Program

TED2010: "What the World Needs Now ..."

So what does the world need? Stimulus? Recovery? Sure. But at TED2010 we're digging deeper. We're looking for the core ideas -- and the core values -- that will reinvigorate our quest for a better future. This has taken us to a beautiful plan for the conference. We'll devote each of our 12 main sessions to one key attribute the world needs. And then come at each of them using TED's special outside-the-box multi-disciplinary approach.

The schedule for our Long Beach attendees (the TEDActive schedule will be similar):

Tuesday, February 9, 2010

10am-10pm: Registration is open
Ocean Ballroom on the ground floor of the Westin Hotel

12:30-4pm: Activities and tours
Meet outside, on Ocean Boulevard, by the Long Beach Arena plaza
(More information about the activities will be provided on-site)

4-5:30pm: TED University
Center Theatre at the Long Beach Performing Arts Center
(TED U features short talks by TED Fellows and attendees. A program will be provided on-site)

6:30-8pm: Attendees Get-to-know-you Cocktail Parties
Your choice of various locations: The Westin Hotel, the Renaissance Hotel, the Hyatt Hotel and the Hilton Hotel

8-10pm: Welcome Gala
The Grand Ballroom, located on the Ballroom Level above the Exhibition Halls at the Long Beach Convention & Entertainment Center

Wednesday, February 10, 2010

7:30am-8pm: Registration is open
Ocean Ballroom on the ground floor of the Westin Hotel

7:45-8:30am: Breakfast

8:30-10:30am: TED University
Center Theatre at the Long Beach Performing Arts Center
(TED U features short talks by TED Fellows and attendees. A program will be provided on-site)

11am-12:45pm: Session 1 - Insight
Terrace Theatre at the Long Beach Performing Arts Center
Looking beyond the crisis (Nobel Laureate Economist. Global Hedge Fund Manager. Historian. Futurist.)

1-2pm: Lunch

2:15-4pm: Session 2 - Courage
Terrace Theatre at the Long Beach Performing Arts Center
When the going got tough, who had what it took? (Entrepreneur. Contrarian Investor. Mountaineer. Humanitarian.)

5-6:45pm: Session 3 - Discovery
Terrace Theatre at the Long Beach Performing Arts Center
Are there answers in nature? Who's finding them? (Astronomer. Paleontologist. Geneticist. Nanotech Researcher. Explorer.)

7-10pm: Block Party
Various restaurants along Pine Ave, north of E 1st St, south of W Broadway
Restaurants: L'Opera, Sevilla, Alegria, George’s Greek Cafe

Thursday, February 11, 2010

7am-8am: TED Run
(A TED tradition: an early-morning run)

7am-8am: Segway tour

7am-8am: Guided meditation
Naples Ballroom at the Renaissance Hotel

7:30am-7:30pm: Registration is open
Lobby of the Terrace Theatre at the Long Beach Performing Arts Center

7:45-8:30am: Breakfast

8:30-10:15am: Session 4 - Provocation
Terrace Theatre at the Long Beach Performing Arts Center
This is a great time to be challenged on some fundamentals. (Corporate Critic. Libertarian. Hacker. Rap Artist.)

11am-12:45pm: Session 5 - Invention
Terrace Theatre at the Long Beach Performing Arts Center
Who is dreaming up the new ideas we need? (Smart-Grid Designer. Collaboration Catalyst. Concept Animator.)

1-2pm: Lunch

2:15-4pm: Session 6 - Imagination
Terrace Theatre at the Long Beach Performing Arts Center
Who can nourish our sense of wonder? (Theoretical mathematician. Sculptor. Landscape Artist. Musician.)

5-6:45pm: Session 7 - Inspiration
Terrace Theatre at the Long Beach Performing Arts Center
Can a wish truly inspire change? (The TED Prize winners.)

7-10pm: TED Prize Gala
Long Beach Arena at the Long Beach Convention & Entertainment Center

Friday, February 12, 2010

7-8am: TED Run
(A TED tradition: an early-morning run)

7-8am: Segway tour
(A tour of Long Beach on a Segway)

7-8am: Guided meditation
Naples Ballroom at the Renaissance Hotel

7:30am-7:30pm: Registration is open
Lobby of the Terrace Theatre at the Long Beach Performing Arts Center

7:45-8:30am: Breakfast

8:30-10:15am: TED University
Center Theatre at the Long Beach Performing Arts Center
(TED U features short talks by TED Fellows and attendees. A program will be provided on-site)

11am-12:45pm: Session 8 - Reason
Terrace Theatre at the Long Beach Performing Arts Center
How do we think smarter -- about the world, and about ourselves? (Media reformer. Statistician. Neuro-scientist. Philosopher.)

1:15-2:15pm: TED Prize Lunches

2:15-4pm: Session 9 - Energy
Terrace Theatre at the Long Beach Performing Arts Center
Both metaphorically and literally. (Nuclear reactor designer. Radical Biofuels. Motivational Coach. Dance Troupe.)

5-6:45pm: Session 10 - Laughter
Terrace Theatre at the Long Beach Performing Arts Center
There really is a funny side ... And humor can catalyze understanding. (Comic author. TV host. Filmmaker. Stand-up. Singer-songwriter.)

7:30-10:15pm: TED Grand Party
Aquarium of the Pacific

Saturday, February 13, 2010

7-8am: TED Run
(A TED tradition: an early-morning run)

7:30am-1:45pm: Registration is open
Lobby of the Terrace Theatre at the Long Beach Performing Arts Center

7:45-8:30am: Breakfast

8:30-10:15am: Session 11 - Simplicity
Terrace Theatre at the Long Beach Performing Arts Center
Is too much complexity a threat to our world? To our happiness? (Former Derivatives Trader. Legal System Reformer. User Interface Designer. Monk.)

11am-12:45pm: Session 12 - Wisdom
Terrace Theatre at the Long Beach Performing Arts Center
Step back, and the view looks different. (Anthropologist. Story Teller. Slum Dweller. Sage.)

1-3:30pm: TED Farewell Party
Rainbow Lagoon Park, south of the Long Beach Convention & Entertainment Center