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With Rajesh Anandan (SVP, UNICEF Ventures), Kevin Buckler (Founder, Racers Group), Sophie Robinson (Exec Producer, Age of Consequences), Gal Friedman (Founder, ShabbaTLV), Amy Wilkinson (Founder, Ingenuity), Thor Halvorssen (Founder, Oslo Freedom Forum).

Sun, Dec 17, 2017 @ 06:30 PM $60 Schultz Cultural Arts Hall, 3921 Fabian Way

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TEDxPaloAltoSalon features the theme of "Walk a Mile: Empathy & Action," with speakers exploring how they spark empathy into action.

Master of Ceremonies Gal Friedman is a social & tech entrepreneur working in the tech startup arena. He is Head of Growth for Gradescope, an ed-tech company for higher education, which streamlines student assessment.

Rajesh Anandan is an intrapreneur, entrepreneur & growth architect. He is the SVP of UNICEF Ventures & co-creator of UNICEF Kid Power, a wearable-for-good named one of TIME's 25 Best Inventions in 2016. He is also co-founder & CEO of ULTRA Testing, a neurodiverse technology company, one of the nation's largest employers of those on the autism spectrum.

Amy Wilkinson is founder & CEO of Ingenuity, a lecturer at Stanford Graduate School of Business & author of "The Creator's Code: The Six Essential Skills of Extraordinary Entrepreneurs." She advises executives & emerging leaders around the world on how to master the skills that underlie entrepreneurial success.

Thor Halvorssen is a human rights advocate & film producer. He is president of the New York-based Human Rights Foundation (HRF), devoted to liberating political prisoners & promoting tolerance globally. He is also founder of the Oslo Freedom Forum, an annual global gathering to exchange ideas about human rights & exposing dictatorships.

Joan C. Williams is Distinguished Professor of Law & Founding Director of the Center for WorkLife Law at the University of California Hastings College of the Law & an expert in the field of social inequality. Author of 11 books & over 90 academic articles, she is one of the ten most-cited scholars in her field. Following the success of her 2014 book "What Works For Women at Work," Sheryl Sandberg & LeanIn.org asked Joan to create short videos sharing strategies from the book. The videos have been downloaded over 975,000 times & are featured by Virgin Airlines as in-flight entertainment.

Presented by TedxPaloAlto