TEDx
Congaree Vista
Ideas worth spreading in Columbia, South Carolina.
Saturday, March 14, 2026 · 10 AM – 5 PM
Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center
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One Thing That Can Make All Cities and Towns Better
Elise Partin
Grow Up and Grow Old: Creating Cities of Lifelong Belonging
Tyson Keon Brown
Find Your Passion: Become a Pioneer
Ivan Segura
Elephants Don't Ghost: What Colorectal Cancer Taught Me About Care
Shannon Ivey
Nowhere to Go: The Coming Nursing Home Crisis
Andrew Nye
Reclaiming America's Birth Story
Kimberly Smith
From the Ground Up: Hazard-Resistant Homebuilding with Dirt
Fabio Matta
The Doctor Will See You Now, For Real This Time
Melissa Boylan, MD
FORE! Changing the Course of Community Healing
Alvin King
When the World is Too Loud, Creating Spaces for Belonging
Christina Jones
The Criminalization of Mental Illness
Risdon Nichols Slate
Are We Doing Enough for Kids in Foster Care?
Majd Abdallah
The Struggle is The Cure
Kevin Williams
Leading When You Are Not in Charge
Tyler Robertson
The Sport Remedy
Jordan Thomas
Giving is the Most Selfish Thing You Can Do
Matt Vaadi
One Thing That Can Make All Cities and Towns Better
Elise Partin
Grow Up and Grow Old: Creating Cities of Lifelong Belonging
Tyson Keon Brown
Find Your Passion: Become a Pioneer
Ivan Segura
Elephants Don't Ghost: What Colorectal Cancer Taught Me About Care
Shannon Ivey
Nowhere to Go: The Coming Nursing Home Crisis
Andrew Nye
Reclaiming America's Birth Story
Kimberly Smith
From the Ground Up: Hazard-Resistant Homebuilding with Dirt
Fabio Matta
The Doctor Will See You Now, For Real This Time
Melissa Boylan, MD
FORE! Changing the Course of Community Healing
Alvin King
When the World is Too Loud, Creating Spaces for Belonging
Christina Jones
The Criminalization of Mental Illness
Risdon Nichols Slate
Are We Doing Enough for Kids in Foster Care?
Majd Abdallah
The Struggle is The Cure
Kevin Williams
Leading When You Are Not in Charge
Tyler Robertson
The Sport Remedy
Jordan Thomas
Giving is the Most Selfish Thing You Can Do
Matt Vaadi
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What is TEDx?
In the spirit of discovering and spreading ideas, TED has created a program called TEDx. TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience.
Our event is called TEDxCongaree Vista, where x = independently organized TED event. At our TEDxCongaree Vista event, TED Talks video and live speakers will combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events, including ours, are self-organized.