It happened this weekend and we still haven't caught our breath.
But oh, it was spectacular.
Taking over the Five Angels Theater in NYC for 4 shows (3 live on stage and 1 virtual component) to accommodate 100 Gen Z speakers from across the globe, Season 6 of Être TED-Ed was one for the books.
From the moment they stepped on stage...
...to the curtain calls for each show...
...to the pre-show moments backstage...
..there was magic in the air.
And truth be told, the magic started even earlier with epic mentor moments. One of the things that makes Être's TED-Ed platform unique is that from the day their topic is accepted in March, each speaker is matched with a woman leading in the field of her talk.
Who are some examples of past Être TED-Ed mentors? Think Sheryl Sandberg, Haben Girma, on-camera host & sports creator Hannah O'Flynn, astronaut Cady Coleman, PhD, pop star Shakira and Nobel Laureates Jen Doudna and Claudia Goldin, to name a few.
Who were some of the Être TED-Ed mentors this season? We went from A to Z! Think women from Aerie by AEO, Inc. to reading role models like Zibby Owens. Presidents from People Inc. like Leah Wyar, leaders from Nike like Julie Langford, NASA innovators like Jennifer Scott Williams, journalists from Condé Nast, red carpet luminaries from the Golden Globe Foundation, sports superstars like Olga Harvey, money mentors like Haley Sacks (Mrs. Dow Jones) and actor-advocates like Jamie Lynn Sigler, among so many others.
And yes, we had our third Nobel Prize winner in as many years...May-Britt Moser jumped into the mix!
Are there more photos from each of the 3 shows to be shared and individual video links to upload? You bet - we'll be dropping these all throughout the week, along with the live & virtual show programs so every talk title is highlighted.
But for right now, we're enjoying this early look along with our endless gratitude for the crew that makes these shows happen: our Executive Producer Elizabeth O'Connell, creative rehearsal coach Corey Ruzicano, the production teams at Park Studio NYC and HANSENHOUSE, everyone at The Five Angels Theater, Être Executive Assistant Brittany Land and our collegiate photographers Isabella Appell, Luisa Fernanda López Monzón and Hanna Jung.
Stay tuned for more...we're already thinking about big news for Season 7!
Looking forward,
Illana
ÊXTRAS: Three more ways to view Être TED-Ed Season 6 you won't want to miss: read more about our TED-Ed mentor connections here, keep following our Insta highlights here and keep an eye on this page as videos get uploaded! Bonus: DM us here to recommend someone for our 2027 speaker waitlist!
