About
TEDXAsiaPacificUis a university-level independently organized TEDx event officially licensed by TED, set to take place on 1 August 2026 at Asia Pacific University (APU). This event returns for its second edition this year, Iwith the goal of inspiring dialogue, igniting curiosity, and building a community centred around meaningful ideas. The theme of our inaugural event is TBC. We aim to create a space for powerful storytelling, knowledge sharing, and community-driven innovation.
Asia Pacific University of Technology & innovation is one of Malaysia's premier private universities, where students are transformed into highly skilled, employable, and future- proof professionals via a unique blend of technology, innovation, and creativity.
Our Goals
- Build a platform for sharing transformative ideas from students, professionals, and visionaries across disciplines.
- Foster a culture of curiosity, dialogue, and critical thinking by creating environment where ideas are freely exchanged.
- Empower students through real-world event management and gain hands-on experience in logistics, marketing, and leadership.
- Showcase local innovation, sustainability efforts, and cultural expression that align with themes of progress.
- Establish TEDxAsia Pacific U as an annual flagship event at APU, building a legacy of high-impact storytelling.
In the spirit of discovering and spreading ideas, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TED Talks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection. These local, self-organized events are branded TEDx, where x = independently organized TED event. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events are self-organized.
TED is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization dedicated to discovering, debating and spreading ideas that spark conversation, deepen understanding and drive meaningful change. Our organization is devoted to curiosity, reason, wonder and the pursuit of knowledge without an agenda. We welcome people from every discipline and culture who seek a deeper understanding of the world and connection with others, and we invite everyone to engage with ideas and activate them in your community.
TED is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization dedicated to discovering, debating and spreading ideas that spark conversation, deepen understanding and drive meaningful change. Our organization is devoted to curiosity, reason, wonder and the pursuit of knowledge without an agenda. We welcome people from every discipline and culture who seek a deeper understanding of the world and a connection with others, and we invite everyone to engage with ideas and activate them in your community.
TED began in 1984 as a conference where Technology, Entertainment and Design converged, but today it spans a multitude of worldwide communities and initiatives exploring everything from science and business to education, arts and global issues. In addition to the TED Talks curated from our annual conferences and published on TED.com, we produce original podcasts, short video series, animated educational lessons (TED-Ed) and TV programs that are translated into more than 100 languages and distributed via partnerships
around the world. Each year, thousands of independently run TEDx events. Through the Audacious Project, TED has helped catalyze $6.6 billion in funding for projects that support bold solutions to the world's most urgent challenges working to make the world more beautiful, sustainable and just. In 2020, TED launched Countdown, an initiative to accelerate solutions to the climate crisis and mobilize a movement for a net-zero future, and in 2023 TED launched TED Democracy to spark a new kind of conversation focused on realistic pathways towards a more vibrant and equitable future. View a full list of TED's many programs and initiatives.