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TEDxDelrayBeach came back stronger! JANUARY 25th 2025
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Point BREAK
A Point Break gives rise to a special wave which wraps around a point or headland to then ride far along the coastline. When conditions are met, most surfers would consider it the "perfect wave".
It is also a key process in coastal geomorphology, shaping the landscape and modifying the shoreline.
A similar way, we can think of the collective behavior which eventually unleashes a complete topple.
Let's think about having two alternatives to take action upon; it is natural to evaluate benefit over cost, however both could vary based on how many individuals have already opted for one or the other. According to Morton Grodzins, there is a particular point where net benefits exceed net costs referred to as "that one too many".
Making echo on Mark Granovetter analysis of social networks, our theme this year focuses on "social change" attained by civil engagement. We pay important attention to the diffusion of information, influence, opportunity and how these could lead to the emergence of self-organized groups to promote positive change in our local and global community.
Come surf the swell with us!
2025 Speakers
Scott Kelso, PhD
Katie Williams, MBA
Katie Williams, MBA
Formerly a senior research scientist at Yale, Irish born J. A. Scott Kelso holds FAU’s Eminent Scholar Chair in Science and was the Founding Director of its Center for Complex Systems. He has won many national and international awards for his research on Coordination Dynamics, the science of how living things, from cells to people, are coordinated.
Katie Williams, MBA
Katie Williams, MBA
Katie Williams, MBA
Katie Williams, a marine conservationist and Director of Marketing at Ocean Rescue Alliance International, leverages her education in Business Psychology and MBA to pioneer underwater sculptures that double as reefs. She works to help restore coral ecosystems and educates communities, showcasing the synergy between art, science, and conservation.
Ian Enochs, PhD
Katie Williams, MBA
Ian Enochs, PhD
Dr. Ian Enochs is a coral reef ecologist and inventor with more than 70 peer-reviewed publications. He leads the coral program at the NOAA’s Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory and has worked all over the world, from sunken volcanoes in the Marianas to the urban waterways of Miami.
Eric Berg, PhD
Jessica Hausknecht, MBA
Aline Silva, MBA
Eric D. Berg is a postdoctoral researcher at the College of Science and the Center for the Future Mind at Florida Atlantic. With a background in both formal logic and social epistemology, his research on propaganda and extremism lives at the intersection of technology and social-political philosophy.
Aline Silva, MBA
Jessica Hausknecht, MBA
Aline Silva, MBA
Aline Silva, holds an MBA with a focus on Marketing and Communications. Originally born in Brazil, she grew roots in South Florida where she explored first hand, the power of kindness, doing good not only lifts others but also fuels our own happiness—creating a beautiful, endless loop where joy begets more joy.
Jessica Hausknecht, MBA
Jessica Hausknecht, MBA
Jessica Hausknecht, MBA
Jessica is a certified Parenting Coach, Yoga, Meditation Instructor, and founder of the Find My ZenFam movement. With a passion for supporting parents in their everyday struggles, she developed strategies that enhance communication and collaboration by addressing our emotional wellbeing.
Lisa Stein
John Thomerson, MAc
Karmiah Smith
Lisa Stein, a retired US Air Force Captain and decorated Combat Veteran, piloted AWACS surveillance aircraft on global National Security and Desert Storm combat missions. A University of Miami graduate with degrees in both Mathematics and International Studies, a true trailblazer.
Karmiah Smith
John Thomerson, MAc
Karmiah Smith
Karmiah Smith, a junior at Dreyfoos School of the Arts, believes in the power of creative expression. Co-president of her school’s Slam Poetry team, she is also an award-winning editor for The Muse, her schools newspaper. She inspires to explore topics relevant to today’s society through her written and spoken word.
John Thomerson, MAc
John Thomerson, MAc
John Thomerson, MAc
John Thomerson is a visionary entrepreneur, innovator, researcher, and educator with expertise in business, psychology and neuroscience, mathematics and statistics, natural sciences, engineering, and art. He is the founder and CEO of the RIDE Institute™ and Pet HealthCare Innovations™.
Delray Beach Community and adjacent neighbors,
Welcome back TEDx
We are honored to bring back to Delray Beach TEDx Talks, an annual event where local heroes, hidden talent, community advocates, innovators, scientists, artists, industry experts, and athletes get together to inform, share perspectives, connect and inspire you.
Ideas change everything
About TEDx
In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TED Talks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection. These local, self-organized events are branded TEDx, where x = independently organized TED event. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events are self-organized. (Subject to certain rules and regulations.)
About TED
TED is a nonprofit organization devoted to Ideas Worth Spreading. Started as a four-day conference in California 30 years ago, TED has grown to support its mission with multiple initiatives. The two annual TED Conferences invite the world’s leading thinkers and doers to speak for 18 minutes or less. Many of these talks are then made available, free, at TED.com. TED speakers have included Bill Gates, Jane Goodall, Elizabeth Gilbert, Sir Richard Branson, Nandan Nilekani, Philippe Starck, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Sal Khan and Daniel Kahneman.