TEDxWhite Rock 2026

Join us at TEDxWhiteRock 2026 — a community-driven, independently organized experience designed to bring inspiring ideas and bold voices.

TEDxWhiteRock 2026 is an independently organized TED event bringing together thinkers, creators, innovators, and community builders for a day of powerful talks and fresh ideas. Hosted in the inspiring coastal city of White Rock, this year’s event invites attendees to connect with big concepts, local perspectives, and global conversations that spark curiosity and ignite action.

Through TED-style presentations, live performances, and meaningful networking moments, TEDxWhiteRock offers a platform for voices that challenge convention, explore possibility, and inspire change. Whether you’re passionate about technology, social impact, creativity, wellbeing, the environment, or simply uncovering new perspectives, this event is designed to leave you energized and full of ideas worth spreading.

The 2026 TEDxWhite Rock features the following TEDx speakers, organized alphabetically:

• Susan Bains: Community advocate and White Rock City Councillor
• Mehrnaz Bassiri: Progress Specialist and Poet
• Roxanne Charles: Indigenous artist with Semiahmoo First Nations
• Sabine Lapointe: Founder of Playful Palette Foundation, White Rock Youth Ambassador
• Jake Sawatzky: Member of Parliament for New Westminster—Burnaby—Maillardville
• Laurie Shopland: Toastmaster and community leader
• Doug Tenant: CEO of UNITI and housing advocate