The Associated Students of Montana State University will host its annual TEDxMontanaStateUniversity event on Wednesday, Nov. 5.
The event will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. at Inspiration Hall inside Norm Asbjornson Hall on MSU’s campus and will conclude with a small reception. Student tickets are $5, and general public tickets are $15. Both are available for purchase online.
TEDxMontanaStateUniversity is a spin-off of the nationally acclaimed TED Talks program, where influential speakers share educational and innovative ideas with an audience in short talks often under 15 minutes. Notable people who have delivered TED Talks include Bill Gates, Al Gore and Temple Grandin, among many others.
At MSU, this year’s event theme is “Forging New Paths.” Below is a list of the five speakers.
- Trent Berg: MSU graduate and founder of Blackmore Sensors and Analytics, which has now been acquired by Aurora. Berg serves as the director of lidar engineering at Aurora, a company responsible for some of the country’s leading automotive vehicle technology.
- Bri Daniels: MSU alumna and a two-time childhood cancer survivor, amputee, and advocate for disability rights. After losing her leg to bone cancer at 18, Daniels discovered adaptive sports and the transformative power of community. Through her work in adaptive sports, expanding prosthetic access, and inclusive health care design, Bri invites audiences to reimagine mobility not just as a physical ability, but as a universal human right and a source of joy, freedom, and connection.
- Brian Gilman: After 26 years in the Marines, Gilman left his active-duty role as chief of staff of the Marine Forces Special Operations Command in 2020 to serve veterans in a new way: becoming the CEO of Warriors and Quiet Waters Foundation in Bozeman. This organization connects post-9/11 veterans with outdoor resources near Bozeman and evidence-based programs that foster growth, discovery, connection and community.
- Quinn Holland: An MSU engineering and business alumnus who co-founded the company Nutrax. This business aims to progress regenerative agriculture by connecting large food companies with agricultural producers to help increase sustainability.
- Sarah Nell Harp: Current MSU student studying graphic design and marketing. She works to change the dialogue around failure by pushing herself to try new things and accepting the occasional defeat.
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