Theme: Art, Design, and the City

Come together with smart and curious friends and join us at the Crocker Art Museum as we discuss the role of Art, Design, and Technology in cities; exploring what it is, what it can, and what it should be. Our Salons are more intimate, shorter format events designed to bring our community together between main events, during which TEDTalk videos and live speakers will combine to spark deeper conversations and connection. #TEDxSac

Note: event prices will increase as the event gets closer.

100% of ticket sales go toward the cost of the event.

About TED
TED is a nonprofit organization devoted to Ideas Worth Spreading. Started as a four-day conference in California 25 years ago, TED has grown to support those world-changing ideas with multiple initiatives. The annual TED Conference invites the world's leading thinkers and doers to speak for 18 minutes. Their talks are then made available, free, at TED.com. TED speakers have included Bill Gates, Al Gore, Jane Goodall, Elizabeth Gilbert, Sir Richard Branson, Nandan Nilekani, Philippe Starck, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Isabel Allende and UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown. The annual TED Conference takes place in Long Beach, California, with simulcast in Palm Springs; TEDGlobal is held each year in Oxford, UK. TED's media initiatives include TED.com, where new TEDTalks are posted daily, and the Open Translation Project, which provides subtitles and interactive transcripts as well as the ability for any TEDTalk to be translated by volunteers worldwide. TED has established the annual TED Prize, where exceptional individuals with a wish to change the world are given the opportunity to put their wishes into action; TEDx, which offers individuals or groups a way to organize local, independent TED-like events around the world; and the TEDFellows program, helping world-changing innovators from around the globe to become part of the TED community and, with its help, amplify the impact of their remarkable projects and activities.

About TEDx
In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TED has created a program called TEDx. TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. Our event is call TEDxSacramento, where x=independently organized TED event. At our TEDxSacramento event, TEDTalks video and live speakers will combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events, including ours, are self-organized.

Crocker Art Museum
216 O Street
Sacramento, California, 95814
United States

Abhi Nemani

Abhi Nemani has worked in local government for over ten years using technology to change the way our public institutions work. He helped build, launch, and run the national nonprofit Code for America and served as the inaugural Chief Data Officer for the City of Los Angeles. Now the Chief Innovation Office for the City of Sacramento, Nemani is piloting his new government technology startup EthosLabs.us, a public and private accelerator for cities. His work has been featured in The New York Times, The Washington Post, and Forbes, and he has been a featured speaker at the World Bank, SXSW, and numerous conferences and universities around the world.

Jeremy Neuner

Jeremy Neuner builds strong communities by creating great teams and imagining collaborative environments where they can thrive. A former U.S. Navy Pilot, he has worked in local economic development, founded NextSpace, and is the co-author of The Rise of the Naked Economy: How to Benefit From the Changing Workplace. Neuner is a frequent speaker on the future of work and the workplace. He has spoken at The Aspen Institute, at UCLA’s Anderson School of Business, The University of Wisconsin’s Institute for Discovery, the San Francisco Bay Area Planning and Urban Research Association, the Global Workspace Association, and the Global Coworking Unconference Conference.

Sammie Rayner

Sammie Rayner is passionate about using technology, compassion, and common sense to tackle poverty. She is Co-Founder and COO of HandUp.org, a fundraising platform for homelessness in the US. HandUp has grown to support over 50 nonprofits across 20 cities raised over $1.3 million raised to date, and has received numerous awards including the 2015 Webby Award for People's Choice and the 2014 Challenge Cup. Rayner co-founded and served as Executive Director for Lumana, a microfinance organization in West Africa and serves on a task force to address racism and homelessness in San Francisco. She frequently speaks about homelessness at events across the United States.

Tre Borden

Tre Borden is a Placemaking Consultant and Producer who seeks out collaborative projects in the visual arts, fashion, hospitality and entertainment industries. Borden launched an innovative tailoring company and had stints at New York Magazine, Oscar De La Renta and DIESEL before completing his MBA at the UCD Graduate School of Management with a focus on entrepreneurship and clean-technology. He co-founded Tapigami with artist Danny Scheible and helped launch FLYWHEEL in 2012. Most recently, Tre has brought his relationships with local artists and his eye for placemaking as the curator of the Warehouse Artist Lofts, the Co-Producer and Project Manager for PORTAL and Bright Underbelly.