Theme: Moving Forward

We will be hosting 7 speakers to share their ideas with the Mississippi State and Starkville community as a whole! Please join us for Mississippi State's first ever TEDx conference!

Union Dawghouse
98 Lee Blvd
First Floor
Mississippi State, Mississippi, 39762
United States

Brady Kruse

MSU Student

Brady is an MSU Honors Student studying Computer Science. He has a passion for Science Fiction and studied it thoroughly abroad one semester in Oxford, England.

Danielle Scott

Olympic Silver Medalist

Danielle is a former two-time Olympic silver medalist in Volleyball. She now travels the nation speaking to schools about the importance of financial literacy and women in leadership.

Dr. Veera Gude

Associate Professor

Dr. Gude is an Associate Professor within the department of Civil and Environmental Engineering here at MSU. He is conducting research on sustainable housing and energy-producing homes.

Hannah Jian

Starkville High School Senior

Hannah is a passionate Speech and Debate team member, and the State Oratorical Champion in Mississippi.

Kolie Crutcher

Author

Kolie is an MSU alumnus from the Eletrical Engineering department. He has taken his love for science and applied it to the study of success, and is now a published author on the subject.

Madison Grant

MSU Student

Madison is a Business Administration student here at Mississippi State who has started her own coffee company, Jitterbeans! She is also an employee at our University's Center for Entrepreneurship & Outreach.

Nicholas Ward

Green Beret Veteran

Nicholas is a Special Forces, Green Beret veteran of the U.S. Military. He suffered a traumatic brain injury and has worked hard to overcome his prior obsession with being a Green Beret, and the psychological impact that injury caused.