Dare to Know

Dare to know is the translation of “Sapere Aude”, the battle cry for the Age of Enlightenment, during the 17th and 18th centuries.

DATE

OCT 3, 2019

TIME

9AM - 10PM PDT

LOCATION

HERBST THEATRE

401 Van Ness Avenue San Francisco, CA 94102

About the Event

TEDxSanFrancisco is a day-long conference featuring compelling TED speakers who are masters in their disciplines, spanning from tech, science, philosophy, and design. Each speaker will share how these aspects impacts our lives.

For the fourth year in a row, we're back in San Francisco to push through the frontiers of knowledge with our theme “Dare to Know." This year, we will discuss advancements in fields including artificial intelligence, precision medicine, citizen medicine, social equity, fintech, neuroscience, physics, and design.

What to Expect

The check-in process will start at 8:30 am with the conference starting promptly at 9 am and ending at 5:40 pm. Our local partners will provide lunch, snacks, and drinks. From 12 pm to 1 pm, join our 2019 speaker, Joon Yun, one of the founders of Yun Family Foundation, at the brainstorming workshop on Inclusive Stakeholding, a competition intended to spark social innovations that address the world's greatest challenges through better alignment of incentives. US $10,000 in grant money has been pledged to TEDxSanFrancisco attendees!

After listening to our wonderful speakers, come mingle with them and the attendees, and celebrate the future of San Francisco at Chambers Eat and Drink from 6 pm to 10 pm. We will have live entertainment, such as a special guest DJ, interactive games, art, and more! Food and Drinks provided in tickets with After Party access.

Speakers

Stuart Firestein, PhD

Neuroscientist / Professor

Failure as a path into the unimaginable

Dr. Stuart Firestein is the former Chair of Columbia University's Department of Biological Sciences where his laboratory studies the vertebrate olfactory system, possibly the best chemical detector on the face of the planet. Aside from its molecular detection capabilities, the olfactory system serves as a model for investigating general principles and mechanisms of signaling and perception in the brain. His laboratory seeks to answer that fundamental human question: How do I smell?

Jennifer Johns

Musician, Producer and Entrepreneur

Afro-diasporic world music

Jennifer Johns is a powerhouse performer and keynote speaker who creates sounds and experiences that stir your soul, inspire your mind, and move your body. She has taken her brand of “Afro-diasporic world music” quite literally all over the globe.

Robert Strong

Magician

Three times voted San Francisco's Best Magician!

Voted San Francisco’s Best Magician two years in a row also voted San Francisco's Best Comedian twice, Robert Strong has performed for two Presidents of the United States. He’s a 10 year artist in residence at The Smithsonian, a resident magician at Google, and TEDxSanFrancisco’s favorite wizard.

SF Girls Chorus

Voices of San Francisco

Unique sound of young women's voices through an exemplary music education program

Now in its 40th season, the five-time GRAMMY Award-winning San Francisco Girls Chorus (SFGC) is one of the nation’s leading youth arts organizations.

Chirag Patel, PhD

Biomedical Data Scientist

Uncovering connections between the human environment, genes, and health

Dr. Patel’s long-term goal is to address problems in human health and disease by developing computational methods to reproducibly and efficiently reason over high-throughput data streams.

Leah Rosenberg

Artist

Exploring the ways color, form, flavor, and arrangements affect human emotion

Leah Rosenberg’s art spans painting, installation, sculpture, printmaking, and food, while focusing on the role of color in our lives and its emotional or psychological impact. Her work has been presented in solo and two-person exhibitions nationally and internationally.

Lauren Kunze

Author

Analyzing billions of interactions between bots and humans

Lauren Kunze is the CEO of Pandorabots, a leading chatbot platform that powers conversational AI software for hundreds of thousands of developers and top global brands.

Richard J. Davidson, PhD

Psychology and Psychiatry Professor & Author

Researching how mindfulness changes the emotional life of our brains

Richard Davidson’s research is focused on the neural bases of emotion and emotional style and methods to promote human flourishing including meditation and related contemplative practices.

Olenka Steciw Villarreal

Innovator

Building the nation's most innovative inclusive public playgrounds

Olenka Steciw Villarreal started the Magical Bridge Playground Foundation, a foundation which brings to life innovative playgrounds that serve visitors of all ages and abilities to build more inclusive communities.

Tan Le

Neuroinformatics Entrepreneur

Advancing our understanding of the human brain

Tan Le founded Emotiv, a neuroinformatics company that develops mobile electroencephalography (EEG) systems used to advance the understanding of the human brain and accelerate the creation of life changing solutions.

Kimberly Bryant

Tech Activist

Changing the face of technology

Kimberly Bryant started Black Girls CODE as a way to introduce young girls of color to the field of technology and computer programming with a concentration on entrepreneurial concepts.

Christian Marc Schmidt

Designer

Showing us what data knows

Christian Marc Schmidt is the founder of Schema, a research and design firm based in Seattle, whose focus is on the intersection of design thinking and data visualization.