First TEDxWarrington speakers announced for December 2025 event include LGBTQ+
advocate and Gladiators winner Amanda Wah; formerly non-verbal poet and Amazon No.1
best seller Charlotte Faulconbridge, and Warrington midwife and charity ambassador
Jonathan Cliffe

The theme for the must-see event in 2025 is ‘Identity and Purpose’ and, with just weeks to go,
only 200 tickets and five sponsorship places remain

Only 200 tickets and five sponsorship slots are left for TEDxWarrington in December,
as organisers announce the first wave of up to 18 speakers at this year’s event.

Warrington’s Amanda Wah, winner of TV show Gladiators in 2025 and a prominent
LGBTQ+ advocate, is set to take to the stage this year, and she will be speaking about
the accessibility of fitness and her mission to build a national PE programme for
schools that prioritises confidence, health and belonging before performance and
winning.

Amazon no. 1 bestseller and MIND ambassador Charlotte Faulconbridge from
Warwickshire, who is autistic and was non-verbal until her teens, will also take to the
stage at this year’s event, delivering her identity story both verbally and in British Sign
Language.

And Warrington-born public speaker, lecturer and charity ambassador, Jonathan
Cliffe, will also be sharing his story – from high school dropout at age 15 to breaking
through glass ceilings to succeed as one of less than 200 male midwives in the UK.

“We’ve been absolutely blown away by the calibre of speakers this year and the
emerging young talent we’ve seen,” said TEDxWarrington organiser and Warrington
businesswoman Kirsty James.

“It’s been a near impossible job to shortlist this year, but the line up at
TEDxWarrington will have some ‘must see’ speakers and it will certainly be one to be
remembered in 2025.

“We’re delighted to have Amanda, Charlotte and Jonathan join this year’s speaker
line up, and we’re expecting to announce up to 18 speakers this year, which will be
the most we’ve ever had. There are so many amazing talks and stories that the
Warrington community has to hear, so we’ll announce more on the speaker shortlist
soon.”

TEDxWarrington 2025 will run on the evening of Tuesday 2nd December 2025 and
will be hosted at Warrington Youth Zone in the centre of Warrington, supporting the
event’s community impact focus of young people this year.

“Many of the speakers we’re yet to announce will also be aged under 25 this year”,
said Kirsty, “so we’re really proud to make TEDxWarrington one of the biggest TEDx
events in the region for young people to have their stories and voices heard.
“As well as unlocking opportunities for young people and providing subsidised tickets
for them through a new bursary programme launched this year, the event in 2025
will be bigger and better than ever.

“We’ve only got around 200 tickets left now, as well as a handful of sponsorship slots
for brands and businesses that care about identity and purpose, about young people,
and about promoting our town. We really want to make a statement with
TEDxWarrington this year, so we’re keen to have the Warrington community behind
us for what is a ‘must see’ event in 2025.”

Tickets are priced from £20 to £50 and are available now by visiting
https://tedxwarrington.com/tickets/.

Any businesses interested in sponsorship – which is available now in two packages,
Big Ted (£875) and Super Ted (£1,395) – can visit the website
https://tedxwarrington.com/sponsorship-opportunities/.

To enquire about partnerships or sponsorships, email organisingteam@tedxwarrington.co.uk.
TED is one of the world’s most famous speaker conference formats and this is the
third year of TEDx Warrington, which is a non-profit event supported by an
organising team of volunteers.

ENDS

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