TEDxDuluth is a community-built event designed to bring people together to share a TED-like experience with live, local speakers. TEDxDuluth showcases the support for community understanding and uses the power of ideas to ignite our futures. The mission is to spark deep discussions and important connections for all who participate.
TEDxDuluth builds a platform for individuals to step-up their public speaking at any stage of their journey. TEDxDuluth talks from the event are shared via YouTube on the broader TEDx Talk network with over 44 million subscribers.
Duluth naturally draws people who are eager to engage with new ideas and perspectives which offers a unique blend of curiosity, creativity, and community connection. The city offers an elevated tone through a vibrant arts scene, strong university presence, and steady flow of visitors making it an ideal setting for meaningful TEDx conversations. The event supports connecting a variety of professions to bring and inspire new ideas across all generations. Hosting a TEDx event here means reaching an audience that is both locally invested and globally minded, creating an experience that is thoughtful, dynamic, and memorable.
TEDxDuluth offers a chance for people to be sparked by ideas which can lead to lasting change in our community and motivate them to be people of action. This event is scaled to attract hundreds of people from across the state to demonstrate how the Duluth community can inspire change one person at a time.
All organizers and speakers are volunteers who are passionate about the power of ideas to make our community and world a better place. The team offers a variety of volunteer roles for community members to build up their network while supporting a memorable local event that promotes sharing diverse ideas on one stage. Interested in teaming up? Fill out the form!
All partners have the opporunity to align their orgnization with the powerful "ideas worth spreading" movement and connect with an audeince described as open-minded, curious, intelligent, and hungry to learn. While TEDx guidelines prevent product advertisements or editorial control, this event allows a chance to showcase a project and meet with the attendees between the talks. Partnerships are a vital part of our fundraising efforts as a non-profit organization.
You're welcome to fill out the form to learn more about sponsorship tiers and in-kind contributions. We look forward to further discussing how your organization can fit in the TEDxDuluth puzzle to provide an incredible community experience.