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Immerse Yourself in Wisdom, Compassion & Connection at TEDxBerkeley on February 28The sixth annual TEDxBerkeley will focus on Wisdom, Compassion and Connection at Berkeley's Zellerbach Hall on Saturday February 28, 2015, where 57 speakers and performers will share riveting insights on these important and pivotal themes. This year's inspiring line-up aims to transform the way we think about ideas that can re-shape the world's priorities in education, science, the environment, healthcare and beyond, all of which is center to the core of TED. Apple (News - Alert) co-founder and philanthropist Steve Wozniak will close this year's sold out event. Those interested in hearing the 2015 speakers and performers can tune into the live stream at http://www.tedxberkeley.org, starting at 10:00 am on Saturday, February 28, 2015. The team encourages global participation on social media by using hashtag #TEDxBerkeley on Twitter, Facebook (News - Alert), Google+, Instagram, Pinterest and other popular social networks around the world. The complete line-up this year includes the following performers, thought leaders and visionaries, listed under the "theme" they will present. Wisdom:
UC Men's Octet: UC Berkeley A Cappella Group Eric Holt-Gimenez: Executive Director, Food First Dan Garcia: UC Berkeley Computer Science Professor Valerie Joi: Musical Minister Compassion:
Cal Raijin Taiko: UC Berkeley Japanese Performance Drum Group Connection:
New Orleans Manifesto: New Orleans Jazz Band Behind The Scenes: Curator, Erin Roberts, is a student of Public Health and Global Poverty and Practice; Co-Curator and Cisco (News - Alert) Social Media Manager, R. Jennifer Barr, is volunteering for her 10th TEDx event; and Renee Blodgett, Co-Curator and Founder of Magic Sauce Media and We Blog the World, runs a marketing consultancy and online magazine dedicated to transformative travel, culture, food, luxury, and adventure. Sponsors of this year's event includes Fetzer Institute, Food Should Taste Good, Positive Energy (News - Alert), Peet's Coffee & Tea, 18 Rabbits, Victor Hugo Winery, OneSquigglyLine, Noah's Bagels, Ben & Jerry's, Livestream, Hootsuite and MailChimp. About TED and TEDx: TED, which stands for Technology, Entertainment and Design, is an annual event where the world's leading thinkers and doers are invited to share what they are most passionate about across subject areas that are collectively shaping our future. In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program, independent from TED, of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience and TEDxBerkeley, a 501c3, is now in its sixth year. For more information, visit: www.tedxberkeley.org and on Twitter (News - Alert) @tedxberkeley.
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