TEDxWinchester 2025

TEDxWinchester. Friday 6th June 2026

Following the sold out success of last year's TEDxWinchester, we invite you to join us, come and be a part of the TEDx community, engage, think, discuss.

Speakers will be from such diverse specialisms, including design, technology, space, sustainability, sport, and play. The majority of our speakers are local to Winchester.

Each speaker will be bringing their idea worth sharing. One that might change the world.

Joining us:

Space scientist

ESG business impact expert

Play advocate

We would love you to join us.

Programme:

09:30 Doors

10:00 Welcome & First session

11:30 Break

12:00 Second Session

13:30 Lunch

14:15 Final Session

16:00 Close

We've held early bird ticket prices from last year. Tickets are on sale now! Get yours - make the most of the discount on purchasing 2 tickets together!

Watch our highlight reel from our 2024 event here:

Info: Gihan is the award-winning CEO & Founder of one of the UK’s fastest-growing ESG Strategy and Communications Advisory Bcorps.

She is an Equitable Growth Board advisor to BCorp UK and Money 20/20, mentor on Accenture’s Fintech Lab Innovation and is the Chartered Institute of Public Relations Director of ESG Communications Training. Gihan has led some of the largest ESG diversity and employee change communications departments including BP Workplace Sustainability, Barclays Internal audit, HSBC Asset Management, M&S HR, and the Riyadh Metro Project.

Gihan has won numerous awards: UK’s “CEO of the Year”, “The top black leaders in the UK to watch” and one of the most influential “40 over 40” communications professionals in the world according to Campaign Magazine and she is LinkedIn Top ESG Voice 2023.

Info: Lucia holds a PhD in Theoretical Physics and is the Faculty Strategic Project Manager at the University of Surrey, where she leads the development of the Institute for Space. She previously served as an Ambassador for the European Space Agency (ESA) in the UK, helping non-space companies integrate space technology. At the University of Portsmouth, she led the validation of ESA’s Euclid mission and contributed to space missions on climate change. Lucia's research includes dark matter studies, and she was honoured with an award of excellence for her work at the University of Sussex.

Info: Lucy Taylor is the Mary Poppins of the working world. As the founder of Make Work Play, she helps groups do hard things in a fun way for great results. Lucy will be brining her firm belief that work doesn’t need to be boring or hard or an endurance test and that life and work go better when we play. Lucy creates playful spaces where you can do your hard things in a way that feels joyful, easeful and life affirming.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

West Downs Centre, University of Winchester, Romsey Road, Winchester, United Kingdom