Shane Farritor delivers one of the 11 presentations at TEDxLincoln. Screenshot from netnebraska.org.
TEDxLincoln just got under way and will run until 6 p.m., featuring a full afternoon of speakers and videos. There’s a live broadcast of the event streaming all afternoon, courtesy of NET Nebraska.
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If you’re looking for company while watching the live stream, an off-site viewing party is taking place at the Lincoln Community Foundation building (215 Centennial Mall). At the completion of today’s talks, attendees, offsite participants and live stream viewers are welcome to join the official post-event reception at the Jasmine Room at The Grand Manse (129 N. 10th St.) in downtown Lincoln.
Eleven speakers and three videos are on the docket for today’s event, which is themed “Innovation on the Prairie.” Check out the lineup below:
- TEDx Open Video
- Mayor Chris Beutler
- Shane Farritor, Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Nebraska: We Need Your Gift
- Joey Knecht, Tiaiit of Vipa Solutions: There is an “i” in Team.
- Michelle Kosmicki of NET: Planned Communities and Planning for Autism.
- Video Janet Echelman
- Allen Kruse, co-founder and CEO of Rare Earth Solar: Embracing Diversification, Showcasing Midwest Ideals & Being Empowered by the Impossible.
- Kevin Shinn, co-owner and Executive Chef at bread&cup: A Mid-Life Career Change: Saying yes when everyone else says no.
- Russell Bartholow, Nebraska Army National Guard: From Taliban to Teeter-Totters: One Nebraskan’s Afghan Legacy.
- Jay Wilkinson, CEO of Firespring: Is a Company’s Culture Determined by Design or Default?
- Tanner O’Dell, Tanner O’Dell Productions: You Need to Fit In Before You Can Stand Out.
- Paige Cornwell, Lincoln Journal Star: From a few cents to thousands of rupees: How Lincoln helped rebuild a community.
- Video Matt Ridley
- Steve Kiene, Managing Principal at Nebraska Global: Building a Software Ecosystem in Nebraska
- Desiree Wineland: For Amber Waves of Grain.
