About TED “TED” stands for Technology, Entertainment, and Design. TED is a nonprofit organization devoted to Ideas Worth Spreading, usually in the form of short, powerful talks (18 minutes or fewer) delivered by today's leading thinkers and doers. Many of these talks are given at TED's annual conference in Vancouver, British Columbia, and made available, free, on TED.com. TED speakers have included Bill Gates, Jane Goodall, Elizabeth Gilbert, Sir Richard Branson, Monica Lewinsky, Philippe Starck, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Sal Khan and Daniel Kahneman. TED's open and free initiatives for spreading ideas include TED.com, where new TED Talk videos are posted daily; the Open Translation Project, which provides subtitles and interactive transcripts as well as translations from thousands of volunteers worldwide; the educational initiative TED-Ed; the annual million-dollar TED Prize, which funds exceptional individuals with a "wish," or idea, to create change in the world; TEDx, which provides licenses to thousands of individuals and groups who host local, self-organized TED-style events around the world; and the TED Fellows program, which selects innovators from around the globe to amplify the impact of their remarkable projects and activities. #TED About TEDx In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. The “x” in TEDxFountainHills indicates it is an independently organized TED event. At a TEDx event, Ted.com video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection with the audience. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events are self-organized. (Subject to certain rules and regulations.) TEDxFountainHills is a local, self-organized event that aims to bring Fountain Hills and surrounding communities together to share new ideas in a TED-like experience. TEDxFountainHills Receive significant brand recognition by helping to sponsor the TEDxFountainHills brand and programming #TEDxFH . See our website for more details on sponsorship opportunities - http://www.tedxfountainhills.com/sponsorship/ View our past speakers here: http://www.tedxfountainhills.com/pastspeakers and under 2017 speakers