![Sharon Sullivan](https://i0.wp.com/tedxtopeka.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Sharon-Sullivan.jpg?fit=705%2C705&ssl=1)
Sharon Sullivan: Consuming Children
Human trafficking happens here! In Kansas, in Shawnee county,…
September 24, 2017/by Mikki Burcher![Marie M](https://i0.wp.com/tedxtopeka.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Marie-M.jpg?fit=705%2C529&ssl=1)
Marie Myers: Growing Up Techie
The speech will highlight the effects that technology usage has…
September 24, 2017/by Mikki Burcher![Marilyn](https://i0.wp.com/tedxtopeka.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Marilyn.jpg?fit=620%2C360&ssl=1)
Marilyn Mendenhall Waugh: Adopted People Have TWO Birth Certificates?
Most people are unaware that all US adoptees have two different…
September 24, 2017/by Mikki Burcher![Annette 3](https://i0.wp.com/tedxtopeka.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Annette-3.jpg?fit=400%2C266&ssl=1)
Annette Hope Billings: Brava!
Annette Hope Billings is an award winning author and actress.…
September 24, 2017/by Mikki Burcher![Mary](https://i0.wp.com/tedxtopeka.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Mary.png?fit=675%2C577&ssl=1)
Mary J. Martell: Vital Signs and Words: Inspiring a Culture and Community of Health
Mary J. Martell has been involved in health care for much of…
September 24, 2017/by Mikki Burcher![Brian Thomas](https://i0.wp.com/tedxtopeka.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Brian-Thomas.jpg?fit=400%2C300&ssl=1)
Brian Thomas: In the Really Really Long Run: The Future of Humanity in the Cosmos
Dr. Brian C. Thomas is a Professor at Washburn University in…
September 24, 2017/by Mikki Burcher![Karl Fundenberger Karl Fundenberger will discuss alternative travel in "You're Bored Because You Drive Too Much."](https://i0.wp.com/tedxtopeka.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Karl-Fundenberger.jpg?fit=705%2C529&ssl=1)
Karl Fundenberger: You’re Bored Because You Drive Too Much
What if the answer to boredom was always at your feet?
Karl…
September 22, 2017/by Mikki BurcherKarl…
![Jancy Pettit Artist Jancy Pettit will perform ArtLight.](https://i0.wp.com/tedxtopeka.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/admin-ajax-1.jpg?fit=705%2C280&ssl=1)
Jancy Pettit: ArtLight
Energy artist Jancy Pettit was introduced in midlife to a meditative…
September 22, 2017/by Mikki Burcher![Dr. Beryl New Dr. Beryl New will be a presenter at the 2016 TEDxTopekaWomen.](https://i0.wp.com/tedxtopeka.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Screen-Shot-2016-10-09-at-5.30.27-PM.png?fit=705%2C440&ssl=1)
Dr. Beryl New: Growing Up Brown
As a product of the Topeka Public Schools system, a Monroe…
October 9, 2016/by Mikki Burcher![priti-headshot](https://i0.wp.com/tedxtopeka.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Priti-Headshot.jpg?fit=705%2C344&ssl=1)
Dr. Priti Lakhani: Honor Among Women
Women are constantly being barraged with ideas of femininity…
October 9, 2016/by Mikki Burcher![sophie Sophie Brazington will be a speaker at TEDxTopekaWomen 2016.](https://i0.wp.com/tedxtopeka.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Sophie.jpg?fit=705%2C429&ssl=1)
Sophie Brazington: Our Own Femininity
Expectations of what it means to be feminine, or what it…
October 9, 2016/by Mikki Burcher![britt-bb-landscape Brittany Simmerman will be a speaker at TEDxTopekaWomen 2016.](https://i0.wp.com/tedxtopeka.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Britt-BB-landscape.jpg?fit=705%2C397&ssl=1)
Brittany Simmerman: Intensely Sincere & Sincerely Intense: How Women Can Be Emotionally In Tune and Still Badass
Too often, women are judged by their emotions, whether it…
October 9, 2016/by Mikki Burcher![shawn-mcbride-1 R. Shawn McBride will be a speaker at TEDxTopekaWomen 2016.](https://i0.wp.com/tedxtopeka.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/shawn-mcbride-1-1.jpg?fit=705%2C432&ssl=1)
R. Shawn McBride: The Woman’s Advantage in Business Partnerships
A 2014 MIT study found that women-only Business Partnerships…
October 9, 2016/by Mikki Burcher![Michelle McCormick Michelle McCormick is a speaker for TEDxTopekaWomen 2016.](https://i0.wp.com/tedxtopeka.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Michelle.jpg?fit=705%2C607&ssl=1)
Michelle McCormick: How Feminism Taught Me to Care About How We Raise Boys
After years of working with mostly female victims of domestic…
October 9, 2016/by Mikki Burcher![Denise Selbee-Koch Denise Selbee-Koch will be a speaker at TEDxTopekaWomen 2016.](https://i0.wp.com/tedxtopeka.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Denise.jpg?fit=705%2C479&ssl=1)
Denise Selbee-Koch: Go Outside!
For most of us, there is something that seems to happen during…
October 9, 2016/by Mikki Burcher![alicia-enstrom](https://i0.wp.com/tedxtopeka.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/Alicia-Enstrom.jpeg?fit=705%2C406&ssl=1)
Alicia Enstrom
Nashville-based violinist Alicia Enstrom emerges as a vocalist…
September 9, 2015/by TEDxTopeka Team![mikki-at-jensen-wedding-ken-doll](https://i0.wp.com/tedxtopeka.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/Mikki-at-Jensen-Wedding-Ken-Doll.jpg?fit=705%2C471&ssl=1)
Mikki Burcher: #lovethyselfie
An alternative viewpoint on selfies and how they can be used…
September 9, 2015/by TEDxTopeka Team![Stephanie Mott Stephanie Mott](https://i0.wp.com/tedxtopeka.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/Stephanie-Mott-e1441820176364.jpg?fit=705%2C300&ssl=1)
Stephanie Mott: Transgender in Kansas: Words That Work
Stephanie Mott shares her journey through isolation and self-hatred…
September 9, 2015/by TEDxTopeka Team![Brian Thompson Brian Thompson](https://i0.wp.com/tedxtopeka.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/Brian-Thompson-e1441820978666.jpg?fit=536%2C228&ssl=1)
Brian Thomason: Growing Solutions to Feed the World
Agriculture is coming to a crossroads with demands outweighing…
September 9, 2015/by TEDxTopeka Team![David Carter David Carter](https://i0.wp.com/tedxtopeka.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/David-Carter.jpg?fit=705%2C391&ssl=1)
David Carter: The Power of Humility in the Age of Selfie
In the age of Selfie, large egos, pride and a concern about who…
September 9, 2015/by TEDxTopeka Team![Beth and Macy Beth and Macy](https://i0.wp.com/tedxtopeka.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/Beth-and-Macy.jpg?fit=650%2C276&ssl=1)
Beth Lenherr & Macy Tanking: Neuro-Linguistic Programming: The Female Mindset Redefined
It's a commonly known fact that women tend to apologize more…
September 9, 2015/by TEDxTopeka Team![Lori McMillan Lori McMillan](https://i0.wp.com/tedxtopeka.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/Lori-McMillan.jpg?fit=705%2C287&ssl=1)
Lori McMillan: Taxation Myths and Realities: What’s the Matter With Kansas?
Taxation is something that everyone has an opinion about, but…
September 9, 2015/by TEDxTopeka Team![Nick Givechi Nick Givechi](https://i0.wp.com/tedxtopeka.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/Nick-Givechi-e1441822157452.jpg?fit=705%2C306&ssl=1)
Nick Givechi: CANVAS: The Formation of Identity
In a 5 - 7 minute Spoken Word Poem, I illustrate the abstract…
September 9, 2015/by TEDxTopeka Team![Michael Stewart](https://i0.wp.com/tedxtopeka.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Michael-Stewart-e1414963181364.jpg?fit=705%2C300&ssl=1)
Michael Stewart: Fuel Tax, the Future, and Oh Yeah . . . Holograms!
The current highway system is largely funded by fuel tax, a tax…
October 11, 2014/by TEDxTopeka Team![Sarah Smarsh](https://i0.wp.com/tedxtopeka.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Smarsh-mug-e1414962926443.jpg?fit=705%2C300&ssl=1)
Sarah Smarsh: Why Most News Stories Aren’t True Stories
Sick of the news? Sick about the news? Maybe it’s not the content…
October 11, 2014/by TEDxTopeka Team![Jarrod Guth](https://i0.wp.com/tedxtopeka.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/Jarrod-Guth-e1413817712572.jpg?fit=705%2C602&ssl=1)
Jarrod Guth: Improvisation and Opportunities: The Quick Thinking Performer
I will plan on talking about not being scared to take the next…
October 11, 2014/by TEDxTopeka Team![SuEllen Fried](https://i0.wp.com/tedxtopeka.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/SuEllen-for-Web.png?fit=650%2C317&ssl=1)
SuEllen Fried: Getting Out Of Your Comfort Zone – A Journey to OZ
October 11, 2014/by TEDxTopeka Team![Drew Blas](https://i0.wp.com/tedxtopeka.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/Drew-Blas-2014-Fall.jpeg?fit=429%2C429&ssl=1)
Drew Blas: The Rebirth of Board Games and the New Social Revolution
Technology has powered a whole new paradigm of virtual "social"…
October 11, 2014/by TEDxTopeka Team![Phillip “Brail” Watson](https://i0.wp.com/tedxtopeka.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/DSC_0020-e1415658706775.jpg?fit=705%2C299&ssl=1)
Phillip “Brail” Watson: Giving Back
The idea of this presentation would be to illuminate the mystery…
October 11, 2014/by TEDxTopeka Team![Brendan Wiley](https://i0.wp.com/tedxtopeka.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Brendan-and-Hope-e1415658516352.jpg?fit=705%2C300&ssl=1)
Brendan Wiley: Consider Saying Yes
That's not our policy. We have always done it this way. We…
October 11, 2014/by TEDxTopeka Team