Put up a Poster at Work, School, or Elsewhere

You may have seen posters about TEDxOshkosh 2023 around town. Would you like to have one to put up at your place of work, school, or play?  We've got you covered with a downloadable, printable (8.5" x 11") PDF poster you can put up to let others know about TEDxOshkosh. Do feel completely free to share the poster with others! 

TEDxOshkosh 2023 - Untamed Imagination Presents 13 Speakers to Challenge Conventional Thinking on Nov. 4

TEDxOshkosh is a full-day conference highlighting live speakers and a small number of select TED videos. The day is designed to build community and conversation during breaks allowing audience members to engage with speakers and other attendees, and during a catered lunch. TEDxOshkosh 2023 will present speakers who stretch common thinking on topics including technology, perception, art, the human experience and more. 

AI-Assisted Theme in 2023

Like TEDx events around the world, TEDxOshkosh curates each annual event with a theme. For 2023, the TEDxOshkosh team took the titles of all of the speakers’ talks, and supplied them, along with goals for theme to Artificial Intelligences (AI) and requested the AIs generate the theme. With that AI assist, TEDxOshkosh selected the theme Untamed Imagination.

The theme-generation process didn’t stop there. Using another AI, the team developed a visually abstract graphic that supports the Untamed Imagination theme and reflects the global reach of TEDxOshkosh talk videos once they are released on the Internet.

Outstanding Speakers Selected from Large Candidate Pool

“Over the seven years of TEDxOshkosh events, our team has consistently been impressed and inspired by the dedicated people who seek to present their ideas — for no financial compensation — on the TEDxOshkosh stage,” said Craig Burnett, TEDxOshkosh co-organizer.

“Our team’s task of speaker and talk selection is a large one. In 2023, for instance, the 13 talks selected were drawn from over 340 candidates. Their breadth of ideas will make for an extremely engaging and enlightening day for our audiences.”

Keep Up With TEDxOshkosh News & Register to Attend

A nonprofit, TEDxOshkosh is locally organized and produced by a core group of volunteers. The event is open to the public. Registration is required. Prices to attend the all-day conference range from $69, $89 or $99 for seats in different areas of the theatre, as well as a special price of $39 for up to 30 high school or college students.

• Register to attend by Oct. 29. 
• To receive your reminder of updates and registration information, join our email list. 

Diverse, Thought-provoking, and Timely Ideas Worth Spreading

Back for our 7th year, the TEDxOshkosh team is thrilled to bring another great group of speakers to the stage at The Grand Oshkosh on November 4. Including the 2023 speakers, TEDxOshkosh will have brought Oshkosh and the world just less than 100 amazing ideas, delivered by an equally amazing group of people with a passion to spread their idea.

Keep track of the speaker announcements every Tuesday and Friday as they appear on our Speakers & Talks page, and in the meantime, start gathering friends to attend Saturday, November 4. It's going to be another great year.

Live Auditions April 12, 2023

Once again, TEDxOshkosh will hold in-person auditions for speaker candidates with an Idea Worth Spreading. 25 pre-registered candidates will give their best 4 minutes before the TEDxOshkosh team. Those speaker candidates will be considered among as many as 300 others for between twelve and fifteen speaker slots at TEDxOshkosh 2023, to be held on November 4.

IMPORTANT: All audition slots for April 12, are filled by pre-registrants. No walk-in audition opportunities are available.

Public Welcome

The public is welcome and encouraged to attend and watch, starting at 5:30pm. There is no charge to attend. A cash bar will be available. We hope to see you at The Waters Oshkosh, 1393 Washington Avenue, Oshkosh.

TEDxOshkosh Returns for a 7th Year Sat., Nov. 4, 2023

Mark your calendar! Tell friends!

We've just received our 2023 license from TED (did you know that every TEDx event worldwide must apply for a license each year?), and we're excited to return to the historic stage at The Grand Oshkosh with another diverse collection of speakers and their Ideas Worth Spreading.

If you've attended before, you know what it'll be like. If you've not yet attended, we encourage you to watch some (or all!) of the 84 talks of the previous years' speakers. Either way, we're confident you'll want to join us for another great day for your brain to play.