TEDx Global Idea Search

The TEDx Global Idea Search is coming to London. This one-time event is your chance to experience the TED magic that captivates millions of viewers worldwide.

Step behind the scenes of TED for an exclusive intimate evening hearing from 10 finalists hoping to take their idea worth spreading to the TED 2026 main stage in Vancouver. Join fellow idea enthusiasts to discover the next viral TED talk, before it hits the global stage.

The evening is your chance to connect with the TED community and meet fellow Londoners who are excited by ideas that shape our future.

Spaces are very limited. Join us and become part of TED's global movement for transformative thinking.

WHAT IS THE TEDx GLOBAL IDEA SEARCH?

In partnership with nine TEDx organizers, TED is holding nine Global Idea Searches in 2025. Anyone with an idea worth spreading can apply. Each search will culminate in a spectacular in-person event showcasing remarkable ideas from that region. One speaker from each event will be invited to give their talk live at the TED conference in Vancouver in April 2026. Find out more.

Doors will open at 6pm

The event will start at 6:30pm

WHO IS SPEAKING?

Rosa Vasquez Espinoza: Peruvian scientist and National Geographic Explorer proving that when Indigenous wisdom and modern science work as equals, they create solutions neither could achieve alone – from protecting 2+ million native bees to co-authoring Peru's first law safeguarding them.

Maximilian Prüfer: German artist who developed Naturantypie, an ultra-fine imaging technique that reveals nature's invisible traces - ant footsteps, raindrop patterns, mite movements - opening a hidden universe of collective intelligence and philosophical wonder.

Leah Brown FRSA: Solicitor and mediator flipping justice backwards, moving from punishment to healing, through a four-stage framework she's used to help Britain's public institutions rebuild trust exponentially faster than traditional approaches.

Gabriella Di Laccio MBE: is an award-winning soprano and activist passionate about sharing the music and stories history forgot. As founder of the Donne Foundation and a Guinness World Record holder, she created one of the world’s largest databases of women composers and is leading a global movement to ensure women’s voices are heard - and remembered - in music.

Dr. Julia Shaw: Criminal psychologist who spent three years profiling environmental criminals to reveal the "six pillars" behind planetary destruction—and the unsung army of undercover agents, scientists, and regulators already winning the fight to stop them.

Daze Aghaji: Climate activist and cultural strategist who co-founded Extinction Rebellion Youth and believes our greatest crises, from the resurgence of the far-right to climate collapse, stem from one root: we've lost the stories, myths, and folklore that once taught us how to belong to ourselves, each other, and the land.

Nyneisha Bansal: Cambridge medical student who learned from her great-grandmother that crochet is autobiography, every stitch a word, every blanket a chapter, proving that women's crafts dismissed as "granny hobbies" are actually powerful archives of resilience, memory, and connection that preserve voices never written down.

Julia Middleton: Founder of Common Purpose who led it across 120 cities worldwide and now runs Women Emerging, sharing hard-won lessons on "Working Grandmotherhood", because if you thought balancing work and motherhood was tough, try doing it when you're no longer number one and your time gets squeezed in entirely new ways.

Gemma Andrews: Chartered civil engineer who's spent her career building the invisible infrastructure no one notices from railway systems, tunnels to sustainable nuclear energy. Gemma wants to flip the script on construction from "dirty, delays, disruption" to "inspiring, intriguing, imaginative" by celebrating hidden climate solutions like Delhi's rainwater metro and Switzerland's glacier tunnels.

Ben Hurst: Director of Facilitation at Beyond Equality who consulted on Netflix's Adolescence and advised the Prime Minister, will be sharing his insights on the Manosphere. Boys aren't broken, our systems are and we have what we need to help young men find belonging before algorithms do.

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ABOUT OUR TICKETS

Unlike our previous events, this will be an intimate event for around 100 people. This means our tickets are going to look a bit different than usual:

SUPPORTER TICKETS – £175 per person + fees

This ticket includes general seating (all seating is unreserved), one of our iconic tote bags and access to our post-event drinks reception (with one drink included), where you can network and meet the speakers, TED team and fellow idea enthusiasts. Guarantee your spot at this TED and TEDxLondon event and support brand new ideas worth spreading at this exclusive experience. These tickets are specifically created as ‘micro sponsorship opportunities’. TEDxLondon is a non-profit event led by a volunteer team. This ticket will help us to keep our work going in 2026 and beyond. This is a chance for our community members and supporters who can, to step up and support us – and also enjoy this very special evening.

LOTTERY TICKETS – £25 per person + fees

This ticket includes general seating (all seating is unreserved), one of our iconic tote bags and access to our post event drinks reception where you can network and meet the speakers, TED team and fellow idea enthusiasts.

Given our limited capacity, there are only 10 lottery tickets available. Add your name to the list for free here and in early October we will be picking 10 names at random. Please note that entries are limited to one per person and tickets are limited to one per person. Names will be randomly selected. If you have been selected you will receive an email from rebeccas@tedxlondon.com with instructions on how to purchase your ticket. You will then have 24 hours to purchase your discounted ticket for £25 + booking fees.

REFUNDS

Please note, we only offer refunds if the event is sold out with a waitlist for tickets, in which case we offer refunds up to 1 week before the event.

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ABOUT LADBROKE HALL

• Find out how to get to Ladbroke Hall
• Find out more about the accessibility at Ladbroke Hall

QUESTIONS?

If you have any further questions, please contact our team on info@tedxlondon.com.