TEDMED is an annual conference focusing on
health
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and
medicine
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, with a year-round web-based community. TEDMED is an independent event operating under license from the nonprofit
TED conference.
Background
, TEDMED staff operates from
Stamford, Connecticut
Stamford () is a city in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States, outside of New York City. It is the sixth-most populous city in New England. Stamford is also the largest city in the Western Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut, Weste ...
.
Talks given at TEDMED combine "the nexus of health, information and technology" with "compelling personal stories" and "a glimpse into the future of healthcare."
The intent of the conference has been described as "a gathering of geniuses" that brings together "some of the most innovative, thoughtful pioneers of healthcare technology, media, and entertainment into one big four-day 'dinner party' to learn from one another and mix people up from different disciplines and industries to solve big problems in healthcare."
History
TEDMED was founded in 1998 by TED's founder
Richard Wurman. TEDMED was inactive for a number of years, and in 2008 Wurman sold the rights to TEDMED to entrepreneur
Marc Hodosh. Hodosh recreated TEDMED and launched its first conference under his guidance in San Diego in October 2009.
In January 2010, TED.com began including videos of TEDMED talks on the TED website.
In October 2010, TEDMED was held in San Diego again and sold out for a second year, attracting notable healthcare leaders and Hollywood celebrities.
In 2011,
Jay Walker and a group of executives and investors purchased TEDMED from Hodosh for $16 million with future additional payments of as much as $9 million. The conference was then moved to Washington, DC.
In November 2016, TEDMED was held in Palm Springs, California.
See also
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List of TED speakers
This is a partial list of people who have spoken or otherwise presented at official TED (conference), TED conferences such as TED, TED@, TEDActive, TEDCity, TED-Ed, TED-NY, TEDGlobal, TEDSummit, TEDIndia, TEDSalon, TEDWomen, TEDYouth, TED Fellows ...
References
External links
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Medical conferences
Companies based in Stamford, Connecticut