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Julie Kuklinski: Women In Construction

Skilled trades offer opportunity for women that have been trained for traditionally female jobs. The Hurricane Katrina recovery effort was so massive, it began to...
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Nick Wallace & David Watkins: LIFT – Locally Invested Food Trade

This talk describes a new, ambitious effort to build a “locally invested food trade” in Mississippi. Born and raised in Edwards, Mississippi, Nick Wallace blends...
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Damon Brown: Big ideas from little pieces of paper

Does the enduring habit of jotting quick notes on napkins say something poignant about human nature? In this thoughtful talk, Damon Brown examines the impact...
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Seth Misenar: Breached

Cybersecurity is one of the great challenges of our time. In fact, it seems that data breaches are not only risks that high profile companies...
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Kristi Henderson: Connected care – when and where you need it

Telehealth has the power to solve some of the most difficult problems in health care. Mississippi’s limited resources and rural population created an opportunity for...
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Herman Taylor: Seeds of hope, harvest of health

Mississippi gives the world unexpected and surprising gifts through its legacy of pioneering health advances, including the Jackson Heart Study. A sharp contrast to the...
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Joe Reardon: Fiber builds strong cities

Fiber builds strong cities. Joe Reardon, former mayor of Kansas City, the first to launch gigabit fiber, describes what happens to communities when data travels...
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Erin Hayne: Investing in your own creative economy

As cities compete for talented young workers, many of them focus on top-down decisions and large-scale projects that cater to creatives. Erin Hayne shares her...
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Joe Stradinger: Conversation – the first, and next, big thing

This talk was given at a local TEDx event, produced independently of the TED Conferences. As marketing communications migrate to social media platforms, the ability...
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Joel Bomgar: The importance of being different

The history of innovation proves that simply being different can chart a course to tremendous success. This talk looks at examples in business and proposes...
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