Once Upon

Once Upon

Once Upon

Our Future

Our Future

Our Future

The story of Regina's future begins with us.

Event Day Program

May 29, 2026 | 12 PM - 10 PM

Darke Hall, Regina

Once Upon

Our Future

The story of Regina's future begins with us.

Event Day Program

May 29, 2026 | 12 PM - 10 PM

Darke Hall, Regina

11:00 - 01:00 PM

Discovery Session

If you’ve signed up for any of our discovery sessions, head over to the U of R College Avenue Campus.
Our volunteers will guide you to the designated space.

11:00 - 11:45 AM
Discovery Session 1 - Future You Right Now: Step into the person your future is asking for by Humans. Inspired. Inc.
12:00 - 12:45 PM
Discovery Session 2 - How to Design a Technology Product that Feels More Human by Writeway

01:00 - 2:00 PM

Registration Opens

Pick up your lanyard and head to our Coffee Corner for a beverage to kick begin your TEDx experience.

01:00 - 2:00 PM

Registration Opens

Pick up your lanyard and head to our Coffee Corner for a beverage to kick begin your TEDx experience.

01:00 - 2:00 PM

Registration Opens

Pick up your lanyard and head to our Coffee Corner for a beverage to kick begin your TEDx experience.

02:00 - 4:00 PM

SESSION 1: US & TOMMOROW

Our first session opens the day with bold ideas, honest truths, and fresh perspectives on innovation, possibility, and the future we are building together.

Opening Remarks & TEDxRegina Kickoff

Prayers & Blessings – Elder Lorna StandingReady

Greetings from the City of Regina – Mayor Chad Bachynski

TEDx Talk: Shaelyn Carr

Shaelyn explores how wrongful convictions reveal the danger of relying on belief over accuracy. Through eyewitness memory, alibi evidence, and real Canadian cases, she shows why justice must focus less on who sounds believable and more on what can be proven.

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TEDx Talk: Shaelyn Carr

Shaelyn explores how wrongful convictions reveal the danger of relying on belief over accuracy. Through eyewitness memory, alibi evidence, and real Canadian cases, she shows why justice must focus less on who sounds believable and more on what can be proven.

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TEDx Talk: Shaelyn Carr

Shaelyn explores how wrongful convictions reveal the danger of relying on belief over accuracy. Through eyewitness memory, alibi evidence, and real Canadian cases, she shows why justice must focus less on who sounds believable and more on what can be proven.

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TEDx Talk: Courtney Gaudet

Courtney explores how we slowly lose ourselves through the small edits we make to fit in, stay safe, or be accepted. As the winner of TEDxRegina’s Big Idea Stage event in November, she now brings that idea to our main stage, inviting us to notice the moments we shrink ourselves and to begin finding our way back, one honest choice at a time.

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TEDx Talk: Courtney Gaudet

Courtney explores how we slowly lose ourselves through the small edits we make to fit in, stay safe, or be accepted. As the winner of TEDxRegina’s Big Idea Stage event in November, she now brings that idea to our main stage, inviting us to notice the moments we shrink ourselves and to begin finding our way back, one honest choice at a time.

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TEDx Talk: Courtney Gaudet

Courtney explores how we slowly lose ourselves through the small edits we make to fit in, stay safe, or be accepted. As the winner of TEDxRegina’s Big Idea Stage event in November, she now brings that idea to our main stage, inviting us to notice the moments we shrink ourselves and to begin finding our way back, one honest choice at a time.

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TEDx Talk: Jenn Sharp

In this talk, Jenn explores how local food can reconnect us to our bodies, our land, and the farmers who grow what we eat. She challenges us to move beyond convenience and consider how our food choices shape health, community, and our future.

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TEDx Talk: Jenn Sharp

In this talk, Jenn explores how local food can reconnect us to our bodies, our land, and the farmers who grow what we eat. She challenges us to move beyond convenience and consider how our food choices shape health, community, and our future.

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TEDx Talk: Jenn Sharp

In this talk, Jenn explores how local food can reconnect us to our bodies, our land, and the farmers who grow what we eat. She challenges us to move beyond convenience and consider how our food choices shape health, community, and our future.

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Performance: Itohan Agbator

Itohan will take the stage with a soulful vocal performance that fuses emotion to remind us of the power of music to move hearts and minds.

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Performance: Itohan Agbator

Itohan will take the stage with a soulful vocal performance that fuses emotion to remind us of the power of music to move hearts and minds.

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Performance: Itohan Agbator

Itohan will take the stage with a soulful vocal performance that fuses emotion to remind us of the power of music to move hearts and minds.

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TEDx Talk: Katrina German

At a time when AI is moving faster than our ability to understand it, Katrina German asks a simple but urgent question: will AI strengthen trust or destroy it? Her talk offers businesses and leaders a clear framework for using AI with transparency, accountability, and human judgment at the centre.

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TEDx Talk: Katrina German

At a time when AI is moving faster than our ability to understand it, Katrina German asks a simple but urgent question: will AI strengthen trust or destroy it? Her talk offers businesses and leaders a clear framework for using AI with transparency, accountability, and human judgment at the centre.

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TEDx Talk: Katrina German

At a time when AI is moving faster than our ability to understand it, Katrina German asks a simple but urgent question: will AI strengthen trust or destroy it? Her talk offers businesses and leaders a clear framework for using AI with transparency, accountability, and human judgment at the centre.

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TEDx Talk: Greg Johnson

Greg Johnson asks us to think about the memories our families will one day search for. With humour, urgency, and heart, he shows why printing photos and documenting ordinary moments may become one of the greatest gifts we leave behind.

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TEDx Talk: Greg Johnson

Greg Johnson asks us to think about the memories our families will one day search for. With humour, urgency, and heart, he shows why printing photos and documenting ordinary moments may become one of the greatest gifts we leave behind.

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TEDx Talk: Greg Johnson

Greg Johnson asks us to think about the memories our families will one day search for. With humour, urgency, and heart, he shows why printing photos and documenting ordinary moments may become one of the greatest gifts we leave behind.

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Performance: Joel Jeffrey

To close our first session, Joel Jeffrey brings his sharp wit, prairie humour, and clean, relatable comedy to the TEDxRegina stage.

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Performance: Joel Jeffrey

To close our first session, Joel Jeffrey brings his sharp wit, prairie humour, and clean, relatable comedy to the TEDxRegina stage.

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Performance: Joel Jeffrey

To close our first session, Joel Jeffrey brings his sharp wit, prairie humour, and clean, relatable comedy to the TEDxRegina stage.

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4:00 - 4:45 PM

Networking Break

Enjoy the opportunity to connect with fellow attendees while enjoying a variety of drinks and pastries. It's the perfect moment to recharge, reflect on ideas, and make meaningful connections.

You've fed your CURIOSITY …now feed YOURSELF
You've fed your CURIOSITY …now feed YOURSELF
You've fed your CURIOSITY …now feed YOURSELF

5:00 - 7:00 PM

SESSION 2: LOVE & JOY

Love and Joy remind us that the future is shaped not only by innovation and ambition but also by the relationships and moments of meaning we choose to protect along the way.

TEDx Talk: Jada Yee

Jada Yee opens Session Two with a story of parenting, courage, and love in action. Through his journey supporting his children, he challenges us to build a future where every child feels safe, seen, and fully themselves

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TEDx Talk: Jada Yee

Jada Yee opens Session Two with a story of parenting, courage, and love in action. Through his journey supporting his children, he challenges us to build a future where every child feels safe, seen, and fully themselves

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TEDx Talk: Jada Yee

Jada Yee opens Session Two with a story of parenting, courage, and love in action. Through his journey supporting his children, he challenges us to build a future where every child feels safe, seen, and fully themselves

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TEDx Talk: Prabha Ramaswamy

In this talk, Prabha Ramaswamy reflects on the uniqueness of Saskatchewan and the stories that shape our sense of place. She invites us to see the province with fresh eyes, not only for what it is, but for what it can become.

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TEDx Talk: Prabha Ramaswamy

In this talk, Prabha Ramaswamy reflects on the uniqueness of Saskatchewan and the stories that shape our sense of place. She invites us to see the province with fresh eyes, not only for what it is, but for what it can become.

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TEDx Talk: Prabha Ramaswamy

In this talk, Prabha Ramaswamy reflects on the uniqueness of Saskatchewan and the stories that shape our sense of place. She invites us to see the province with fresh eyes, not only for what it is, but for what it can become.

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Performance: Amy Dawns

Amy Dawns brings a spoken word performance that invites us to return to our self-worth, our softness, and the person we were before the world told us who to become.

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Performance: Amy Dawns

Amy Dawns brings a spoken word performance that invites us to return to our self-worth, our softness, and the person we were before the world told us who to become.

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Performance: Amy Dawns

Amy Dawns brings a spoken word performance that invites us to return to our self-worth, our softness, and the person we were before the world told us who to become.

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TEDx Talk: Tim Haltigin

Tim Haltigin takes us from a childhood question to the exploration of Mars, showing how curiosity can shape a life’s work. Fresh from his role with the Canadian Space Agency during the Artemis II mission, he reminds us that the future is not built by having all the answers, but by learning to ask better questions.

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TEDx Talk: Tim Haltigin

Tim Haltigin takes us from a childhood question to the exploration of Mars, showing how curiosity can shape a life’s work. Fresh from his role with the Canadian Space Agency during the Artemis II mission, he reminds us that the future is not built by having all the answers, but by learning to ask better questions.

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TEDx Talk: Tim Haltigin

Tim Haltigin takes us from a childhood question to the exploration of Mars, showing how curiosity can shape a life’s work. Fresh from his role with the Canadian Space Agency during the Artemis II mission, he reminds us that the future is not built by having all the answers, but by learning to ask better questions.

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Performance: Mohana Das

Mohana Das brings Indian classical dance to the TEDxRegina stage in a performance that bridges tradition, identity, and innovation. She invites us to experience culture as something alive, evolving, and shaping the future.

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Performance: Mohana Das

Mohana Das brings Indian classical dance to the TEDxRegina stage in a performance that bridges tradition, identity, and innovation. She invites us to experience culture as something alive, evolving, and shaping the future.

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Performance: Mohana Das

Mohana Das brings Indian classical dance to the TEDxRegina stage in a performance that bridges tradition, identity, and innovation. She invites us to experience culture as something alive, evolving, and shaping the future.

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TEDx Talk: Talitha McCloskey

Talitha McCloskey closes TEDxRegina 2026 with a powerful reflection on community as the infrastructure of our future. She reminds us that the future will not be built by exceptional individuals alone, but by communities that remember how to show up for one another.

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TEDx Talk: Talitha McCloskey

Talitha McCloskey closes TEDxRegina 2026 with a powerful reflection on community as the infrastructure of our future. She reminds us that the future will not be built by exceptional individuals alone, but by communities that remember how to show up for one another.

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TEDx Talk: Talitha McCloskey

Talitha McCloskey closes TEDxRegina 2026 with a powerful reflection on community as the infrastructure of our future. She reminds us that the future will not be built by exceptional individuals alone, but by communities that remember how to show up for one another.

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Closing Presentation: Moses Anjorin

Our organizer and curator closes TEDxRegina 2026 by reflecting on the ideas, stories, and questions that shaped the day, before officially revealing what comes next for TEDxRegina.

Closing Presentation: Moses Anjorin

Our organizer and curator closes TEDxRegina 2026 by reflecting on the ideas, stories, and questions that shaped the day, before officially revealing what comes next for TEDxRegina.

Closing Presentation: Moses Anjorin

Our organizer and curator closes TEDxRegina 2026 by reflecting on the ideas, stories, and questions that shaped the day, before officially revealing what comes next for TEDxRegina.

7:00 - 10:00 pm

Celebration Party

Close out TEDxRegina 2026 with an evening of energy, music, food, games, and connection. Hit the dance floor, settle in with old friends, or meet someone new as we celebrate an unforgettable day of ideas and share one final goodbye before we meet again next time.

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An independently organized TED event

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