Camilla Stoltenberg

We are excited to announce Camilla Stoltenberg as a speaker for TEDxArendal 2019! Camilla is an accomplished scientist, medical doctor and epidemiologist. She is the Director General of the Norwegian Institute of Public Health. As if that was not enough, Camilla is engaged in a range of research projects. She has recently led an expert […]

Stephen Seiler

Stephen Seiler has spent years studying the training habits of great endurance athletes. What he discovered has shattered the myths he grew up with in the US. Let him tell you why going “green” is also important for building endurance sustainably.

Stefan Hyttfors

We don’t need jobs Today we’re a big world on a small planet, and by now, we know we have to shift focus from growth to sustainability. This is not a question about how to save the planet. This is about us. Deep down, we all have the same basic needs like water, food, and […]

Trista Patterson

Video games have got a very unfair reputation, and when Dr Trista Patterson enters our TEDxArendal stage on November 1, it is to show you some surprising ways these video games can be used to achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals and help the world’s poorest. 2.3 billion people play video games, 50% of them […]

Mia Landsem

Ever since she was a kid, Mia Landsem has always wanted to do something meaningful in her life, and she has always been provoked by injustice. In addition to being a Norwegian and Nordic Champion in Taekwondo, she has been an avid and active gamer. She is strong, confident and knowledgeable, and this combination has […]

Stig Ubostad

The world’s largest underwater restaurant Under is all about preserving Norway’s unique coastal culture by inspiring guests to appreciate, enjoy and protect their environment. On the TEDxArendal stage, co-owner and founder Stig Ubostad reveals how they manage to put the “wonder” into their guests’ experiences.

Sartaj Anand

Sartaj Anand from Calcutta, India, is a parallel entrepreneur with an unreasonable dream to positively impact 1 billion human lives within his lifetime. He currently runs a boutique consulting firm — egomonk, focused on innovation and strategy. Sartaj has travelled, worked and co-created in more than 40 countries so far.

Karen Dolva

Karen Dolva is the CEO and co-founder of No Isolation. Her background is in UX/interaction design and informatics and she has previously co-founded the consultancy company UX Lab. With her co-founders, Marius Aabel and Matias Doyle, she has taken No Isolation to 36 employees, build AV1 for children with long-term illness, expanded sales in 5 […]

Nancy Westerberg

Nancy Westerberg used to be an occupational therapist. Some 20 years ago she embarked on a new and exciting chapter in her life. She was then 60 years old, retired and able to devote her time, at least, to her “first love” – being creative and working with all kinds of materials. Some quite ordinary […]

Håkon Moslet

Håkon Moslet is one of the bright brains behind one of Norway’s biggest TV successes ever – Skam. He will give us a look behind the scenes at the show that has set a new standard for modern storytelling. Håkon was a music journalist for years before he started working in NRK P3 in 2002, […]