Nine UCSC Speakers Join TEDx Santa Cruz Extravaganza December 7
This year’s theme is “The Art of Hope,” with novelist Jonathan Franzen and others
December 02, 2019

Nine UCSC affiliates will join novelist Jonathan Franzen and a host of other speakers for TEDx Santa Cruz, a daylong extravaganza focused this year on the “Art of Hope,” on Saturday, Dec. 7.
TEDx Santa Cruz is an independently organized event that builds on the popularity of TED Talks, which feature expert speakers addressing topics as diverse as education, business, science, technology, and creativity.
Each speaker delivers an impactful, curated talk or performance intended to inspire those in the audience. The event takes place at the Rio Theatre from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tickets are available online.

Speakers with a UCSC affiliation include:
Roxanne Beltran, postdoctoral fellow in ecology and evolutionary biology
Ryan Coonerty, lecturer in politics and chair of the Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors
David Deamer, research professor of biomolecular engineering
Sylvanna Falcón, associate professor of Latin American and Latino studies and founder of the Human Rights Investigations Lab
Phil Hammack, professor of psychology and director of the Sexual and Gender Diversity Laboratory
David Lee, assistant professor of computational media
Kyle Robertson, lecturer in philosophy and co-founder of The Center for Public Philosophy
Phil Hammack Karelle Silliez, postdoctoral researcher in astronomy
Barry Sinervo, professor of ecology and evolutionary biology
Nada Miljkovic, the lead organizer of TEDx Santa Cruz, is also an alumna (MFA ’09, digital arts and new media) and an instructor on campus.
This article was originally published in UCSC News.