Christabel
Oketona
Founder, Equiadapt Limited
Building climate solutions with — not just for — the communities on the frontline.
Independently organised TEDx event
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Sat 7 Nov 2026 · GlasgowSaturday 7 November 2026 · 10:00 – 17:00 · The Pyramid, Glasgow
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Theme
2026
The Tipping Point.
How do small changes become unstoppable transformation?
We explore the moment accumulated small innovations push a whole system into positive change — what we call a tipping point. Not overnight breakthroughs, but the precise threshold where everything shifts.
We’re bringing together thinkers, makers and doers living at that edge — across policy, technology, community, research and culture. When does the marginal become inevitable?
“The moment a small change makes a big difference.”
Speakers
2026
Voices at the tipping point.
Founders, clinicians, coaches and makers — each with a story of the small change that became unstoppable.
Christabel
Dan
Hardie
Founder, MyStrengths
Helping 150,000 young people name what’s strong, not just what’s wrong.
David
Koren
Author
Turned one free arts weekend in New York into 80 events across 20 cities.
Dr. Enoch
Adeyemi
Finance & Business Consultant
Chartered accountant, founder of Black Professionals UK — and a 100m sprinter.
Grant
Ballard-Tremeer
Founder, E Co.
Advised on South Africa’s 1994 election; now dismantling the myth of the fixed pie.
Oladapo
Awoyinka
Digital Systems Analyst/Designer
Designing technology around real human needs, not just what technology makes possible.
Dr. Rasha
Gadelrab
GP, Medical Trainer
A GP prescribing connection — on the ward and in the workplace.
AdmissionSaturday 7 November 2026
Save your seat.
Glasgow’s first TEDx gathering since 2023 — a full day of talks, filmed to TED’s official standards. Seats are limited.
- Venue
- The Pyramid at Anderston, 759 Argyle Street, Glasgow
- Includes
- Talks, networking, refreshments
- Admission
- 18+ · Full day
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Sat
7
Nov 2026
10:00 – 17:00
Doors 09:30
What we explore
Tipping points happen everywhere. We’re not limiting ourselves to one domain.
Across every field where small changes are building.
These are the domains where we’re watching transformation gather speed — from lab to real world, from margin to mainstream.
01
Technology & Innovation
AI, automation and digital tools crossing the threshold into everyday life.
02
Energy & Environment
Renewables, circular models and climate solutions reaching real scale.
03
Health & Wellbeing
Medical and mental-health breakthroughs moving from research to care.
04
Social & Community
Grassroots movements and civic tools turning into lasting change.
05
Creative & Cultural
Design, art and culture reshaping how we think and communicate.
06
Economic & Business
New economic models and impact investment entering the mainstream.
07
Education & Learning
How we learn, share skills and access knowledge, transformed.
08
And Beyond
Any field where small changes are quietly building toward something big.
What you take away
For thinkers, makers and doers — whatever field you call home.
Recognise the moment everything changes.
You’ll leave with a new lens for seeing transformation as it’s happening — and a clearer sense of how your own work fits into a much larger shift.
01Recognition
Spot transformation before it’s obvious.
Identify approaching breakthroughs across any field — the early signals most people miss.
02Cross-sector learning
See how innovations talk to each other.
How breakthroughs in different fields inform and accelerate one another.
03Personal agency
Influence the moment, in any field.
How individuals shape when and how tipping points occur — whatever their background.
Questions we’re holding
- 01What small changes happening now will reshape Glasgow and beyond?
- 02How do we recognise and accelerate positive tipping points?
- 03What patterns govern transformation across every field?
Where the River Kelvin bends.
In Glasgow’s West End, Kelvinbridge sits where the River Kelvin carves through the city — a fitting metaphor for ideas that reshape their surroundings. Victorian grandeur meets creative energy: the perfect backdrop for bold conversations.
Five forces converge here, making small changes more likely to compound into something larger.
- Academic
- Excellence producing breakthrough research.
- Creative
- A culture that fosters innovative thinking.
- Community
- Networks that amplify small changes.
- Industrial
- Heritage that builds the foundation for transformation.
- Global
- Connections that let ideas spread.
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