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April 15-19, 2024    |    Vancouver, Canada

Join us in Vancouver at TED2024, the 40th anniversary of our founding, to celebrate creativity, ingenuity, courage, wisdom, and generosity.

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We are entering an era of unique challenges and opportunities, driven by the astonishing revolution in technology.

To thrive, we humans will have to raise our game. We must figure out the best forms of collaboration with AI and confidently reassert the values that truly, deeply matter.

TEDs 40th anniversary is a celebration of a future worth having and those leading the way with creativity, ingenuity, courage, wisdom and generosity.

Innovators

across all disciplines

Innovators

Innovators

across all Disciplines

A transformative week for

Who Attends

1 in 5
are CEOS
30
Industry Sectors
Across
Technology
Education
Science
Medicine
Professional Services
Nonprofit
Media
Entertainment
Research
Financial Services
Consumer Goods
NGO
2 in 5
are Senior Leaders
1800+attendees
60+Countries Represented
70+
Speakers

PAST SPEAKERS HAVE INCLUDED....

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Your conference experience

Jacob Collier at TED
5-day stage program

80+ electrifying TED Talks, interviews, performances, and other surprises in a custom-built theater.

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Discovery Sessions

Learn something new or go on an adventure with these deep-dive workshops, activities and excursions.

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Dinners and parties

From dance parties to inspired dinner conversations, make deep connections with kindred souls who uplift your spirit.

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Access to TEDConnect

Our award-winning networking app is your conference companion. See your personalized schedule, view the attendee and speaker list, plus use it year-round to stay connected.

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Meeting spaces and lounges

Cozy spaces to watch, tweet or blog as you view the talks on-screen… and connect around powerful ideas.

FULL PROGRAM

Cozy spaces to watch, tweet or blog as you view the talks on-screen… and connect around powerful ideas.

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Join the TED Community for ...

A powerful community

A powerful community

Make lifelong connections that help you go from a spectator to an agent of change.
Boundless inspiration

Boundless inspiration

Experience explosive moments of inspiration to bring back to your work, home and life.
Awe and Excitement

Awe and excitement

Step out of the everyday and rewire your sense of wonder with new ideas, music, art and more.

Learn how to join us

Number 1

Apply to join TED2024

Start with a free TED.com account and complete a short application to help us get to know you.
Number 2

Give us time to review

Each application is reviewed so we can grow the community with members who make it better.
Number 3

Join the community

If approved, confirm your membership and start amplifying your ideas and your work with TED.

Membership options & benefits

TED is a non-profit supported by the generosity of our community. When you apply for a TED membership, you’re not just purchasing a conference experience — you’re directly supporting the many impactful initiatives that empower and inspire our global audience.

Questions? Send us a note to conferences@ted.com.

All prices in US dollars.

Vanguard

A heavily subsidized first conference experience.

$6,250

Standard

Sustaining Impact

Support of TED’s mission and programs.

$12,500

Donor

Substantial Impact

An act of generosity that further supports TED’s mission and programs.

$25,000

Patron

TrANSFORMATIVE Impact

This special 5-year membership is available for those who wish to further support TED's goals.

Included with a Vanguard Membership

Special eligibility: Early career, never attended TED

All the benefits of a Standard membership, including:

  • A five-day conference experience
  • All conference meals
  • Online networking access
  • Conference video archive
  • Access to TED Membership
Vanguard details →
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how does applying work?

How the application
process works

1

The apply button will prompt you to log into your existing TED.com account or create a new account (this part is free).

2

Once you’ve verified your account (for new accounts only), you’ll answer several questions that help us understand a bit more about you. This includes optional demographic questions that help us grow the community thoughtfully. You’re welcome to complete the application in multiple sittings — your partially completed application will be saved to your account.

3

You’ll need to provide payment information but you won’t be charged until your application is reviewed and approved — you’ll then be given a chance to withdraw your application or change your payment method before payment is processed.

Included with a Standard Membership

All the benefits of a Standard membership, including:

  • A five-day conference experience
  • All conference meals
  • Online networking access
  • Conference video archive
  • Access to TED Membership
Standard details →
Apply Now
Apply Now
how does applying work?

How the application
process works

1

The apply button will prompt you to log into your existing TED.com account or create a new account (this part is free).

2

Once you’ve verified your account (for new accounts only), you’ll answer several questions that help us understand a bit more about you. This includes optional demographic questions that help us grow the community thoughtfully. You’re welcome to complete the application in multiple sittings — your partially completed application will be saved to your account.

3

You’ll need to provide payment information but you won’t be charged until your application is reviewed and approved — you’ll then be given a chance to withdraw your application or change your payment method before payment is processed.

Included with a Donor Membership

  • A five-day conference experience
  • All conference meals
  • Online networking access
  • Conference video archive
  • Access to TED Membership
  • Recognition in the program guide
  • Early theater access
  • Additional special events + spaces
  • Additional opportunities to meet speakers
Donor details →
Apply Now
Apply Now
how does applying work?

How the application
process works

1

The apply button will prompt you to log into your existing TED.com account or create a new account (this part is free).

2

Once you’ve verified your account (for new accounts only), you’ll answer several questions that help us understand a bit more about you. This includes optional demographic questions that help us grow the community thoughtfully. You’re welcome to complete the application in multiple sittings — your partially completed application will be saved to your account.

3

You’ll need to provide payment information but you won’t be charged until your application is reviewed and approved — you’ll then be given a chance to withdraw your application or change your payment method before payment is processed.

The Donor + Patron Experience

TED Donor and Patron memberships power TED's mission as a nonprofit and provide a premium experience to the best of the conference with exclusive invitations to private events, special access to TED speakers, and premium conference benefits.

Terry Moore
TED Patron
Anne Devlin
TED Donor
Mark Moschel
TED Donor
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Vancouver, Canada

The Brave and the Brilliant

Vancouver Convention Centre

The Vancouver Convention Centre offers both scale and intimacy. At its heart is a soaring space where TED's stage designers create a custom theater designed to maximize the impact of talks, permitting multiple configurations for sitting, listening, conversations, exploration of new ideas and connecting with speakers — a bold rethinking of the conference experience.

Outside the theater, the focus is on beautiful spaces for connections, conversations and diving deeper into ideas through exhibits, workshops and experiences.

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Lobby of venue
Southbank Centre in Vancouver
TED stage
People listening at TED

Heard at TED

TED is where innovation meets inspiration and impact. It gave me the opportunity to present my vision for a more inclusive world and connected me with those who are equally passionate about a brighter future.

Christian Bayerlein

To hear so many inspiring doers, thinkers, innovators - it's an intellectual rejuvenation for me.

Jennifer Zhu Scott

TED was a transformative experience that continues to change the course of my life

Björn Lubetzki

TED is my New Year's day. For 19 years it’s been the place where I reset, refresh my mind, plan my goals and embrace the year ahead.

Ramana Rao

TED is like a vacation for my mind, spirit and soul. I emerge recharged and ready to tackle my biggest challenges.

Dr. Don Gerson

How the application
process works

1

The apply button will prompt you to log into your existing TED.com account or create a new account (this part is free).

2

Once you’ve verified your account (for new accounts only), you’ll answer several questions that help us understand a bit more about you. This includes optional demographic questions that help us grow the community thoughtfully. You’re welcome to complete the application in multiple sittings — your partially completed application will be saved to your account.

3

You’ll need to provide payment information but you won’t be charged until your application is reviewed and approved — you’ll then be given a chance to withdraw your application or change your payment method before payment is processed.

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