TED Speaker Nomination

Speaker nomination form

Use this form to suggest a speaker for a future TED Conference.
Before you get started, please see our speaker nomination FAQ.

Part 1: About you (the nominator)

First name:

Last name:

Email address:

Telephone:

Part 2: About the nominee

I am nominating myself

First name of nominee:

Last name of nominee:

Email address:

Telephone:

City:

Country:

Gender:

Male Female Other

Please share a brief biography that includes information about this potential future TED speaker’s connection to their talk topic.

What is the unique idea that they want to share in a TED talk? In a few sentences, please describe the core of the talk idea, and what makes the talk idea new.

In one sentence, what is the key takeaway that you want the audience to know or feel after hearing this talk?

Has this person spoken publicly before? If so, where?

Do you know this person personally? - It’s okay if you do not.

Yes No

Before submitting your nomination, please review how TED processes the personal information you provide to us:

We will evaluate your nomination and will share this information with staff members and third parties selected to review speaker nominations.
There is no deadline for nominating a speaker. If you've submitted a nomination, it will stay in our database to be considered for future conferences.
Due to volume, we are not able to respond personally to each suggestion, but someone from TED will be in touch if needed.
Your information will be processed in accordance with TED's privacy policy.
Please reach out to privacy@ted.com if you have any concerns with TED managing your data.

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Speaker nomination form

Use this form to suggest a speaker for a future TED Conference. Before you get started, please see our speaker nomination FAQ.

Part 1: About you (the nominator)

Part 2: About the nominee

Use this form to suggest a speaker for a future TED Conference.
Before you get started, please see our speaker nomination FAQ.