A message from TED’s Head of Curation

A sneak peak at TED2023! [TED Talks Daily]( This is a special message from TED Curation. We'll return to regular TED Talks Daily programming on Monday! [TED2023: Possibility]( Hi {NAME}, I'm Helen Walters, Head of Curation at TED. Getting to play a role at the heart of TED’s curation team is honestly the greatest gig in the world. We get to work on the talks that we hope will knock YOUR socks off. Our role is to work with speakers to help ignite a sense of excitement and unlock new possibilities. In short, we cast our net widely to find people from all walks of life who can enlighten us with ideas brimming with [Possibility]( -- the theme of this year's conference. Right now, we’re in the middle of rehearsals with speakers who’ll take our stage at TED2023 in Vancouver and… wow. It’s of course my job to say that these talks are going to be mind-blowing… but really, it’s true! Here are just a few of the talks I can’t wait to watch live: - Yara Shahidi, actor, producer (Black-ish, Grown-ish) - Greg Brockman, AI pioneer (Cofounder, OpenAI, creators of ChatGPT) - Nadya Tolokonnikova, conceptual artist, activist (Founder, Pussy Riot) - Melissa Villaseñor, actor, comedian (first Latina cast member of Saturday Night Live) - Luis von Ahn, educational equity technologist (CEO, Duolingo) - [And so many more!]( You’re invited to be a part of the TED2023 experience, where we’ll get to dream, expand our sense of wonder and envision new paths to greatness. [Attend TED2023 in person]( and you’ll be dazzled by a stage program that’s designed to surprise and delight. I can’t wait to share its full beauty with you soon. Thanks for being along for the ride. See you in Vancouver. With gratitude, Helen Walters Head of Curation, TED [Apply to attend]( [Apply to attend](   [TED Membership]( Support TED’s mission to share big ideas by [becoming a TED Member](. Plus, as a thank you, members who join by April 10 will get special virtual access to select talks from the conference before they’re available online.   Get the TED app [Download on the App Store]( [Get it on Google Play]( Copyright © 2022 TED, All rights reserved. You received this email because you subscribed to it on TED.com. Was this forwarded by a friend? You can sign up here: [www.ted.com/newsletter]( Our mailing address is: 330 Hudson St Fl 12, NY, NY 10013. [Unsubscribe](  | [Update preferences]( | [View in browser](