People who were instrumental in effecting profound change and in breaking new ground while being unaware of what their efforts would precipitate. Many of the greatest pioneers became great simply by doing something that they really believed in, without paying any attention to whether or not they were making history. Greg Frankson is an artist based of Toronto and a national spoken word poetry champion along with his team members.

In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TEDTalks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. These local, self-organized events are branded TEDx, where x = independently organized TED event. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events are self-organized.* (*Subject to certain rules and regulations)