2011 CONFERENCE

Why not?

The TEDxThessaloniki 2011 conference theme was an idea born out of a meeting when we discussing whether it was possible to organise something different in our city. One of us instantly said “why not?”. Since then, “Why Not?” has become our motto and our driving force in inviting innovative, different and imaginative ideas to the stage, which agree with the Robert Kennedy quote, “Some men see things as they are and ask why. Others, dream things that never were and ask why not”. More than twenty speakers and performers dazzled the audience with their amazing ideas and vision at TEDxThessaloniki 2011.

 

The venue

TEDxThessaloniki was held at "Olympion" in the centre of Thessaloniki, where more than 150 events like conferences, book and products presentations, awards ceremonies and of course the opening and closing ceremonies of Thessaloniki International Film Festival (which is TEDxThessaloniki's venue sponsor) were held. venue olympion

Trailer 2011

Mario Spiroglou, TEDx Thessaloniki director, created a video which is all about cultural activism. This teaser is one of the many “Why not?” stories that will be presented at TEDx Thessaloniki.