Theme: Risk Takers

Taking a risk is scary. That’s what makes it a risk. It implies that a very real possibility of not succeeding looms over the decision in question. In some cases, sustaining the status quo appears much more preferable than running the risk of failure. After all, the status quo is familiar and known, providing a sense of comfort. But what is it that pushes some to forgo the comfort of continuity in exchange for the uncertain?

The theme of TEDxGeorgetown 2015, Risk Takers, will give twelve speakers an opportunity to answer that question on the historic Gaston Hall stage. It will be broken into three different sessions, each highlighting different stages or factors of the risk taking process. There will be four speakers in each session and each TEDTalk will last approximately 13-17 minutes. After each session, there will be Breakout Sessions in which the event attendees will have a chance to interact more closely with the speakers they just heard on stage.