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by The Case Foundation
“If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.” – African proverb Partnership, collective impact, shared value—no matter what you call it, collaboration is the key to reaching beyond your bubble, overcoming fear, and...
by The Case Foundation
44 thinkers, doers, and innovators. All of them with deeply inspiring stories of their journey to Be Fearless. All in one place, this coming weekend, for TEDxMidAtlantic. The Case Foundation is proud to be a Principal Partner for this special event...
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by Jean Case
During the launch of our Be Fearless campaign in June, we were very pleased to announce that the Case Foundation would be a principal sponsor of  TEDxMidAtlantic 2012 and that the renowned gathering would focus on the theme “Be Fearless.” Today...

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Exclusive highlights and behind the scenes images from TEDxMidAtlantic: Be Fearless. The Case Foundation, in partnership with TEDxMidAtlantic, gathered 41 thinkers, doers, and innovators in Washington, DC, on October 26 and 27, 2012, to share their...
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Laura Antrim Caskey speaks at TEDxMidAtlantic Be Fearless. She is an award-winning independent photojournalist based in Rock Creek, West Virginia. Caskey is known for her work Dragline, a self-published photojournalistic exposé, designed to educate...
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Freeman A. Hrabowski, III speaks at TEDxMidAtlantic Be Fearless. He has served as President of UMBC (The University of Maryland, Baltimore County) since 1992. His research and publications focus on science and math education, with special emphasis...
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Anna Lee speaks at TEDxMidAtlantic. Described as an "educator to the bone," Lee is a first generation Korean-American from the DC region. She believes that the human potential begins within the hands of a child. In 2010, she was appointed the...
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Exoneree plays live at TEDxMidAtlantic Be Fearless. Mr. Dillon performs in the band Exoneree which is made up of musicians who have been wrongly convicted and freed through the Innocence Project. Their story is a powerful reminder of the...
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Classical Revolution plays at TEDxMidAtlantic Be Fearless. Classical Revolution is built around the idea that performing live classical music can change communities. Founded in 2007 in San Francisco, the idea has spread all around the world. Rafaela...
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Colin Powell speaks at TEDxMidAtlantic Be Fearless. Colin L. Powell was appointed Secretary of State by George W. Bush on January 20, 2001, after being unanimously confirmed by the U.S. Senate. He served for four years, leaving the position on...
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Jessica Ladd speaks at TEDxMidAtlantic Be Fearless. Jessica Ladd is the founder of Sexual Health Innovations, an organization that uses technology to improve sexual health. SHI builds and rigorously evaluates tools that help empower people to make...
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Lieutenant General Mark Phillip Hertling speaks at TEDxMidAtlantic Be Fearless. He is the Commanding General, US Army Europe and Seventh Army. In that role, he is the commander of the approximately 42,000 U.S. Army forces assigned to Europe, and he...
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Jordan Evans speaks at TEDxMidAtlantic. He is the Engineering Development and Operations Manager for the Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) "Curiosity" rover project at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Since 2006, in both his current role and prior role...
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Cameron Russell speaks at TEDxMidAtlantic Be Fearless. Cameron has spent the last decade posing as a supermodel. Occasionally she writes about grassroots public art and political power, and experiments with making art for the internet and the street...
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Kakenya Ntaiya speaks at TEDxMidAtlantic Be Fearless. Kakenya was set to follow the traditional path of all girls born in the small village of Enoosaen, Kenya. Engaged at the age of 5, she was to be circumcised by the time she became a teenager. But...
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Dr. Theo Colborn speaks at TEDxMidAtlantic Be Fearless. Theo is Founder and President of The Endocrine Disruption Exchange (TEDX), based in Paonia, Colorado, and Professor Emeritus of Zoology at the University of Florida, Gainesville. She is an...
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Alec Ross speaks at TEDxMidAtlantic Be Fearless. Alec is Senior Advisor for Innovation to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, a role created for him that blends technology with diplomacy. As Secretary Clinton's "tech guru," Ross is leading the State...
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Jaison Morgan speaks at TEDxMidAtlantic Be Fearless. Jaison is the Managing Principal of The Common Pool and Co-Founder of RAMPIT Software. He's been recognized by the BBC as "the world's expert" in designing incentives to drive innovative...
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Loretta Claiborne's story is remarkable — from Special Olympian to inspiring speaker and advocate for others. Her work has ranged from supporting people with disabilities to working to help end bullying. In 2000, Walt Disney Productions created The...
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Alessandro Acquisti speaks at TEDxMidAtlantic Be Fearless. He is an associate professor at the Heinz College, Carnegie Mellon University, a soundtrack composer, and a former motorcycle racer. Alessandro’s research investigates the economics of...
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Geoff Tracy speaks at TEDxMidAtlantic Be Fearless. He graduated from Georgetown University from 1995 with a degree in theology. He then went on to graduate first in his class at the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, New York. Geoff opened...
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Jason Seiken speaks at TEDxMidAtlantic Be Fearless. He is Senior Vice President of PBS Interactive and oversees PBS’ award-winning new media services, including pbs.org, pbskids.org, pbskidsgo.org, and the PBS mobile products, such as PBS for the...
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Charity Sunshine Tillemann-Dick is an American-born soprano. She has performed in opera houses and concert halls across the United States, Europe, and Asia. Charity is also a survivor of a double lung transplant, which she received at the Cleveland...
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Adrian Bejan is most recently the author of “Design in Nature: How the Constructal Law Governs Evolution in Biology, Physics, Technology, and Social Organization.” Bejan pioneered numerous original methods in science, including the constructal law...
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Barbara Van Dahlen, named to TIME magazine’s 2012 list of the 100 most influential people in the world, is the founder and president of Give an Hour. Concerned about the mental health implications of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, Dr. Van Dahlen...
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Joseph C. Kvedar, MD, is the Founder and Director of the Center for Connected Health, creating a new model of healthcare delivery, by developing innovative strategies to move care from the hospital or doctor’s office into the day-to-day lives of...
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Dr. Gulati speaks at TEDxMidAtlantic Be Fearless. He is currently the Chief Medical Officer and Head of Product Innovation for Physicians Interactive Holdings, where he leads a world-class team to ideate, design, build, and deploy game-changing...
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Marci Harris speaks at TEDxMidAtlantic Be Fearless. She left a career on Capitol Hill in February 2010 to build POPVOX, a neutral, nonpartisan platform for civic engagement and legislative information. Launched in January 2011, POPVOX has delivered...
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Paula Kahumbu speaks at TEDxMidAtlantic Be Fearless. She is the executive director of the Kenya Land Conservation Trust and WildlifeDirect, and chairman of the Friends of Nairobi National Park. Born and raised in Nairobi, Kahumbu entered into...
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Silvia Helena Barcellos speaks at TEDxMidAtlantic Be Fearless. She is an Associate Economist at RAND Corporation, Santa Monica Office. Her labor economics research includes works on the economic causes and consequences of immigration to the United...
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Sage Salvo speaks at TEDxMidAtlantic Be Fearless. He is the creator of Words Liive, an innovative literary arts program that aims to elevate the lyrical genius in hip-hop lyrics through a literary analysis which pairs historical poetry with the...
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Brian Conley speaks at TEDxMidAtlantic Be Fearless. He is director of Small World News and has been involved in media literacy and media democracy work for more than 10 years and has trained journalists and citizen media makers in a dozen countries...
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Darell Hammond speaks at TEDxMidAtlantic Be Fearless. He is the Founder and CEO of KaBOOM!, a not-for-profit based in Washington, DC, dedicated to saving play by making sure there is a great place to play within walking distance of every child in...
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Erica Saben speaks at TEDxMidAtlantic Be Fearless. She began performing on professional stages at the age of 12. She has been a tightwire instructor at the Philadelphia School of Circus Arts since its inception, and is the founder and director of...
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Frances Hesselbein speaks at TEDxMidAtlantic Be Fearless. She is one of the most highly respected experts in the field of contemporary leadership development, and is the President and CEO of The Frances Hesselbein Leadership Institute, founded as...
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Jack Andraka speaks at TEDxMidAtlantic Be Fearless. He is a 15 year old freshman at North County High School and lives in Crownsville, Maryland. He recently developed a novel paper sensor that could detect pancreatic, ovarian, and lung cancer in...
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Maria Bello speaks at TEDxMidAtlantic Be Fearless. She is an internationally renowned actor and women’s rights activist and the co-founder of We Advance (www.weadvance.org). We Advance is a women’s movement and NGO based in Cite Soleil, Haiti. The...
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Dr. Mario Livio speaks at TEDxMidAtlantic Be Fearless. He is an astrophysicist at the Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI), the institute which conducts the scientific program of the Hubble Space Telescope. He has published more than 400...
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Billy Shore speaks at TEDxMidAtlantic Be Fearless. He is the founder and chief executive officer of Share Our Strength®, a national nonprofit that is working to end childhood hunger in America. Shore founded Share Our Strength in 1984 with his...
by The Case Foundation
On October 26-27, 2012, the Case Foundation was a principal partner for TEDx MidAtlantic in Washington, DC, with the theme of Be Fearless. For the first time ever, this renowned event will took place over two days, featuring Jose Antonio Vargas,...