The first TEDxZurich took place on October 20, 2010, at the University of the Arts Zurich (ZHdK). Over 450 applied for a spot; we were able to invite 250 amazing participants to an event that was filled up to the last seat. Another 100 met at the Hub Zurich to watch the live streaming together. Another 15’000 tuned in to the live streaming on the TEDxZurich website during the day.
The speakers hailed from all possible disciplines: two mechanical engineers from the ETH Zurich showcased a robot moving on one ball, a human rights activist that explained how to end torture worldwide or a magician who invited us into the world of high tech sorcery.
Watch all the talks of TEDxZurich 2010 on Youtube.
Rezero, the Ballbot from ETH Zurich. Click the photo to watch the talk.
Marco Tempest and his high tech sorcery. Click the photo to watch the talk.
Some impressions by last year’s participants:
- «Any doubts I’ve harbored about people’s ability to be idealistic and intelligent at the same time were completely strewn by TEDxZurich.»
- «TEDxZurich is over, and it was great. I can’t wait the next edition! Thank you for your outstanding work!»
- «Returned home from a thoroughly fascinating day at TEDx Zurich. Here’s hoping we get another one of these great events next year too.»
- «It sounds like a cliche but I feel really inspired by today’s TEDxZurich. Going to work on my project with fresh energy.»