be solely responsible for the written content submitted and affirm the content is not AI-generated

Your application will not be considered if you have given a talk(s) at another TEDx event in the 12 months leading up to, AND/OR have been invited to speak at another TEDx event within 6 months of the TEDxAtlanta event.

Our stage is not for you if you want to speak about a specific book, brand, product, or want to share your personal story.