Focusing On ‘Inspiring People’
- Started in 1984, TED.com videos have 80 million monthly unique views (Google Analytics, Q4 2014)
- TED Talks continue to be watched all across the world- has 17 new page views every second, 19% of the traffic is from India
- With 32 million unique video views in 2014, TEDxGateway is all set to cross the 80million mark in 2015
Mumbai, 14 November, 2016: TEDx Gateway is back with its 7th edition at the Jamshed Bhabha Theatre, National Centre Performing Arts (N.C.P.A) in Mumbai. With a theme of inspiring people this year, TEDx Gateway will bring to the limelight 22 motivating speakers to the Indian audience. Based on the missions of ‘Ideas Worth Spreading’ the speakers from different walks of life will share their intriguing experiences on different topics.
TEDxGateway is expected to draw more than 1350 attendees at NCPA, along with a special live streaming for 650 students at Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) and for a huge number of audience at Phoenix Mall, Lower Parel. In addition, the main event will also be webcasted across 50 campuses in India, for over 150,000+ viewers.
This year’s TEDx Gateway features a diverse lineup of speakers which includes scientist & innovator, a nanotechnologist, a 12- year-old singing prodigy, a microscopist, an artist & photographer, a social media intelligence CEO, a quantum researcher, an augmented reality company, and a peace activist.
Commenting on TEDx Gateway 2015, Yashraj Akashi, Senior Ambassador and Curator, TEDx Gateway in India said, “With every year TEDx Gateway is becoming a bigger platform for eminent personalities to share their creative ideas and experiences with the Indian audience. TEDx now has a place in the Indian market where it reaches out to an audience if thought-leaders open to interactive discussions and constructive conversations. This year, our aim is to bring in inspirational speakers to share their experiences with the high spirited crowd.”
About TEDx
In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TED Talks video and live speakers are combined to spark a deep discussion and connection in a small group. These local, self-organized events are branded TEDx, where x = an independently organized TED event. TEDx Gateway is an independently organized licensed TED event; TED has no affiliate or partner conference in India.
About TED
TED is a non-profit organization devoted to Ideas Worth Spreading. Started as a four-day conference in California almost 32 years ago, TED has grown to support its mission with multiple initiatives. The two annual TED Conferences invite the world’s leading thinkers and doers to speak for 18 minutes on a diverse mix of topics. Many of these talks are then made available, free, at TED.com. TED speakers have included Bill Gates, Jane Goodall, Elizabeth Gilbert, Sir Richard Branson, Nandan Nilekani, Philippe Starck, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Isabel Allende and former UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown. TED’s media initiatives include TED.com, where new TED Talks are posted daily.
Mumbai Hosts The 7th Edition Of TEDx Gateway
