Cultivating Innovation at MIT

Register now for the Dec 13, 2025 event, 3pm - 7pm: TEDx MIT, The Edward and Joyce Linde Music, aka W18.
The Thomas Tull Concert Hall, 201 Amherst St, Cambridge, MA 02139.

Meet Our Visionaries

Our Speakers

Discover the thought leaders and innovators who will share their transformative ideas on December 13, 2025.

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Aly Mohamed
Founder of Vound
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Behnaz Farahi
Assistant Professor at the MIT Media Lab
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Clay Lewis
Student at Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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David Ewing Duncan
American journalist and author
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Debbie Douglas
Director, Collections and Curation of Science & Technology, MIT Museum
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Harry Allen
Visiting Scholar 2025-2026, MIT
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Hari Balakrishnan
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Mckersin
Mission-Based Leader | Artistic Director | Educator
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Nina Petulla
Undergraduate Researcher at MIT
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Nikhil Behari
Graduate student, Camera Culture group at the MIT Media Lab
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Pascal Le Boeuf, PhD
Assistant Professor in Music
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Pat Pataranutaporn
Assistant Professor of Media Arts and Sciences
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Paul Liang
Assistant Professor at the MIT Media Lab
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Victor Yaneng Wang
PhD @ MIT | AI + Economics | Composer + pianist

Our Hosts

Meet the hosts who will guide the conversations on December 13, 2025.

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Daniela Rus
Director & Professor, MIT CSAIL, EECS
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John Werner
Founder, Imagination in Action
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Elise Wingard
Co-Director of Student Group
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Eliana Shin
Co-Director of Student Group
Relive the Moments

Explore Previous Talks

Dive into our archive of impactful talks and discover the ideas that have shaped our past events. Browse by year to find insights and inspiration from our previous speakers.

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An Iconic Venue for Inspiring Ideas

Hosted in MIT’s Award-Winning Stata Center

The Ray and Maria Stata Center (Building 32) is a renowned 720,000-square-foot academic complex designed by Pritzker Prize-winning architect Frank Gehry. This iconic venue at MIT provides a dynamic and inspiring setting for groundbreaking ideas and transformative TEDx talks. We extend our heartfelt thanks to MIT CSAIL for their tremendous support in making all TEDx MIT events possible

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