What It Is

The Audacity of whY

So what? Says who? Who cares?

The Wisdom of Not Knowing

These are just a few themes teens give voice to at TEDxTeen.

TED is devoted to ideas worth spreading. It started in 1984 as a conference bringing together people from three worlds: Technology, Entertainment, Design. TED’s spin-off of local, self-organized events encouraged us to develop TEDxTeen.

TEDxTeen is an annual event in NYC that gives extraordinary teens a place and platform to share their work, tell their stories and inspire others. Bright young minds ask questions, air comments, and spark conversations that spread from one small stage to all corners of the worldwide web via TEDxTeen Talks.

TEDxTeen 2013 took place on March 16, 2013. TEDxTeen 2013 Talks will begin to go live on Saturday, March 23, 2013! One Talk per day will be released...Stay tuned and join the conversation on Facebook and Twitter!

Spotlight On

Mteto Maphoyi

TEDxTeen 2012 Speaker
"The Power of Listening"

Mteto's father left behind one Pavarotti CD when he abandoned Mteto, his brothers, and his mother in a small Xhosa township in South Africa's Western Cape. Mteto was four years old and before his father died eleven years later Mteto would see him only once more. As a child, Mteto played his Pavarotti CD one phrase at a time, sounding out the Italian lyrics to teach himself to sing "Santa Lucia" and "'O Sole Mio."

What People Are Saying:

"You can almost feel the joy bursting out of this kid."

"Mteto, your story is beautiful. Thank you for inspiring the world with your victory."

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