The TEDxUConn team is currently looking for any students interested in speaking at our TEDxUConn Spring 2026 Conference: Onwards and Upwards! The tentative date is Sunday, March 29th, 2026.
TEDxUConn is a student run group, licensed by TED, that independently organizes the TEDxUConn event each year. Our goal is to bring together members of our community to give talks that provoke learning, inspiration, wonder, and conversation. Our conferences are structured around a theme, and our theme for this conference is Onwards and Upwards.
In a world that can often feel boxed-in by received ways of doing, talking, or even thinking about things, “Onwards and Upwards” encourages us to broaden our perspectives, specify our focus, and elevate the way we interact with our world and its boxes. By taking what is known or what is expected and looking beyond it, shedding light on next steps or on what might be unseen in our current reality, we can move not only ourselves and our fields forward, but all those who interact with them. Through this conference, we seek to further that progress, generating discussion and sharing that which can slingshot us forward into a better, brighter, and more inclusive future, both within the UConn community and beyond it. By moving “Onwards and Upwards”, we hope to highlight recent advances, places in need of advances, and hoped-for advances in fields from the sciences to the arts and humanities to business to personal growth and beyond.
Please remember that this statement is meant as a guide and abstract starting point relating to our theme.
Please fill out the application below and remember that the power of TED talks are rooted in their accessibility and relatability, so consider how your idea appeals to a global audience!
Student application:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSejNOV-c7rttIVDXCtEFcs93yPbBb5TezntN7WBA7zocuefww/viewform?usp=sharing&ouid=118416678599981628654
***Please also email us a copy of your resume/CV + your two minute talk description video to tedxuconn@gmail.com***
Please fill out the application if you would like to be considered as a speaker by Sunday, October 5th @ 11:59pm. Feel free to contact us anytime with questions and thoughts.
Thank you for your consideration,
TEDxUConn
tedxuconn@gmail.com
For more information, contact: TEDxUConn at tedxuconn@gmail.com