TEDxTehran

Talks

4 Years in row and 32 talks to inspire great actions

2016

Christophe Rezai

How to cultivate your creativity

Gelareh Kiazand

Curing your Curiosity

Kosar Movahedi

What's really worth keeping

Lena Vafaey

35 Hours in Tehran

Lili Golestan

I Wanted it, I Made it Happend

Mohammad Majidi

The dance of positive and negative spaces

Ramtin Monazahian

Experience the unknown

Sanaz Minaii

Rememer

2015

Kiana Shafiei

Classical Music With Persian Twist

Alireza Tahmasebzadeh

What if Technology Could be Personalized for You?

Azadeh Yasaman Nabizadeh

Iranian Craftsmanship Preserved through Modern Designs

Azita Houshiar

Food & Social Media: Changing the Conversation One Tastebud at a Time

Gilda Gazor

Stories Behind Iran

Leila Araghian

How I Designed a Bridge to Bring People Together

Mashallah Naghilou

What I did After My Heart Attack: Climbed Mount Damavand, 5 Times!

Mohammad Ali Inanlou

Half a Century with Iran Nature

Dr. Nasser Aghdami

Crossing the Boundaries of Science

Sasan Behzadi

Innovation vs. Copy

2014

Reza Pakravan

Making a Bold Decision

Ramin Sadighi

Make It a Jobby!

Dr. Darius Mahdjoubi

The new renaissance

Sohrab Pournazeri

Music, a Breakthrough Value

Dr. Nasrin Hafezparast

Breaking Through the Disease Barrier

Tandis Tanavoli & Dr. AmirHossein Mahoozi

The God of Rakhsh, Resurrecting the Vow

2013

Ali Akbar Sadeghi

Minus Infinity / Plus Infinity

Amir Hossein Zahedi

From Natural Gas To Solid Methane

Dr.Nasrin Moazami

What can we learn from Microalgae?

Bahram Azimi

From 1 frame to 129,600 frames

Siavosh Arasteh

Feeding the future: Siavosh Arasteh at TEDxTehran

Nasser Hadjloo

Curious case of word stylers

Masoud Boroomand

Close Encounter Of The Fourth Kind

Reza Maknoon

Virtual Water: Dr. Reza Maknoon at TEDxTehran

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About TED

TED is a nonprofit organization devoted to Ideas Worth Spreading. Started as a conference in California 1984, TED has grown to support those world-changing ideas with many initiatives.At a TED conference, the world's leading thinkers and doers are asked to give the talk of their lives in 18 minutes or less. TED speakers have included Roger Ebert, Sheryl Sandberg, Bill Gates, Elizabeth Gilbert, Benoit Mandelbrot, Philippe Starck, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Brian Greene, Isabel Allende and former UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown.

What is TEDx?

In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TED has created a program called TEDx. TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. Our event is called TEDxTehran, where x = independently organized TED event. At our TEDxTehran event, TEDTalks video and live speakers will combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events, including ours, are self-organized.

What is TEDxTehran?

Supporting the mission of Ideas Worth spreading, TEDxTehran are local, independently organized events licensed by TED that brings people living in Tehran together to share a TED-like experience. We bring thought leaders, innovators and doers, from across different disciplines, to share their ideas and stories in the heart of Tehran. In the spirit of TED’s “Ideas Worth Spreading” we strive to bring "Make Iran Famous for its Ideas".

What is TEDxYouth@Tehran?

TEDxYouth@Tehran is part of the TEDxYouth initiative by TED. On and around the time of Universal Children’s Day, several cities and communities host a TEDxYouth event. While each event is different in format, size and theme, they have a shared vision: inspiring creativity, igniting innovation, and empowering the youth.

What is TEDx Salon?

Salon events are often small weekly or monthly events that keeps a TEDx community engaged between regular TEDx events. It’s a unique kind of gathering that TEDx organizers hold which allows the conversation to continue, in person.

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