TEDxPensacola

What if the ideas that could change your community have been there all along — and you just hadn't seen them yet? TEDxPensacola 2026: Hidden in Plain Sight is a one-day independently organized TED event dedicated to uncovering the talent, stories, and innovations already alive in Pensacola — amplifying the voices that have gone unseen, and bringing our community together through shared discovery. Pensacola is evolving. Growing. Diversifying. Changing at a pace most people haven't stopped to notice. And yet the people shaping that change — the founders, the builders, the educators, the creatives — rarely get a platform proportional to their impact. They're not absent. They're not unqualified. They're hidden in plain sight. On May 23, 2026, at the Pensacola Little Theatre — one of the Gulf Coast's most storied performing arts venues, celebrating its centennial year — we're changing that. Expect approximately 15 curated speakers from across the Pensacola region, each delivering an original idea worth spreading. Talks range across disciplines: technology and innovation, community and culture, education, veterans' experience, entrepreneurship, and the arts. No Q&A. No sponsored slots. Every speaker is here for one reason: they have an idea that deserves to be heard. This event is for the community member who's thought "I didn't know that was happening here." It's for the student who wonders whether they have to leave to matter. It's for the local who loves this city and wants proof that something extraordinary is being built — right here, right now. TEDxPensacola isn't just a conference. It's a community reset — a space to reconnect, reimagine, and see Pensacola through fresh eyes. We don't have to chase big tech or big city platforms. We are building something extraordinary, right here. 📅 May 23, 2026 📍 Pensacola Little Theatre · 400 S Jefferson St, Pensacola FL 🕘 9am – 4:30pm 🌐 tedxpensacola.org