Bill Gates, Bill Clinton and .... Bono
For the last 25 years TED has brought together leading thinkers from these three world's along with leading innovators from the worlds of science, business and the arts. Their challenge is to inform and inspire their audience - often a mixture of CEO's, scientists, creatives and philanthropists - with an 18 minute talk. Previous speakers have included Bill Gates, Bill Clinton, Sir Richard Branson, Philippe Starck and Bono.
Big questions in a big country
Established to tackle the big questions of our age and challenge conventional wisdom, TED's arrival in India is yet further acknowledgment that India willl play a major part in global affairs and the way in which our planet develops.
TEDIndia Fellows
Before Mysore, TED will select 100 promising individuals, or "Fellows" from around the world to attend the conference completely free of charge. Each will then have the opportunity to become one of twenty people to be selected for the three-year Senior Fellowship.
The program seeks remarkable thinkers and doers who have shown unusual accomplishment, exceptional courage, moral imagination and the potential to increase positive change in their respective fields.
The program focuses on innovators in technology, entertainment, design, science, film, art, music, entrepreneurship and the NGO community, among other pursuits. Applicants are generally between 21-40 years of age, though anyone over 18 and over 40 may apply.
They must also be fluent in English; though moderate fluency will be accepted on a case-by-case basis.
Further information
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There is no doubt that the arrival of TED to india marks the importance of the India's economy in the global market