From 80 people in 2009 to over 800 in 2012, TEDxKL is back in town again. TEDxKL 2013, the TED-like experience event will be taking place on the 3rd of August at the Mid Valley Exhibition Centre, Kuala Lumpur(Malaysia).
The theme for this year is “Life Hacking”, a term that originally arose in the 1980s among computer programmers devising and employing tricks to cut through information overload. Today, life hacking refers to any productivity trick, shortcut, skill, or novelty method to increase productivity and efficiency in all walks of life; in other words, anything that solves an everyday problem in a clever or non-obvious way.
Some of the list of speakers include:
- Peter Sage- The Founder of Space Energy, a multi-billion dollar project focused on the generation and transmission of clean energy and commercialisation of Space Based Solar Power. A well-known entrepreneur who launched, operated and brought to success over 15 start-ups before the age of 30.
- Antony Evans- In what they call the “first step in creating sustainable natural lighting,” Antony, along with a group of innovators coming out of Singularity University, launched a Kickstarter campaign to create Glowing Plants, putting forward the idea of replacing street lamps with glowing foliage.
- Red Hong Yi- A Malaysian-born architect who was inspired to create art using everyday materials she found in China as her medium. Known as the artist who “loves to paint, but not with a paintbrush”, her work has been featured by media around the world including Huffington Post, Wall Street Journal, ABC, CNN and NBC. Hong Yi was named one of Esquire magazine’s 12 Brilliant Malaysians and given the Perspective Global’s 40 Under 40 Designers award.
- Gopi Sekhar- A veteran with over 27 years’ experience in Trading, Rubber and Palm Oil processing, he now runs Sekhar Research Innovations (SRI) which was founded by Malaya Rubber technology legend, the late Tan Sri Dr B.C. Sekhar. His production process experience ranges from installation and upgrading capacity to running a wide variety of large production units. Gopi Sekhar spent the last decade with specific involvement in rubber technology, development of processing technologies and application solutions.
Currently in its 5th year of running, this annual event brings together people who want to leverage ideas, technologies, design, and education to help create a better future and support innovation in the local community. The one-day event which begins around noon will see presentations by speakers interspersed with breakout discussions and exhibitions, creating a platform to meet and exchange ideas with interesting, likeminded people on an intimate, personal level, all in one room.
Tickets are priced at RM150 and are available online at www.tedxkl.com. A limited number of tickets are also sold at the venue for walk-in participants at RM180.