TEDxIbiza

Speakers

Speakers may not be confirmed. Check the event website for the latest lineup.

• Dan Cohen

  Dan Cohen is an American professor of Catalan, based on Ibiza for several decades. He is the only English language speaker to have studied, in depth, the traditional folk tales of Ibiza, collected in the early to mid-1900's by the eivissan folklorist Joan Castelló Guasch (and otherwise only available in eivissenc). The Consell d'Eivissa published two English language volumes of the folktales of Joan Castelló Guasch translated by Dan Cohen, called 'Tales of Ibiza'.

• Federico Buyolo

  Estudié Pedagogía, trabajé en Política buena parte de mi vida y ahora desarrollo mi actividad de pedagogía política desde la Cultura. Experto en estudios de futuro y doctorando en Arte y política desarrollo mi actividad profesional como director cultural de la Fundación Ortega-Marañón.

• Harris Eliott

  Harris Elliott O.B.E. is a multi-disciplinary artist and cultural curator. Over two decades he has shaped a cross cultural body of international work spanning Anglo, Japanese and African diaspora influence. His practice draws on the socio politics of fashion and cultural identities through films, exhibitions, design and style.

• Hector Koa

  Héctor Koa is a professional musician from Ibiza with classical training from the Conservatorium van Amsterdam and the Manhattan School of Music. Over more than 25 years, he has developed a distinctive artistic identity as a multi-instrumentalist, composer, and music producer. Through a unique live looping setup, Héctor Koa weaves together acoustic instruments and voice with world influences and organic electronics. Guided by intuition and spontaneity, his immersive music experiences invite deep listening, presence, and emotional connection.

• Isadora Mulvey

  Isadora is a multifaceted musician, singer & songwriter who blends her poetic lyrics and enchanting melodies into avantgarde electronica

• Isobel Bruce

  After starting her career in theatre and live events, Isobel has honed a practice in social impact and activism at the intersection of digital communications, storytelling and culture. She’s worked at Purpose for 6 years as Global Head of Campaigns and co-founder Messy Collective, a writing collective to support women, trans and non binary writers.

• Joshua Coombes

  Joshua is a British speaker and author. For the past decade, he's worked in cities around the world, giving haircuts to men and women experiencing homelessness, amplifying their voices, and founding a kindness movement – Do Something For Nothing - in the process. His message of empathy, vulnerability, and presence comes at an important time in our culture. It serves as a reminder that we can all make a difference in our own way and that small actions can bring about broader change.

• Maggie Civantos

  Maggie Civantos es una artista multidisciplinar española con una sólida trayectoria en el ámbito audiovisual, reconocida principalmente por su trabajo como actriz, así como por su labor como directora, productora, guionista y docente en procesos creativos. ENGLISH: Maggie Civantos is a Spanish multidisciplinary artist with a solid background in the audiovisual field, recognized mainly for her work as an actress, as well as for her work as a director, producer, screenwriter, and teacher in creative processes.

• Rafael Tur

  Activista ambiental y cofundador de entidades ambientales y culturales.

• Sophia Shnapp

  Sophia Shnapp sits on the Executive Team at EarthPercent, the organisation founded by Brian Eno channelling the music industry's power back to nature. Working with the European Commission, UNEP, and the World Bank, she learned that when culture shifts, policy follows. Today she mobilises the global music industry, retuning music’s emotional, economic and cultural influence to give the living world a seat at the table.

• Toni Costa

  Toni is a free-spirited musician and traveler who finds his home wherever the road takes him. Always moving with his surfboard and his guitar, he captures the soul of the world through his own lens and melodies. From his roots in Ibiza to the raw adventure of life in a van, his music is a bridge between childhood memories and the absolute freedom of the unknown.