| David Zussman |
Governance expert |
ideaCity 2002 |
| Ethan Zuckerman |
Founder, Global Voices |
TEDGlobal 2010, BIF-5, PICNIC '08, Poptech 2004 |
| Randi Zuckerberg |
Director of Market Development, Facebook |
DLD 2010, ideaCity 2009, DLD 2009 |
| Mark Zuckerberg |
CEO, Facebook |
DLD 2009 |
| Christiane zu Salm |
Founder & CEO, About Change Ventures (ACV) |
DLD 2008, DLD 2007 |
| Andrew Zolli |
Founder, Z+Partners |
Poptech 2004, Gel 2003 |
| Jan-Christoph Zoels |
Director of User Experience Design, Experientia |
Lift07 |
| Judith Zoebelein |
Editorial Director, Internet Office of the Holy See |
Lift07 |
| Moses Znaimer |
Head of ZoomerMedia |
TED6 |
| Jonathan Zittrain |
Net watchdog |
TEDGlobal 2009 |
| Laura Ziskin |
Co-Founder & Executive Producer, Stand Up To Cancer |
TEDMED2009 |
| Donald Ziraldo |
Canadian Icewine pioneer |
ideaCity 2002 |
| Jeannette Zingg |
Co-founder, Opera Atelier |
ideaCity 2006 |
| Basile Zimmerman |
Chinese studies researcher |
Lift10 |
| Philip Zimbardo |
Former President, American Psychological Association |
PICNIC '09, TED2009, TED2008 |
| Aude Zieseniss de Thuin |
Creator, WEFCOS |
DLD 2009 |
| Qiu Zhijie |
Professor, China Academy of Art |
DLD 2010 |
| Qi Zhang |
Organist |
TEDxUSC 2009 |
| Greg Zeschuk |
Co-founder, BioWare |
ideaCity 2002 |
| Niklas Zennström |
Entrepreneur and investor |
DLD 2010, PICNIC '09, DLD 2008, DLD 2007 |
| Eva Zeisel |
Ceramics designer |
TED11 |
| Gabriele Zedlmayer |
Vice President , HP's Office of Global Social Innovation |
DLD 2010, DLD 2007 |
| Julian Zbar |
Third culture student |
Lift10 |
| Adam Zaretsky |
Bioartist, performer, researcher and art theorist |
PICNIC '07 |
| Benjamin Zander |
Cellist & Conductor |
PopTech 2008, TED2008 |
| Ray Zahab |
Endurance runner and adventurer |
ideaCity 2009, TED2009 |
| Akram Zaatari |
Co-Founder, Aram Image Foundation |
DLD 2008 |
| Muhammad Yunus |
Founder & Managing Director , Grameen Bank |
DLD 2010 |
| Danny Yount |
Designer, director |
PICNIC '07 |
| Robert Young Pelton |
Author |
ideaCity 2001, ideaCity 2000 |
| James Young |
Emergency management advisor |
ideaCity 2005 |
| Bob Young |
Co-founder, Red Hat Inc. |
ideaCity 2001 |
| Alison Young |
Musician |
euroGel 2006 |
| Alan Young |
Criminal lawyer and activist |
ideaCity 2006 |
| Nora York |
Singer-songwriter |
TEDSalon 2006 |
| Bora Yoon |
Musician |
TED@Cannes |
| Sook Yin-Lee |
Musician, actor and filmmaker |
ideaCity 2004 |
| Cevat Yerli |
Co-Founder & President, Crytek |
DLD 2007 |
| Donald Yeomans |
Senior Research Scientist, NASA |
ideaCity 2008 |
| Jun Ye |
Fellow, JILA Center for Atomic, Molecular & Optical Physics |
ideaCity 2008 |
| David Yaun |
Vice President, Corporate Communications IBM |
BIF-4 |
| Nazar Yasin |
CEO, Forticom |
DLD 2010 |
| Ariel Yarnitsky |
CEO, SpeedBit Ltd. |
DLD 2010 |
| Michael Yap |
Deputy CEO, Media Development Authority |
TEDxUSC 2010 |
| Richard Yanofsky |
Co-founder, WowWee |
ideaCity 2007 |
| Nikki Yanofsky |
Teen jazz prodigy |
ideaCity 2007 |
| Stanley Yang |
CEO, NeuroSky, Inc. |
DLD 2008 |
| Keith Yamashita |
Founder and Chairman, SYPartners |
BIF-6 |
| Eric Yam |
Designer of Asten space settlement |
ideaCity 2009 |
| Jocelyn Wyatt |
Sociel Innovation Lead, IDEO |
BIF-5 |
| Richard Saul Wurman |
Founder, TED conferences |
BIF-6, BIF-5, EG08, BIF-4, DLD 2008, BIF-3, ideaCity 2000 |
| Monika Wulf-Mathies |
Deputy Chairperson of the Supervisory Board, Deutsche Lufthansa AG |
DLD 2009 |
| Tom Wujec |
Designer, Fellow, Autodesk |
TED2010, TEDGlobal 2009, TED2009 |
| Sheryl WuDunn |
Women's rights advocate |
TEDGlobal 2010 |
| Will Wright |
Founder, Stupid Fun Club |
TED2007, Poptech 2006 |
| Ronald Wright |
Author |
ideaCity 2002 |
| Robert Wright |
Journalist |
TED2006, Poptech 2003 |
| Paul Wouters |
Programme leader, Virtual Knowledge Studio for the Humanities and Social Sciences |
PICNIC '08 |
| Hawksley Workman |
Singer, songwriter, poet & producer |
ideaCity 2001 |
| Tracy Worcester |
Local food campaigner |
ideaCity 2010 |
| Adrian Wooldrige |
Washington correspondent, The Economist |
Poptech 2004 |
| John Wooden |
Former UCLA basketball coach |
TED11 |
| Jasper Wood |
Violinist |
ideaCity 2001 |
| Chris Wood |
Writer |
ideaCity 2008 |
| Andy Wood |
CEO, Image Metrics |
DLD 2007 |
| Curtis Wong |
Researcher |
TED2008, TED9 |
| John Wolpert |
Innovation Consultant, TheThreePercent |
BIF-4 |
| Stephen Wolfram |
Scientist, inventor |
TED2010, Poptech 2002 |
| Conrad Wolfram |
Mathematician |
TEDGlobal 2010, DLD 2010 |
| Stefan Wolff |
Ethnic conflicts scholar |
TEDGlobal 2010 |
| Felisa Wolfe-Simon |
Geobiochemist |
TED2011 |
| Nathan Wolfe |
Virus hunter |
TEDMED2010, TED2009 |
| Gary Wolf |
Contributing editor, Wired magazine |
TED@Cannes |
| Siegfried Woldhek |
Illustrator |
TED2008 |
| Esther Wojcicki |
Journalism teacher, Palo Alto High School |
EG10 |
| Anne Wojcicki |
Founder, 23andMe |
TEDMED2009, DLD 2008 |
| Chris Woebken |
Speculative Designer , never never Lab |
Lift10 |
| Christina Wodtke |
Information architect |
Gel 2004 |
| Irving Wladawsky-Berger |
Vice President of Technical Strategy and Innovation, IBM |
BIF-3 |
| Ken Wiwa |
Human rights activist |
ideaCity 2003 |
| Christoph Witte |
Editorial Director , Computerwoche |
DLD 2009 |
| Jim Withers |
Founder, Operation Safety Net |
Gel Health 2009 |
| Sandra F. Witelson |
Behavioral neuroscientist |
ideaCity 2001, ideaCity 2000 |
| Meg Wirth |
Founder, Maternova |
BIF-6 |
| Eckart Wintzen |
Founder, Ex'tent Green Venture Capital |
PICNIC '07 |
| Wolfram Winter |
Managing Director, NBC UNIVERSAL Global Networks Deutschland |
DLD 2006 |
| John Winsor |
CEO, Victors & Spoils |
BIF-6 |
| Stefan Winners |
CEO, TOMORROW FOCUS AG |
DLD 2010, DLD 2007, DLD 2006 |
| Rachel Wingfield |
Textile designer |
PopTech 2010 |
| Dave Winer |
Software developer |
PICNIC '06 |
| Hjalmar Winbladh |
President & CEO, Rebtel Networks AB |
DLD 2007 |
| Anthony Wilson-Smith |
Vice-President, Communications, Canada Post |
ideaCity 2003 |
| Rich Wilson |
Sailor |
EG10 |
| Geraldine Wilson |
CEO, Truphone |
DLD 2009 |
| E.O. Wilson |
Professor and honorary curator, Harvard University |
TED2007 |
| Allee Willis |
Songwriter and artist |
TED6 |
| Stanley Williams |
HP Senior Fellow Director, Information & Quantum Systems Lab |
PICNIC '08 |
| John Williams |
Founder, Frog's Leap winery |
Gel 2007 |
| Evan Williams |
Co-founder, Twitter |
TED2009 |
| Erica Williams |
Deputy Director, Campus Progress |
PopTech 2009 |
| Dave Williams |
Astronaut |
ideaCity 2008, ideaCity 2003 |
| C.K. Williams |
Poet |
TED11 |
| Alex Willcock |
Creator, Imagini.net |
DLD 2008 |
| Christoph Wilfert |
Business & Marketing Officer, Microsoft Deutschland GmbH |
DLD 2006 |
| Alice Wilder |
Educational Psychologist |
BIF-2 |
| Chris Wild |
Retronaut |
TEDGlobal 2010 |
| Susanne Wiigh-Mäsak |
Swedish biologist |
ideaCity 2006 |
| Willard Wigan |
Micro-sculptor |
TEDGlobal 2009 |
| Lauren Wiener |
Vice President, Meredith Interactive |
DLD 2007 |
| Edith A. Widder |
Co-founder, president & senior scientist, Ocean Research & Conservation Association, Ft. Pierce, Florida |
TED Mission Blue Voyage |
| Edith Widder |
Biologist and deep-sea explorer |
TED2011 |
| Fields Wicker-Miurin |
Co-founder, Leaders' Quest |
TEDSalon 2009 London |
| George Whitesides |
Chemist & Professor, Harvard |
TED2010 |
| Pae White |
Artist |
DLD 2007 |
| Nancy White |
Musician |
ideaCity 2003 |
| Romulus Whitaker |
Herpetologist |
TEDIndia |
| Eric Whitacre |
Composer and conductor |
TED2011 |
| Olie Westheimer |
Founder, Brooklyn Parkinson Group |
Gel Health 2009 |
| Tim Westergren |
Chief Strategy Officer and Founder, Pandora |
BIF-2 |
| Harry West |
Vice President for Strategy and Innovation, Design Continuum |
BIF-1 |
| Michael Wesch |
Assistant professor of cultural anthropology, Kansas State University |
PopTech 2009 |
| Margaret Wertheim |
Founder, Institute for Figuring |
TED2009 |
| Sebastian Wernicke |
Statistician |
TED2010 |
| Philipp Welte |
Burda People Group |
DLD 2006 |
| Spencer Wells |
Genographer |
TEDGlobal 2007, Poptech 2004 |
| Paul Wells |
Canadian national affairs columnist |
ideaCity 2004 |
| Andrew Well |
Physician |
TEDMED2009 |
| Ai Weiwei |
Conceptual artist, curator and architect |
DLD 2007 |
| Ronald Weinland |
Author |
ideaCity 2009 |
| David Weinberger |
Author, "Everything is Miscellaneous" |
DLD 2009, PICNIC '07 |
| Theodor Weimer |
Designated board spokesman , Bayerische Hypo- und Vereinsbank AG |
DLD 2009 |
| Peggy Weil |
Digital Media Artist |
PICNIC '09 |
| Andreas Weigend |
Consulting |
DLD 2008, DLD 2006 |
| Ursus Wehrli |
Comedian and cabaret artist |
TED2006 |
| Jochen Wegner |
Editor-in-Chief, Focus Online |
DLD 2010, DLD 2009, DLD 2008, DLD 2007, DLD 2006 |
| Alfons Weersink |
Professor, Department of Food, Agriculture and Resource Economics, University of Guelph |
ideaCity 2008 |
| Marianne Weems |
Artistic director, The Builders Association |
Poptech 2006 |
| Chris Weeks |
Director of Humanitarian Affairs, DHL/DPWN |
DLD 2009 |
| Annette Weber |
Editor-in-Chief, InStyle Germany |
DLD 2006 |
| Alan Webber |
Author |
BIF-6, BIF-5 |
| Matt Webb |
Principal, Schulze & Webb |
Lift09, PICNIC '07 |
| Robin Wauters |
Writer, Techcrunch |
DLD 2010 |
| Heribert Watzke |
Food scientist |
TEDGlobal 2010 |
| Reggie Watts |
Writer, composer, musician and comedian |
PopTech 2010, Poptech 2006 |
| Paul Watson |
Environmental activist |
ideaCity 2007 |
| James Watson |
Biologist |
TED2005 |
| Andrew Watson |
Artistic director, Cirque du Soleil |
ideaCity 2001 |
| Laura Waters Hinson |
Founder, Image Bearer Pictures |
|
| Omar Wasow |
Co-founder, BlackPlanet.com |
TED11 |
| Boris Wasmuth |
Managing Director Marketing & Co-Founder, GameDuell.com |
DLD 2006 |
| Kevin Warwick |
Professor of Cybernetics, University of Reading |
Lift08 |
| Rick Warren |
Pastor |
TED2006 |
| Howard Warren |
Educator and explorer of Dead Horse Bay |
Gel 2011 |
| Frank Warren |
Founder, PostSecret.com |
|
| John Warnock |
Co-founder, Adobe |
TED6, TED3 |
| Shamsul Wares |
Architect and teacher |
TEDIndia |
| Peter Ward |
Paleontologist |
TED2008, Poptech 2003 |
| Harris Wang |
Piano prodigy |
ideaCity 2006 |
| Ge Wang |
Professor of computer music, Stanford University |
EG10 |
| Gary Wang |
Co-Founder, Tudou |
PICNIC '07 |
| Marcel Wanders |
Designer |
PICNIC '08 |
| Baba Wamé |
Cyberjournalism professor, Yaoundé 2 University, Cameroon |
Lift09 |
| Pamela Wallin |
Politician |
ideaCity 2003 |
| Nigel Waller |
Founder & CEO of Movirtu |
PopTech 2010 |
| Benjamin Wallace |
Journalist |
Taste3 2008 |
| Patrick Walker |
Director of video partnerships , Google |
DLD 2008 |
| John Q. Walker |
Musician and inventor |
EG07, ideaCity 2006 |
| Jay Walker |
Founder, Priceline.com and Walker Digital |
TEDMED2010, TED2009, TED2008 |
| Jimmy Wales |
Founder, Wikipedia |
DLD 2010, DLD 2008, euroGel 2006, TEDGlobal 2005, Gel 2005 |
| Rufus Wainwright |
Singer & songwriter |
ideaCity 2001 |
| Binyavanga Wainaina |
Kenyan author, journalist |
PICNIC '08 |
| Elliott Wahle |
Chairman & co-founder, Generation Capital Inc. |
ideaCity 2002 |
| Erika Wagner |
Head of the XPrize Laboratory at MIT |
PopTech 2010 |
| Wolfgang Wagener |
Director, Cisco Connected Urban Development (CUD) |
PICNIC '08 |
| Gordon Wagener |
Design chief, Mercedes-Benz |
DLD 2009 |
| Erik Wachtmeister |
Founder, aSmallWorld |
DLD 2007 |
| Kyle Vucko |
CEO, Indochino |
DLD 2010 |
| Sasa Vucinic |
Founder, Medium Development Loan Fund |
TEDGlobal 2005 |
| Ernst Ulrich von Weizsacker |
Scientist, politician and author |
DLD 2007 |
| Friedrich von Scanzoni |
Managing Director, leading International Business , HolidayCheck |
DLD 2009 |
| Anthony von Mandl |
Founder, Mission Hill Vineyards |
ideaCity 2003 |
| Gunther Von Hagens |
Creator, Body Worlds |
ideaCity 2005 |
| Francesca von Habsburg |
Founder, Thyssen-Bornemisza Art Contemporary (T-B A21) |
DLD 2008 |
| Nikolaus von Bomhard |
CEO, MunichRE |
DLD 2010 |
| Luis von Ahn |
Computer science professor, Carnegie Mellon University |
PopTech 2009 |
| Andreas Vogler |
Co-Founder, Architecture and Vision |
DLD 2009 |
| Marije Vogelzang |
Founder, Proef (food-design laboratory) |
PopTech 2009 |
| Gregor Vogelsang |
Managing partner , Booz & Company |
DLD 2010 |
| Werner Vogels |
CTO, Amazon.com |
DLD 2010, DLD 2009, PICNIC '08 |
| Josey Vogels |
Canadian sex columnist and author |
ideaCity 2010 |
| Lorrie Vogel |
General Manager, “Considered”, Nike |
PopTech 2009 |
| Bobby Voeten |
|
TEDxAmsterdam 2009 |
| Arturo Vittori |
Co-Founder, Architecture and Vision |
DLD 2009 |
| Stephen Vitiello |
Electronic musician and media artist |
PopTech 2010 |
| Vernor Vinge |
Retired professor, San Diego State University |
Poptech 2002 |
| Louise Vet |
Netherlands Institute of Ecology |
TEDxAmsterdam 2009 |
| Eva Vertes |
Student and cancer researcher |
TED2005, ideaCity 2004 |
| Bas Verhart |
Founder & CEO, Media Republic |
PICNIC '08 |
| Katrin Verclas |
Co-Founder & Editor, MobileActive.org |
Lift10, PICNIC '09 |
| J. Craig Venter |
Founder, Synthetic Genomics |
TEDMED2010, TEDMED2009, TED2008, DLD 2008, Poptech 2006, TED2005 |