Sold-out TEDxHaymarket Event Announces Live Stream

SYDNEY, Feb. 21, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- The February 2017 TEDxHaymarket explores the theme "Think, Act, Evolve" and includes speaker Alpha Cheng, a teacher and humanitarian who will speak out after suffering the profound loss of his father at the hands of an extremist in Paramatta. Alpha has turned his tragedy into a call for Australians to unite rather than be divided by hate. Other speakers include:

• John Wiltshire and Bill Dimas, founders of aMBUSH Gallery and Wiltshire + Dimas and advocates for the use of art for social impact
• Pearl Tan, Australian television and film actress, writer, director and producer, speaking out on intersectionality
• Rafael Calvo, professor at the University of Sydney and expert in technology designed for well-being
• Michael Wu, Managing Director at Natures Care, on growing a business, the subtleties of doing business in Asia and leaving a legacy.

Della Zhuang, TEDxHaymarket Director and Licensee said: "TEDxHaymarket is all about inclusivity and the ideas that will evolve our thinking towards a more inclusive society. We're so excited to show you what our amazing line-up of speakers have in store."

Find out more about the event here or register to watch the live stream kicking off at 5:30pm AEDT on Thursday, 23 February here.

About TEDxHaymarket: TEDxHaymarket is an independently organised event licensed from TED by Della Zhuang and organised by a network of fellow thinkers. For a full listing of 2017 organisers see https://www.tedxhaymarket.com. TEDxHaymarket is made possible by the generous contribution of its partners, sponsors and volunteers. Please direct TEDxHaymarket 2017 partnership enquiries to Della Zhuang via admin@tedxhaymarket.com.

About TEDx, x = independently organized event: In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, 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 organization devoted to Ideas Worth Spreading, usually in the form of short, powerful talks (18 minutes or fewer) delivered by today's leading thinkers and doers. Many of these talks are given at TED's annual conference in Vancouver, British Columbia, and made available, free, on TED.com. TED speakers have included Bill Gates, Jane Goodall, Elizabeth Gilbert, Sir Richard Branson, Nandan Nilekani, Philippe Starck, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Sal Khan and Daniel Kahneman.

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Media information contact:

Caitlin Englot (Marketing Director)
M: +61-481 176 932 | E: admin@tedxhaymarket.com

Della Zhuang (Director and Licensee)
M: +61-404 456 144 | E: admin@tedxhaymarket.com