Thank you for your interest in participating in our official 2023 TEDx conference TEDxVillanovaU:
! The purpose of the conference is to give members of the Villanova University community a platform to share their ideas worth spreading, spark important conversations, and truly ignite change by challenging us to reimagine and restructure our current operating systems, practices, and thought frameworks to build a sustainable future at all levels of the human experience.
The conference theme
Paradigm Shift for Sustainability is
not limited to "environmental" sustainability, although environmental sustainability is a critical and important topic. We encourage all talk ideas to apply. Sustainability in a holistic sense can relate to all ideas worth spreading. How do we shape a world that has enough, for all, forever?
To audition to be a speaker, we ask that you have a formal affiliation with the Villanova University community (student, staff, faculty, alumni, etc.) and are able to give a 4-5 minute talk about your idea (it could be the first 4-5 minutes of your 10-15 min talk or a 4-5 minute summarized version of your 10-15 min talk). We will allow people to use notes during auditions, if desired. However, no notes are allowed during the actual conference, so it may be beneficial to practice speaking without notes and to showcase your public speaking skills.
Whether you have a near-finalized talk or just an idea worth spreading, we encourage you to audition! Please reach out to
TEDxVillanovaU@villanova.edu with any questions or concerns. Thank you, and we look forward to working with you!
