Five additional speakers have been announced for the sold-out event, as have several attendees meant to inspire creativity.

Five more speakers for the upcoming TEDxRVA event have been announced:

Mike Henry • Co-creator and executive producer of The Cleveland Show, a spin-off of the popular Family Guy series. A Richmond native, Henry worked at The Martin Agency for two years before moving to Los Angeles, where he worked on Family Guy and co-starred in the movie Ted.

• Co-creator and executive producer of The Cleveland Show, a spin-off of the popular Family Guy series. A Richmond native, Henry worked at The Martin Agency for two years before moving to Los Angeles, where he worked on Family Guy and co-starred in the movie Ted. Steven Peterman • Director and Co-Founder of Art House Co-op, an independent Brooklyn-based company that organizes global, collaborative art projects for a worldwide collective of 60,000 people. Their program, The Sketchbook Project, encourages people to fill a sketchbook and return it to Art House to join a traveling art library exhibit of over 18,000 books.

• Director and Co-Founder of Art House Co-op, an independent Brooklyn-based company that organizes global, collaborative art projects for a worldwide collective of 60,000 people. Their program, The Sketchbook Project, encourages people to fill a sketchbook and return it to Art House to join a traveling art library exhibit of over 18,000 books. James Walker • an MFA student in VCU’s Visual Communication and Design program. His most recent project, Dead Bicycles, features left-behind damaged bicycles with a silk screened Tyvek cover that reads: Here Lies a Dead Bike. “To continue an individual’s memory beyond their life, we build monuments and tombs,” he says. “By shrouding these dead bicycles, we show our appreciation and love for bicycles.”

• an MFA student in VCU’s Visual Communication and Design program. His most recent project, Dead Bicycles, features left-behind damaged bicycles with a silk screened Tyvek cover that reads: Here Lies a Dead Bike. “To continue an individual’s memory beyond their life, we build monuments and tombs,” he says. “By shrouding these dead bicycles, we show our appreciation and love for bicycles.” Rob Gibsun and Eric Stanley • Gibsun joined Richmond’s Slam Nahuati poetry troupe. Stanley is a musician. As friends, they’ve collaborated on projects like Untitled Visions, a musical composition by Stanley featuring Gibsun’s storytelling.

In addition to these and other speakers, Spacebomb Records Houseband, including Matthew E. White, will play throughout the day.

Parisian graffiti artist and photographer, JR, will also share his black and white photos inspired by his participatory art project, InsideOut.

And Scott Harrison, who after realizing that 800 million people are without access to clean water created the nonprofit charity: water to provide local solutions, will also attend and talk about his experience.

TEDxRVA will take place on Friday, March 22nd. The event is sold out.

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Six more speakers for TEDxRVA have been announced for the March 22nd event:

Brian Andreas: founder of tumblecloud.com, artist and writer for StoryPeople

founder of tumblecloud.com, artist and writer for StoryPeople Ed Ayers: President of the University of Richmond, author

President of the University of Richmond, author John S. Blake: National Poetry Slam finalist, co-curator of Slam Richmond Reading Series

National Poetry Slam finalist, co-curator of Slam Richmond Reading Series Noah Kim: sophomore at Maggie L. Walker Governor’s School

sophomore at Maggie L. Walker Governor’s School Bill Martin: Director of the Valentine Richmond History Center

Director of the Valentine Richmond History Center Katherine Wintsch: founder of The Mom Complex

Approximately 30 total speakers will present next month, several of which have already been announced (see below).

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Tickets to the March 22nd TEDxRVA event are now sold out, according to a tweet sent by the event’s organizers this afternoon:

Tickets to TEDxRVA are now SOLD OUT! — TEDxRVA (@TEDxRVA) February 8, 2013

Organizers have reached the maximum number of ticket applications that they can process.

Existing applications will be reviewed and processed over the next few days in the order that they were received.

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Two people have been selected to speak at the upcoming TEDxRVA event (see below). The winners–John Blake and Noah Kim–were selected from 31 presenters at a recent open mic at the Hippodrome. Over 600 attendees of the event selected the winners via text vote.

John Blake spoke about how poetry can transform lives. Moments before he attempted suicide via overdose, Blake heard a poem. He subsequently overcame his chemical addiction and began writing poetry. In addition to maintaining sobriety, Blake has been a finalist at the National Poetry Slam and has published a poetry collection, Beautifully Flawed. Blake tours nationally, facilitating writing and performance workshops, as well as performing at rehabilitation centers, universities, libraries, and juvenile detention centers.

Noah Kim is a sophomore at Maggie Walker Governor’s school. He addressed how teachers can motivate students, naming a passionate chemistry teacher who changed his view of the subject. He also spoke about how he is better suited to address education reform than most politicians.

Both Blake and Kim will speak at the TEDxRVA event on March 22nd.

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We now know several of the speakers who will present at the upcoming TEDxRVA event in March (see below). Here’s a snapshot of each presenter (you can read full bios on the TEDxRVA website):

Cheryl Heller • a communication designer who has worked with international corporations, and is the founding Chair of the new MFA Program in Design for Social Innovation at the School of Visual Arts in New York.

• a communication designer who has worked with international corporations, and is the founding Chair of the new MFA Program in Design for Social Innovation at the School of Visual Arts in New York. Kevin Carroll • an author, speaker, and founder of Kevin Carroll Katalyst, a consulting firm that assists in the development of creative initiatives.

• an author, speaker, and founder of Kevin Carroll Katalyst, a consulting firm that assists in the development of creative initiatives. Ivy Ross • current Chief Marketing Officer of Art.com, who has served as president for Mattel, Calvin Klein, Swatch, Coach, Old Navy, Procter and Gamble, and Gap.

• current Chief Marketing Officer of Art.com, who has served as president for Mattel, Calvin Klein, Swatch, Coach, Old Navy, Procter and Gamble, and Gap. Elew • world-touring musician who has created a fusion genre he calls Rockjazz that defies music’s status quo.

• world-touring musician who has created a fusion genre he calls Rockjazz that defies music’s status quo. Seth Farbman • current Global Chief Marketing Officer for Gap, founder of OgilvyEarth, a sustainability marketing practice.

• current Global Chief Marketing Officer for Gap, founder of OgilvyEarth, a sustainability marketing practice. KaosPilot • a “change agency” founded in Denmark in 1991. Speakers from the company will be Christer Windeløv-Lidzélius, principal and CEO, and David Storkholm, co-founder and program director.

Individuals can still apply to become a TEDxRVA speaker, or nominate someone to present.

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The first TEDxRVA event will take place on March 22nd near the Shockoe floodwall. Meant to provide the public with a TED-like event, TEDxRVA is expected to feature national and regional speakers, videos, and interactive resources that will address the event’s theme: create.

“We are excited to bring TEDx to the Richmond region,” said Andy Stefanovich, one of the event’s organizers. “TEDx events happen all over the world, all the time, but Richmond’s event will set a new standard for TEDx.”

Creativity in the fields of entrepreneurship, science, technology, the arts, and others will be discussed, which Stefanovich hopes will inspire and further Richmond’s creative renaissance. “As talks, interactions, and connections occur, we will add another chapter to RVA’s creative movement,” he said.

Members of the public can apply to be a speaker, or nominate one, online by February 15th. Relatedly, The Hippodrome will host a free Open Mic night to recruit speakers on Thursday, January 31st.

TEDxRVA will take place on Friday, March 22nd.

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TEDxRVA will host a day-long public event on March 22nd to discuss and encourage RVA’s creative renaissance.

Watch one of the organizers, Andy Stefanovich, discuss the event below: