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• 1200 - Registration Open
• 1300 - The Journey Begins
• 1445 - The Journey Pauses for Cake & Coffee
• 1515 - TEDxManchester Rolls On
• 1700 - The Journey Continues (to the bar)

After the success of TEDxSheffield in September 2011 and TEDxLiverpool in November 2011 we are really excited to bring TEDx back to Manchester in February 2012.

Our first confirmed speakers are..

Tom Bloxham, MBE - as the co-Founder & Chairman of Urban Splash, Tom needs very little introduction in Manchester. For those of you who aren't familiar, Urban Splash is a property regeneration company with a difference. They have been awarded over 300 times for their architecture, designs, regeneration and commercial successes. Starting out in Liverpool in 1993, the company's portfolio stretches to over 60 schemes involving thousands of homes, jobs & millions in commercial square footage. Outside of Urban Splash, Tom chairs the Manchester International Festival, is Chancellor of University of Manchester and is a Trustee of the Tate and the Manchester United Foundation. You can find more about Tom here..

Mary Anne Hobbs - many of you will know Mary Anne spent 14 years presenting music on BBC Radio 1. She spent a year working with the lucky people of the Sheffield University Students Union and in July 2011 joined Xfm in Manchester where coincidentally she finds herself living in an Urban Splash flat. In addition to her radio career, Mary Anne has been a huge presence in music festivals such as the Leeds Festival, Sonar and Coachella among many others. She is equal parts inspiration, achievement, discipline, intensity, integrity & principle. And just to make us totally ill, she's approachable and just gosh-darn nice. You can find more about Mary Anne here..

Naturally, we have many more speakers to present in short order..

The first TEDxManchester took place in September 2009 where we converted the BBC Philharmonic's rehearsal space in Studio 7 at New Broadcasting House. We're moving slightly down the road in 2012 to Cornerhouse. As many of you know this much-loved film & arts centre will be moving to a new home in the not too distant future so we wanted to make sure we took advantage of it before it was too late.

We'll be serving coffee & biscuits at registration, coffee & cake (yum!) at the break and your ticket also buys you a free drink and snacks after TEDxManchester closes.

We hope you can join us. You can follow us if you like on Twitter @TEDxManchester or signup for future email updates by clicking here :-)

Isabelle & Herb

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