EBS STAFF
BIG SKY – The fourth
annual TEDxBigSky event will take place on Jan. 25 at the Warren Miller
Performing Arts Center with doors opening at 4 p.m. The theme of this year’s
conference is “Connection”
and tickets sold to the seating capacity early on
Jan. 6.
The Outlaw Partners
event is one of the first of the year for 2020. Others will include the 10th
annual Big Sky PBR in July, the Big Sky Art Auction, also in July, and the Peak
to Sky music festival slated for Aug. 7-8.
Ersin Ozer, Media and
Events Director for Outlaw Partners and the inspiration behind the annual TEDxBigSky events,
recalled the overwhelming support the event has received since its inception
four years ago.
“Our mission at Outlaw is to create connections that
inspire others to act, so it is humbling when community members come up to me
and thank Outlaw for spearheading the TEDxBigSky effort,” Ozer said. “The
impact that this event has had not only on Big Sky but worldwide has surpassed
any expectation I had when we started this four years ago.”
Twelve speakers will share their thoughts and experiences relating
to the theme of “Connection” throughout the evening. The following speakers
will be presenting: Kate Atwood,
Chris Adams, Michael Peterson & Steven Hawley, Christine Baker, Bobby Gill,
Riley Becker, Bob Hall, Eric Stevens, Molly Sides & Whitney Petty and Bode
Miller. Ozer says this year’s theme is already having a trickle-down effect on
those involved.
“This event has always been fortunate to have a diverse
lineup of speakers but this year with our theme of “Connection” we
are also finding that there is a serendipitous connection happening
organically between all of the big ideas and the speakers who will share them,”
he said.
For those unable to attend, the
event will be live streamed online through Explore Big Sky’s Facebook page and
at tedxbigsky.com.
“To have an
event that is in such high demand is an honor, and we’re grateful to be able to
livestream the event to those who did not get tickets,” Ozer said.
To view previous TEDxBigSky talks, and to see a livestream of the event on Jan. 25, visit tedxbigsky.com
