The TED conference is a yearly gathering of people passionate about the power of ideas. To keep the dialogue going, TED created TEDx - satellite events held around the globe year-round. Licensed by TED, TEDx events provide local communities with an opportunity to bring people together to discuss ideas that change our world and share a TED-like experience.

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TEDx Culver City was founded by Marie Bobin in 2012 after successfully securing a license from TED and a multi-year sponsorship agreement from the Culver City Council. Until 2016, Marie curated and produced the annual TEDx Culver City conference featuring multi-disciplinary talks. The program continues to this day under the leadership of Bernice Chao.