TEDxMelbourne is your very own Melbourne-based independently organised TEDx community.

We are run by a team of passionate volunteers that strive to challenge how people think and feel about the world through sharing ideas that encourage curiosity, creativity, courage and connectedness.

From climate issues to politics, technology, globalisation and freedom of speech, each area has allowed us to shine a light on what's current and relevant to you. We look forward to continuing to deliver ideas worth spreading, alongside you — our community.

If the blind could see

If the blind could see

Alberto Rizzolli and Marita Cheng

2016
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Spirituality
Universal pay as you feel

Universal pay as you feel

Shanaka Fernando

2012
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Community
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Economics
Is an AI your next creative partner?

Is an AI your next creative partner?

Dave King

2019
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Creative
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Limitless
Turning impediments into opportunities

Turning impediments into opportunities

Tim Chan

2013
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Behaviour
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Community
What "whale snot" tells us about whales and the ocean

What "whale snot" tells us about whales and the ocean

Vanessa Pirotta

2019
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Environment
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Science
My journey to the North Pole and beyond

My journey to the North Pole and beyond

Jade Hameister

2016
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Adventure
 When Computers Grow Brains: Rethinking AI with Living Cells

When Computers Grow Brains: Rethinking AI with Living Cells

Hon Weng Chong

2025
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Beyond the Horizon
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Change Making
Why don't we finish things? An artist's view

Why don't we finish things? An artist's view

Robert Davis

2015
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Rebels
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Creative
Hacking Humanity - The Next Revolution?

Hacking Humanity - The Next Revolution?

Patrycja Slawuta

2017
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Psychology
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Revolutionaries

Volunteering with TEDxMelbourne

TEDxMelbourne is a 100% volunteer run organisation – we have a vibrant and productive team, and are always on the lookout to add great skills and experience to that mix.
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It is our mission to create Melbourne’s most captivating experience for visionaries, change makers and community. To change the way people see and think about the world they live in.

About TEDx

TEDxMelbourne is an independent organisation created in the spirit of TED’s mission, “ideas worth spreading.”

What is TEDx?
In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TED has created a program called TEDx. TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. Our event is called TEDxMelbourne, where x = independently organized TED event. At our TEDxMelbourne event, TEDTalks video and live speakers will combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events, including ours, are self-organized. Find out more about TEDx program www.ted.com/about/programs-initiatives/tedx-program.