Meet the speakers of the second TEDx Brayford Pool

Sixteen local, national and international speakers and performers will take to the stage for the second TEDx Brayford Pool event on Saturday, June 30.

Speakers include international environmental campaigner and documentary maker Fran Lambrick, whose film I am Chut Wutty documents a community of activists struggling to defend their forest in one of the last remaining wildernesses in Cambodia.

Also joining the lineup is award-winning campaigner, actor and presenter Adam Pearson, who has fronted the critically-acclaimed documentaries Horizon: My Amazing Twin, Adam Pearson: Freak Show and The Ugly Face of Disability Hate Crime.

Also speaking at the second TEDx Brayford Pool will be:

• Local musician and Women In The Arts – Lincoln co-founder Sarah Hughes
• University of Lincoln lecturer in music Dr Martin Scheurregger
• Bishop Grosseteste University reader in psychology Dr Caroline Horton
• Award winning local business woman Sue Liburd MBE

Event curator Andy Farenden said “The calibre of applications for this year’s TEDxBrayfordPool conference has been incredible. This year not only are we able to shine a light on some of the best ideas coming from Lincoln, but we’re able to bring national, and international, innovators to the city.”

Tickets for TEDx Brayford Pool will go on sale from Lincoln Drill Hall on Friday, June 1. See the full speaker lineup here.

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