Widely known as the founder of the TED conference, Richard Saul Wurman is the inventor of the field of information architecture (IA). He has written, designed and published 83 books on topics from health care to cartography and received numerous awards for his work in Information Architecture.

In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, selforganized events that bring people together to share a TEDlike experience. At a TEDx event, TEDTalks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. These local, selforganized 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 selforganized.* (*Subject to certain rules and regulations)