Oprah Winfrey and Me (I was chosen as one of her Supersoul 100!!)

Oprah Winfrey and Me (I was chosen as one of her Supersoul 100!!)

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TEDTALK!

Maya Penn is a 21 year old award-winning eco-designer, artist, philanthropist, activist, entrepreneur, animated filmmaker, coder, illustrator, writer and author of You Got This! She has been featured in countless publications such as Forbes, Huffington Post, Seventeen Magazine, Cosmopolitan, The View, NPR,CNN, TIME, Essence Magazine, CBS This Morning with Gayle King, O Magazine, The Steve Harvey Show, Entrepreneur Magazine, Ebony, Black Enterprise, The Atlanta Journal Constitution, and many, many more. Maya has given three TEDTalks and her latest TEDWomen Talk has gone viral worldwide and with almost 2 million views and growing. She is known as the youngest female to do two back-to-back official TEDTalks. Maya has been chosen by Oprah Winfrey as one of her Supersoul 100 influencers. Google has partnered with Maya to speak to girls about coding and computer science at their Made With Code events. Magic Johnson chose Maya to be featured in his 32 Under 32 article series.


Thursday, December 12, 2013

Speaking at TEDWomen!



Me speaking on the TED stage!
On December 5th I spoke at TEDWomen in San Francisco among many other musicians, leaders, artists, activist, scientists, entrepreneurs, and women who are doing amazing things in the world. The theme for this year was "Invented Here"


"TEDWomen 2013 will celebrate invention in all its forms. Not just technology inventions, but also new solutions to poverty; new approaches to leadership; new expressions of art and music; and, at times, the invention of our own lives. "



Rehearsal group shot!


Me and the amazing and inspirational Diana Nyad. Diana Nyad is an author, journalist, motivational speaker, and world record long-distance swimmer.
"Some of the questions we're asking:  How does geography impact innovation? How would new technologies shape our lives? Can inventions help us lead longer, better lives? How can meaningful change be imagined, fostered, and scaled?"


Me and the wonderful Pat Mitchell




Dava Newman, Aeronautical/astronautical engineer and space-wear designer speaking about her innovative space suit designs as shown on the model (left).
  
Dava, Me and Megan Smith VP of Google





  "More than 150 TEDx events around the world took part, sharing the livestream on Thursday and presenting local speakers around the theme "Invented Here." The result: A truly global conversation -- from San Francisco to São Paulo to Seoul -- celebrating inventors and designers; thinkers and makers; local problem-solvers and global leaders."

This was a truly amazing event and I couldn't have been more honored to be a part of it.
-Maya

Speaking at TEDYouth 2013!

Recently I spoke at TEDYouth in New Orleans! I got to speak to many other youth who are doing amazing things and I got to meet the other amazing speakers! "At the conference, more than 20 scientists, designers, technologists, explorers, artists, performers (and more!) shared short lessons on what they do best. They dazzled us with mind-shifting stories, inspired us with creativity and made us want to dive even deeper into a broad array of topics." 

The event was exciting and I was very enlightened by the other speakers and youth! :)





Me and Tony DeRose. He's the head of the Research Group at Pixar!


Me and 16 year old international DJ Cole Plante


Me and my and my wonderful friend Kelly Stoetzel, Content Director for TED.