Tag: TEDxYouth@KC

Kyra Colbert, TEDxYouth@KC

TEDxYouth@KC invites teens into pressing, real-world conversations, event emcee says

By Tommy Felts / April 12, 2019

Including teens in conversations about real world issues is the key element that will set Kansas City’s TEDxYouth@KC apart from other TED-branded conferences, said Kyra Colbert. “We’re going to be the future and if we don’t get involved now and we don’t get informed about what’s going on, how are we going to know what…

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Popular TEDxKC won’t return in 2018; organizers to focus on women, youth events

By Tommy Felts / May 10, 2018

TEDxKC — one of the largest and most-popular independently-organized TEDx events in the world — won’t be back for 2018. While TEDxYouth@KC and TEDxKCWomen are expected to return in 2018, hitting pause on TEDxKC’s “general ideas” event will allow organizers to reflect on accomplishments, missteps and milestones, said Mike Lundgren, co-founder of TEDxKC. “We asked two…

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