We’re pleased to announce three program hosts for the event this year. Returning to host for her second time we have Deb Nelson, and we welcome two leaders of the Presidio Graduate School, William Shutkin and Jennifer Taylor.  Bios available here.

	Deb Nelson Executive Director Social Venture Network
	William Shutkin (@shutkinpres) President and CEO and Richard M. Gray Fellow in Sustainability Practice Presidio Graduate School
	Jennifer Taylor Chief Operation Officer Presidio Graduate School

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We’re excited to announce our first set of confirmed speakers below. This group alone can headline an entire conference, but we’re just getting started. We have more than a dozen speakers and very special guests left to announce over the coming months!

Full bios are available on our speakers page.

	Gary Erickson Founder, Co-Owner and Co-CEO Clif Bar & Company
	Porter Gale (@portergale) Marketing Consultant & Author Porter Gale Consulting
	Sam Mogannam (@biritesf, @sammogannam, @eatgoodfoodbook) Founder Bi-Rite Family of Businesses
	Alan Portela (@alan_portela) CEO AirStrip Technologies
	Ann Winblad Co-Founder & Managing Director Hummer Winblad Venture Partners

*Speakers listed in alphabetical order.

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We’re excited to announce that the website for TEDxPresidio 2012 is now live! Take a look and read more about this year’s theme, event hours and other details, confirmed sponsors and partners, and more. Of course we’ll continue to update as we get closer to the date. If you are new to TED, TEDx, or TEDxPresidio we recommend you begin by watching the introduction video here or by taking a look at last year’s site.

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One of our highlights from last year was having one of our speaker’s talks chosen as “Editor’s Pick” by the official TED team. This was a great honor for both our team and Maria Guidice and this year’s speakers will be just as remarkable. You can watch the winning talk here or all TEDxPresidio 2011 talks here.

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Nature or Nurture? Business is a global lever and the connected consumer is changing expectations for the businesses that they purchase from and organizations they are employed by.

From neighborhood hub to established enterprise, how does a business of any size  distinguish itself amongst the chatter,inspire loyalty, attract talent and investors, and yes, bring shareholder value.  Does the How and Why of a company have impact on ROI?

Join the conversation with 700 influential founders, executives, investors, bloggers, business owners, technologists, artists, educators and foundations changing the face of business today.

Tags: capitalism, Corporate Social Responsibility, re-inventing, theme

Join our second annual TEDxPresidio to hear industry leaders speak on trends, new paradigms, and Ideas Worth Sharing affecting business today.

This year’s event will take place Saturday, September 8, 2012 at The Palace of Fine Arts Theater in San Francisco.

View the announcement email.

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