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Program Schedule

Speaker sessions apply to both Long Beach and Palm Spring locations. See Long Beach schedule and Palm Spring schedule for additional events.

Monday, February 8, 2010
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
11:00 AM – 12:45 PM Session 1: Mindshift
  • Behavioral economics founder
  • Development economist
  • Skeptic
  • Ukulele virtuoso
2:15 PM – 4:00 PM Session 2: Discovery
  • Cancer researcher
  • Spider silk scientist
  • Chef
5:00 PM – 6:45 PM Session 3: Action. The 2010 TED Prize
  • Chef, activist
  • Wishmaker
  • Singer/songwriter, activist
Thursday, February 11, 2010
8:30 AM – 10:15 AM Session 4: Reason
  • Writer
  • Neuroscientist and philosopher
  • Physician, social scientist
  • Epidemiologist
11:00 AM – 12:45 PM Session 5: Provocation
  • Former CIA covert operations officer
  • Political philosopher
  • Founder, 4chan
  • Anti-slavery activist
  • Environmentalist, futurist
  • Civil and environmental engineer
2:15 PM – 4:00 PM Session 6: Invention
  • Dance adventurers
  • Game Designer
  • Musician, artist, writer
  • Polymath
5:00 PM – 6:45 PM Session 7: Breakthrough
  • Biochemist, cell biologist
  • Vaccine researcher
  • Musician
  • Scientist, inventor
Friday, February 12, 2010
11:00 AM – 12:45 PM Session 8: Boldness
  • Interface designer
  • Philanthropist
  • Educators
  • Molecular technologist
2:15 PM – 4:00 PM Session 9: Imagination
  • Livestock handling designer, autism activist
  • Designer, illustrator, typographer
  • Philosopher
  • Artist
5:00 PM – 6:45 PM Session 10: Play
  • Architect, experience designer
  • Comedian
  • Playwright, activist
  • Singer/songwriter
Saturday, February 13, 2010
8:30 AM – 10:15 AM Session 11: Simplicity
  • Mathematician
  • Chemist
  • Legal activist
  • CEO, author
  • String quartet
11:00 AM – 12:45 PM Session 12: Wisdom
  • Conservationist
  • Child prodigy
  • Author/educator
  • Director
  • Humorist, web artist