Archive for September, 2013
Katrina Leshan – TEDxKids@SMU 2012
Originally from Las Vegas, Katrina is in her fourth year at the Meadows School of the Arts at SMU, pursuing a Bachelor of Music Degree in Classical Guitar Performance and participating in the University’s Honors Program. She studies with world-renowned guitarist Robert Guthrie and gives recitals at SMU each semester. In April 2011, Katrina and [...]
Read moreDave Gallo – TEDxKids@SMU 2012
David Gallo is an American oceanographer and Director of Special Projects at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution—a preeminent, globally recognized scientific laboratory. For more than 25 years, Dave has been at the forefront of ocean exploration, participating in and being witness to the development of new technologies and scientific discoveries that shape our view of [...]
Read moreBrett Giroir – TEDxKids@SMU 2012
Dr. Brett Giroir is Vice Chancellor for Strategic Initiatives for the Texas A&M University System and Principal Investigator for the Texas A&M Center for Innovation in Advanced Development and Manufacturing, a public-private partnership with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services designed to enhance the nation’s emergency preparedness against emerging infectious diseases, including pandemic [...]
Read moreLuke Barrington – TEDxKids@SMU 2012
Luke invents the hybrid between machine intelligence and human computation. The crowd-sourcing technologies Luke builds engage tens of thousands of people to work together to understand music, discover lost mysteries and maybe even save the world. Found the tomb of Genghis Khan with the help of 10,000 people online. Can hack code while carrying on [...]
Read moreGreg Harper – TEDxKids@SMU 2012
Greg Harper is CEO of Harpervision Associates, a firm dedicated to the development and implementation of cutting edge technology for businesses purposes and co-founder of Gadgetoff. He is a long time strategic technology advisor to private equity firms and leading Wall Street investment banks as well as major public corporations. As the designer of systems [...]
Read moreJeremi Suri – TEDxKids@SMU 2012
Jeremi is the Mack Brown Distinguished Professor for Global Leadership, History, and Public Policy at the University of Texas at Austin. He is the author of five books on contemporary politics and foreign policy. In September 2011 he published a new book on the past and future of nation building: Liberty’s Surest Guardian: American Nation-Building [...]
Read moreKyle Stewart – TEDxKids@SMU 2012
An endlessly curious person who grew up in a small Iowa town, Kyle received degrees in music from Iowa State University, Northwestern University and Tanglewood. After stints teaching music, arts and humanities at Alverno College, technical writing, and managing International Sales and Marketing for BancTec, Kyle bought a coffee shop. He added tea to the [...]
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