TEDxGVAGrad: Our Idea Worth Sharing
At TEDxGVAGrad, we aspire to present a unique opportunity to bring together Geneva’s academic and non-academic realities while stimulating the spread of varied viewpoints on contemporary issues affecting our society. With nearly 1,000 students hailing from over 100 countries, the Geneva Graduate Institute (IHEID) has a legacy of promoting diverse perspectives and ideas, with notable alumni such as Kofi Annan and Micheline Calmy-Rey.
Challenging preconceived notions opens the door for innovation in addressing key global issues. Across any sector or field of study- from the arts, technology, social justice, politics, to business- pushing the boundaries of the status quo not only helps solve the problems of today, but also to re-envision possibilities for the future. By tapping into the diversity of the Geneva Graduate Institute and Geneva as an international hub, TEDxGVAGrad aims to discover new paradigms beyond conventional perspectives through creativity, openness, and exposure!
About the Geneva Graduate Institute (IHEID)
The Geneva Graduate Institute was founded in 1927 as the world's first academic institution dedicated to the cross-cutting fields of international relations and development. With nearly 1,000 students hailing from over 100 countries, the Institute has a legacy of trailblazers, with notable alumni such as Kofi Annan and Micheline Calmy-Rey. Located in the heart of international Geneva and surrounded by international organisations, non-governmental organisations, and multinational firms, the Geneva Graduate Institute is a hub for both academic and innovative engagements.
Through core activities, IHEID aims to promote international cooperation and make a contribution to the progress of developing societies. More broadly, IHEID endeavors to develop creative thinking on the major challenges of our time, foster global responsibility and advance respect for diversity.
IHEID is a cosmopolitan community located in the heart of Geneva, an international city and a center of global governance. By intensely engaging with international organizations, NGO’s, governments and multinational companies, IHEID participates in global discussions and prepare future policy-makers to lead tomorrow’s world.
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, TED Talks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection. 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 30 years ago, TED has grown to support its mission with multiple initiatives. The two annual TED Conferences invite the world's leading thinkers and doers to speak for 18 minutes or less. Many of these talks are then made available, free, at TED.com. TED speakers have included Bill Gates, Jane Goodall, Elizabeth Gilbert, Sir Richard Branson, Nandan Nilekani, Philippe Starck, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Sal Khan and Daniel Kahneman.
The annual TED Conference takes place each spring in Vancouver, British Columbia. TED's media initiatives include TED.com, where new TED Talks are posted daily; TED Translators, which provides subtitles and interactive transcripts as well as translations from volunteers worldwide; the educational initiative TED-Ed. TED has established The Audacious Project that takes a collaborative approach to funding ideas with the potential to create change at thrilling scale; TEDx, which supports individuals or groups in hosting local, self- organized TED-style events around the world, and the TED Fellows program, helping world-changing innovators from around the globe to amplify the impact of their remarkable projects and activities. Follow TED on Twitter or on Facebook.