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The final list of speakers, including some inspiring younger people, is confirmed with
TEDxWarrington just one week away
The theme for 2025 is ‘Identity and Purpose’ and tickets are selling out for Warrington’s ‘must
see’ event of 2025
The final list of 18 inspiring speakers, which includes 6 people aged under 27, has
been confirmed for TEDxWarrington, being held at Warrington Youth Zone on
Tuesday, December 2nd.
Tickets are selling fast for TEDxWarrington, the non-profit event supported by an
organising team of volunteers and built around one of the world’s most famous
speaker conference formats.
This year’s theme is Identity and Purpose, and the speaker line-up now confirmed this
year includes:
Warrington’s Amanda Wah, winner of TV show Gladiators in 2025 and a
prominent LGBTQ+ advocate
● Amazon no. 1 bestseller and MIND ambassador Charlotte Faulconbridge, who
is autistic and was non-verbal until her teens
● Warrington-born public speaker, lecturer and charity ambassador, Jonathan
Cliffe, will be sharing his story as one of less than 200 male midwives in the UK
● Award-winning vet, international speaker and neurostrategist, Andy Green,
will speak on the subject of curiosity and its transformative power
● Founder and CEO of The Science Booth, Carrie Ann Booth, will share her
personal story and how education can be a pathway out of poverty
● Young speaker, 25-year-old Chloe Tatton, will tell her story about navigating
life-changing skin conditions and founding her own health community
● Aged just 16-years-old, Warrington Year 12 student Daisy Nurse is this year’s
youngest speaker, and will talk about the concept of ‘labels’ and challenge
people’s instincts to categorise people
● Dr Jess Morgan will share how reconnecting with our inner child can unlock
and liberate our identity and wellbeing
● Virtual reality (VR) artist, game designer and educator at Manchester
Metropolitan University, Firdaus Khalid, will discuss how AI, VR and
gamification can shape contemporary identities.
● Educator Guy Rands will share how transforming our relationships lies in how
we listen, in a world overflowing with noise and starved of connection
● Warrington educated professional dancer Hannah Gerrard will share her
personal experience of rediscovering joy through dance and faith after the
despair of lockdown
● Speaker, trainer and coach – and keen beekeeper – Heather Wright, will share
her thoughts on what bees can tell us about human behaviour and leadership
● Champion fighter, entrepreneur and certified NLP trainer, Jamie McManus,
talks about the code of a champion and the mindset needed for exceptional
performance
● Kate Harrison will give a unique take on colour therapy and wellbeing, to help
people live a life in full colour
● Aged just 17, Kayode Olojugba, an accomplished student and athlete who
attends The Grange School in Hartford, will talk about heritage and its ability to
be a personal superpower
● Warrington creative technologist Keith Myers, will reveal the secret of
Warrington castle and explore how it can reconnect people with place, pride
and purpose
● Mum of two Nikki Potter – a former self-confessed ‘middle lane drinker’ – will
talk about her sobriety journey, into coaching positive psychology and alcohol-
free performance
● Zoe Harrison, a muscular dystrophy advocate and founder of the ‘Dystrophy
Diaries’ podcast will seek to challenge society’s discomfort with disabled body
image.
“We’re over the moon to have curated such a wide range of inspiring speakers this
year,” said TEDxWarrington organiser and Warrington businesswoman Kirsty James.
“TEDxWarrington in 2025 will be something very, very special and, with the range of
talks and performances we have this year, there really is something for anyone who
attends. We want people to leave feeling inspired and energised, and to celebrate the
amazing line-up we have this year.
“The event is almost upon us and the tickets will go before next Tuesday (Dec 2nd), so
we’d encourage people to get a place now and enjoy one of the town’s biggest and
best events.”
“The event is a fabulous example of collaboration in our region; from home-grown
talent on the stage, to support from volunteers and businesses across the town.”
Sponsors backing this year’s event include Transform Hub, Rebecca Wray Coaching
Consultancy, ESR Technology, Changing Minds, EML Ltd, Cactus Clothing,
Warrington Chamber Plus, WR Partners, Travel Counsellors by Debbie Lagar, The
Institute of Directors, Clarity4D, MKM Building Supplies, The Empathy Coach, and
Adele Carr.
TEDxWarrington has also launched a Bursary Programme to support young speakers
and attendees access high profile events such as TEDx. Thanks to the support of two
Bursary patrons – I am Me App, the positive mental health app for young people, and
SUMO4Schools who support the staff of trusts and schools – the programme has
subsidised tickets for the under 25’s.
Tickets are priced from £20 to £50 and are available now by visiting
https://tedxwarrington.com/tickets/.
For more information on, and photographs of, the speakers at TEDx Warrington this
year, visit https://tedxwarrington.com/tedxwarrington-2025/#2025-speakers
ENDS
Editors Notes
About TEDx, x = independently organized event
In the spirit of discovering and spreading ideas, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TED Talks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection. These local, self-organized events are branded TEDx, where x = independently organized TED event. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events are self-organized. (Subject to certain rules and regulations.)
About TED
TED is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization dedicated to discovering, debating and spreading ideas that spark conversation, deepen understanding and drive meaningful change. Our organization is devoted to curiosity, reason, wonder and the pursuit of knowledge — without an agenda. We welcome people from every discipline and culture who seek a deeper understanding of the world and connection with others, and we invite everyone to engage with ideas and activate them in your community.
TED began in 1984 as a conference where Technology, Entertainment and Design converged, but today it spans a multitude of worldwide communities and initiatives exploring everything from science and business to education, arts and global issues. In addition to the TED Talks curated from our annual conferences and published on TED.com, we produce original podcasts, short video series, animated educational lessons (TED-Ed) and TV programs that are translated into more than 100 languages and distributed via partnerships around the world. Each year, thousands of independently run TEDx events bring people together to share ideas and bridge divides in communities on every continent. Through the Audacious Project, TED has helped catalyze more than $3 billion in funding for projects that seek to make the world more beautiful, sustainable and just. In 2020, TED launched Countdown, an initiative to accelerate solutions to the climate crisis and mobilize a movement for a net-zero future, and in 2023 TED launched TED Democracy to spark a new kind of conversation focused on realistic pathways towards a more vibrant and equitable future. View a full list of TED’s many programs and initiatives.
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