It’s been nearly a decade since the celebrated speaker series made its way to town, and finally, TEDx is returning to Tampa. The “Lift As You Climb” TEDx conference takes place on Friday, May 2 at 7 pm at the Straz Center for the Performing Arts.
Tickets to see TEDxTAMPA are available here and expected to sell out quickly, with the conference taking place inside Ferguson Hall. Before the speakers begin, there is also a pre-event summit taking place next door at the iconic Tampa Museum of Art, beginning at 5:45 pm and followed by the one-minute walk to The Straz.
With more than 3 billion views across its platforms, TEDx is a globally recognized stage for visionaries, innovators, and changemakers to share ideas that shape the future. More than just talks, the idea behind TEDx is to spark conversations and drive action within communities, making it the intellectual, business, and emotional highlight of the year.
Learn from 10 global thought leaders
TEDxTAMPA will showcase 10 incredible speakers, with only 1,000 seats available for the paradigm-shifting evening. The theme, Lift As You Climb, invites attendees to “relabel success, community and purpose.”
Leading the way for this “unforgettable night of inspiration” are Tampa natives and siblings Harikrishna and Krishna Patel, whose journeys across the world have played pivotal roles in historic global projects. Through their experiences, they saw firsthand the transformative power of community vision and shared purpose, inspiring them to bring that same positive change back to the city that shaped them.
“Imagine walking into a room and feeling like every conversation could spark the next big thing. That’s TEDxTampa,” Krishna Patel said. “It’s not just an event—it’s a catalyst, where ideas collide, connections form, and you leave wondering, ‘What’s stopping me from changing the world?’”
Organizers are slowly revealing the excellent lineup of speakers, with four of the luminaries announced so far:
- John D. Couris, CEO of Tampa General Hospital
- Brian Murphy, CEO of ReliaQuest
- Tim DeKay, actor from the hit TV series White Collar
- Dan Toomey, host of Good Work and Head of Macro at Morning Brew
- Randall Kaplan, Co-Founder of Akamai Technologies
Stay tuned as TEDxTAMPA continues to reveal the full list of inspiring speakers.
Network with the best of Tampa Bay
TEDxTAMPA will take place at two of the city’s most iconic venues, providing opportunities to not only mingle and network with like-minded individuals, but to hear from thought leaders inside beautiful, intimate venues.
The evening begins at the Tampa Museum of Art, where attendees will check in, receive their event badges, and network with some of the city’s most forward-thinking minds. From there, they will head to the Straz Center for the Performing Arts, where audience members will experience “an unforgettable night of inspiration.”
In addition to live attendance, all talks will be uploaded to the official TEDx YouTube channel, which boasts an impressive 40 million subscribers.
Learn more about TEDxTAMPA and get tickets here. The conference takes place on Friday, May 2. Follow TEDxTAMPA on instagram for sneak peeks of what to expect.
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