Year 8 Event Book - Bridges

April 21, 2018 Keller Auditorium

Past

Future

Unite

Divide

Develop

Preserve

Build

Burn

Br/dges

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PDX. Stumptown. Rose City.

Portland has many nicknames, but perhaps the most enduring is Bridgetown — a nod to our iconic bridges and the culture of acceptance that fuels our creativity.

Portland’s famed bridges represent our progress and expose our challenges. From a past tarnished with racial inequality to a present that seeks to transcend that story.

Year 8 is dedicated to building the future of Portland as an equitable, hopeful and prosperous city for all.

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Agenda TEDxPortland 2018

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The History of TED

The History of TEDx

TED Commandments

Speakers

A Look Back

Where Are They Now?

Ann Curry

The Ideas Booth

Albert Chi, MD

Collaboration

Tami Lynn Kent

Shoes

Tom Sachs

Beer / Pins

Chief Danielle Outlaw

Bags

Peter Cho

6K Night Run

Kevin Cavenaugh

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Tyrone Poole

Colleen Yeager

Community

The Gay Beards

Featured Partners

Mira Kaddoura

Our Volunteers

Christopher Nichols, PhD

Our Team

Rick Turoczy

Farewell

Ideas Booth Speaker

Dedication

Lindsey Murphy Renny Gleeson David Rae

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History

Performers Edna Vazquez

Hunter Noack &

Thomas Lauderdale

Ron Artis II

Oregon Symphony

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9:00a

Session 1

Kevin Cavenaugh Peter Cho

Ron Artis II

Colleen Yeager Albert Chi, MD

10:30a

20-minute break

10:50a

Session 2

Hunter Noack &

Thomas Lauderdale

Tyrone Poole

Mira Kaddoura

Tami Lynn Kent Tom Sachs

12:00p 1:30p

90-minute lunch Session 3

Oregon Symphony Rick Turoczy

Ideas Booth Speaker

Chief Danielle Outlaw The Gay Beards

3:00p

30-minute break

3:30p

Session 4

Edna Vazquez

Christopher Nichols, PhD Ann Curry

Renny Gleeson

4:30p

Happy Hour in the Park

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Ann Curry

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Albert Chi, MD

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Tami Lynn Kent

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Tom Sachs

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Chief Danielle Outlaw

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Peter Cho

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Kevin Cavenaugh

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Tyrone Poole

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Colleen Yeager

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The Gay Beards

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Christopher Nichols, PhD

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Mira Kaddoura

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Rick Turoczy

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Ideas Booth Speaker

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Lindsey Murphy

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Renny Gleeson

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David Rae

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Ann Curry

Truth / Trust

A world-renowned journalist and television personality, Ann graduated from the University of Oregon’s School of Journalism and Communication, started her career in Ashland (and then Portland!), then quickly rose to global prominence. Most recognized for her highprofile interviews, as well as in-depth coverage of natural disasters and human suffering in active war zones, Ann’s reporting is a testament to the power of journalism and its ability to connect us all.

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Ann Curry

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Truth / Trust

Notes

Favorite Portland restaurant?

Rolling Stones or Beatles?

Favorite book?

Greatest fear?

Favorite movie?

Go-to karaoke song?

Make one change in the world?

Where would you go in a time machine?

The Mediterranean Exploration Company

Chuck Berry

The Once And Future King by T.H. White

Hurting someone else

The Sound Of Music

Karaoke and I are not in a relationship

Free, high quality education for everyone in the world through college

Chunky or smooth peanut butter?

Chunky, definitely

Biggest pet peeve?

Well, I think whoever thought up putting individual price stickers on fruits and vegetables seriously needs to apologize

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I would go to the future to see how humankind is faring

Albert Chi, MD

Bionic / Man

Albert is a trauma surgeon with a background in biomedical engineering. His clinical research is focused on improving the lives of individuals with traumatic injuries with an emphasis on motor control.

Helping develop the world’s most sophisticated prosthetic arm, Albert seeks to revolutionize the way individuals with lost limbs conduct their everyday lives.

He is also commissioned as a Lieutenant Commander in the US Navy Reserve.

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Albert Chi, MD

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Bionic / Man

Notes

Hero?

Most embarrassing moment?

Johnny Matheny

Having to duct tape my love handles at basic

training because my body armor was crushing them

Favorite TED Talk?

A Prosthetic Arm That “Feels” by Todd Kuiken Favorite Portland restaurant?

Go-to karaoke song?

You Give Love A Bad Name by Bon Jovi Under your bed right now?

Kenny’s Noodle House

Stray Nerf bullets from playing with my boy

Favorite book?

The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein

If you were on a desert island what five artist

Make one change in the world?

Led Zeppelin, U2, The Beatles, Simon &

anthologies would you bring?

Replace human suffering with love and happiness Biggest pet peeve?

When autocorrect writes something risqué and

I hit send before noticing it… and then send the exact same text seconds later

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Garfunkel, Bob Marley

Tami Lynn Kent

Shame / Honor

Tami is a holistic women’s healthcare visionary, as well as a mother and writer. She is devoted to restoring the woman’s body by studying core patterns from the perspectives of modern medicine and traditional women’s wisdom. She is the author of Wild Feminine and approaches each day with wonder, awe and appreciation for the creative energy infused within.

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Tami Lynn Kent

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Shame / Honor

Notes

Hero?

Greatest fear?

Favorite TED Talk?

Most embarrassing moment?

Eve Ensler

An airplane crash

Listening To Shame by Brené Brown

Shopping with my sons when they would chase each other in the store and knock things (or

Favorite Portland restaurant?

people) over

Accanto

Go-to karaoke song?

Favorite book?

Perfect by Ed Sheeran

Women Who Run With The Wolves: Myths

And Stories Of The Wild Woman Archetype

Where would you go in a time machine?

Favorite movie?

Under your bed right now?

by Clarissa Pinkola Estés

Hawaii in any time period

Harry Potter — I love magic

My yoga mat and collection of books

Chunky or smooth peanut butter?

Chunky!

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Tom Sachs

Junkman / Alchemist

A sculptor by priority, but also a willing participant in filmmaking, bricolage, painting, space exploration and tea ceremonies, Tom makes his own rules. Playing with the idea of a consumer culture, Tom utilizes iconic brands to create his own unique take on pop culture or historical events, often highlighting the love and labor it takes to build what we so commonly use daily.

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Tom Sachs

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Junkman / Alchemist

Notes

Hero?

Biggest pet peeve?

Favorite TED Talk?

Go-to karaoke song?

Favorite Portland restaurant?

Under your bed right now?

Favorite book?

If you were on a desert island what five artist

and Malcolm X

Bach, Beethoven, Mozart, James Brown,

Shackleton, Ali, Herzog, Louis Armstrong

Indulging in fear

Anarchy In The U.K. by the Sex Pistols

Gever Tulley

The Golden Bough by James George Frazer

Courier Coffee

The Autobiography Of Malcolm X by Alex Haley

anthologies would you bring?

Louis Armstrong

Make one change in the world?

That everyone on the earth would understand: • Humans are part of nature

• Political borders are driven by economics and that we are all brothers and sisters

• War is a waste

• Eliminate money

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Chief Danielle Outlaw

Humanity / Authority

After 20 years of service for Oakland’s Police Department, Danielle was sworn in as Portland’s 48th Chief of Police in 2018. With a background in sociology and business, she’s a bridge-builder and thoughtful listener who believes in the idea of “when we know better, we do better.” Her goal as Chief: inspire transformation and positive progression in 21st century policing via enhanced strategies here, and everywhere.

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Chief Danielle Outlaw

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Humanity / Authority

Notes

Hero?

Make one change in the world?

My Grandmother

There would be no more “firsts” for underrepresented populations

Favorite Portland restaurant?

Chunky or smooth peanut butter?

Miss Delta

Smooth

Favorite book?

Rolling Stones or Beatles?

Strega Nona by Tomie dePaola

Beatles

Favorite movie?

The Five Heartbeats

Go-to karaoke song?

Greatest fear?

Deborah Cox

Nobody’s Supposed To Be Here by

Spiders

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Peter Cho

Family / Business

Peter’s restaurant, the Korean-inspired Han Oak, was Portland Monthly’s 2017 restaurant of the year.

Inside its walls unfurls a world rooted in both tradition and fresh interpretations on authentic cuisines.

Peter cut his teeth in New York for 13 years in the kitchen of Michelin star chef April Bloomfield before his desire to be closer to his family called him to the Rose City. In 2017, he was recognized by Food & Wine as Best New Chef and was recently nominated for a James Beard Award for Best Chef Northwest.

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Peter Cho

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Family / Business

Notes

Hero?

Greatest fear?

Favorite TED Talk?

Most embarrassing moment?

Favorite Portland restaurant?

Where would you go in a time machine?

My Mom

Public speaking

How I Fell In Love With A Fish by Dan Barber

Probably my TED Talk

Mekha

Where my children are 36 years from now (when they’re my age)

Favorite book?

Kitchen Confidential by Anthony Bourdain is

If you were on a desert island what five artist

cooking as a career

Notorious B.I.G., Tupac, Hall & Oates,

the most important book… it led me to pursue

anthologies would you bring?

Michael Jackson, Kanye West

Favorite movie?

The Big Lebowski Make one change in the world?

Cure cancer!

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Kevin Cavenaugh

Capitalist / Socialist

Kevin is a prolific local developer of small commercial and residential buildings whose work adheres to the mindset that quality is not defined by the depth of one’s pockets. His developments include the LEED Platinum rated Burnside Rocket, The Zipper, The Ocean and the nation’s first ground-up crowdfunded project, The Fair-Haired Dumbbell. Today, he’s turning his attention toward creating a better version of subsidy-less affordable housing.

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Kevin Cavenaugh

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Capitalist / Socialist

Notes

Hero?

Biggest pet peeve?

Favorite TED Talk?

Rolling Stones or Beatles?

My Mom

(Lack of) mobile phone etiquette

The Two Words That Stand Between You And The Next Big Idea by Emma Mcilroy

Can I answer The Chameleons?

Go-to karaoke song?

Favorite Portland restaurant?

Like A Virgin by Madonna

Han Oak

Where would you go in a time machine?

Favorite book?

1958

The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand

Under your bed right now?

Favorite movie?

Christmas wrapping paper

Raising Arizona

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Tyrone Poole

Houseless / Hopeful

Before becoming an entrepreneur, Tyrone sought to be a firefighter and earned his credentials in 2005.

A catastrophic fall during training swiftly ended his career and left him with medical debt and no place to live.

Through his experience he invented OneAppOregon.com, a new platform to connect people in need with qualified housing. He is changing the way cities evolve and meet the needs of their citizens.

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Tyrone Poole

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Houseless / Hopeful

Notes

Hero?

Greatest fear?

Favorite TED Talk?

Most embarrassing moment?

Martin Luther King Jr.

Not finding a path forward

My Creative Lens by Intisar Abioto

Walking into the women’s dressing room on accident at 24 Hour Fitness

Favorite movie?

Under your bed right now?

Gladiator

Pampers

Make one change in the world?

End homelessness

If you were on a desert island what

Biggest pet peeve?

Tupac, Biggie, Jada Kiss, Lauryn Hill,

five artist anthologies would you bring?

Getting a parking ticket one minute after the

Boyz II Men

meter expires

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Colleen Yeager

Lost / Found

Colleen is a proud mother of two, a member of the Timbers Army, an IPA enthusiast and a leader in Portland’s growing tech community. Colleen has joined forces with Basic Rights Oregon to fight for equality and protections for her transgender son, Eli, and others like him. She aims to deepen our understanding of humanity and inspire actions we can each take to ensure equality for all.

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Colleen Yeager

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Lost / Found

Notes

Hero?

Biggest pet peeve?

Favorite TED Talk?

Most embarrassing moment?

Jackson Katz

dramatic way in front of rival fans

My Son

A refusal to acknowledge facts

Violence Against Women — It’s A Men’s Issue by

11th grade. Cheerleading. I fell down in a very

Favorite Portland restaurant?

Go-to karaoke song?

Favorite book?

If you were on a desert island what five artist

I Will Survive by Gloria Gaynor

¿Por Qué No?

anthologies would you bring?

The Girl On The Train by Paula Hawkins

Ani DiFranco, Pearl Jam, Decemberists,

Make one change in the world?

Elvis Perkins, Iron & Wine

Equality for all

Chunky or smooth peanut butter?

Smooth!

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The Gay Beards

Hate / Love

Individually, their names are Brian Delaurenti and Johnathan Dahl. Together they’re known as The Gay Beards. Since age eight, humor has defined their relationship. Having experienced many of life’s triumphs and tragedies together, the duo creates lighthearted content utilizing one of Portland’s most notable styles: beards.

The Gay Beards

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Hate / Love

Notes

Johnathan

Hero?

My Dad Favorite TED Talk?

Sir Ken Robinson

Brian

Favorite Portland restaurant?

Hero?

Homegrown Smoker

James Taylor

Favorite movie?

Favorite TED Talk?

Romy And Michele’s High School Reunion

The Voices In My Head by Eleanor Longden

Make one change in the world?

Favorite Portland restaurant?

For everyone to be given the same opportunities to find happiness

Teote

Favorite movie?

Chunky or smooth peanut butter?

Make one change in the world?

Biggest pet peeve?

Chunky or smooth peanut butter?

Go-to karaoke Song?

Biggest pet peeve?

Where would you go in a time machine?

Romy And Michele’s High School Reunion

Chunky

People who park poorly

To give everyone a garden

Anything by Cyndi Lauper

Smooth

1970s San Francisco

When people don’t like pets Go-to karaoke Song?

Anything by Fleetwood Mac Where would you go in a time machine?

1800s Montana

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Christopher Nichols, PhD

Peril / Promise

Christopher is an Associate Professor of History at Oregon State University, Director of OSU’s Center for the Humanities and founder of OSU’s Citizenship and Crisis Initiative. A 2016 Andrew Carnegie Fellow and best-selling author, he specializes in U.S. history, American isolationism and our country’s relationship to the rest of the world.

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Christopher Nichols, PhD

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Peril / Promise

Notes

Hero?

Make one change in the world?

My childhood hero was NY Mets catcher

Eliminate all nuclear weapons

Gary Carter

Chunky or smooth peanut butter?

Favorite TED Talk?

Chunky

The History Of Our World In 18 Minutes by

Biggest pet peeve?

David Christian

Slow drivers in the fast lane

Favorite Portland restaurant?

Rolling Stones or Beatles?

Andina

Rolling Stones

Favorite book?

Pragmatism: A New Name For Some Old Ways Of Thinking by William James Favorite movie?

Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior

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Where would go in a time machine?

The Constitutional Convention in 1787

Mira Kaddoura

Cultivate / Liberate

Mira is a renowned creative in our city. She is a conceptual interactive artist, as well as founder and executive creative director of the esteemed Red & Co. Design Agency. Born in Egypt, and raised between Lebanon and Canada, she credits her husband, family, yoga and conceptual art projects for keeping her sane in the world of advertising.

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Mira Kaddoura

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Cultivate / Liberate

Notes

Favorite TED Talk?

Biggest pet peeve?

Favorite Portland restaurant?

Greatest fear?

Favorite book?

Go-to karaoke song?

Favorite movie?

Where would you go in a time machine?

The Power Of Vulnerability by Brené Brown

Improper use of fork and knife

Ox

Something terrible happening to my kids

The Prophet by Kahlil Gibran

She’s A Rainbow by the Rolling Stones

Cinema Paradiso

To meet up with all the badass women in my family

Make one change in the world?

Make everyone meditate and chill out Chunky or smooth peanut butter?

Almond butter

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Rick Turoczy

Risk / Reward

Rick has been an active partner of startups within the Portland area for over 20 years, and produces content on his tech blog, Silicon Florist. Co-founder and GM of Wieden+Kennedy’s Portland Incubator Experiment (PIE), Rick advises engineers, makers, doers, bloggers and geeks to create tech-fueled cultural disruptions around the world.

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Rick Turoczy

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Risk / Reward

Notes

Hero?

Chunky or smooth peanut butter?

Favorite TED Talk?

Biggest pet peeve?

The Hulk

Smooth

404: The Story Of A Page Not Found

Rudeness

by Renny Gleeson

Rolling Stones or Beatles?

Favorite Portland restaurant?

Beatles

Genies Cafe

Greatest fear?

Favorite book?

That I could have done more and didn’t

Fear And Loathing In Las Vegas

Where would you go in a time machine?

by Hunter S. Thompson

Portland’s future

Favorite movie?

Die Hard

If you were on a desert island what five artist

Make one change in the world?

Vonnegut, Dalí, Beastie Boys,

anthologies would you bring?

That each person feels inspired to try to do

Charles & Ray Eames, Miles Davis

something they want to do

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Ideas Booth Speaker

Tracy Oseran, Speaker 2016

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Notes

Fun facts

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Lindsey Murphy

Livestream Host

Lindsey is the creator, producer and host of The Fab Lab With Crazy Aunt Lindsey, YouTube’s popular kids science web series that takes everyday science concepts and turns them into fabulous DIY projects.

As an advocate and science communicator, Lindsey focuses on accessibility and diversity in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math).

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Lindsey Murphy

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Livestream Host

Notes

Favorite TED Talk?

The Two Words That Stand Between You And Your Next Big Idea by Emma Mcilroy

Make one change in the world?

No money

Favorite hiking spot?

Favorite color?

Wherever I got lost that time in Brazil

Chartreuse

Rolling Stones or Beatles?

Hero?

Beatles

Single mothers

Biggest pet peeve?

Favorite movie?

Not putting veggies in the crisper

A Wrinkle In Time Most embarrassing moment?

I don’t embarrass easily

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Renny Gleeson

The Closer

Renny is a geek who’s worked in the startup and interactive marketing space since 1994. He leads interactive strategy globally for Wieden+Kennedy and is the co-founder and leader of W+K’s Portland Incubator Experiment (PIE), a technology business accelerator positioned at the intersection of startups and brands. Renny has presented on the stage at “Big TED” and is an original board member, speaker coach and chief advisor to TEDxPortland, he is vital to making each year’s event feel cohesive and impactful.

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Renny Gleeson

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The Closer

Notes

Favorite TED Talk?

Go-to karaoke song?

Favorite color?

Where would you go in a time machine?

Hero?

Favorite book?

Favorite Portland restaurant?

Something someone should know

Start With Why by Simon Sinek

Sister Christian by Night Ranger

Orange

Big Bang

Death Of Ivan Ilyich by Leo Tolstoy

Thomas Paine

about you?

Burgerville

Trombonist

Chunky or smooth peanut butter?

Chunky

If you were on a desert island what five artist

Favorite movie?

Stones, Arvo Pärt, Chemical Brothers,

anthologies would you bring?

Star Wars: Episode V — The Empire

Beethoven, Adele

Strikes Back

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David Rae

Curator / Host

David believes in creating joy in others through community connection. A former creative at Nike, he is the co-founder and president of 503 Media & Events. He was part of the original planning group that brought TEDx to the Rose City in 2009 and has worked tirelessly to grow the event for our city. David formerly served as the Licensee for TEDxPortland and has been the host and emcee since 2012.

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David Rae

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Curator / Host

Notes

Favorite TED Talk?

The Way We Think About Charity Is Dead Wrong

by Dan Pallotta

Favorite movie?

The Man From Snowy River and Project Grizzly Something someone should know about you?

Hero?

My younger brother (older brother is amazing, too) Favorite Portland restaurant?

I love the game of baseball Greatest fear?

Something happening to our kids

Renata

If you were on a desert island what five artist

Biggest pet peeve?

anthologies would you bring?

Entitlement (Eli Cairo’s Talk!) and people who

Ben Harper, Hall & Oates, Rolling Stones,

don’t chase their potential

DMB, Prince

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Edna Vazquez

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Hunter Noack & Thomas Lauderdale

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Ron Artis II

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Oregon Symphony

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Edna Vazquez

Artist / Activist

Edna is a fearless performer whose powerful voice and musical talent uplift audiences everywhere. With moving vocals and spectacular guitar technique, her songs are deeply rooted in universal human emotion and blend folk, rock, pop and R&B to spread her message of light, love and cultural healing.

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Edna Vazquez

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Artist / Activist

Notes

Hero?

Greatest fear?

Favorite Portland restaurant?

Most embarrassing moment?

Sailor Moon and my Mom

Heights

Luc Lac

I freely farted in my car, then somebody knocked

on my car window to ask a question out of the blue

Favorite movie?

Where would you go in a time machine?

Life Is Beautiful

A garden in France

Make one change in the world?

The way we communicate should be a tool to

If you were on a desert island what five artist

each other

Isao Tomita, La Lupe, Saint-Preux, Queen,

understand each other and to learn better from

anthologies would you bring?

Hermanas Aguila

Biggest pet peeve?

Desperate people in traffic or rush hour

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Hunter Noack & Thomas Lauderdale

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Wild / Composed

Hunter is an internationally acclaimed concert pianist who integrates literature, visual art, dance, theater and design to transform the art of performance. His recent work In A Landscape connects classical music in the wild to communities all over our state. We invite you to step into Hunter’s world and explore for yourself a blend of the refined outdoors.

After first moving to Portland in 1982, Thomas led an active life in politics before finding his true identity in music. With the formation of his “little orchestra” Pink Martini in 1994, Thomas embraced the global music community as inspiration for his work. His dazzling energy and selflessness are a reflection of this city and what we should all aspire to be — a connected community.

Hunter Noack & Thomas Lauderdale

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Wild / Composed

Notes

Thomas

Hero?

Civil rights leader Kathleen Saadat,

my piano teacher Sylvia Killman, and my three parents Kerby Lauderdale, Linda Lauderdale and Ken Myers

Hunter

Favorite Portland restaurant?

Hero?

Luce, Roost, Mothers Bistro, Zefiro, Luc Lac

Opal Whiteley

Favorite book?

Favorite TED Talk?

How To Fight Desertification And Reverse

A Confederacy Of Dunces by

Favorite Portland restaurant?

Favorite movie?

Climate Change by Allan Savory

John Kennedy Toole

Read Karen Brooks in Portland Monthly

Harold And Maude

Favorite book?

Phrases like “pick your brain” and “network”

to know the best

Biggest pet peeve?

Narcissus And Goldmund by

Rolling Stones or Beatles?

Hermann Hesse

Ray Conniff

Favorite movie?

Greatest fear?

All About Eve

Being left behind

Make one change in the world?

Go-to karaoke song?

More compassion

Is That All There Is? by Peggy Lee

Chunky or smooth peanut butter?

Almond butter

Rolling Stones or Beatles?

Beatles

Greatest fear?

That this really is all there is Go-to karaoke song?

Gambler by Kenny Rogers Where would you go in a time machine?

2660 BC

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Ron Artis II

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Bound / Free

Ron thinks that music is meant to be lived, as life is to be lived. He grew up alongside his ten brothers and sisters performing for tourists in his family’s home on the North Shore of O‘ahu, and today mixes the blues of Jimi Hendrix with the soul of Bill Withers to deliver fresh and original music with a pure and positive message.

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Ron Artis II

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Bound / Free

Notes

Hero?

Most embarrassing moment?

My Dad

The day I disassembled a roof, while I was still on top of it… spoiler alert, I fell

Favorite TED Talk?

Go-to karaoke song?

Believe In Yourself by Paula Fuga

Haven’t tried karaoke yet

Favorite book?

Where would go in a time machine?

The Bible

To see Jaco Pastorius live

Make one change in the world?

Make us all see how little we know and how much

Under your bed right now?

Chunky or smooth peanut butter?

If you were on a desert island what five artist

we need each other

Baby diapers (they’re new!)

anthologies would you bring?

Chunky!

Stevie Wonder, Charles Aznavour,

Rolling Stones or Beatles?

Gregory Porter, Jack Johnson, Bob Marley

Rolling Stones

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Oregon Symphony

The Grammy-nominated Oregon Symphony ranks as one of America’s major orchestras.

Led by Music Director Carlos Kalmar, it serves 235,000+ people annually through 90+ concerts and award-winning education and community engagement programs.

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Tradition / Innovation

Now in its 121st season, the Oregon Symphony is the oldest orchestra west of the Mississippi.

Open your ears, your minds and your eyes to the wondrous sound and spectacle that is this true Oregon treasure.

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Scott Showalter President & CEO

Favorite TED Talk?

Anything from my friend and former colleague, Robert Gupta

Favorite Portland restaurant?

Higgins

Favorite book?

Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been? by Joyce Carol Oates

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Favorite movie?

Shawshank Redemption Make one change in the world?

Access to healthcare as a fundamental right

Chunky or smooth peanut butter?

Almond butter, please

Oregon Symphony

Notes

Biggest pet peeve?

Clipping one’s fingernails in public Rolling Stones or Beatles?

Both

Greatest fear?

Go-to karaoke song?

Any that someone else sings Where would you go in a time machine?

1920s Paris

That I won’t make a difference

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If you were on a desert island what five artist anthologies would you bring?

Brahms, Beatles, The Carpenters, Bob Dylan, Rachmaninoff

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The History of TED

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The History of TEDx

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TED Commandments

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TEDxPortland: A Look Back

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Where Are They Now?

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The Ideas Booth

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Collaboration

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Shoes

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Beer / Pins

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Bags

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6K Night Run

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The History of TED

Emma Mcilroy, Speaker, TEDxPortland 2017

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Established in 1984, TED is an annual event where some of the world’s leading thinkers and doers are invited to share what they are most passionate about. “TED” stands for Technology, Entertainment and Design — three broad subject areas that are collectively shaping our future. In fact, the event is broader still, showcasing ideas that matter in any discipline. The diverse audience of CEOs, scientists, creatives and philanthropists is almost as extraordinary as the speakers, who have included Brené Brown, Bill Gates, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Frank Gehry, Bryan Stevenson, Sir Richard Branson, Philippe Starck, Jill Bolte Taylor and Bono.

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The History of TEDx

Frank Moore, Speaker 2014

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Notes

TEDx is part of a revolution in global education made possible by local organizers wanting to engage their communities. Established in 2009, 25,000+ TEDx events have been organized worldwide with 100,000+ TEDx Talks curated. Every week, in 135+ countries, people are coming together to pursue ideas worth spreading. Three words: Ideas. Worth. Spreading.

We seek to build partnerships that will surface, promote and support great ideas. The concept is simple: create an immersive environment where prominent local organizations, thought leaders and key enablers from vastly different fields can crossfertilize and draw inspiration from unlikely places.

This foundation of partners, speakers and influencers forms the basis of the community we are trying to build in Portland and beyond.

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TED Commandments

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Dream big. Strive to create

the best talk you have ever

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given. Reveal something never

organization. And don’t even think

audience will remember forever.

about pitching your products or

Share an idea that could change

services or asking for funding from

the world.

Show us the real you. Share your passions, your dreams

the stage.

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… and also your fears. Be

try to dazzle intellectually. Don’t

powerful.

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speak in abstractions. Explain.

Give examples. Tell stories.

Be specific.

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Connect with people’s emotions.

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Don’t flaunt your ego. Don’t

Don’t read your talk. Notes are fine.

But if the choice is between reading or rambling, then read.

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End your talk on time. Doing

otherwise steals time from the

people that follow you. We won’t

Make us laugh. Make us cry.

boast. It’s the surest way to

speakers’ talks, to praise or to Enthusiastic endorsement is

well as success.

Make the complex plain. Don’t

Feel free to comment on other criticize. Controversy energizes.

vulnerable. Speak of failure as

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we have specifically asked you to,

do not talk about your company or

seen before. Do something the

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No selling from the stage. Unless

allow it.

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switch everyone off.

Rehearse your talk in front of a trusted friend… for timing, for clarity, for impact.

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Amber Starks, Speaker 2015

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Welcome to our eighth annual event. We received our first TEDx license in 2009 and it took us 14 months to pull off our first event at the Portland Armory. We grew to the Portland Art Museum and have since landed at the Keller Auditorium. Our 60+ member volunteer team works year round on this experience to deliver Ideas Worth Spreading to the Rose City and beyond. Our team goals center on speaker quality and content, premium event management, partner appreciation and inspiring Portland to think and do.

2011

Jim Riswold

PHAME

Spencer Beebe

Dr. Brian Druker

Mark Edlen

Storm Large

Greg Bell

Tinker Hatfield

Bobbie Conner Elliot Mainzer

2012

Thomas Brown

Dr. Jessica Green Gavin Davison David Terry

Portland Youth

Philharmonic

Bassima Mroue

On The Rocks Scott Kveton

School of Rock

Thomas Lauderdale

Hideshi Hamaguchi John Waller &

Ben Canales

Joe Whitworth Kate Davis

Sahar Alnouri

Ward Cunningham

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Karen Brooks Mia Birk

John Jay

Rose City

Trombones

Gene Sandoval

Dr. Aithan Shapira Jeb Corliss

Sam Adams

A Look Back

2013

Asia Greene

Naomi Pomeroy

Guido Rahr

Mike Thelin

The Royal Blues

Brian Faherty

Brian Grant

Jonathan Krisel Tom Brokaw

2014

Denver

James Keller

G Cody QJ Goldberg

Macklemore

Oregon Ballet Theatre

Eric Giler

Nong Poonsukwattana

Al James

Zach King

Isaiah Holt

Frank Moore Lisa Sedlar

D’Wayne Edwards

Jon Wexler

Jacob Miller & The

Dr. Kent Thornburg

Karen Gaffney

Benji Wagner

Amber Starks

G Douglas Bundy

Con Bro Chill

Vidya Spandana The von Trapps Linda Smith

Fawn Weaver

Bridge City Crooners

Gregory Gourdet Dr. Cameron Smith Jenna Nicholas

Regina Ellis

Dr. Daniel Wilson Speech

Renny Gleeson

Elias Cairo

Tracy Oseran

Portland Gay

Joey Harrington

Thaniya Keereepart

Tylor Neist &

Samuel Hulick

Rose City Trombones

Nadya Okamoto Intisar Abioto Israel Bayer

Maurice Conti

Rex Burkholder

2017

Ben Huh

Di-Ann Eisnor

Jackson Gariety

Zalika Gardner

2016

Dr. Laurie Marker

Kimberly Howard

Aaron Draplin

Andrew Revkin

2015

Kate Bingaman-Burt

Timber Jim Serrill Mara Zepeda

Radiation City

Bobbi MacKenzie

Emma Mcilroy

Renu Malhotra, PhD

Dave Sanders, MD

Marla Smith-Nilson

Stephen Green Annie Choo Thor Drake

Luis Vargas

Benjamin Dehen-Artaiz Adam Garcia

Ragini Dindukurthi Colin O’Brady

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Men’s Chorus

B ridgetown Orchestra

Renny Gleeson

Ben Kaiser

Renny Gleeson

Where Are They Now?

Karen Brooks Speaker, 2011 One of TEDxPortland first-ever speakers, Karen Brooks was recently recognized with the “Oscar” of food critic awards: the 2017 Craig Claiborne Distinguished Restaurant Review Award at the James Beard Media Awards in New York. Brooks has watched the menus and restaurants of Stumptown evolve since the 1980s, first whetting her appetite at Willamette Week, then spending her second course with The Oregonian before becoming the lead food critic for Portland Monthly in 2010. As Portland’s leading culinary trend-spotter, she pens monthly restaurant reviews, writes and photographs Portland Monthly’s Word of Mouth column, drives the annual Best Restaurants issue, contributes to various foodcover packages and breaks news for the magazine’s food blog, Eat Beat. Along the way, Brooks has somehow found time to publish nine books, the most recent of which is The Mighty Gastropolis: A Journey Through America’s New Food Culture. Let’s congratulate one of the Rose City’s finest, and one of TEDxPortland’s steadfast advisors, who’s helped guide the vision of our program since 2011.

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Where Are They Now?

D’Wayne Edwards Speaker, 2014 Whether you’re new to the game or a seasoned sneakerhead, you’ve most likely come across TEDxPortland alumnus D’Wayne Edwards’ work.

Over the course of his 29-year career, Edwards has been granted 40+ patents, received numerous design awards and crafted 500+ shoe styles for some of today’s premiere athletes. During a sabbatical from Nike in 2010, Edwards turned his attention to cultivating an environment for students to learn design fundamentals and used his own money to fly 40 students to the University of Oregon for an in-depth, two-week long design course. Since speaking at TEDxPortland in 2014, PENSOLE has been instrumental in providing aspiring designers, regardless of socioeconomic background, opportunities to hone and showcase their work for industry professionals. He has led 400+ graduates of his program to careers in the sneaker industry.

Furthermore, he has partnered with Google to create an eight episode series on YouTube RED called LACE UP: The Ultimate Sneaker Challenge and continues to inspire aspiring designers to create with the World Sneaker Championship by offering them $130K in cash and prizes and their shoe sold at Foot Locker’s stores globally.

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The Ideas Booth

Portland is filled with vibrant personalities that, in a sense, define our city. Over the years, TEDxPortland’s stage has been shared by some of the city’s finest creators, educators, collaborators, thinkers and doers, creating an experience filled with inspiration and education.

This year we opened the Keller stage to the community through our one-of-kind custom made Ideas Booth.

› With special thanks to our partners:

Fabricated from scratch by local partners, this booth

• Oregon Historical Society

was located in the Oregon Historical Society’s pavilion

• Space Monkey Designs

from March 5 to April 5. Participants were given 90 seconds to present an Idea Worth Spreading for a chance to join our speaker line up and share their Idea with the TEDxPortland audience. The selected speaker was then paired with a speaker coach and graphic designer and given two weeks to get ready for today.

Nothing like this has been done before in the TED or TEDx global community.

Hats off to the speaker who will grace the stage today.

Show them a little extra support!

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• Flatline Fabrication • Victory

• Leyard and Planar • Lane Powell • 503

• StoryTap

Notes

Platinum Partner

Collaboration

Everyone remembers the infamous PDX carpet. But how about the inconic airport benches that travelers sat on for 40 years?

Recognized as artifacts and integral

pieces of PDX history, everyone has a story about these seats and their cultural relevance. A collaboration

opportunity presented itself and the

Portland International Bench Project was founded.

The mission is rooted in creative

TEDxPortland is proud to partner

community, allowing Portland-based

them and these collaborators:

restoration, friendship and

designers and artists to manifest

their memories and feelings about these unique pieces.

These seats were unveiled during Design Week Portland this past

week (April 14 – 21, 2018) and are displayed and at the Keller today for TEDxPortland attendees to

enjoy and reminisce. After our event this weekend, each collaborator

will have a month to display their

with PDXoriginals. We tip our hat to

• Nike

• Instrument • Pensole

• Art Institute of Portland • Fiction

• Space Monkey Designs • Felling Studios • Tiber Creative

• Lagom Handmade • DFRNT Pigeon

project. During this time, each

› With special thanks to Ryan

off, with proceeds benefiting New

and Ben Vickers.

individual bench will be auctioned Avenues for Youth.

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Alexander Widell, Steve Mika

PDXoriginals.com

Shoes

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The 1997 Air Humara defines our 2018 concept of duality by bridging the best of two worlds: the function of an all-terrain hiking shoe and a form that commands attention in the streets. Whether you’re an avid adventurer who regularly roams through mother nature or your idea of “getting outdoors” is grabbing brunch on the weekend, this sneaker has no boundaries.

Inspiration

History

The Steel and Tilikum bridges

The Steel Bridge is a through truss,

the shoe. A collaborative mash up

that was completed in 1912 and

were the design inspiration for

between these two iconic structures that define our city’s skyline and

riverscape. Bolts and brawn meet suspension and cable-stayed

creativity — where grit meets grace.

double-deck vertical-lift bridge

replaced the original structure that was built in 1888. The original

structure was the first railroad bridge across the Willamette River in Portland.

Tilikum Crossing — “Bridge of

the People” — is a cable-stayed

bridge completed in 2015. It is the first major bridge in the U.S. that was designed to allow exclusive

access to transit vehicles, cyclists and pedestrians. It embodies the

Portland sentiment of sustainability and our commitment to future generations.

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Beer / Pins

Featured bridges: • Fremont

• St. John’s • Tilikum • Steel

• Morrison

• Hawthorne • Broadway • Burnside

Commemorating our 8th year, we have designed a special set of eight icons inspired by Portland’s bridges. These will take two forms — collectible enamel pins and a special edition Rogue Ale — available for attendees. Pins will be handed out at the end of day with the Patron bags. The beer will be served during Happy Hour. Drink, swap pins with friends and be happy!

› With special

thanks to our friends, Rogue Ales.

IDEAS ALE

PDX. Stumptown. Rose City.

Portland has many nicknames, but perhaps the most enduring is Bridgetown — a nod to our iconic bridges and the culture of acceptance that fuels our creativity. Portland’s famed bridges represent our progress and expose our challenges. From a past tarnished with racial inequality to a present that seeks to transcend that story. Year 8 is dedicated to building the future of Portland as an equitable, hopeful, and prosperous city for all. We will explore the duality with each speaker and their idea.

We at Rogue celebrate thinkers and doers. We dare, we risk, we dream. We are also proud partners of TEDxPortland and committed to “ideas worth spreading” here in the Rose City and beyond. So please pour a glass for you, a friend, and a stranger and begin to bridge what divides.

BREWED & BOTTLED BY ROGUE ALES CA CASH REFUND OK+ 10¢ Refund: MI, OR 5¢ Refund: CT,HI,IA,ME,MA,NY,VT

GOVERNMENT WARNING: (1) ACCORDING TO THE SURGEON GENERAL, WOMEN SHOULD NOT DRINK ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES DURING PREGNANCY BECAUSE OF THE RISK OF BIRTH DEFECTS. (2) CONSUMPTION OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES IMPAIRS YOUR ABILITY TO DRIVE A CAR OR OPERATE MACHINERY, AND MAY CAUSE HEALTH PROBLEMS.

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Bags

Luis Vargas, Speaker 2017

We are thrilled to share that we have upcycled our 2017 vinyl billboards with Rareform to turn them into totes, duffles and fanny packs. Yes, fanny packs.

We are bringing them back!

Patron ticket holders be

› Special thanks to the

the end of the day during

Theo Hunter and Dan

sure to claim your bags at the Happy Hour in the Park.

We will also have a limited quantity for sale from 4:30 – 6:00p.

leadership and vision of Dhruva at Pacific Outdoor.

And to Ben Ford who had the idea to make

this thoughtful plan come together.

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6K Night Run

On June 21, 2018 the TEDxPortland organizing team will be hosting its fourth annual 6K Night Run at OMSI. Affectionately referred to as “Paint the Town TED,” this experience is proudly presented by Audi Beaverton and welcomed 1,000+ participants in years past. Red Nike Dri-FIT TEDxPortland t-shirts are presented to each runner and colorful costumes are encouraged for best-dressed prizes. Participants enjoy a noncompetitive experience that is family friendly around the Portland waterfront. With additional special thanks to OMSI, Fuller Events, Rogue Ales, LED Lenser, Pinnacle Exhibits, Nike, KIND Snacks and Red Bull.

Course Route: starting at OMSI, we head North on the Eastbank Esplanade, crossing West over the Steel Bridge, and continue South on the Waterfront Park Trail, crossing East over the Tilikum Crossing, finishing back at OMSI. We are thrilled to share that this event has been promoted in the TEDx global community by the TED Leadership in New York and has been replicated in 15+ cities around the world.

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Presented by

In collaboration with

With special thanks

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/ Community

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University of Oregon

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Enjoy the Weather

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Nike

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Henry V Events

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Premier

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Zoom+Care

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Oregon Community Foundation

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Lane Powell

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Stephouse

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Blue Star

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Victory

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Timberline

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Oregonian Media Group & KGW

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WeWork & Deadstock

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Umpqua Bank

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Leyard and Planar

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Platinum Partner

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The University of Oregon, specifically the School of Journalism and Communication in Portland, was one of our first partners in 2011. They helped get TEDxPortland off the ground. In 2012, The University of Oregon became the presenting partner and has continued their support ever since. We do not know where we would be without them. We are so thankful for their support, not only with our main event at the Keller but also with past TEDx SALONS that are held throughout the year. They are also the hosts for our TEDxYouth@Portland experience. With heartfelt appreciation we thank Matt Roberts, Jane Gordon, Tess Phillips, Heidi Hiasson & Kyle Henley who have graciously facilitated a wonderful community connection.

Inspired by TEDxPortland, the University is proudly now curating their own inspired Presidential Speaker Series called “WINGS” — featuring their faculty, students and alumni.

Our core organizing team finds 2018 inspiration in this quote from legendary runner and UO Alumni, Steve Prefontaine: “To give anything less than your best is to sacrifice the gift.”

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Platinum Partner

TEDxPortland Year 8 is in the second year of our creative relationship with our admired agency of record. The team at Enjoy is a natural extension of our core organizing team. We admire them as professionals. We cherish them as friends. With special thanks to Emily Boisvert, Matthew Anderson and Ian Coyle. They create objects, spaces and experiences that captivate the imagination. From theme ideation and campaign photo shoots to digital execution and event book design, it has been a thrill and distinct privilege working with them. We are humbled to be on this journey together.

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Platinum Partner

Many of Nike’s core maxims inspire our organizing team philosophy. Principles such as “simplify and go, evolve immediately, be a sponge and do the right thing.” We are inspired by their grassroots beginnings and how they have transformed the world as a force for good. They have been with us as a partner from day one and we cannot imagine this journey without them. Thank you for continuing to inspire us and for supporting our creative endeavors. With special thanks to Howard Lichter, Erin Moreno, Mike Brewer, Aaron Cooper, Adam Welliver, Brendan Hughes and Michael Doherty.

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Platinum Partner

Look at this new stage design! It is world class in the global TEDx community. It is a privilege and honor to work alongside this amazing team. The stage, studio animation and production execution behind TEDxPortland is a reflection of an amazing group of individuals from this hometown event company — Henry V. Their company mission is simple: “make things happen.” We wholeheartedly believe they embody their ethos as they continue to support our efforts with profound industry expertise, grace and a sense of unparalleled style. With special thanks to Chad Smith, Martin Van Londen, Matthew Anderson, Jerry Green, Matt Harper and Katja Asaro.

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Platinum Partner

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Platinum Partner

This creative production company has been a faithful partner of TEDxPortland for the past 7 years. Their printed materials have been nationally recognized within the print and design community as they continue to push the boundaries of creative production. All event signage—as well as the book in your hands—are supplied by Premier. Their energetic and dedicated team give you the power to say “yes.”

In particular, we would like to thank Juli Cordill, Eric Farrara and Andy Gordon for being models of professionalism and generosity.

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Platinum Partner

Portland has long been at the vanguard of big changes in America, from recycling and sustainable agriculture, to bike commuting and renewable energy. TEDxPortland is honored to partner with a local trailblazer that is redefining another industry — healthcare. ZOOM+Care proudly calls Portland home as they unleash faster, safer, better care. Their ethos of industry disruption, thinking differently, doing the right thing and investing in their local community is an inspiration to organizations large and small across all industries and locations.

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Platinum Partner

The Oregon Community Foundation’s love for Oregon and supporting its local communities inspires us. They are a

Please visit their dedicated TEDx community channels: Oregoncf.org/TEDx

model for how to respect the past and optimistically build toward a better future.

#OCFBridgestoGiving

They believe in our collective ability

OCF 2017 Impact Snapshot

to build a brighter tomorrow where all

$118m

Oregonians can create and sustain

Grants and scholarships to communities

meaningful lives. Where communities

2,000

Generous donors

challenges. OCF connects the power

1,660

Passionate volunteers

of philanthropy with the individuals and

2,200

Active community

work together to address our greatest

organizations who are leading the way to create a vibrant future for the state. This year, TEDxPortland is proud to partner with OCF for the first time.

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partners

Platinum Partner

We never thought TEDxPortland would grow into what it is today. It was 700+ people at the Armory in Year One. It is now the largest TEDx in the United States with 3,000+ annually. Thank you to the leadership at Lane Powell for earnestly looking out for the organization’s best interests as things have developed over the years. From formalizing our initial organization, to supporting our non-profit incorporation, we are eternally grateful to the legal counsel (and friendship) of Lisa Poplawski, Jeff Wolfstone and Carter Mann for their thoughtfulness and stewardship.

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Creative Collaborator

Stephouse’s WiFi network by the numbers: 37,000,000

Unique social media impressions

100

for TEDxPortland 2017.

7,000

last year’s attendees (equal to streaming 100 HD movies).

Feet of ethernet cable needed

to outfit the Keller Auditorium with

70

Devices that accessed the

30

WiFi.

1,800

Gigabytes of data transferred by

Hours required to install this year’s WiFi network.

TEDxPortland WiFi network

Enterprise-grade, high-capacity wireless access points installed

in 2017.

for today’s event.

1

TEDxPortland’s rank among social media trends in North America four years running.

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Guidelines & Etiquette

Social Media Explained Twitter — I’m eating a #donut Facebook — I like donuts Foursquare — Here is where I eat donuts Instagram — Here is a photo of my donut YouTube — Here I am eating a donut LinkedIn — My skills include donut eating Pinterest — Here’s a donut recipe Spotify — Now listening to “Donuts” Snapchat — Now you see it, now you donut Please silence your cell phones to be respectful of the speakers today. Donut be that person.

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Platinum Partner

Victory continues to raise the bar for our creative standards. Their team of motion, graphic, web and social designers dream, dare and do the impossible.

They have influenced our digital reach to a global scale, produced our annual highlight films and meticulously worked to remaster our speakers’ Talks for the rest of the world to enjoy, forever. Our relationship runs deep, dating back to 2009 when first discussions began of bringing a TED “ideas experience” to town. Not simply an event or a conference, but an experience. Thank you, Victory, for continuing to energize our efforts.

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Platinum Partner

Last November, a 30-person TEDxPortland organizing team traveled up to Silcox Hut for the third consecutive year for an offsite retreat to dream about and create Year 8.

We were once again inspired at 7,000 feet to create the foundation for “Br / dges.” We also dreamed up the concept of the “Ideas Booth”, our new custom “X Rug” for the stage and designed our city-wide scavenger hunt to name a few brainstorms. We’d like to extend special thanks to Sally Kohnstamm and the folks at Timberline Lodge for making this trip possible. Silcox Hut is such a special place.

The magic found there touches everyone who enters the lodge.

Gold Partner

Gold Partner

Special thanks to our media partners today.

With the help of Joe Christensen and the team at Blaze Streaming Media, our live stream is being showcased to thousands of people today around the state (and world!) for FREE on OregonLive.com & KGW.com.

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Gold Partner

Community and coffee will be served outside all day until supplies last. Come say hello and meet someone new. Learn about the TEDxPortland office at the WeWork Custom House — proudly the first tennant in the building back in November, 2015!

Cheers to collaboration, equity, thinkers, doers, makers and creators.

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Gold Partner

Sincere thanks to the innovative leadership of Jodi Jordan & Umpqua Bank. They continue to be instrumental partners with us, creating thoughtprovoking activations around this experience. Please visit their activation on the second floor of the Keller lobby mezzanine. Our organization proudly banks with Umpqua — we feel most banks treat customers like customers. They treat us like family.

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Platinum Partner

Gold Partner

Leyard and Planar continue to raise the bar with us, pushing us to new heights. They are a backyard company gone global — a world leader in the design, production, distribution and service of digital displays, video walls and visualization products. With special thanks to Adam Schmidt, John Tucker & Erika Sessions for their steadfast support and commitment to excellence.

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Presenting

Platinum

Gold

Our Partners

› 75+ Partners graciously give their time, services and resources

to make this event possible. We are especially proud of the local influence our partners have on our local community.

Community

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Creative Partner

Our Team

› We are very grateful

to the staff of Portland’5 and Keller Auditorium.

Your precision and

professionalism continue to take us to new heights.

Board of Directors

Speaker / Coaching

City / Landscape

Social Media & Interactive

Paul Anthony

Kelsey Knecht

Renny Gleeson

Renny Gleeson

Committee

Photography

Susan Hoffman

Seth Walker

Brian Pemberton

Mark Starkey

Peter Achterman

Clare Ryan

Peter Achterman David Rae Licensee Clare Ryan Advisory Team Greg Bell

Karen Brooks

Stephen Green Al James

Clare Ryan

Kenji Sugahara

Volunteer Management

In A Landscape

Ben Ford

Molly McCluskey

Paul Anthony

Zach Lewis

Pete Lewis

Introductory Video Creative

Engagement

Amy Wolff

Henry V Studios

Ashley Campbell

Grace Moen

Cathey Armillas

Allen Hardin

Alumni Involvement

Stage Design & Production

Partnerships

David Rae

Henry V

Amy Ziskin

Vince LaVecchia

Backstage Management

Art Direction

Really BIG Video Steve Foster

Mike Noe

Agency of Record

Maria & PJ Harvey

Copywriting Pete Hampton

Robyn Tenenbaum

Gene Sandoval

Enjoy the Weather

G Cody QJ Goldberg

Principal

PR & Communications

Ian Coyle

Kasia Hall

Executive Producer

Kristin Oke

Oregon Historical Society

Hannah Kang

Victory

Regina Ellis

Chief Curator & Host David Rae

Emily Boisvert

Leadership Team Clare Ryan

Kelsey Knecht

Ideas Booth

Lea Adamovic

Flatline Fabrication

Creative Director

Peter Achterman

Matthew Anderson

Agency PR

Ben Ford

Agency Photographers

Kristin Oke

Allen Hardin

Jacob Hinmon

Sophie Williams

Molly McCluskey

Corey Hayes

Corey Drayton Hair & Makeup Artist Lena Walsh

Seth Walker

Edelman

Lea Adamovic Hannah Kang

Kent Hollenbeck

Mark Mohammadpour Lissa Capps

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Space Monkey Designs Lane Powell

Leyard & Planar StoryTap 503

› Special thanks to Pete Hampton

TEDxPortland Studio

Partner Appreciation Night

6K Run Committee

Media Partners /

Design Team

Oregonian Media Group

Daniel Westling Jordan Aftanas Mike Noe

Annatova Goodman Kyle Fordham

Madeline Decotes Scott Huber

Partners

Live Stream

Provenance Hotels

Fuller Events

Sean Sterling

› With special thanks

Pinnacle Exhibits

James Eastwood &

to Sentinel, Bashar Wali and Zie Zie Senzaki Irving St. Kitchen Speaker Dinner

Keller Park Expo Fuller Events

Christina & Tyler Fuller Jennifer Kelly Apparel Peter Achterman Nike Custom Shoes Brendan Hughes Adam Welliver Aaron Cooper

Anna Caporael Lynette Aguirre

Chef Sarah Schafer Pamela Lloyd

Kelsey Nealeigh

Nike Collaborations Howard Lichter Mike Brewer

Rogue KIND

Red Bull

Led Lenser

Legal Jeff Wolfstone Lane Powell

Bashar Wali

Accounting

Provenance Hotels

Joshua Owens

CB Solutions

Julie & Scott Rawitscher

Hotel Speaker Accommodations

Keller Green Room

Dossier

Furnishings & Design

TEDxYouth@Portland

Sofa Table Chair

Rosemary Stafford

University of Oregon Matt Roberts

Benjamin Chait Jordan Aftanas Allen Hardin

Really BIG Video Nike

Greg Retsinas DJ Wilson of KGW.com Joe Christensen &

Blaze Streaming Media Videography & YouTube Post Production Victory Event Camera Crew Blaze Streaming Media Boom Camera

Susan Walter

Mentorship Botanical Innovation

& OregonLive.com

Rick Jacobs &

Nike

Carter Mann

Zie Zie Senzaki

Oregonian Media Group

Audi Beaverton

TEDxPortland HQ Charlee Wright

John Maher of the

Brenda Buratti

Really BIG Video

Lisa Poplawski

ZOOM+Care

Chris Hammond

Sprinklr

Rosemary Stafford

Team Uniforms Hyder Graphics

OMSI

Tim Jankowski Sound Duane Sheets & Alpha Sound

Keller WiFi Install Stephouse Networks

Event Photography Connor Meyer

Pierre Robichaud Victory

Creative Workspace WeWork 503

Collaborations & Sounding Board Aaron Cooper For First Believing in Us Michael Doherty

BodyVox, Performance 2017

Our Volunteers

“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has.”

—Margaret Mead

On behalf of the organizing team and the 60+ volunteers who devote their time to this event, we thank you for coming today and appreciate your commitment to spreading ideas in the Rose City and beyond.

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Notes

The Bridge Builder An old man going a lone highway, Came, at the evening cold and gray, To a chasm vast and deep and wide.

Through which was flowing a sullen tide The old man crossed in the twilight dim, The sullen stream had no fear for him; But he turned when safe on the other side And built a bridge to span the tide.

“Old man,” said a fellow pilgrim near, “You are wasting your strength with building here; Your journey will end with the ending day, You never again will pass this way; You’ve crossed the chasm, deep and wide, Why build this bridge at evening tide?”

The builder lifted his old gray head; “Good friend, in the path I have come,” he said, “There followed after me to-day A youth whose feet must pass this way.

This chasm that has been as naught to me To that fair-haired youth may a pitfall be; He, too, must cross in the twilight dim; Good friend, I am building this bridge for him!”

—Will Allen Dromgoole

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Thank you for joining us today. We hope you learned something new and were inspired. Do noble deeds, don’t dream them all day.

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Year 8 is dedicated in loving memory to:

JEREMY FARRARA His gentle, kind spirit was a loving example to all of us.

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