If there was a prize for London’s most flamboyant trouser-wearer, then TEDxOrenda‘s 6th speaker, Marc Lewis (@SCA2dean) would be undisputed winner. When he was 16 Marc was expelled from school, just a few weeks before he was due to sit his exams.  However, his life changed when he won a Guardian scholarship to the School [...]

We are particularly pleased to announce that the 5th speaker at TEDxOrenda is a truly inspirational woman Naomi Jane (@missnaomijane). Naomi has a very impressive CV in which she can boast that not only is she Director of the 4WD Foundation,she is also member of the Channel 4 Educational Advisory Board and Youth Trustee for [...]

We are really excited to announce that our 4th speaker at TEDxOrenda is a former partner at Buttered Side Down – a historic risk management consultancy focusing on systemic risks like state failure and economic collapse, Vinay Gupta (@leashless).   A rivetting and authoritative speaker, Vinay deals with many topics that most people ignore, as [...]

The third of our speakers at TEDxOrenda is playfulologist (don’t worry, that’s a word we’ve made up) Alex Fleetwood.   playmakers video 01 : alex fleetwood and the sandpit from thinkpublic on Vimeo. Alex Fleetwood is Director of Hide&Seek, he also produces film and games. He founded Hide&Seek with Gideon Reeling in 2007 after attending [...]

The second of our speakers at TEDxOrenda is cartoonist & animator Sydney Padua. Melina Sydney Padua is the creator of the 2DGoggles blog which featuring her animated account of The Thrilling Adventures of Lovelace & Babbage – which imagines what it would have been like had the world’s first computer programmer and the man who [...]

In keeping with the festive spirit prevalent at this time of year, and by way of creating excitement for the forthcoming TEDxOrenda, we’ve decided to unveil our speakers 1 at a time on each of the next ’12 days of TEDxMas’. So without further ado, its my honour to announce that our FIRST speaker will [...]

Maz Nadjm (@mazi) Maz Nadjm is responsible for Sky Portal’s social media strategy and implementation. The Sky Portal has over 1 billion monthly page impressions and many millions of unique visitors. Maz works closely with each Sky site, providing on-going technology and strategy assessment within the context of the competitive landscape and Site needs. In [...]

Dougald Hine (@dougald) Dugald works with ideas – exploring and developing them, and collaborating to put them into practice. This involves writing, speaking, bringing people together from different worlds to find common narratives, then helping to steer the ideas that come out of those conversations into reality. In 2006, he co-founded School of Everything: a Web [...]

Alfie Dennen (@alfie) Alfie is described in his Wikipedia entry as a creative technologist, artist, and founder of several prominent websites based around around mobile blogging.  He co-founded Moblog which received prominence when The service gained prominence in 2005 when Eliot Ward uploaded a photo to the site from one of the London Underground bombings.  The Arts [...]

Caroline Bosher (@carolinebosher) A Special Agent on a mission to transform businesses through exceptional branding and connections.  Caroline has a passion for infiltrating high calibre networks, uncovering remarkable customer experiences, and working with her team to co-ordinate all components required to create strong brand attraction.  Working in London, Sydney and New York she ‘cross-pollinates’ ideas [...]