Apply to Speak
TEDxCharlotte is a platform for bold ideas and honest voices. We’re not looking for polished speakers or viral soundbites we’re looking for people with something real to say.
If you live in Charlotte or the Charlotte MSA and have a clear, original idea worth spreading something people aren’t talking about enough, or something we need to see in a new way, we want to hear from you.
Applications outside of Charlotte area will not be accepted.
2026 Theme: Terms and Conditions
We’re asking Charlotte to take a closer look at what we’ve signed up for, consciously or not. What have we accepted without question? Who benefits? Who pays? What deserves a rewrite? And most importantly: what future are we willing to speak into existence?
Everything we believe, everything we accept, everything we don’t question comes with fine print.
What truths have we all been whispering for too long? This is your invitation to say it out loud.
