We hope you’ve enjoyed “meeting” our speakers over the last couple of months as we’ve counted down to TEDxPeachtree 2014. In case you’ve missed any of our introductions, it’s not too late to check out this year’s presenting team.  Here are 140 characters to share why I’m over the moon about these speakers and how their ideas will illuminate Atlanta this Friday.

• Shannon Zirbel wants to send origami into space.
• Erico Mattos is an indoor plants’ s best friend, coaching them to grow to their full potential.
• Adam Marcus hunts down and fights the DNA of cancer. @notmadscientist
  
• Chantelle Rytter plays bigger than life and invited 20,000 people to play with her. @ChantelleRytter
• Ion Popian puts thoughts onto paper, literally. @IPopian
• Genna Duberstein creates art with astronauts.
• HeaveN Beatbox boxes to the beats over the world, finding the harmony that gets others dancing. @HeaveNbeatbox
  
• Melody Jackson believes that animals have something to tell us and is a true dog whisperer.
• Thad Starner wants to make learning simple and even hands free! @ThadStarner
  
• Keith McGreggor is terminally curious and can explain artificial intelligence to a 4th grader. @KeithMcGreggor
• Abby Norman engages teenage culture towards realizing agreement is more than not hearing “no.” @accidentaldevo

Your turn! Give us 140 characters about why you’re excited to be there. Follow @TEDxPeachtree and send out some love and encouragement to our speakers!

Nia Baker has been thrilled to serve as the TEDxPeachtree Content Manager this year. She has had roots in Atlanta almost ten years, the longest she’s lived anywhere, and has worked in the nonprofit sector for the last five, focusing on effective systems and creative communication. She will complete her Masters in Professional Counseling and Trauma Specialization this spring and believes in the dignity of each experience. Nia enjoys running past Atlanta street art, steaming French press coffee, and a really effective adjective.