TEDxWarrington is back for 2025! Their recent launch has shared event plans, a brand new theme, a call out for applications, and an exciting partnership with Warrington Youth Zone.

Local businesswoman, Kirsty James, has once again secured a coveted licence from TED to run TEDxWarrington. 2024 saw a pause in events as she attended a TED conference in the US to upgrade her licence. She also became a TEDx speaker in her own right at another location, allowing her to walk the talk and support the growth of the Warrington event even further.

Kirsty commented,
“I’m over the moon to be bringing TEDxWarrington back for 2025 to give opportunity and profile to my home town. Volunteer team members and associates across the Warrington area have now reunited, the social channels and website are packed with new information, and the window to apply to be live on stage has now opened.”

TEDxWarrington 2025 will run on the evening of Tuesday 2nd December 2025 and the team is delighted to be working closely with Warrington Youth Zone who will be hosting the event at their site on Dallam Lane in the centre of Warrington. It is a partnership that is particularly exciting because it aligns with several new initiatives to engage young talent and increase the impact of TEDx on the local community.

The event theme will be ‘Identity and Purpose’. The 2025 event will showcase a selection of speakers and performers with Big Ideas to share based on their interpretation of this theme.

The presence of a brand such as TEDx – one of the most famous speaker conference formats globally – will inevitably generate both curiosity and expectation in the town, especially after the 2022 and 2023 events received such high praise. TEDx, where x = independently organized TED event, is a local, self-organised event program that brings people together to share a TED-like experience.

TEDxWarrington has already delivered 20 TEDx talks and several pieces of performance to live audiences with the approved talks listed on the official TEDx YouTube channel. One of the 2023 talks was even selected by TEDx as an Editors Pick and announced directly to their 40m+ subscriber base. All prior talks can be view on the TEDxWarrington website and the TEDxWarrington YouTube Channel.

TEDxWarrington is a great opportunity for local businesses, big and small, to support a significant event in their town, focused on sharing new ideas that spark conversation, learning and changes in future behaviour.

The application window to speak or perform is now open. The deadline is 5pm, Thursday 19th June 2025 for Core Applicants and 5pm, Thursday 31st July 2025 for Young Applicants. The website, newsletter and social channels provide details about the video application process and exciting new changes for 2025, including the inclusion of a Young Person’s category and a Pitch evening on Tuesday 15th July 2025.

As a non-profit event, the organising team, who work voluntarily on this event, invite readers to spread the word amongst friends, family and colleagues to assist the call out for event sponsors, partners and above all a new cohort of amazing speakers with ‘ideas worth spreading’. The event is reliant on the Warrington audience and local organisations to cover event costs by way of ticket and sponsor revenue.

For TEDxWarrington contact details, 2025 event plans or to apply to speak, visit www.tedxwarrington.com. To enquire about partnership or sponsorship, email organisingteam@tedxwarrington.co.uk

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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

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