On the 10th of October 2010, the inaugural TEDxAmericanRiviera in Santa Barbara, California will be held in a world-class setting at the stunning Bacara Resort and Spa. We invite you to join us in October where we will seek out how imagination affects our lives and significantly influences Technology, Entertainment and Design. What does imagination mean to you? Does it evoke thoughts of wonder, delight and potential? Ideals and dreams? Making the impossible possible? Learn More
“Of all the things we can make in life, why not make a difference.
Imagine that…” – Noah benShea
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Shaun Tomson is a professional surfer and former world champion, environmentalist, actor, author and businessman and a spokesman for the The Surfrider Foundation. While the lessons Shaun shares are taken from the world’s oceans, they translate powerfully to everyday life and extraordinary challenges. They reflect the attitude and outlook necessary to not just survive the ups and downs of life, but to master them and emerge a winner. | Learn More |
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Mike deGruy, who spoke at TED Galapagos in April 2010, is an accomplished diver and underwater cinematographer. deGruy has been filming in and on the ocean for three decades, and is as famous for his storytelling as he is for his glorious, intimate visions of the sea and the creatures who live in it. | Learn More |
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Debra Lieberman, Ph.D., is a leading researcher and designer of digital games for learning and health behavior change.
She teaches in the Department of Communication at the University of California, Santa Barbara, where she also directs the Health Games Research national program, aimed at advancing the research, design, and effectiveness of digital games for health. | Learn More |
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Jay Freeman, better known as saurik, is fondly referred to as the “Godfather of Jailbreaking”. He was an integral part of the team that first successfully jailbroke an iPhone. He is also the founder of Cydia, the Apple App Store alternative for jailbroken iPhones. | Learn More |
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Yulun Wang, Ph.D. is a world renowned authority on healthcare robotics. His work includes development of the RP-7®, which stands for “remote presence,” to assist doctors in delivering care. | Learn More |
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Megan Birney is the Renewable Energy Specialist at the Community Environmental Council, a non-profit leader in environmental issues in Santa Barbara for forty years. Megan is an expert in distributed and utility scale renewable energy. | Learn More |
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Larry Barels was founder and chief executive officer of Wavefront Technologies, a leading innovator of graphics software for the film, interactive multimedia, industrial design and visualization markets. | Learn More |
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Noah benShea is an international best-selling author, and respected scholar, theologian, long range thinker and executive advisor. His inspirational thoughts are branded and tied with some of North America’s largest companies including Starbucks, American Greetings, Lucky Brand Jeans, C&H Sugar, and Costco. | Learn More |
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Dr. Keith Witt is a licensed psychologist who has practiced psychotherapy in Santa Barbara for over thirty-seven years. He is the author of four books on individual, couples, and family psychotherapy. His dissertation exploring somatic psychotherapy was entitled An investigation of the effectiveness of talking plus touching in enhancing health. | Learn More |
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Brian Cearnal, AIA, LEED AP is the founder of Cearnal Andrulaitis LLP, a 27 year old Santa Barbara architecture and interior design firm responsible for some of the most recognizable projects on the South Coast including The Canary Hotel, Maravilla, Braille Institute, and “El Carrillo“, a Housing Authority project that recently received a National AIA Design Award. | Learn More |
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Margaret Cafarelli is the founder of Urban Developments, a real estate investment firm with a strong focus on sustainable and socially responsible development, incorporating green building practices in everything they do.| Learn More |
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Dr. Jamey Marth is the Director of the collaborative Center for Nanomedicine, leading ground-breaking biomedical research that includes nano-sized “smart devices” which diagnose, target, treat and cure disease before it can cause symptoms and spread. The work being done at the Center for Nanomedicine will revolutionize medicine and how we treat the human condition. | Learn More |
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Don Oparah, Ph.D is the founder and CEO of VAI Global, an online Innovation Community that connects entrepreneurs, innovators, investors and others active in building high growth, high impact companies and organizations. | Learn More |
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John La Puma, MD is a board certified internist and professionally trained chef, and is also known as “ChefMD”, Dr. La Puma is the country’s leading physician voice for healthful food in health care and is the first physician to teach cooking and nutrition in a U.S. medical school. | Learn More |
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Chris Orwig is a celebrated photographer, author and teacher. He is on the photography faculty at the Brooks Institute in Santa Barbara, CA and he is the author of numerous best-selling books. More importantly, Chris brings unique perspective, creativity and passion to all that he does. | Learn More |
| Our speaker list will continue to grow as we get closer to the event, so keep checking back. Click HERE to apply to attend TEDxAmericanRiviera. For up-to-the-minute information about TEDxAmericanRiviera, follow the event on Twitter, @TEDxAmerRiviera, and “like” the event on Facebook at facebook.com/TEDxAmericanRiviera. | |
