Organizers for the TEDxSevenMileBeach conference are delighted to announce an impressive line-up of speakers for this inaugural event, which takes place on 3 April 2014 at the Harquail Theatre. Coming from all walks of life and varied professional backgrounds, each speaker is gifted in the art of communication and is set to deliver a thought-provoking and interactive dialogue that will produce vital discussion among participants.
Wellness coach Annikki Brown, reading specialist Lisa Sullivan, music therapist Julianne Parolisi, brand designer Caine Smith, business communication expert Carrie Bedingfield and education-focused business leader Emma Donaldson will join the existing list of speakers: mental health professional Taylor Burrowes, R.E.A.C.H. Communications CEO Javier Sanchez, children’s author, cartoonist, performer and master storyteller Lady Rabia Abdul Hakim and green building and sustainability educator Marni Evans.
Caine Smith, owner of Atelier, has spent the last 15 years working with some of the biggest brands in the world, consulting for Disney, Vail Resorts, Royal Caribbean, Carnival Cruise Line to name but a few, focusing on improving the experience for their guests.
In her coaching practice, Annikki Brown is a Wellness Warrior. She coaches groups, couples and individual leaders who are stuck, working with them to find and pursue their own special purpose and unique version of wellness and unleash their unique and powerful gifts into the world.
As a music therapist, Cayman Music Therapy founder Julianne Parolisi is trained in the use of music and other creative arts as a tool for connecting to possibility and it is her life’s passion and mission to help others tap into their own potential through the powerful and universal language of music.
The organizers are also very happy to announce that HR guru Samantha Nehra will be moderating the event. Ms Nehra said “I am delighted that I will have the honor of hosting the TEDxSevenMileBeach event. I’m still pinching myself! I have been a fan (semi-obsessed) of TED since 2006, and to have the opportunity to facilitate dialogue between the brightest and best speakers and the movers and shakers of the Cayman Islands, is truly a humbling, once-in-a-lifetime experience.”
Licensee and organiser Marzeta Bodden believes that TEDxSevenMileBeach will offer participants a unique opportunity that should hopefully provide them with new perspectives.
“Just 100 delegates will gain the opportunity to join the guest speakers in what will prove to be a unique meeting of the minds, under the theme ‘Connecting to Possibility’,” she said. “I am extremely grateful to our distinguished speakers and our moderator for their collective input and their passion for TEDxSevenMileBeach.”
Although the ticket application process has closed, there is a waiting list for prospective attendees. Visit www.tedxsevenmilebeach.com to sign up and stay informed.
Sponsorship of this prestigious inaugural event is still available and anyone interested in lending their support will join an impressive list of companies who have already pledged sponsorship, including Tower, CITN productions, dms Broadcasting, BDO, Shirlaws, Friends of Film, Cayman National Cultural Foundation, Coconut Car Rentals, CUC, Grasspiece Promotions and CML TV.
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