We will be featuring Secretary-General of the United Nations Association of Singapore, Yap Kwong Weng, unity advocate Anas Zubedy and magician cum mentalist Zlwin Chew are but a few names in an eclectic list of speakers which also include a white-hat hacker, marine biologist turtle conservationist, award-winning poet, contemporary arts dancer and a chef who cooks for Presidents and Bollywood stars.

In addition, another special guest from Singapore, Durreen Shahnaz, Founder & Chairperson of Impact Investment Exchange, will be present to engage the audience. Durreen was selected as one of the 25 TED fellows, which spoke at TED 2010 in Long Beach, California.

To find out more visit www.tedxkl.com or register yourself here.

TED2011 : Cady Coleman @ The International Space Station from TED Blog on Vimeo.

Bored in school, failing classes, at odds with peers: This child might be an entrepreneur, says Cameron Herold. At TEDxEdmonton, he makes the case for parenting and education that helps would-be entrepreneurs flourish — as kids and as adults.

Anil Gupta: India’s hidden hotbeds of invention

Anil Gupta is on the hunt for the developing world’s unsung inventors — indigenous entrepreneurs whose ingenuity, hidden by poverty, could change many people’s lives. He shows how the Honey Bee network helps them build the connections they need — and gain the recognition they deserve.

Burt Rutan: Entrepreneurs are the future of space flight

In this passionate talk, legendary spacecraft designer Burt Rutan lambasts the US government-funded space program for stagnating and asks entrepreneurs to pick up where NASA has left off.

John Doerr: Seeking salvation and profit in greentech

I don’t think we’re going to make it,” John Doerr proclaims, in an emotional talk about climate change and investment. Spurred on by his daughter, who demanded he fix the mess the world is heading for, he and his partners.

William Kamkwamba: How I harnessed the wind

At age 14, in poverty and famine, a Malawian boy built a windmill to power his family’s home. Now at 22, William Kamkwamba, who speaks at TED, here, for the second time, shares in his own words the moving tale of invention that changed his life.

This time it will be featuring we will be featuring speakers such as Afzal Abdul Rahim, CEO of TIME.com who co-founded Malaysia Internet Exchange. Also, Urmilah Dass, a renown clinical psychologist from Malaysia that will talk about the dangerous factor of your mind. Also we will be featuring our very own TED Fellow, Premesh Chandran of Malaysiakini and Pete Teo who is the producer of the very successful 15Malaysia Projects.

To find out more about our speakers, visit our site at www.tedxkl.com and do register yourself at the button below.

Recently he came up with a post on Random rules of Ideas Worth Spreading. If you do not know, Ideas Worth Spreading is the tagline for the TED conference which invite thinkers and doers around the world to share their ideas.

Anyway, these are seth rules from his site.

If you’ve got an idea worth spreading, I hope you’ll consider this random assortment of rules. Like all rules, some are made to be broken, but still…

You can name your idea anything you like, but a google-friendly name is always better than one that isn’t.
Don’t plan on appearing on a reality show as the best way to launch your idea.
Waiting for inspiration is another way of saying that you’re stalling. You don’t wait for inspiration, you command it to appear.

• Don’t poll your friends. It’s your art, not an election.
• Never pay a non-lawyer who promises to get you a patent.
• Avoid powerful people. Great ideas aren’t anointed, they spread through a groundswell of support.
• Spamming strangers doesn’t work. Spamming friends doesn’t work so well either, but it’s certainly better than spamming strangers.
• The hard part is finishing, so enjoy the starting part.
• Powerful organizations adore the status quo, so expect no help from them if your idea challenges the very thing they adore.
• Figure out how long your idea will take to spread, and multiply by 4.
• Be prepared for the Dip.
• Seek out apostles, not partners. People who benefit from spreading your idea, not people who need to own it.
• Keep your overhead low and don’t quit your day job until your idea can absorb your time.
• Think big. Bigger than that.
• Are you a serial idea-starting person? If so, what can you change to end that cycle? The goal is to be an idea-shipping person.
• Try not to confuse confidence with delusion.
• Prefer dry, useful but dull ideas to consumer-friendly ‘I would buy that’ sort of things. A lot less competition and a lot more upside in the long run.
• Pick a budget. Pick a ship date. Honor both. Don’t ignore either. No slippage, no overruns.
• Surround yourself with encouraging voices and incisive critics. It’s okay if they’re not the same people. Ignore both camps on occasion.
• Be grateful.
• Rise up to the opportunity, and do the idea justice.

The highlighted part is what I think are the most important. Have fun and spread your worthwhile ideas.

Update: The second TEDxKL will be on 27 March. visit www.tedxkl.com for details.

TEDxKualaLumpur is closed for registration. Notification via email for the 1st 100.

TEDxKualaLumpur has confirmed its venue at Plug and Play on the 3rd
June from 3pm-6pm

This independent TEDx event is operated under license from TED

For those who do not know what TED is visit http://www.TED.com and be
awed with some of the most inspiring talks in the world.
We are looking for a few remarkable speakers to fill in 4 slots for
the First TEDxKualaLumpur

As with each TED talk the max time permit is 18 minutes.
Do let me know as soon as possible if you are available and spread the word.
Email to thamkengyew[at]gmail.com

Updates
Info on TEDxKualaLumpur
Location : Plug and Play Technology Garden
Time :3pm-6pm
Fee : FREE
Format: 6 talks by invited speakers and 3 video presentation of TED