TEDxAuckland
# TEDxAuckland

TEDxAuckland is an independent TEDx event held annually in Auckland, New Zealand. Like other TEDx events, the event obtained a free license from TED to hold the conference, with organizers agreeing to follow certain principles. In May 2016, TEDxAuckland hosted 28 speakers at the Shed 10 venue on the waterfront in Auckland.

## History

TEDxAuckland was founded as an independent TEDx event by producer Elliott Blade.

The fourth edition was held in August 2013, with speakers scheduled such as local cook Robert Oliver. Blade continued to organize, stating the previous event in 2012 had been sold out. The August 2013 version featured performances by artists such as Samoan hip-hop artist King Kapisi, poet Grace Taylor, singer-songwriters Joseph and Maia, and the New Zealand String Quartet.

In May 2016, TEDxAuckland hosted 28 speakers at the Shed 10 venue on the waterfront in Auckland.

## Events and speakers

### 2012

* Aakash Polra
* Andrew Patterson
* David Krofcheck
* Emma Rogan
* Jade Tan Swea Phin
* John Windsor
* Matthew Simmons
* Michelle Dickinson
* Paul Cameron
* Paul Wood
* Peter Young
* Philip Patston
* Pip Hall
* Victoria Spackman

### 2013

* Brian Sweeney
* Dale Williams
* David Trubridge
* Grace Taylor
* Helen Clark
* Jimi Hunt
* Joseph Micheal
* Lillian Grace
* Malcolm Rands
* Pete Russell
* Richard Faull
* Richard Nunns
* Robert Oliver
* Robyn Paterson
* Sophie Tauwehe Tamati
* Welby Ings

### 2014

* Catherine Bell
* Curtis Vowell
* David Downs
* John Boone
* Jon Bridges
* Luke Nola
* Matt Stone
* Mike Allsop
* Mohamed Hassan
* Muskan Devta
* Rachel Callander
* Rebecca Wadey
* Rebecca Mills
* Richard Easther
* Riley Elliott
* Sarah Longbottom
* Urzila Carlson
* Vaughan Rowsell
* Vivian Maidaborn
* Waikare Komene
* Willie Jackson

### 2015

* Bailey Wiley
* Billie Jordan
* Bob Harvey
* Dale Nirvani Pfeifer
* Gavin Healy
* Grant Schofield
* Hip Op-eration
* Dr. Hong Sheng Chiong
* Janette Searle
* Lisa Matisoo-Smith
* Max Cryer
* Michel Tuffery
* Riley and Steve Hathaway
* Siouxsie Wiles
* Shaun Hendy
* Sorceress Soundsystem
* Steve Pointing
* Tame Iti
* Tom Scott

### 2016

* Adrien Taylor
* Alison Mau
* Anna Coddington
* Barbara Breen
* Cori Gonzalez-Macuer
* David Harvey
* Georgia Lala
* Grace Clapham
* Ian McCrae
* James Bergin
* Jayne Bailey
* Jess Holly Bates
* Joseph Driessen
* Keith Ng
* Lizzie Marvelly
* Matt Shirtcliffe
* Megan May
* Michael Moka
* Minnie Baragwanath
* Modern Māori Quartet
* Pani Farvid
* Richard Aston
* Richard Little
* Rory Steyn
* Samuel Gibson
* Solonia Teodros
* Toby Carr
* Vaughan Rowsell
