TEDxWrigleyville in Partnership with TED Democracy Present “Uplifting Discourse”

Through a one-of-a-kind partnership, TEDxWrigleyville’s 2024 program will lighten the burden of democracy during these challenging times. By promoting unity and understanding, we can work together to generate and share ideas that have the power to change the world. This year’s program will foster open dialogue, reduce polarization, promote accessible engagement, encourage accountability, build resilience, enhance public communication, and encourage creativity and innovation.

Join us for this incredible and rare opportunity to elevate our community through TED and TEDx talks, activations, and musical performances.

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2024 Speakers

Insightful Acceleration

Tickets to our July 24th event at Wrigley Field are now available.

TEDxWrigleyville 2023 will explore innovative solutions to complex modern problems, and help us all to think critically about the trends, technologies, and social movements that are shaping our future. As we have entered a state of perpetual global crisis – driven by geopolitical conflict, inflation, rapid advancement of technology, climate change, and social division – we must think creatively and root our decision-making in intentionality about the future we are collectively building. The pace of change and complexity of modern problems demand increased intentionality around solutions that move us in the right direction. In this series, we will pause to ask not just “what comes next?” but also “what do we hope comes next, and what creative solutions will help to move us in that direction?” Featuring top thought leaders and experts in the field, this event will offer invaluable insights around our most pressing global challenges.

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Uplifting Discourse: Youth Film Festival and Contest

TEDxWrigleyville, in collaboration with TED Democracy and the esteemed office of Senator Dick Durbin, proudly presents the first-ever TEDx Democracy short film festival for youth: “Uplifting Discourse.” This exciting contest and festival aims to inspire young filmmakers to explore the diverse and impactful theme of democracy through creative storytelling.

Submission Deadline: July 30, 11:59am
Film Screening: August 30, 4:30-7pm / Gallagher Way, Chicago, IL

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About TEDxWrigleyville

Since the launch of our first event in 2019, we have produced approximately 60 TEDx talks, most of which are posted on TED.com, and some of which were rebranded as TED Global Talks. These talks have been shared millions of times on TED.com, the TEDx YouTube channels, and the TED Daily Podcast platforms. During this time, our team of curators and volunteers also produced dozens of activations (including multiple art installations) and performances (including two internationally launched music videos (featuring world-famous performers such as Yo-Yo Ma alongside original compositions by innovative new musicians).