TEDx Young Circle Park – Featured Speakers

Join us on Saturday, November 9th at TEDx Young Circle Park in Hollywood at South Florida’s premier TEDx event.  The event features close to a dozen speakers giving 10-minute talks on a diverse set of topics.  Prepare to be Inspired!

David Aizer

David Aizer

David Aizer, a South Florida TV personality and stage 3 cancer survivor, inspirers with a talk on embracing our personal challenges and insecurities.

Francis Jay Caputo

Francis Jay Caputo

Francis Jay Caputo, a leadership coach, discusses the importance of embracing interpersonal conflict and building stronger relationships.

Nathaniel Delevoe

Nathaniel Delevoe

Nathaniel Delevoe, an inspiring poet, opens hearts and minds with his outlook on the social and racial challenges of our times.

Todd Delmay

Todd Delmay

Todd Delmay tells the story of his fight for LGBTQ equality and the right of same sex couples to marry – and discusses what we can all learn from his experiences.

Jennifer Grace

Jennifer Grace

Jennifer Grace, author of the book, Directing Your Destiny, advocates for teaching meditation and mindfulness in Florida schools.

Dr. Brijesh Mehta

Dr. Brijesh Mehta

Dr. Brijesh Mehta, a leading neurointerventional surgeon, reveals how he and his colleagues applied modern business processes and technologies to revolutionize stroke care across Florida and the country.

Lisa Merkle

Lisa Merkle

Lisa Merkle, an urban farmer growing vegetables via hydroponics near downtown Miami, discusses the future of urban farming and food production – and how to meet the food needs of a growing population in a sustainable and healthy way.

Brian Neff

Brian Neff

Brian Neff, CEO of an aerospace component manufacturing company in South Florida, discusses how manufacturing as we know it is about to radically change with 3D printing and additive manufacturing.

Mark Panciera

Mark Panciera

Mark Panciera, an undertaker turned leadership strategist for Fortune 1000 companies, reveals the secrets, based in neuroscience, for personal and professional transformation.

Dr. Tracy Timberlake

Dr. Tracy Timberlake

Dr. Tracy Timberlake, an award winning business consultant and digital strategist, believes our mobile devices and social media accounts can be a tool for positive change – and she teaches you how to leverage them in her TEDx Talk.

Carlos Zuluaga

Carlos Zuluaga

Carlos Zuluaga, a digital media strategist, believes social media can change the world for the better – and he’s out to prove it! His talk centers on the story of how one person started a viral campaign to clean up community beaches, parks and other public spaces.