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GE: Imagination at work

With a focus on dialogue and conversation, GE invests in TED projects that support an imaginative audience to thinks big and invites the community to be a part of the larger conversation around innovation. more »

Levi's: Shaping out future through mentorship

Levi's created ShapeWhatsToCome.com, a global community encouraging women to increase their impact by collaborating with others who share their passions and interests. It's a place where mentorship has been re-imagined as a communal, peer-to-peer exchange. more »

Tiffany & Co: The creativity of human natures

The Tiffany & Co. Foundation provides grants to nonprofits working in two main program areas: the environment and the arts. The Foundation supports organizations dedicated to the decorative arts through the creation of gallery spaces and the support of key decorative arts exhibitions. more »

Blackberry: Creating a communication hub for ideas

At the TED, TEDWomen and TEDGlobal conferences, Blackberry showcased its tech leadership work and stewardship in the social networking space. At TEDActive, Blackberry hosted a project on the power of social networking. more »

Autodesk: Building better ideas, designing big ideas

The Autodesk Gallery at the TED Conference celebrates the design process that takes a great idea and turns it into a reality. Exhibits showcase the innovative work of Autodesk customers, and the gallery illustrates the role technology plays in great design and engineering. more »

Santander: Thinking local

Thinking both global and local, Banco Santander in Brazil participated in daylong TEDxSantander event, which was organized for and by employees from Banco Santander that regional office.
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Rolex: A journey of innovation and design

Rolex created a special three-minute video, posted on TED.com, on its history of innovation, design and how their craft continues the pursuit of perfection in watch making. more »

Levi's: Shaping out future through mentorship

AT&T: ReThink Possible

AT&T showcased work from its sophisticated research labs, with a particular emphasis on demonstrating how these advanced technologies can positively impact small businesses. more »

IBM: Sparking a vision of opportunity

IBM believes that intelligence and data gathering must be genetically infused into the systems and processes that make the world work; cars, appliances, roadways, power grids, clothes, and even natural systems such as agriculture and waterways. more »

GE: Imagination at work

AT&T showcased work from its sophisticated research labs, with a particular emphasis on demonstrating how these advanced technologies can positively impact small businesses. more »

Blackberry: Creating a communication hub for ideas

Johnson & Johnson: Making a difference in human health

The philanthropic mission of Johnson & Johnson is simple: make people healthier and safer. Utilizing more than 650 partners in 50 countries, the organization works to improve the lives of women and children, build the skills of those who serve community health needs, and prevent diseases in underserved communities. more »

Santander: Thinking local

Thinking both global and local, Banco Santander in Brazil participated in daylong TEDxSantander event, which was organized for and by employees from Banco Santander that regional office. more »

IBM: Sparking a vision of opportunity

Autodesk: Building better ideas, designing big ideas

Intel: Technology innovators

Intel worked with TED to bring the story of their influential tech research to life, showing how breakthroughs in the lab become bold advances in the real world. The result, launched at the TEDGlobal conference, was a series of short videos built around Intel’s ‘Cool Future’ theme. more »

Coca-Cola: Developing women entrepreneurs

The Coca-Cola Company empowers a new generation of female leaders through its innovative 5x20 program. It’s an ambitious effort to bring 5 million women entrepreneurs living in the developing world into its business by 2020, as local bottlers and distributors of Coca-Cola products. more »

Knight Foundation: Keeping communities engaged & informed

The Knight Foundation builds engaged communities that spearhead transformational change. The organization launched the Knight Technology Engagement Initiative, investing $2.23 million in five projects that use the latest digital tools to help people connect for social good. more »

Coca-Cola: Developing women entrepreneurs