TEDxFolkestone has secured 11 thought-provoking speakers for its 2018 event ‘Courage to step beyond’.
Following its call for applications from potential speakers, the organisers received nearly 50 approaches and selected 11 national and local people who will take to the stage at the Quarterhouse in Folkestone on Saturday 23 June.
They include Lucy Beresford, writer, psychotherapist and broadcaster on LBC Radio; Britt Whyatt, baker and author of the SheWhoBakes blog, and Cathy Sugden, the horseback heroine.
The event is designed to champion inspiration, innovation, collaboration and leadership across the community and Kent businesses.
TEDxFolkestone is being organised by Liú Batchelor, the Folkestone-based coach and project leader, and a committee of like-minded professionals as part of the global TEDx event programme that highlights ideas worth spreading.
Liú Batchelor, said: “The response from potential speakers was excellent and we have been able to pull together what will be a thought-provoking, challenging and diverse programme covering a wide variety of courage-related issues.”
Themes for the talks include how individuals deal with situations requiring personal and collective courage, whether it’s saving a life, surviving infidelity, and broader issues such as globalisation, education, and the next big idea.
Tickets for TEDxFolkestone 2018 go on sale from 10am on Sunday 1st April from the Folkestone Quarterhouse booking office or via www.quarterhouse.co.uk
Further information on the event can be found at www.TEDxFolkestone.com.
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About TED
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