TED is notoriously known as one of the most respected conferences in history, bringing some of the brightest minds to the stage to share profound “ideas worth spreading”. Every year, TED hosts events to bring together a group of expert thinkers and doers and share new ideas across a wide range of fields. We are excited to partner with an organization whose mission aligns with our purpose and values: spread ideas, foster community and create impact. Working on the speaker experience team, cred was brought in to facilitate communications, manage logistics, and coordinate content at the inaugural TED AI conference in San Francisco, the tech mecca of the world.

event goals.

TED is on a mission to spread ideas that spark imagination, embrace possibility and catalyze impact. TED AI was created to help the world gain a deeper understanding of how AI will transform our industries, institutions, communities, and cultures.

how we worked with TED.

  • Speaker Experience. It’s crucial for us that speakers and their teams have a seamless experience leading up to the event. We loved serving as the main point of contact to gather all information needed, answer any FAQs and share any details. We had fun using ChatGPT to help curate our monthly speaker newsletter!

  • Speaker Dinner. This included finding and securing the right venue, organizing RSVPs, coordinating necessary vendors, and being onsite to facilitate execution.

  • Content Management. With TED’s high bar for quality content, we had the opportunity to work alongside TED AI speaker coaches and designers to organize slides, speaker quotes, patents and publications, and prep speakers for the big day.

  • Onsite Management. Our favorite part of the process is always seeing the event come to life. We enjoyed manning the speaker green room to greet speakers, helping AV with show flow and call times, running rehearsals, greeting speakers at registration, and more.

the results.

  • Location: San Francisco, CA

  • Venue: Herbst Theatre

  • Dates of event: October 16-17, 2023

  • Number of Attendees: 1,100

  • Number of Speakers: 35

 speakers.

Some of the brightest minds in AI took the stage, including:

Kevin Scott, Chief Technology Officer and Executive Vice President AI, Microsoft

Ilya Sutskever, Co-Founder and Chief Scientist, OpenAI

Agnieszka Pilat, Artist in Residence at Space X, Agility Robotics

Harrison Chase, Co-Founder and CEO, LangChain

Oak Felder, Grammy-winning record producer, Songwriter and Composer

K.FLAY, World renown Artist

client/attendee feedback.

“I wanted to express my sincere gratitude for the opportunity to speak at TED AI. It was an incredible experience,
and I'm truly honored to have been part of such an inspiring event. Your team's professionalism and organization
were exceptional, and I'm thankful for the chance to share my insights with the TED AI community.
Thank you once again for this remarkable experience.” - TED AI Speaker

“The conference was very special, informative, enlightening, and inspiring.” - TED AI Speaker

what’s next.

We look forward to helping bring TED AI to life again in 2024! If you would like to connect about enhancing the speaker experience for your event, leveraging our expertise to organize content, speaker communications, AV, and more, reach out!