TEDxManchester founder Herb Kim awarded Honorary MBE
Congratulations to Herb Kim, founder of TEDxManchester, who has been awarded an Honorary MBE for services to technology in Northern England. Herb, originally from New York, moved to the UK in 1997 and relocated to the North in 2002, quickly becoming a catalyst in helping shape and grow the region’s technology and digital sector. He…
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The No 1 Rated TED Talk of 2025!
We enjoyed an incredible start to the New Year when it was announced that a TEDxManchester Talk was named the Number One most essential TED Talk of 2025. Out of the thousands of TED Talks published in 2025 it was Amie McNee’s talk, ‘The Case for Making Art When the World is on Fire’, that…
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In the world of TEDx, our highest honour is getting a talk promoted to the homepage of TED.com. It’s like winning an Oscar or BAFTA in TED world – and the speaker gets amazing worldwide exposure for their talk. Four of the talks from March 2025 were elevated to TED’s homepage – it is the…
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