TEDx Walden Pond 2025

TEDx Walden Pond is a non-profit organization dedicated to inspiring and engaging audiences through the power of ideas that spark meaningful change. Guided by TEDx principles, we create a platform for thought-provoking discussions that connect individuals, communities, and the natural world.

This year, we’re proud to bring together a powerful lineup of changemakers, visionaries, and storytellers whose ideas spark meaningful transformation across every layer of life—from the deeply personal to the globally systemic.

Meet Our 2025 Speakers:
Karen Kelly — Serial founder using AI to fuel real-world community
Brent Freeman — Creator of The Alchemy of Joy®, redefining success
Kate O’Neill — The Tech Humanist shaping a more meaningful digital future
Alden Stoner — Champion of green spaces as places of healing
David Supple — Reviving the legacy of the architect as master builder
Morgan Englund — From first responder to transformational guide
Bryant McBride — Entrepreneur, filmmaker, and social justice leader
Maretta Morovitz — Cybersecurity expert blending tech and art
Jay Jay French — Twisted Sister founder, author, and motivator

These voices will ignite bold conversations, challenge assumptions, and connect worlds you didn’t know could meet. Join us as we explore the invisible threads that bind our personal lives, communities, and the natural world. From tech to healing, architecture to activism, dance to cybersecurity—our speakers span a stunning spectrum of disciplines, passions, and lived experience.

Host or Publisher JOQ Podcast Host Nick Morgan