TEDxManchester

02/12/2025

🤩Meet our 2026 speakers:

⚽️ From Sunderland to International glory, legendary lioness Jill Scott won 161 England caps, multiple titles and of course was part of the team who secured that England Euro 2022 win.

☕️ Since hanging up her boots, Jill has become a successful TV broadcaster and pundit, coffee shop owner - and she also writes poetry. Her achievements, energy and authenticity have made her a national treasure.

🌟Jill will be joining us at 2026, sharing lessons learned from her remarkable journey, on and off the pitch - and how to stay grounded when everything changes.

📣Early bird tickets are on sale on Thursday 4th December - don’t miss out, sign up to our mailing list, link in the bio

📆 Date: Saturday 7th March 2026
📍 Venue: The Bridgewater Hall

27/11/2025

WOW! 🤩
Our Super Early Bird tickets for 2026 have flown out the door!! 🦅

But don’t worry if you missed out - our Early Bird tickets will be going on sale on Thursday 4th December, so you have another chance to grab a place at a special price.

🙌 Early Bird tickets are limited though - the best way to make sure you’re first in line is to sign up to our email updates and we’ll send you a reminder and the link on the day.

🫶It’s one small action that we know will have a big impact!

2026

📆 The Date: Saturday 7th March
📍 The Venue: The Bridgewater Hall
🎟️ The Tickets: Sign up at www.tedxmanchester.com/contact

25/11/2025

21/11/2025

🚨The countdown is on…!
🎟️Tickets for 2026 go on sale on Tuesday 25th November at 11am - there’s a limited number at Early Bird Prices, so don’t miss out!
📆 The Date: Saturday 7th March
📍 The Venue: The Bridgewater Hall
⏰Set your alarm… or sign up to our mailing list to get our email updates www.tedxmanchester.com

19/11/2025

Hello! It really is good to be back! 🙌And we’re thrilled to introduce you to our first four incredible speakers for 2026🤩

🌟Jill Scott MBE: former professional footballer, and part of the England squad that won the UEFA Women’s Euro 2022


🌟Tj Power: a leading neuroscientist, and expert in demystifying brain chemistry to help improve mental health


🌟Julian Treasure: a TED legend, an expert on speaking and sound, and advocate of conscious listening as a superpower


🌟Joanna Jenson: an entrepreneur who founded No 1 babycare brand Childs Farm with little money but a passion for better skincare for her daughters


📆 We’d love you to join us on Saturday 7 March.
Super Early Bird tickets go on sale on Tuesday 25th November at 11am.

Link in the bio to find out more about the speakers and their talks. And don’t miss out - sign up to our mailing list to be first with all the news!

18/11/2025

We’re already busy preparing to bring you another amazing experience with TEDxManchester 2026 – but wanted to also share some of the top talks from this year with you. 🙌

Four of the talks from March 2025 were elevated to TED’s homepage - it is the first time any single TEDx event has yielded so many TED.com talks. 🤩Wow!

🌟 In the world of TEDx, our highest honour is getting a talk promoted to the homepage of TED.com. It’s like winning an Oscar or BAFTA in TED world - and the speaker gets amazing worldwide exposure for their talk.

So, to have four featured from one event is a real achievement and honour for TEDxManchester, the speakers, and our team – definitely worth celebrating! 🎉

Enjoy watching these four fabulous talks again 👇– and remember, sign up to our mailing list to be first to find out all the news about TEDxManchester 2026 📆

https://www.ted.com/talks/amie_mcnee_the_case_for_making_art_when_the_world_is_on_fire

https://www.ted.com/talks/simona_francese_could_we_detect_breast_cancer_with_a_fingerprint

https://www.ted.com/talks/carl_miller_inside_a_dark_web_kill_list

https://www.ted.com/talks/ilyena_hirskyj_douglas_what_happens_when_your_dog_uses_the_internet

08/11/2025

is back with a bang in 2026! 💥
We're blasting off on Saturday 7th March - and we'd love you to join us.
📆 Save the date and watch this space for news soon of speakers and tickets 👀 - or to find out first, sign up to our newsletter at www.tedxmanchester.com

26/03/2025

Great to see the first 2025 talks making their way online! 😀🔥

My Talk is now live! Incredibly proud to say it’s had more than 1.4k views in less than a day!

How to Influence Decisions - The Illusion of Choice |

You can watch it on on the page and on the link in my bio - Well worth 16 minutes of your time!

01/03/2025

Thats a wrap! 🎬

Huge thank you to everyone that has joined us for the TedxManchester event today!

Of course, an even bigger thank you to our partners and sponsors - we couldn’t have done it without you! 😎

And finally, thank you to all of our volunteers working behind the scenes to make sure the event was a huge success! ❤️🖤

01/03/2025

Thought-provoking insights shared in Session Three… When you laugh your brain is releasing a cocktail or feel good chemicals, parrots have favourite friends too, we need your art - we need it now (say it louder), life is beautiful if you embrace it! 😅🦜🎭

Kiran Morjaria 🔬
Here’s your prescription from Dr Kiran… Laugh! It’s simple really - laughter is medicine, comedy can save your life! 🤣
As a young Asian man, there are three things you can become… a Doctor, a Dentist or a disappointment!!!
Laughter reduces cortisol by almost 1/3 and it reduces blood pressure by 3-4%. Laughter is natures painkiller, it releases endorphins!
Your mission is to find what makes you laugh! Keep asking yourself the question… have I laughed today for at least 2 minutes?

Ilyena Hirskyj-Douglas 💓
What if we allowed animals to use the internet…
When we start to think about it, we control a lot of our animals life.
My dog video called me A LOT! I often ran out of things to talk about!
Animals have social awareness and understanding of being online. They have deep and complex needs. Many are kept in the zoo, but could we help keep them connected to their family groups using technology?

Amie McNee 🎨
The world is on fire and I am going to stand here and tell you to make art, because no one is talking about creativity!
We’re living in a culture that sidelines the creative act! It is a narrative that is harming us!
Less consumption, more creation! When we play, our bodies respond!
How do you want to leave this world? Because creatives never leave the world the way they found it! Make something beautiful and leave your legacy!

Javeno McLean 🏋️‍♂️
I find it easy to talk about something I love!
I just want to help people become better. Living life to the fullest isn’t a gift that everyone gets!
What I do isn’t rocket science, it’s normality! It’s easy and natural, just be normal!
Real strength isn’t measured in KGs, no sir, real strength is dealing with things no one else can see! Strength is a mindset!
What makes you different? Find it and catch it, because it’s special!
Just be a good person!

01/03/2025

Reflecting on Session Two… too much device use = public health crisis, it isn’t practical to take cows to Mars, 7️⃣🥕🪑, let the people crack on with it!

Charlotte Armitage 📱
Would you give alcohol, o***m, co***ne, caffeine or ni****ne to children? No, because we know how harmful they are.
Seeing children on devices is normal, but at what cost?
It isn’t the physical consumption of the device, it's the impact it has on how interact with the world!
What will be the outcome of device use in infancy in years to come? The past helps us to predict the future!
If we can’t regulate our emotions we begin to struggle, and we are seeing the impact on future generations already!
Take action! Ditch the device! 🗑

Aled Roberts 🌑
My vision is to build homes on Mars!
This story starts in 2017 when I finished my PhD (which I very nearly failed)!
The answer was us all along… but it isn’t sustainable or ethical!
Bringing things back to Earth - experiment, experiment, experiment! Challenges, constraints and adversity are not a bad thing!

Aaron Calvert 💡
I have spent most of my life trying to figure out how to influence peoples decisions!
Decisions are made with subtle clues that nudge us in certain directions, but is it really that easy to influence us?
Our brains are hard wired - once you have made a decision you will stick to it!
The illusion of choice is everywhere. Our senses trigger a response. Pause, be aware and think outside of the box!
Did you choose to watch my talk ❓

Pam Warhurst 📚
Is it just me or do we have a problem? The climate is going bonkers!
We woke up one morning and started to plant vegetables… Outside of the Police station (don’t worry, I asked for permission)! 🌱
When you start to plant food in public places, people talk about it! Incredible Edible invented vegetable tourism!
Repurpose our public land, so we can invest in ourselves, without spending a penny! Food and the people that produce it are some of the most important things in this world!
The system as it is isn’t delivering! But there are little seeds of possibility!
It’s time to be brave, what do you have to lose? Believe in the power of small actions! 💚