Lights, Camera, Jeff! — That’s my quick summary of TEDxWallStreet.
Seriously folks, it’s not every day that you see a huge TEDx banner covering half of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). No surprise, expectations were high and the speakers delivered. Kicking off the day, author Don Tapscott gave a rousing and relevant speech on the future of Wall Street and the need for integrity, collaboration and transparency, giving great examples of how to make these values matter to your organization. Another great speech was closer David Rose (Co-founder: Singularity University) who discussed redefining success from a corporate context to an individual context and cited Reid Hoffman’s (Sorry, no relation to Jeff) book The Start Up of You. Lastly, I’d like to give a special shout out to ColorJar friend and ally Sergio Fernandez de Cordova (founder: Fuel Outdoor), who gave a terrific talk on media and the need to use it before its shelf life expires.
Hey folks, if you happen to be in the Big Apple tomorrow, you may want to check out Jeff Hoffman speaking at TEDxWallStreet. And if you can’t make it to New York/weren’t able to snag one of the limited number of tickets, there’s always the live webcast from the TEDxWallStreet website.
This the first-ever TEDxWallStreet, a not-for-profit event that will take place at the New York Stock Exchange. As with other TED events, pioneering thought leaders are brought in, this time to address an audience of 300 business, social, and academic influencers, as well as those viewing via live webcast. The discussion will focus on “Redefining Success” within the Wall Street community and beyond.
Jeff is the penultimate speaker for the day’s events, so if you can’t spend the whole day in front of the computer screen, tuning in around 4:15pm EST should let you catch it live. But Jeff’s certainly not the only speaker of note; view the full day’s itinerary here.
So tune in, enjoy, maybe even do some TED Dancin’…
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