About us

We Love the Quad Cities. TEDxDavenport is devoted to telling the grand Davenport story via the TED “Ideas Worth Spreading” platform. We currently host one event per year, pulling together local and national ideators with global impact. These innovators creatively collaborate with our team for a truly immersive, engaging, inspiring and entertaining event. Whether you're joining us for an in-person event or simply viewing past talks online, you’ll find TEDxDavenport to be an incubator of phenomenal ideas that sparks worldwide conversation.

TEDxDavenport is a 501(c)3 tax-exempt, non-profit, EIN 83-0956922.

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A Legacy of innovation and ideas

TEDxDavenport has been bringing amazing speakers to the stage since 2018. Our program has had 8 of our speakers featured on TED and over 1,000,000 views of our talks.

Our history

  • 2018

    First TEDxDavenport at Figge Art Museum

  • 2019

    Second TEDxDavenport at Figge Art Museum

  • 2022

    Third TEDxDavenport at Adler Theater

  • 2023

    Fourth TEDxDavenport at Capitol Theater

  • 2024

    Fifth TEDxDavenport at Capitol Theater

Meet our staff

  • board chair

    andrea belk olson

    TEDxDavenport licensee, TEDx speaker, and TEDx speaker coach. CEO of Pragmadik.

  • board member

    michele darland

    Senior Director of Relationship Advancement for the United Way of the Quad Cities.

  • board member

    jeremy corr

    CEO of Executive Podcast Solutions, and Corridor Business Journal's 40 Under 40 award winner.

  • board member

    carolyn O'Connor

    Mission pastor for Heritage Church, local and global missions leader, community developer.

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