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Speaker nomination form Use this form to suggest a speaker for a future TED Conference. Before you get started, please see our speaker nomination FAQ . Part 1: About you (the nominator) First name: Last name: Email address: Telephone: Part 2: About the nominee I am nominating myself First name of nominee: Last name of nominee: Email address: Telephone: City: Country: Please select Afghanistan Åland Islands Albania Algeria American Samoa Andorra Angola Anguilla Antarctica Antigua and Barbuda Argentina Armenia Aruba Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bermuda Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia and Herzegovina Botswana Bouvet Island Brazil British Indian Ocean Territory Brunei Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Cayman Islands Central African Republic Chad Chile China Christmas Island Cocos (Keeling) Islands Colombia Comoros Congo Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Cook Islands Costa Rica Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) Croatia Cuba Curaçao Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Djibouti Dominica Dominican Republic Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Falkland Islands Faroe Islands Fiji Islands Finland France French Guiana French Polynesia French Southern territories Gabon Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Gibraltar Greece Greenland Grenada Guadeloupe Guam Guatemala Guernsey Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Heard Island and McDonald Islands Holy See (Vatican City State) Honduras Hong Kong Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Isle of Man Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jersey Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Kosovo Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Macao Macedonia Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Marshall Islands Martinique Mauritania Mauritius Mayotte Mexico Micronesia Moldova Monaco Mongolia Montenegro Montserrat Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nauru Nepal Netherlands Netherlands Antilles New Caledonia New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria Niue Norfolk Island North Korea Northern Mariana Islands Norway Oman Pakistan Palau Palestine Panama Papua New Guinea Paraguay Peru Philippines Pitcairn Poland Portugal Puerto Rico Qatar Réunion Romania Russian Federation Rwanda Saint Barthélemy Saint Helena Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Martin (French part) Saint Pierre and Miquelon Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Samoa San Marino Sao Tome and Principe Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Islands Somalia South Africa South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands South Korea South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Svalbard and Jan Mayen Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Syria Taiwan Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Timor-Leste Togo Tokelau Tonga Trinidad and Tobago Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Turks and Caicos Islands Tuvalu Uganda Ukraine United Arab Emirates United Kingdom United States United States Minor Outlying Islands Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela Vietnam Virgin Islands, British Virgin Islands, U.S. Wallis and Futuna Western Sahara Yemen Yugoslavia Zambia Zimbabwe Gender: Male Female Other Please share a brief biography that includes information about this potential future TED speaker’s connection to their talk topic. What is the unique idea that they want to share in a TED talk? In a few sentences, please describe the core of the talk idea, and what makes the talk idea new. In one sentence, what is the key takeaway that you want the audience to know or feel after hearing this talk? Under which of the following categories would this person fall? (Please select up to 3 options) Adventure/Exploration Food/Agriculture Science/Medicine Architecture Law/Human Rights Social Sciences Art/Design/Literature Media/Entertainment Sports Business/Economics Music Technology Education Religion/Spirituality Other Environment Has this person spoken publicly before? If so, where? Please provide links to online video or audio featuring the proposed speaker. Add this link Edit | Delete Delete Update link Add another link Please provide links to any articles or web pages about the speaker. Add this link Edit | Delete Delete Update link Add another link Do you know this person personally? - It’s okay if you do not. Yes No Before submitting your nomination, please review how TED processes the personal information you provide to us: We will evaluate your nomination and will share this information with staff members and third parties selected to review speaker nominations. There is no deadline for nominating a speaker. If you've submitted a nomination, it will stay in our database to be considered for future conferences. Due to volume, we are not able to respond personally to each suggestion, but someone from TED will be in touch if needed. Your information will be processed in accordance with TED's privacy policy . Please reach out to privacy@ted.com if you have any concerns with TED managing your data. By checking this box, I consent and agree to TED processing my information as defined above. Submit Cancel...