TED Speakers
Thinkers, doers, idea-generators. These are the speakers who have delivered a talk featured on TED.com, whether at an official TED conference, at one of thousands of independently organized TEDx events, or on another stage altogether.
Saleem Ali
Environmental peacemaker
Samar Ali
Law professor, peacemaker
Wajahat Ali
Writer
Nabila Alibhai
Place-maker
Rufus Griscom + Alisa Volkman
Website co-founders
K Allado-McDowell
AI collaborator
Danielle Allen
Classicist, political theorist
Myles Allen
Climate science scholar
Reniqua Allen
Writer, producer, journalist
Isabel Allende
Novelist
Graham Allison
Political scientist, professor
Steven D. Allison
Ecologist
Kevin Allocca
Head of Culture & Trends, YouTube
Boaz Almog
Quantum Researcher
Uri Alon
Biologist
Adam Alter
Psychologist
Russ Altman
Big data techno-optimist and internist
Sam Altman
CEO of OpenAI
Marco Alverà
Businessman, fairness crusader
Esha Alwani
Singer-songwriter
Fatima AlZahra'a Alatraktchi
Nanophysicist, entrepreneur
Christiane Amanpour
Journalist
Ben Ambridge
Psychologist
Lindsay Amer
Digital creator
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
Dance company
Sahba Aminikia
Composer, artistic director
John Amory
Male reproductive health expert
Alex Amouyel
President and CEO, Newman’s Own Foundation
Joshua Amponsem
Climate visionary
Refik Anadol
Media artist
