A "Solarkiosk" designed for off-grid areas; the "earthBeat Foundation," committed to raising awareness for a legal, safe, environmentally friendly and fair gold mining; and a "Groove" to save the world. These and more ideas made TEDxBerlin's…
On November 15th, Berlin was treated to the 1000th TEDx event worldwide, as the German capital held its second major TEDx conference: TEDx Berlin 2010 - "Fantastic Reality: How We Shape Our Future". The symposium marked a milestone in the…
From Nina Gaissler's robotic jellyfish, Raúl Rojas' self-driving car, or to René Schuster stating that there are six billion mobile phones in the world, yet only 4.2 billion toothbrushes; TEDxBerlin’s Future 3.0 presented an…
For Noa Lerner, having no access to sanitation means being robbed of one’s dignity. By reinventing the toilet and overcoming what appeared to be insurmountable challenges, her design is able provide even the poorest of the poor with…
Dr. Maritta Koch-Weser is Founder and President of Earth3000, an international non-profit organization based in Germany. Earth3000 supports innovations in governance for environment and development. Since 2009,Dr. Koch-Weser has also been…
Alexander Voigt began research and development of stand-alone photovoltaic in 1985 when there was no market for the field of renewable energy. Today he enables whole energy economies, which are based 100 percent on renewables and therefore CO2 free.
Daniela Schiffer helps people make their own energy. The co-founder of the German startup changers.com explains why protecting climate is as hard as stop smoking – and how men nevertheless do have fun with it.
His pictures went around the world: J Henry Fair ist photgrapher, ecological activist and he is best known for his Industrial Scars series, in which he researches the worlds most aweful enviromental desasters. At TEDxBerlin he showed…
John Perry Barlow joined TedxBerlin via skype live from the US. Inspired by the speaches before he affirmed that there is no energy source more powerful and sustainable than hope. And he explains how climate protection starts with an…
Why can’t Nigeria be like Norway? With 20 years experience in and around the oil industry journalist and consultant Johnny West claims a simple policy tool, that can switch the situation of countries in which natural resources are produced…
Lehna Malmkvist believes in a world in which men live integrated in their ecosystem. In Victoria BC Canada she already established a little oasis of her vision.
A lamp you can inspect how much the sun has shone the day it was produced? Katharina Mischer and Thomas Traxler from Vienna produce design products, furniture and installations by solar energy. Their Designs are smart and extraordinary.
Management consultant Nils Lindell and his family set out to reduce their CO2-footprint from the Swedish average of about 7 tons per person and year to the one ton that will be required in the not too far future. An ordinary family in an…
Low energy, high comfort: Wolfgang Kessling is director of clima engeneering company Transsolar. His motto: Make the buildings better so they have reduced energy demand. He shows how sun can be the most effective cooling system in the desert.
Bio-inspired robots and technology are paving the way to a technological future that is more in synch with nature. Nina Gaissert presents the fascinating developments that are currently taking place, which are shaping a future that is…
A car without a driver? That is the car of the future and it is transforming the transportation landscape in urban areas. Raúl Rojas, a Professor of Computer Science and Mathematics at the Freie Universtität Berlin has developed such an…
Achmed Khammas is a German/ Iraqi author and most popular for being one of the very few authors to write about Islam and science fiction in the Arabic language. He is also active in the field of sustainable energy and has continuously worked…
Daniel Klink is an expert on the topic of “The Honorable Merchant”. He works as a consultant for medium sized companies, advising them in terms of sustainable communication and business strategies - and explains at TEDxBerlin, why…
Guya Merkle wants to make a change in customers’ minds and in the jewelery industry, which is why she founded the “earthBeat Foundation“. This foundation is committed to raising awareness for legal, safe, environmentally friendly and…
Jacob Bilabel is Managing Director at the Berlin based Think-Do Tank THEMA1, which specializes in accelerating social change. In his daily work he comes up with some ideas what we should do. Instead of telling the people „don’t do this,…
Lars Krückeberg studied architecture in Germany, Italy and the US. In 1998 he established GRAFT in Los Angeles with Wolfram Putz and Thomas Willemeit. At TEDxBerlin he introduced his project ‘Solar Kiosk’ - an autonomous modular unit to…
It's time to think differently - to take on responsibility and to address global issues of not only environmental but also of econonic and social dimensions. Be inspired by speakers such as Gesine Schwan and Lars Krückeberg that are leading…
The work of the designer Werner Aisslinger covers the spectrum of experimental and artistic approaches, including industrial design and architecture. He introduces new materials and techniques to the world of product design.
This year TEDxBerlin held its fourth conference: While the United Nations convened for the Rio+20 conference on Sustainable Development in Brazil, TEDxBerlin "Thinking Change“ took place at the Google headquarters in the German capital in…
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