TEDxWilmette 2026
On September 26, 2026, TEDxWilmette will bring together brilliant minds to share their groundbreaking ideas centered around the theme Especially Now.
When the stakes are high, communities with big ideas and big hearts take action. At TEDxWilmette, we explore how, Especially Now, our community can innovate, inspire, and instigate meaningful change. We highlight ideas that prove civic engagement can be civil, generations can find common ground, and technology can create universal opportunity.
Let’s define a better future together, Especially Now.​
Be Part of the Conversation:
Apply to Speak!
We are now accepting speaker applications for our September 26, 2026 event. We encourage you to apply if you have an idea that can shed new light on the theme Especially Now.
Speaker applications are due by January 31, 2026.
The 2026 speakers will be announced in February.
Don’t miss this TEDxWilmette Salon featuring a meaningful conversation with Tara and Stacey. We’ll explore the strengths we don’t always recognize, acknowledge the struggles we often carry quietly, and investigate how our wiring helps us show up more authentically in work, family, and community.
Invisible Strengths, Invisible Struggles
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Featuring Tara May and Stacey Woerhle
Moderated by Heather Hehman (TEDxWilmette Co-Founder)
Tuesday, February 24, 2026,
7:00 - 8:30 p.m.
1150 Central Avenue, Wilmette, IL 60091
Mark your calendar for our next Salon on Tuesday, April 28, 2026: Care and Curiosity to Build Better Relationships featuring Gizelle Clemens and Amber Johnson.​
Inspired minds await — watch the newest TEDxWilmette talk or explore the full collection.
Want to learn more about how TEDxWilmette partners with our community?
Watch our latest partner video featuring one of our generous sponsors.