11 People Had an Idea — Now They’re on the TED Stage | LIVE from TED2026!

This special session from TED2026: All of Us brings together 11 speakers from around the world, each selected through TEDx-hosted Idea Search events. Now, they take the stage at our flagship conference in Vancouver, BC, Canada. Experience a full lineup of thought-provoking talks, along with unscripted moments that are sure to surprise and delight. Hear from: 0:00 - About this session 3:18 - Joshua Johnson — Chicago, USA 10:29 Jessica Irwin — Sydney, Australia 19:31 Sukriti — Mumbai, India 27:48 TED Fellows 37:26 Fiori Zafeiropoulou Fronimopoulou — Athens, Greece 44:55 Li Hongyi — Singapore 52:02 Gabriella Di Laccio — London, UK 1:01:23 Vincent Egoro — Lagos, Nigera 1:08:44 Joaquin Navajas — Buenos Aires, Argentina 1:15:35 TED-Ed 1:22:47 Tim Cernak — Chicago, USA 1:30:26 Nelly Attar — Amman, Jordan 1:43:22 Reggie Watts Hosted by Kelli Hsu and Kelly Stoetzel TED2026 is streaming live from Vancouver! Be one of the first to watch every talk from the full conference, as it happens — including some exclusive moments — with TED Live: https://tedlive.ted.com Follow TED! X: https://www.twitter.com/TEDTalks Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ted Facebook: https://facebook.com/TED LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ted-conferences TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@tedtoks The TED Talks channel features the best talks and performances from the TED Conference, where the world's leading thinkers and doers give the talk of their lives in 18 minutes (or less) — plus originals, podcasts and exclusive content. Look for videos on Technology, Entertainment and Design as well as science, business, global issues, the arts and more. Visit https://TED.com for our entire library, transcripts, translations and personalized recommendations. https://youtube.com/live/6pITvnRpIvg TED's videos may be used for non-commercial purposes under a Creative Commons License, Attribution–Non Commercial–No Derivatives (or the CC BY – NC – ND 4.0 International) and in accordance with our TED Talks Usage Policy: https://www.ted.com/about/our-organization/our-policies-terms/ted-talks-usage-policy. For more information on using TED for commercial purposes (e.g. employee learning, in a film or online course), please submit a Media Request at https://media-requests.ted.com #TED2026 #TED #TEDTalks