HEALTH ACCESS CORPS FOUNDER TO TAKE THE STAGE AT TED2017, JOINING NEWEST CLASS OF 15 YOUNG INNOVATORS FROM FOUR CONTINENTS.
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA, JANUARY 10, 2017—Our Founder Christopher Ategeka has been selected as a TED Fellow, joining a class of 15 change-makers from around the world who will deliver a talk on the TED stage this April in Vancouver Canada. A full list of the new TED Fellows and Senior Fellows is available at ted.com/fellows.
Founded in 2009, the TED Fellows program has 414 Fellows from 87 countries, whose talks have collectively been viewed more than 145 million times. In its eight-year history, the TED Fellows program has created a powerful, far-reaching network – made up of scientists, doctors, activists, artists, entrepreneurs, inventors, journalists and beyond -- leading to many meaningful and unexpected collaborations including BRCK, the self-powered, mobile WiFi device designed in Kenya; Mappr, the data visualization platform recently acquired by Slice Technologies; and Brick x Brick, a public art performance inspired by the 2016 election that builds human “walls” against misogyny.
We are thrilled to welcome our newest class of TED Fellows, an incredible group of exceptional achievers with exemplary character,” said TED Fellows founder and director Tom Rielly. “Our Fellows tell us that the biggest benefit of the program is the other Fellows themselves – the mutual support, professional and personal, and the deep, lasting connections. The collaborative spirit of the program yields a powerful network where each person profoundly influences each other, and the group as a whole functions as a supercomputer to which each Fellow has personal access.”
About the TED Fellows program
The TED Fellows program brings together young innovators from around the world and across disciplines, who display both outstanding achievement and exemplary character, to raise international awareness of their work and maximize their impact. The program offers Fellows full participation in a TED or TEDGlobal Conference, a two-day pre-conference of workshops and activities, a Fellows Retreat, ongoing professional coaching and mentoring, dedicated PR coaching and active participation in the TED community, including the global TED Fellows network. Founded in 2009, the TED Fellows program now includes 414 Fellows from 87 countries.
Learn more:
Complete list of all new 2017 TED Fellows and TED Senior Fellows: ted.com/fellows
Infographic: Measuring the Impact of the TED Fellows
Playlist: Top 10 talks by TED Fellows
Website:ted.com/fellows
Connect:
Email: fellows@ted.com
Twitter: @tedfellow
Facebook: facebook.com/TEDFellow
YouTube: youtube.com/tedfellowstalks
CONGRATULATIONS CHRIS!