Theme: Curiosity

On 18 Feb 2023, TEDxHobart is returning with its flagship full-day event.

Join us for a full day of speakers, performers, thinkers, and doers from lutruwita / Tasmania doing incredible things.

The event is centred around the theme of Curiosity.

When life threw us curve balls, we never stopped creating. When things got difficult, we always found a way. Our curiosity was ignited. We've explored our relationships to work, home, our planet, and ourselves. It may never be normal again, nor should it be. Why not stay curious and embrace what could be? Our curiosity can take us anywhere.

With innovation as part of the lifeblood of our society, we’ve learned to do things differently, and often in a way that reflects our island way of life.

Our theme for this year’s event is aimed at connecting many parts of Hobart and Tasmanian culture, promoting the things we hold dear, and what makes us distinctly Tasmanian, particularly in these times of change.

Your ticket price includes tea, coffee, lunch, and afternoon tea. Lucky door prizes are up for grabs as well.

Studio Theatre, Theatre Royal Hobart
29 Campbell St
Hobart, Tasmania, 7000
Australia

Daniel Sih

Director, Author, Productivity Consultant

Daniel Sih is a productivity expert, award-winning author and CEO of Spacemakers, a productivity consulting group in Australia and Canada. His first book, "Spacemaker" won six international awards, including the Axiom Business Book Award (USA) in 2023 for Work-Life Balance and Time Prioritization, and an Australian Business Book Award in 2021. His newest best-selling book, “Raising Tech-Healthy Humans,” is a practical guidebook to help parents reset their children’s tech- and life habits. Daniel is the creator of Email Ninja, List Assassin, and Priority Samurai training, with more than 20,000 students online and offline. Located in Hobart, Australia, he is married with three kids and loves mountain bike riding in the Tasmanian bush.

Daniela Gjocaj

Artist

Daniela Gjocaj is an emerging Tasmanian artist and colour therapist. Having worked throughout her life in the arts and fashion, Daniela has always been drawn to colour and, more recently, the science and psychology of colour including how colour can influence and affect our behaviour, emotions and overall wellbeing.

Digby Hall

Climate Adaptation Architect

Digby is an architect and PhD scholar who works at the intersection of sustainability, food security, and climate adaptation. Through 30 years of working in the sustainable development field and seeking the key levers for meaningful climate action, Digby’s work and research now centre on the rich opportunities that are evident when we bring food production back into our built environment, particularly through the lens of city adaptation. Our existing food system is accelerating climate change more than any other part of our society, and in turn climate change is steadily taking food from our plates. Digby wants us to get curious about how this system works, and how we as individuals and families might hold the key to changing its shape entirely.

Gavin Quek

Dentist and active oral health advocate

Gavin has been working as a dentist in Hobart since graduating from The University of Adelaide. He is an active oral health advocate and has always been fascinated by the links between oral health and general health. He currently serves as the Secretary of the Australian Dental Association Tasmania and as Chair of its Oral Health Promotion Committee.

James Brady

Print journalist turned dementia researcher

James is a print journalist turned dementia researcher, undertaking a Ph.D. in Medical Studies in Hobart, Tasmania. He has a keen interest in the psychology and neurobiology which underpins healthy aging.

Justin Jones

Explorer, keynote speaker, adventure thinker and storyteller

Justin Jones - otherwise affectionately known as Jonesy, is Australia's pre-eminent Explorer, keynote speaker, adventure thinker and storyteller. His expeditions have taken him to the very corners of the world. He’s paddled a kayak from Australia to New Zealand, skied to the South Pole and back, and walked 1800km across the Australian Outback with his wife and one-year old daughter. These adventures have learnt him two Guinness World Records and a place as one of Australia's 50 Greatest Explorers of all time. Jonesy is passionate about sharing the transformative power of the outdoors with others. He has produced and starred in 3 award winning documentaries and a National Geographic TV special, and now runs highly curated, bespoke small group expeditions focused on food and adventure - his two major passions, on his Island home of Bruny Island and across Tasmania.

Lauren Cannell

Pain advocate and Police Officer

Lauren has been a Tasmanian police officer for more than 20 years and participated in endurance sporting events such as Ironman races and ultra-marathons. After having a brain haemorrhage, followed by an accident where she was hit by a motor vehicle, Lauren experienced ongoing chronic pain long after her injuries healed. This led her on a journey of understanding pain, how it works and how to recover.

Lila Landowski

Multi-award winning neuroscientist and lecturer

Dr Lila Landowski is a multi-award winning neuroscientist and lecturer that expertly arms people with an understanding of how their brain works, to help them make better choices in their lives. She is also a Director of the Australian Society for Medical Research, a Director of Epilepsy Tasmania, as well as a regular guest expert science communicator for the ABC.

Matthew Evans

Food writer, television broadcaster and chef

Matthew Evans is a Tasmanian food writer, television broadcaster and chef who lives and works on Fat Pig Farm, a soil-to-stomach regenerative farm and restaurant. He’s been the host of six series of Gourmet Farmer and two documentaries on SBS TV. Matthew is the author of over a dozen books on food, including the On Eating Meat, and author of SOIL, the incredible story of what keeps the Earth, and us, healthy.

Performance Eternal Dance Studio

Dancers

Eternal Dance Studio, has a focus is to make every class enjoyable and make everyone feel welcome. Dance styles include Hip Hop, R&B, and Contemporary - from hard-hitting hip-hop to the fluidity of contemporary and passionate expression of urban choreography. Performed by Rochelle de Vries, Raziyah de Vries, Claire Thompson, Hannah Green

Performance Where Water Meets

Performer

Where Water Meets are a Tasmanian-based arts collective that combine music, storytelling, and science to create immersive and transcendent experiences. Blending tradition with innovation, this dynamic group is at the forefront of Australian contemporary arts, offering audiences a transformative journey into the heart of nature. Where Water Meets have been commissioned by major arts organisations and festivals to create and direct groundbreaking works in their signature style. Recent commissions include the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra (Obscura I, 2023), Big hART/MONA FOMA (Acoustic Life of Boat Sheds, 2021), and Beaker Street (The Secret Life of Eels, 2021). Where Water Meets is led by the visionary composing/performing team of Emily Sheppard and Yyan Ng, and are joined for this performance by geographer Malcolm Johnson and science communicator Emma Hamasaki.

Performance Wild Island Circus

Circus performers

Wild Island Circus, the youth circus of The Circus Studio Inc. is a not-for-profit organisation built on a community of energetic, enthusiastic and inspiring people. Our Purpose is to provide space and opportunity for creative and active people to explore movement and creative potential. To encourage individuals of all backgrounds to become involved in circus arts. To bring together a collaborative community of people (professionals and participants) to provide opportunities for everyone to explore circus. Our Vision is to see a cohesive and collaborative circus community in Tasmania, open to opportunity and experiences. A community that is inclusive and supportive of vision and exploration.