Chris Plough

Entrepreneur, Explorer, Filmmaker, Investor, Philanthropist, Social entrepreneur, Technologist, World traveler

Maven, advisor, seeker of adventure.

I'm a kid at heart and love to figure out how things work. Over the years, I've expressed it in many ways, from creating web architectures, to building motorcycles.

Adventure - however you define it. Our culture is diverging toward a digital life in favor of a visceral reality. I believe that we need both and that they complement each other. In the same way that we need wholesome food for sustenance, we need real, "get-out-and-do-something" experiences to thrive.

Adventure and Exploration, Film, Fun, Motorcycles, Technical Architecture, Theatre

I've been a long-time fan and spectator until 2011, when TED allowed open auditions. I had a message to share, so why not apply? In 2010, suffering from personal tragedies and professional burnout, I drove an ambulance 10,000 miles from the UK to Mongolia. Along the way, the trials and tribulations granted me much-needed perspective on life. Somehow my message struck a chord and I was 1 of 17 to make it to the final round. How did I do? Was I chosen to speak at TED 2012? We'll know sometime after May 24th. Wish me luck!

Two surprisingly different topics - endurance-based events (like Tough Mudder) and tearing into linguistically rhythmic plays (Shakespeare, Mamet, Rabe).