PO Box 1852 Oshkosh WI 54903-1852

November 16, 2024

TEDxOshkosh 2023 Speaker Announcements Complete!

September 13, 2023

TEDxOshkosh 2023 - Untamed Imagination Presents 13 Speakers to Challenge Conventional Thinking on Nov. 4

TEDxOshkosh is a full-day conference highlighting live speakers and a small number of select TED videos. The day is designed to build community and conversation during breaks allowing audience members to engage with speakers and other attendees, and during a catered lunch. TEDxOshkosh 2023 will present speakers who stretch common thinking on topics including technology, perception, art, the human experience and more. 

AI-Assisted Theme in 2023

Like TEDx events around the world, TEDxOshkosh curates each annual event with a theme. For 2023, the TEDxOshkosh team took the titles of all of the speakers’ talks, and supplied them, along with goals for theme to Artificial Intelligences (AI) and requested the AIs generate the theme. With that AI assist, TEDxOshkosh selected the theme Untamed Imagination.

The theme-generation process didn’t stop there. Using another AI, the team developed a visually abstract graphic that supports the Untamed Imagination theme and reflects the global reach of TEDxOshkosh talk videos once they are released on the Internet.

Outstanding Speakers Selected from Large Candidate Pool

“Over the seven years of TEDxOshkosh events, our team has consistently been impressed and inspired by the dedicated people who seek to present their ideas — for no financial compensation — on the TEDxOshkosh stage,” said Craig Burnett, TEDxOshkosh co-organizer.

“Our team’s task of speaker and talk selection is a large one. In 2023, for instance, the 13 talks selected were drawn from over 340 candidates. Their breadth of ideas will make for an extremely engaging and enlightening day for our audiences.”

Keep Up With TEDxOshkosh News & Register to Attend

A nonprofit, TEDxOshkosh is locally organized and produced by a core group of volunteers. The event is open to the public. Registration is required. Prices to attend the all-day conference range from $69, $89 or $99 for seats in different areas of the theatre, as well as a special price of $39 for up to 30 high school or college students.