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Program Schedule

All times are British Summer Time, UTC+1, the local time in Oxford.

Attending TEDGlobal 2010? Click HERE for a full schedule of events, including lunches, dinners and parties.

Sunday, July 11, 2010
Monday, July 12, 2010
Tuesday, July 13, 2010
2:00 PM – 3:45 PM Session 1: Global Century
  • Diplomat
  • Women's rights advocate
  • Creator, The 99
  • Happiness researcher
  • Editorial cartoonist
4:45 PM – 6:30 PM Session 2: Human Systems
  • Rational optimist
  • Writer
  • Retronaut
  • Game changer
  • Activist, singer-songwriter
Wednesday, July 14, 2010
8:30 AM – 10:15 AM Session 3: Found in Translation
  • Blogger, digital visionary
  • Novelist
  • Data journalist
  • Singer-songwriter
  • Facial surgeon
11:15 AM – 1:00 PM Session 4: Irrational Choices
  • Psycho-economist
  • Cognitive psychologist
  • Coldwater swimmer
  • Producer
  • Comedian
2:30 PM – 4:15 PM Session 5: Healthier Together
  • Analytical psychologist
  • HIV/AIDS fighter
  • Activist, singer-songwriter
  • Singer-songwriter
  • Designer, educator
  • Green chef
5:00 PM – 6:45 PM Session 6: Different by Design
  • Multimedia artist
  • Physicist, personal fab pioneer
  • Entrepreneur
  • Green designer
  • Voting system designer
  • Humanitarian design activist
Thursday, July 15, 2010
8:30 AM – 10:15 AM Session 7: Creatures Great and Small
  • Organic farmer
  • Artist
  • Electronic music pioneer
  • Wildlife biologist
  • Ecological entomologist
11:15 AM – 1:00 PM Session 8: Adventures in Fairness
  • Economist
  • Microlender
  • Labor-rights activist
  • Founder, Transparency International
2:30 PM – 4:15 PM Session 9: The Unknown Brains
  • Optogeneticist
  • Food scientist
  • Plant neurobiologist
  • Computational neuroscientist
5:00 PM – 6:30 PM Session 10: Who's the Teacher?
  • Education researcher
  • Mathematician
  • Gaming theorist
  • TED Curator
Friday, July 16, 2010
8:30 AM – 10:15 AM Session 11: The Tiny Blue Dot
  • Market transformer
  • Artist, photographer
  • Humorist, web artist
  • Astronomer
11:15 AM – 1:00 PM Session 12: Waging Peace
  • Whistleblower
  • Ethnic conflicts scholar
  • Community activist
  • Dancer, actor, activist
  • Activist and social entrepreneur