Name: TEDxNaples
Start: 2026-03-21T16:00:00-04:00
End: 2026-03-21T21:00:00-04:00
Location: The Naples Players at Sugden Community Theatre

Join us as we bring TEDx to Naples for the first time, with an outstanding lineup of speakers.
About this Event

We are bringing TEDx to Naples for the first time, with an outstanding lineup of speakers. The event will be divided into two sessions; please see the schedule below.

Please note that there are separate tickets for each block! Tickets will go on sale January 19th.

Block 1: 4-6 PM

Speakers: Bea Hines, Jeff Kavanaugh, Jonathan Marsh, Ed Magee, Tom Henske, Niki Marin, Peter Tragos.

Block 2: 7-9 PM

Speakers: Shawn French, Christine Miles, Richard Stevens, Rick Rekedal, Alison Kosik, Anthony Trucks, Cindy Miller, Renato DePaolis

Read speaker bios here

TEDxNaples 2026 will be held in the Glass Educational Theater, an intimate venue within the Sugden Community Theater complex in Naples, Florida. Designed for focused listening and close audience connection, the theater provides a setting well suited to TEDx talks and live storytelling. Attendees will experience a curated program of live talks presented in late-afternoon and evening sessions.

TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. Our event is called TEDxNaples, where x = independently organized TED event.