TEDx Doncaster
"Global ideas rooted in Doncaster's transformation."
The flagship event. A full day of talks from extraordinary speakers exploring Undermined: From Coal to Code to AI. The culmination of the 2026 festival.
Speakers:
- Samantha Ayris: Fragile Like a Bomb. The Hidden Power of Quiet People
- Naomi Silvester: From Black Gold to Brain Gold. Mining for Humanity in the Age of AI
- Bianca Miller-Cole: When Everyone Sounds Smart, What Makes You Unforgettable?
- Sarah "Smizz" Smith: Undermined. Who Gets Permission to Imagine?
- Dr Miri Firth: Ask. Decide. Imagine: The Human Skills AI Can't Replace
- Dr Byron Cole: In the Age of AI, Trust Is the Only Currency That Matters
- Gary Hibberd FCIIS: The Biggest Cyber Risk in an AI World Isn't AI. It's Us.
- Simon Devine: Are We Choosing This, or Drifting Into It?
- James Ashford: Go Underground: Why Real Growth Always Starts Where No One Is Watching
- James Walker: AI Isn't Just Intelligent, It's Also Industrial
- Asad Arshad: AI is Your Canvas: From Neural Mimicry to Extended Realities and Beyond
- Sinead Buckley: From Pit to Platform: How Anyone Can Become a One-Person Media Company
- Vivienne Neale: The Unfinished Human: Identity in an Age of AI
