On Thursday, October 9, Houston’s East End will play virtual host to some prestigious visitors all the way from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil!
Join us as we celebrate the culture and opportunities of Houston’s East End, alongside a shared viewing experience of TEDGlobal 2014.
This year’s TEDGlobal theme is “South”: We’ll gain insight into some of the innovation, dynamism and creativity taking place all over South America and the global South. We invite you to join us at the beautiful facilities of HCC’s new Southeast College Campus to watch the conference simulcast and discuss how these global ideas resonate with and impact our local community. The event will take place in Multipurpose Room on the first floor of the Learning Lab.
The doors will be open all day, and we will have food vendors on site bringing together some of the great flavors the community has to offer. We cannot wait to highlight some of the stories of this evolving area of our city. Prepare to have your world turned upside down!
Free parking is available in the parking garage to the right of the Learning Hub Building.
There are many restaurants and interesting locations in Houston’s East End. Two very popular local eateries have gracefully joined forces to bring some affordable and delicious lunch options available to purchase for our community. We won’t have to leave the venue to enjoy and support some of the local flavors of the South East End of Houston.
Many thanks to our friends at El Tiempo Cantina, and the talented Chef Blue from El Burro and The Bull for bringing their delicious local flavors to our event.
A light breakfast and snacks will be provided by KIND.
Though we’d like to have full attention during the talks, we understand that since this is a mid-week event, many of us will be working from the event throughout the day. Our friends at HCC South East Campus Learning Hub have made sure we will have plenty of open internet access, and a very comfortable environment to get things done, while enjoying the TEDGlobal conference.
Session Schedule
Presentations
We will be enjoying a full day of the TEDGlobal conference, it will be quite a marathon, and a lot of content to cover. Be prepared to immerse yourself in some innovative perspectives to share with the community. Below is a list of the sessions we will be watching:
Session 1: Field Work
Hosted by Chris Anderson
Oren Yakobovich
Human-rights activist
Severine Autesserre
Peace and conflict researcher
Doreen Khoury
Grassroots peace worker
Charmian Gooch
Anti-corruption activist
Circle of Sound
World music duo
Ameenah Gurib-Fakim
Biodiversity scientist
Session 2: Urban Canvas
Hosted by Chris Anderson
Robert Muggah
Megacities expert
Joanna Wheeler
Social change advocate
Su Yunsheng
Urban planner
Haas&Hahn
Favela painters
Batalha do Passinho
Funk dancers
Grimanesa Amorós
Interdisciplinary artist
Session 3: Empowering Tech
Hosted by Bruno Giussani
Rodrigo Baggio
Digital inclusionist
Bruno Torturra
Livestreaming activist
Steve Song
Telecommunications activist
Syed Karim
Internet datacaster
Ana Tijoux
Singer-songwriter
Miguel Nicolelis
Neuroscientist
Session 4: Blueprints
Hosted by Bruno Giussani
Tasso Azevedo
Forester and sustainability activist
Ilona Szabó de Carvalho
Policy reformer
Melissa Fleming
Voice for refugees
Michael Green
Social progress expert
Casuarina
Samba band
