TEDxChange, Spreading Awareness of the MDG’s Globally: TEDxMadrid
TEDxChange, the TEDx event co-hosted by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and TED, and which will address the Millennium Development Goals, will happen in New York on September 20th at 11am EST.
To spread ideas and bring attention to the MDG conversation globally, TEDx organizers will be hosting webcasts of TEDxChange, and programming individualized content around the live stream.
To spread ideas and bring attention to the MDG conversation globally, TEDx organizers will be hosting webcasts of TEDxChange, and programming individualized content around the live stream.
One of these is TEDxMadrid, to be held at the Centro de Innovacion of BBVA, and will include a hand-selected audience of representatives from the United Nations, local representatives from the Millennium Development Goals campaign, local philanthropists, social entrepreneurs, NGO's and social funds. On bringing TEDxChange to Madrid, organizer Antonella Broglia has this to say -- “I believe there are not so many opportunities to unite in the same place so many different professionals, [from] so many different areas ... all of [whom are] committed to the MDG. I believe this is unique.”The event is also open to the general public, and prospective attendees can apply for a place at the event by describing their involvement in the MDG’s, and what they are doing to disseminate its message. During the webcast, a visual notes specialist will illustrate the key ideas presented on large boards -- showcasing the ideas in a way that be easily understood by speakers of all languages. After, there will be a moderated debate around what has been learned in the past 10 years, and key ideas that the group feels are 'worth spreading' for the future.
Antonella hopes that her TEDxMadrid for TEDxChange event will foster, “a realistic discussion without cynicism; everyone going home with the conviction that the goals can be achieved, and people ready to do something practical about it.”
