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18-minute powerhouse talk-a-thon comes to India
Updated On: 18 October, 2009 08:57 AM IST | | Janaki Viswanathan
Al Gore, Bill Gates, Bill Clinton have spoken at previous editions of TED in USA
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Al Gore, Bill Gates, Bill Clinton have spoken at previous editions of TED in USA
Come November 4 and the dome theatre at the Infosys campus in Mysore, will resonate with ideas, thoughts and debates between people from different fields of expertise. TED, a programme which involves the exchange of ideas through speeches comes to India for the first time.
Twenty-five years ago, American architect Richard Saul Wurman saw the connection between Technology, Entertainment and Design, and along with his partner, Harry Marks, decided to organise a meeting of experts from the three fields. While the first event proved to be a dud, he re-attempted it six years later and this time everything fell into place. Since then, there has been no looking back. Held largely in the US and Europe, TED boasts of names such as Al Gore, Bill Gates, Bill Clinton, Quincy Jones, Jane Goodall among others. Today, Chris Anderson whose Sapling Foundation acquired TED in 2001, curates the event every year.
Come November 4 and the dome theatre at the Infosys campus in Mysore, will resonate with ideas, thoughts and debates between people from different fields of expertise. TED, a programme which involves the exchange of ideas through speeches comes to India for the first time.
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The Infosys campus in Mysore where TEDIndia is due to be held this year |
Twenty-five years ago, American architect Richard Saul Wurman saw the connection between Technology, Entertainment and Design, and along with his partner, Harry Marks, decided to organise a meeting of experts from the three fields. While the first event proved to be a dud, he re-attempted it six years later and this time everything fell into place. Since then, there has been no looking back. Held largely in the US and Europe, TED boasts of names such as Al Gore, Bill Gates, Bill Clinton, Quincy Jones, Jane Goodall among others. Today, Chris Anderson whose Sapling Foundation acquired TED in 2001, curates the event every year.
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