TEDxRRU will take place on May 2, 2025 at Royal Roads University from 1 to 6:30 p.m. The independently organized event, licensed by TED, will feature local voices and TED Talks videos under the theme of Changemaking. Tickets are now available for purchase.
Launched in 2009, TEDx is a program of locally organized events that bring the community together to share a TED-like experience. Some of the best talks from TEDx events have gone on to be featured on TED.com and garnered millions of views from audiences across the globe.
TEDxRRU welcomes changemakers to campus on May 2, 2025 for an afternoon of inspiring talks and creative ideas that will ignite your passion for change and encourage you to take action.
This special event features Royal Roads University alumni and community speakers. Join them in championing ideas that can change the world.
TEDxRRU will inspire action, foster innovation and share ideas changemakers can bring forward in their work and personal lives.
Speakers at TEDxRRU
Solara Goldwynn - edible landscaper and food systems educator, Goldwynn, shares how growing food locally can transform not only our food systems, but our sense of connection to nature, to each other, and to ourselves.
David Graham - Many believe success comes from working longer hours, but what if the key to effective leadership isn't found at your desk but outdoors? Graham explores the science behind gaining mental clarity in nature and reveals how stepping outside can reduce stress, boost creativity, and restore your attention.
April Hicke - Through personal storytelling and lived experience, Hicke shares her powerful journey to becoming a tech leader and entrepreneur. She explores how bias and categorization limit potential, and how embracing people's differences can lead to innovation and inclusion.
Rebecca Pearce - Exploring the hidden secrets of the Earth with the power to avert our climate crisis, Pearce explores the ways the Earth's internal heat can be harnessed, and the roadblocks to its adoption.
Alina Pete - Indigenous people used Story Robes to encode stories in pictorial form... and modern comics can do the same! Award-winning comic artist Pete outlines how comics can be used to restore the love of learning in people who struggle with the Western methods of teaching, especially visual learners.
Beerinder Singh - Drawing from his own journey, Singh delves into the transformative power of self-compassion during life's most challenging transitions, particularly the act of moving to a new place. By weaving together the concepts of self-compassion and migration, Singh offers a profound new perspective on navigating life's changes.
Sandra Walker -Walker reveals how our personality influences our interpretation of information, how we evaluate risk, and how we navigate uncertainty. Through real-world insights and surprising revelations, she'll help you recognize hidden patterns, avoid common pitfalls, and make better decisions.
TEDxRRU sponsors include Silver Partner, Logan Accounting, Bronze Partner, British Columbia Real Estate Association and In-Kind Partners Infusion Entertainment Virtual Reality, Phillips Soda Works and West Coast Seeds.
For more information about TEDxRRU and to purchase tickets to the event, please visit: https://tedxrru.com/.
About TEDx, x=independently-organized event
In the spirit of discovering and spreading ideas, 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, nonpartisan organization dedicated to discovering, debating and spreading ideas that spark conversation, deepen understanding and drive meaningful change. Our organization is devoted to curiosity, reason, wonder and the pursuit of knowledge without an agenda. We welcome people from every discipline and culture who seek a deeper understanding of the world and connection with others, and we invite everyone to engage with ideas and activate them in your community.
TED began in 1984 as a conference where Technology, Entertainment and Design converged, but today it spans a multitude of worldwide communities and initiatives exploring everything from science and business to education, arts and global issues. In addition to the TED Talks curated from our annual conferences and published on TED.com, we produce original podcasts, short video series, animated educational lessons (TED-Ed) and TV programs that are translated into more than 100 languages and distributed via partnerships around the world. Each year, thousands of independently run TEDx events bring people together to share ideas and bridge divides in communities on every continent. Through the Audacious Project, TED has helped catalyze more than $3 billion in funding for projects that seek to make the world more beautiful, sustainable and just. In 2020, TED launched Countdown, an initiative to accelerate solutions to the climate crisis and mobilize a movement for a net-zero future, and in 2023 TED launched TED Democracy to spark a new kind of conversation focused on realistic pathways towards a more vibrant and equitable future. View a full list of TED's many programs and initiatives.
