Technology | Entertainment | Design

TEDx Klagenfurt Logo
June 28 2025
Klagenfurt Airport (KLU)
Start 9AM
Technology | Entertainment | Design
TEDx Klagenfurt Logo
June 28 2025
Klagenfurt Airport (KLU)
Start 9AM

Last Year’s Speakers

Adam ROA

Adam Roa is a globally recognized spoken word artist and transformational coach whose viral poem “You Are Who You’ve Been Looking For” has over 250 million views. He’s spoken on stages worldwide and helps high-performers align creativity, purpose, and relationships.

Manon DAVE

Manon is an award-winning AI developer and producer merging technology with culture, from co-creating Sound Drive with will.i.am to building tools like Akuna Wallet and Talking Scripts for digital inclusion. His work has earned global recognition, including CES and Time Magazine’s Best Inventions.

Mary FELLOWES

Sustainable Fashion advocat & Stylist From Runway to Runway – Conscious Fashion as a Force for Change

Zara ASATRIAN

Zara Asatrian, aka 26ouza, is a 21-year-old Austrian artist fusing jazz, pop, and electronic sounds with German lyrics. Raised in a musical family, she studied music in Paris and released her debut EP ENDE/ANFANG in 2025—a genre-blending project made with her brother

Alexis Zen is a transformation coach, TEDx speaker, and bestselling author who blends Eastern wisdom with modern science to help high-performers reduce stress, find purpose, and lead with balance.

Farayi Chipungu teaches leadership and change at Harvard, helping people navigate complex, high-stakes situations with clarity and courage. A former McKinsey consultant and corporate lawyer, she works with leaders across sectors to ask better questions, take smarter risks, and stay in the work when it gets hard.

Oskar Pernefeldt is the designer behind the proposal The International Flag of Planet Earth. He firmly believes that symbols can create a powerful shift of perspective that can impact human behavior. The flag itself is a symbol for Earth and an important reminder that we share this planet – with all of its challenges and possibilities.

Caitríona has been the Artistic Director of the Abbey Theatre since 2021, with acclaimed productions including Grania, Tartuffe, and Translations. Formerly Associate Director (2017–2020), she won Best Director at the Irish Times Theatre Awards for On Raftery’s Hill and has directed widely in Ireland, the UK, and the US. A Clore Fellow, she brings a background in science, youth facilitation, and international collaboration to her work in theatre and opera.

Jonathan Brill, called the world’s leading transformation architect by Harvard Business Review, is a strategic foresight expert who helps organizations turn disruption into advantage. A former HP futurist and author of Rogue Waves, he’s advised top leaders, shaped emerging tech, and spoken on stages like TED and SXSW.

Diagnosed with Retinitis Pigmentosa at age 4, Molly Burke lost most of her sight by 14—but never her vision for a better world. Now a global speaker and the first blind creator to reach 1M followers, she inspires millions through social media, fashion, and powerful storytelling.

 

Sabine Singer

Sabine Singer is a global pioneer in AI Ethics by Design and founder of Austria’s first academy for ethical AI, developing internationally certified models and standards including the IEEE and ISO-based “VbE Ambassador” profile.

Amenti is a community-based, decolonial movement method rooted in Kemetic wisdom, exploring the body-mind-spirit connection through archetypal and symbolic understanding of the human experience.

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