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Ideas Change Everything
TEDxWarrenton 2026 Speakers
Dr. Nola Haynes
Space Security Futurist
Topic: Space is no longer a distant frontier; it has become critical infrastructure.
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Dr. Nola Haynes
Space Security Futurist
Topic: Space is no longer a distant frontier; it has become critical infrastructure.
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Kathy Butler
Youth Development Leader, Girls' Advocate
Topic: Confidence was never meant to carry this much weight.
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Kathy Butler
Youth Development Leader, Girls' Advocate
Topic: Confidence was never meant to carry this much weight.
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Andrea N. Grant
Fractional COO & Decision Strategist
Topic: Slow decisions are silently bankrupting your organization.
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Andrea N. Grant
Fractional COO & Decision Strategist
Topic: Slow decisions are silently bankrupting your organization.
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Nathan Mitchell
Veterinarian, Cardiology Resident
Topic: Novel development of medical ultrasound simulators using real organs & unique technology.
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Nathan Mitchell
Veterinarian, Cardiology Resident
Topic: Novel development of medical ultrasound simulators using real organs & unique technology.
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Bex Novak
Artist, Engineer, Innovator
Topic: The best art is human, because it’s unpredictable and imperfect.
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Bex Novak
Artist, Engineer, Innovator
Topic: The best art is human, because it’s unpredictable and imperfect.
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Valerie Winborne
Assistant Teaching Professor of Dance Choreographer • Researcher • Registered Dance/Movement Therapist
Topic: AND YET, IN SPITE OF… WHAT IF? We are told to sit still to think and learn, and yet...What if movement is part and partner to the process itself?
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Valerie Winborne
Assistant Teaching Professor of Dance Choreographer • Researcher • Registered Dance/Movement Therapist
Topic: AND YET, IN SPITE OF… WHAT IF? We are told to sit still to think and learn, and yet...What if movement is part and partner to the process itself?
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Erin Gilmore
Equestrian Photographer
Topic: Lessons from 20 years of top-tier experience in equestrian photojournalism, including Olympics, World Cup, and Grand Prix events.
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Erin Gilmore
Equestrian Photographer
Topic: Lessons from 20 years of top-tier experience in equestrian photojournalism, including Olympics, World Cup, and Grand Prix events.
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Michael Graham
BreadBreakers Founder, Community Planter
Topic: We've trapped ourselves in a deepfake world - but it's still possible to reclaim what makes us human.
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Michael Graham
BreadBreakers Founder, Community Planter
Topic: We've trapped ourselves in a deepfake world - but it's still possible to reclaim what makes us human.
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John Magee
Jardinero extraordinario
Topic: What if one of the greatest threats to biodiversity is growing right outside your front door?
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John Magee
Jardinero extraordinario
Topic: What if one of the greatest threats to biodiversity is growing right outside your front door?
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Sylvia Baffour
Emotional Intelligence (Coach) and Author
Topic: Maya Angelou taught me not to let the world decide who gets my attention.
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Sylvia Baffour
Emotional Intelligence (Coach) and Author
Topic: Maya Angelou taught me not to let the world decide who gets my attention.
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Daron Culbertson
Farmer, Fence Builder, Data Center Advocate
Topic: Data centers and agricultural land can coexist.
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Daron Culbertson
Farmer, Fence Builder, Data Center Advocate
Topic: Data centers and agricultural land can coexist.
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Aden Beyene
Aspiring election reformer
Topic: Who we vote for is important, but how we vote is paramount.
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Aden Beyene
Aspiring election reformer
Topic: Who we vote for is important, but how we vote is paramount.
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Lauren A. Rothman
Style Behaviorist
Topic: How we feel in what we wear influences how we move through the world long before we speak.
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Lauren A. Rothman
Style Behaviorist
Topic: How we feel in what we wear influences how we move through the world long before we speak.
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This is TEDxWarrenton
TEDxWarrenton is a self-sustaining, volunteer-run, group with a license from TED to independently organize a local TED event. TEDxWarrenton was established in 2021 for spreading new ideas and connecting a community within Fauquier County eager to grow their impact on the world. We welcome and champion those who want to challenge the status quo and drive change. TEDx is a platform that amplifies the ideas of change makers; a forum to foster new perspectives, and a community committed to challenging its members to be better.
TEDx is a showcase for speakers presenting great, well-formed ideas in under 18 minutes. Why under 18 minutes? This short talk model works, since it only demands the audience’s attention for a short period of time, decreasing the chance of minds wandering or daydreaming about lunch.