The Next Phase At TEDNext 2024 — In Photos

The Next Stage at TEDNext 2024 on October 22, 2024, at Pullman Yards in Atlanta, GA. (Photo: Gilberto Tadday/TED)

TEDNext 2024 – the very first version of TED’s latest flagship event – features not one but two stages where participants will be immersed in new ideas and perspectives on a journey of discovery. The “Next Stage” breaks away from our traditional style of red circle speakers delivering their ideas to the audience in favor of a more interactive, debate-oriented approach, set in a beautiful (and comfortable!) theater-in-the-round .

Enjoy a photo overview of the Next Stage at TEDNext 2024 below – and look out for videos of this special space coming soon TED.com.

TEDNext Photo Team: Felicia Chang, DeShaun Craddock, Erin Lubin, Jason Redmond, Callie Shields, Gilberto Tadday, Jasmina Tomic and Elizabeth Zeeuw

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Negin Farsad speaking at TEDNext 2024 on October 22, 2024, at Pullman Yards in Atlanta, GA. (Photo: Gilberto Tadday/TED)

Session 1: Expand

Futurist, strategist, curator AC Coppens; connection connoisseur Kasley Killam; and machine learning pioneer and artist Apolinario Passos dive into a fun, informative debate about the opportunities – and dangers – of AI.

Apolinario Passo (left), AC Coppens and Kasley Killam speaking at TEDNext 2024 on October 22, 2024, at Pullman Yards in Atlanta, GA. (Photo: Gilberto Tadday/TED)

AC Coppens speaking at TEDNext 2024 on October 22, 2024, at Pullman Yards in Atlanta, GA. (Photo: Gilberto Tadday/TED)

Kasley Killam speaking at TEDNext 2024 on October 22, 2024, at Pullman Yards in Atlanta, GA. (Photo: Gilberto Tadday/TED)

Apolinario Passo speaking at TEDNext 2024 on October 22, 2024 at Pullman Yards in Atlanta, GA. (Photo: Gilberto Tadday/TED)

Participants at the Next Stage at TEDNext 2024 on October 22, 2024, at Pullman Yards in Atlanta, GA. (Photo: Gilberto Tadday/TED)

Apolinario Passo, AC Coppens and Kasley Killam speaking at TEDNext 2024 on October 22, 2024, at Pullman Yards in Atlanta, GA. (Photo: Gilberto Tadday/TED)

Participants at the Next Stage at TEDNext 2024 on October 22, 2024, at Pullman Yards in Atlanta, GA. (Photo: Gilberto Tadday/TED)

Session 2: Persevere

Journalist, media entrepreneur and presenter of TED Radio Hour Manoush Zomorodi; vegan visionary Pinky Cole Hayes; and founder and CEO of Goodr Jasmine Crowe-Houston share how you can make climate-friendly habits more attractive.

The Next Stage at TEDNext 2024 on October 22, 2024, at Pullman Yards in Atlanta, GA. (Photo: Gilberto Tadday/TED)

Manoush Zomorodi (left) and Pinky Cole Hayes speak at TEDNext 2024 on October 22, 2024, at Pullman Yards in Atlanta, GA. (Photo: Gilberto Tadday/TED)

Pinky Cole Hayes speaking at TEDNext 2024 on October 22, 2024 at Pullman Yards in Atlanta, GA. (Photo: Gilberto Tadday/TED)

Participants at the Next Stage at TEDNext 2024 on October 22, 2024, at Pullman Yards in Atlanta, GA. (Photo: Gilberto Tadday/TED)

Jasmine Crowe-Houston speaking at TEDNext 2024 on October 22, 2024 at Pullman Yards in Atlanta, GA. (Photo: Gilberto Tadday/TED)

Attendees speak with Pinky Cole Hayes (left), Jasmine Crowe-Houston and Manoush Zomorodi at TEDNext 2024 on October 22, 2024, at Pullman Yards in Atlanta, GA. (Photo: Gilberto Tadday / TED)

The Next Stage at TEDNext 2024 on October 22, 2024, at Pullman Yards in Atlanta, GA. (Photo: Gilberto Tadday/TED)

Session 3: Leadership

Media manager, producer, founder of TEDWomen Pat Mitchell guides conversations with actor Lynda Carter and co-founders of GirlTREK Vanessa Rene And T Morgan Dixonin which they discuss the intricacies of career transitions, working through setbacks and the lessons they’ve learned along the way. This session is curated by TEDWomen.

Pat Mitchell will host TEDNext 2024 on October 23, 2024 at Pullman Yards in Atlanta, GA. (Photo: Gilberto Tadday/TED)

T. Morgan Dixon (right) speaks with Vanessa Renae (left) and Pat Mitchell at TEDNext 2024 on October 23, 2024, at Pullman Yards in Atlanta, GA. (Photo: Gilberto Tadday / TED)