TEDxSMU 2015 will feature a day-long lineup of speakers, performers and musicians who will riff on this year’s theme of "Unexpected."

The program includes a breakfast, lunch, snacks, after party, 23 ideas worth spreading, and lots of new friends.

Speakers will include:

Julia R. Barton, Editor, producer and writer at PRI
Mike Baughman, Union Coffee | Community Curator
Catalyst Arts Movement
Tracy Brown, Author & President of Diversity Trends
Ethan Decker, Vice President - Insight & Strategy of The Integer Group
Trevor Douglas, American Idol and loves science
Seth Fairchild of Chahta Foundation
Dr. Maria Dixon Hall, Associate Professor of Communication Studies at SMU
Mant Hawkins, Principal & CEO of 4D Circle
Alice Laussade of The Mother of Meat Fight
Al Letson, Host & Creator of radio show State of the Re:Union
Noelle LeVeaux, Chief Marketing Officer of Dallas Convention & Visitors Bureau
Tania Luna, Surprisologist
McKinney Boyd High School Living Roof Team
Jake Minton, Kindergarten Teacher at St. John’s
Kristina Newman-Scott, Director of Culture Dept. of Economic & Community Development at the State of Connecticut
Candy Peterson, Marit Peterson Fund for Melanoma Research
Ann Ranson, President of Intentions Work and By the Grace of Tea
Scott Sherman, Director at Transformative Action Institute
Jessica Shortall, Author of Work. Pump. Repeat.
Jon Stolk, Executive Director of Caruth Institute for Engineering Education at SMU
Miranda Wang and Jeanny Yao of BioCellection
Joaquin Zihuatanejo, Street Poet

TEDxSMU 2015

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