TEDxTimesSquare Explores Growth and Excellence Through Openness.

Online, April 17, 2013 (Newswire.com) - TEDxTimesSquare held its' inaugural event at the Crossroads of the World on Wednesday, April 10th 2013, in The Times Center building.

TEDxTimesSquare was founded, produced, and co-organized by Randy Joy Epstein, CEO of Randy Joy & Co.

The event featured speakers from various professions who shared their experiences and inspired the audience while focusing on the conference theme - "Openness: Exploring the Limits and Possibilities of Open Culture."

TEDx conferences are independently organized events operated under a license from TEDx, to communicate ideas worth spreading. The events benefit communities while giving industry leaders a platform to share their passions with the world.

"TimesSquare is the center of the world" said Randy Joy, "so the vision was to bring all those worlds together" (from publishing, to science, to music and fashion amongst others), "to spread ideas and to make change a reality in the center of the world."

Diversity was evident in the event which attracted an audience of over 300 attendees and 2,500 live online streamers. Attendees were from all walks of life including law, start-up entrepreneurs and venture capitalists. They raved about the speeches and networked and discussed, in person and online, ideas raised at the conference.

TEDxTimesSquare presenters and their speech titles:

•Jim Estill, Partner at Canrock Ventures - From Zero To $2 Billion Through Openness.

•Karol Ward, Psychotherapist - Claim Your Inner Voice.

•Mark Taylor, Coach to Business Leaders - The Enemy of Openness.

•Tim Piper, Partner at PiRo - Why Goodness is Good for Brands.

•Christopher Bishop, Sr. Communications Specialist, IBM Global Financing - Open Technologies for 430,000 Employees.

•Kitty Pilgrim, International Journalist and Author - International Openness.

•Guy Geier, Architect - Open Architecture.

•Collin McLoughlin, Singer, Musician - Chasing Dreams.

•Andy Cohen, Business Consultant, & Motivational Speaker - Magical Assumptions Behind Openness.

•Amy Goldsmith, Partner at Tarter, Krinsky & Drogan LLP - Yours, Mine, and Ours? Legal Limits of Openness.

•Greg Harper, Harpervision, Gadgetoff, Entrepreneur and Adviser - The Future Through Open Technologies.

•Aliza Licht, SVP Global Communications Donna Karan Global and Social Media Expert - The Power of Being Real.

•Peter Shankman, Angel Investor and Entrepreneur - Nice Finishes First.

TEDTalks videos and performances by entertaining artists were featured at the inaugural event. The average speech was about 8 minutes long. A video of the entire event can be viewed at http://tedxtimessquare.com/?page_id=755

Among the event co-sponsors were: Entrepreneurs' Organization New York, Savvy Ladies, 3D Office Furniture + Design, Intelliga Communications, and Randy Joy & Co.

For more information about TEDxTimesSquare, or if you would like to get involved or learn more about TEDx programs, please visit: http://tedxtimessquare.com

By Orume