TEDxBGSU seeks to amplify the voices of students, faculty, staff, and community members of Bowling Green to share new ideas and inspire change and foster "ideas worth spreading."

As a local, independently organized TEDx event at Bowling Green State University, TEDxBGSU strives to re-create the unique experience found at TED.

TEDxBGSU shares ideas around one central theme: the public good. Bowling Green State University is a public university for the public good and TEDxBGSU will share the stories and ideas from across the BGSU community that amplify this mission. 

Join us for the upcoming TEDxBGSU Event 

March 19, 2025 from 10:30 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Bowen-Thompson Student Union, Multipurpose Room 

Register today!

Speaker Lineup and Themes

TEDxBGSU is dedicated to sharing new ideas, inspiring change, and fostering ideas worth spreading. On March 19, these ideas will come to life through five categories of themes and 18 carefully chosen speakers, each representing fresh perspectives and meaningful change.

See below to learn more about each speaker and the topic they will be exploring in their presentation.

Ignite | 10:30-11 a.m.

TEDx Headshots - Charity Anderson

Don’t Hold Your Tongue: Practical Ways of Overcoming the Monolingual Bias in Schools

10:30 a.m. | Charity Anderson 

TEDx Headshots - Madalyn Thayer

How Social Media is Bringing Back Agriculture

10:45 a.m. | Madalyn Thayer

Transform | 12:30-1:15 p.m.

TEDx Headshots - Isabel Wolke

Monsters on the Canvas: How Horror can Improve Contemporary Art

12:30 p.m. | Isabel Wolke

TEDx Headshots - Jarod Mariani

Do Avatars Dream of Digital Sheep: Using Virtual Simulations to Teach Empathy

1:00 p.m. | Jarod Mariani

TEDx Headshots - Ahira Smith

Unseen Bonds: The Relationship I didn’t know I had with Grief.

12:45 p.m. | Ahira Smith

Conquer | 2:30-3:15 p.m.

TEDx Headshots - Amon Geizi

The Conquest of Stress

2:30 p.m. | Geizi Amon

TEDx Headshots - Kathryn Phillips

The Power of ‘No’: How One Word Can Change Generations

3:00 p.m. | Kathryn Phillips

TEDx Headshots - Tobias Hysell

Fear as a Tool: How Advertisements Try to Scare You and How to Use It

2:45 p.m. | Tobias Hysell

Forward | 4:30-5:15 p.m.

TEDx Headshots - Joe Hupp

The Transformative Power of Kindness

4:30 p.m. | Joe Hupp

TEDx Headshots - Cherie Spino

From fear to compassion – Lessons from the mom of an addict

5:00 p.m. | Cherie Spino

TEDx Headshots - Madi and Adam

The Paradox of Van Life: Building Community While Always Moving

4:45 p.m. | Madi and Adam Smith

Momentum | 6:30-8 p.m.

TEDx Headshots - Saadia Farooq

A Guide to Marigolds: A path to healing, a way to turn.

6:30 p.m. | Saadia Farooq

TEDx Headshots - Noah Archer

Dungeons & Dragons & Discovery

7:00 p.m. | Noah Archer 

TEDx Headshots - Mathew Cole

The three step process to inspire change

7:30 p.m. | Matthew Cole

TEDx Headshots - Myles Johnson

Cultivating Leadership that Lasts

6:45 p.m. | Myles Johnson

TEDx Headshots - Katie Chaney

Embracing Uneven Effort: Redefining Relationships Beyond 50/50

7:15 p.m. | Katie Chaney

TEDx Headshots - Casey Knutson

From Reclamation to Backlash: The Girl Summer Phenomenon

7:45 p.m. | Casey Knutson

About TEDx, x = independently organized event

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. At a TEDx event, TEDTalks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. These local, self-organized events are branded TEDx, where x = independently organized TED event. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events are self-organized. (Subject to certain rules and regulations.)


About TED

TED is a nonprofit organization devoted to Ideas Worth Spreading. Started as a four-day conference in California 26 years ago, TED has grown to support those world-changing ideas with multiple initiatives. At TED, the world’s leading thinkers and doers are asked to give the talk of their lives in 18 minutes. Talks are then made available, free, at TED.com. TED speakers have included Bill Gates, Jane Goodall, Elizabeth Gilbert, Sir Richard Branson, Benoit Mandelbrot, Philippe Starck, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Isabel Allende and former UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown.

To individuals with disabilities, please indicate if you need special services, assistance or appropriate modifications to fully participate in events by contacting Accessibility Services, access@bgsu.edu, 419-372-8495. Please notify us prior to the event.

TEDx-logo-place-BGSU

Updated: 02/13/2025 09:48AM