NEW YORK & LOS ANGELES - s4story -- TEDxWaterStreet RESET event will take place on Thursday, May 6, 2021, at Bryant Park Ballroom, 54 West 40th St., 2nd Floor, New York, NY 10018; from 4:00 pm – 9:00 pm. The independently organized event, licensed by TED, will feature local voices under the theme of RESET.

Launched in 2009, TEDx is a program of locally organized events that bring the community together to share a TED-like experience. Some of the best talks from TEDx events have been featured on TED.com and garnered millions of views from audiences across the globe.

TEDxWaterStreet RESET 2021 is the first in-person TEDx event in New York City since the
COVID-19 pandemic. RESET 2021 promises inspiring topics, and a lineup of 13 remarkable individuals who will speak the language of possibility and foster a rediscovery of what the future holds for our shared humanity.

SPEAKER LINE-UP: TEDxWaterStreet RESET 2021 speakers are as follow: Pras Michel – Grammy Award Winner of the Fugees & Entrepreneur, Quddus (Q) - TV Host, Media Coach; Roxana Rafatjah – Founder of Conscious Enterprises, Daniela Pierre Bravo - Booking Producer, MSNBC's Morning Joe, Janice Kovach – Mayor of Clinton, NJ Lili Gil Valletta – CEO & Co-Founder CIEN+ and CULTURINTEL, Tameka Green - Diversity and Inclusion Practitioner, Aree Bly – Alignment Coach, Irina Soriano - Businesswoman & Author, Drew G. Davis - One Man Show, Jeff Tatarchuk - Chief Marketing Officer, VM Accel; Danny-J Johnson - Co-Host, The Best Life Podcast, and Chris Valletta - Co-Founder & President, MISSION.

HOST: The event will be generously hosted by renowned actress, producer, and activist Monique Coleman. In 2019, she garnered a Daytime Emmy "Outstanding Host" nomination for her work on the original non-scripted series "Gimme Mo" which she also created and produced. Last year, Monique joined Michelle Obama, Meghan Markle, and several thought leaders to deliver the closing keynote at the Girl Up Virtual Global Leadership summit. Monique is thrilled to be returning to the Tedx stage.

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PERFORMERS: Special music performances by Singer, Songwriter Norman Alexander, and Annabel Oreste of Star Acadamie.



SPECIAL GUEST: Actor Mehcad Brooks, star of Mortal Kombat Movie will also be in attendance.

TEDxWaterStreet sponsors include Unspoken Smiles, Spurheal, Sisley-Paris, and MLife Music Group.

"TEDx Water Street represents a RESET with how its people have demonstrated the
ability to embark on new adventures tackle challenges and foster ideas in unfamiliar
territory in order to pursue their hopes of growth and prosperity." - Jean Paul Laurent (https://www.jeanpaullaurent.com/), Lead Organizer and Licensee of TEDxWaterStreet commented.

For more information about TEDxWaterStreet, please visit https://tedxwaterstreet.com/ and follow us on Instagram @TedxWaterStreet #tedxwaterstreet #reset2021 #tedx.

MEDIA/PRESS: Contact: Amore Philip, Media Relations, M: 929.229.5512, E: pr@aoprllc.com

About TEDx, x = independently organized event https://tedxwaterstreet.com/

In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, 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 in a small group. These local, self-organized events are branded TEDx, where x = independently organized TED event (https://tedxwaterstreet.com/). The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events are self-organized. (Subject to certain rules and regulations.)

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About TED

TED is a nonprofit organization devoted to Ideas Worth Spreading. Started as a four-day conference in California almost 30 years ago, TED has grown to support its mission with multiple initiatives. The two annual TED Conferences invite the world's leading thinkers and doers to speak for 18 minutes on a diverse mix of topics. Many of these talks are then made available, free, at TED.com. TED speakers have included Bill Gates, Jane Goodall, Elizabeth Gilbert, Sir Richard Branson, Nandan Nilekani, Philippe Starck, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Isabel Allende, and former UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown. The TED2014 Conference takes place in Vancouver, British Columbia, along with the TEDActive simulcast in neighboring Whistler. TEDGlobal 2014 will be held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

TED's media initiatives include TED.com, where new TED Talks are posted daily; the Open Translation Project, which provides subtitles and interactive transcripts as well as translations from volunteers worldwide; the educational initiative TED-Ed; and TEDBooks, short e-books on powerful ideas. TED has established the annual TED Prize, where exceptional individuals with a wish to change the world get help translating their wishes into action; TEDx, which supports individuals or groups in hosting local, self-organized TED-style events around the world; and the TED Fellows program, helping world-changing innovators from around the globe to amplify the impact of their remarkable projects and activities.

Follow TED on Twitter at http://twitter.com/TEDTalks, or on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/TED. For information about TEDx's upcoming conferences, visit http://www.ted.com/ registration.

About TEDxWaterStreet

TEDxWaterStreet brings together like-minded individuals who are intentional about resetting as thinkers, leaders, friends, and community members to bring about a new perspective on how we can reset and press forward. IT will challenge human discomfort with obstacles and instead celebrate the strength that accompanies curiosity and the ability to dream. TEDxWaterStreet will speak the language of possibility and foster a rediscovery of what the future holds for our shared humanity.

For more information about TEDxWaterStreet, please visit https://tedxwaterstreet.com/
and follow us on Instagram @TedxWaterStreet #tedxwaterstreet #reset2021 #tedx.
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