TEDxCapeMay

08/24/2026

Introducing Ryan Abbott, who will join us at TEDxCapeMay on Sunday, October 4th to discuss "The Inventors - Artificial Intelligence and the Quest for Paradise".

Who, or what, is the creator of work made by Al, and how should we respond to creative and inventive machines? These are questions at the heart of worldwide lawsuits, with answers that will have profound social, economic, and philosophical impact. We'll dive into these cases and see why it's best for everyone if Al can be both an author and an inventor.

Ryan Abbott, MD, JD, MTOM, PhD, is Professor of Law and Health Sciences at the University of Surrey School of Law, Adjunct Associate Professor of Medicine at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, partner at Brown, Neri, Smith & Khan, LLP, and a mediator and arbitrator with JAMS, Inc. He has published widely on issues associated with life sciences and information technology in leading legal, medical, and scientific books and journals. Among others, he is the author of The Reasonable Robot: Artificial Intelligence and the Law (CUP, 2020), editor of Research Handbook on Intellectual Property and Artificial Intelligence (Edward Elgar, 2022), and a co-author of International Intellectual Property in an Integrated World Economy (Aspen, 2024). His research has been featured prominently in the popular press, including in The Times of London, the New York Times, the Financial Times, and other media outlets involving time. Professor Abbott has worked as an expert for institutions including the United Kingdom Parliament, the European Commission, the World Health Organization, and the World Intellectual Property Organization.

Secure your seats to see Ryan and our full slate of speakers at https://www.tedxcapemay.com

08/21/2026

Join us at Atlantic Cape Community College on Thursday, September 17th for a special TEDxCapeMay Salon event featuring Dr. Monica Amadio.

Artificial intelligence can generate more answers, ideas, and possibilities than any person could pursue. But abundance creates a new human challenge: knowing what to question, what to trust, and what deserves our attention. Drawing on research, the classroom, and her own "curse of curiosity," Monica Amadio explores the vital signs of healthy thinking in the age of intelligent technology. The future will not belong to those with the most answers, but to those who can choose what matters most.

Salon tickets are $10 and include a $10 discount on the October 4th mainstage TEDxCapeMay event at Cape May Convention Hall. Tickets at https://www.tedxcapemay.com/

08/18/2026

Introducing Dr. Stephen Trzeciak, who will join us at TEDxCapeMay on Sunday, October 4th to take on "The Hope Effect".

Most people think of hope as a feeling or a trait—something you either have or you don’t. But three decades of peer-reviewed research point to something very different: hope is a measurable, trainable capacity that predicts health, longevity, performance, and resilience after adversity. It is not wishful thinking or blind optimism. It is a way of thinking and acting that can be strengthened in yourself and awakened in the people around you.

Stephen Trzeciak, MD, is a physician-scientist and practicing intensivist who serves as the Edward D. Viner Endowed Chief of Medicine at Cooper University Health Care and Professor and Chair of Medicine at Cooper Medical School of Rowan University in southern New Jersey. A clinical researcher with 150 publications, his work has been published in JAMA, Circulation, and The New England Journal of Medicine, and has been supported by grants from the NIH and AHRQ. His research now focuses on the science of hope—how it works and how it can be built. His work has been featured on CNN, NPR, The Washington Post, Harvard Business Review, and Freakonomics. His mission is to show—through science—how hope improves outcomes that matter.

Secure your seats to see Stephen and our full slate of speakers at https://www.tedxcapemay.com/

08/16/2026

What if the most powerful tool we have in moments of pressure is something we rarely practice? Michael Pellegrino introduces Mental CPR™—Catch, Pause, Reframe—a simple framework that helps interrupt automatic reactions, regain clarity, and turn a single pause into the difference between regret and resilience.

Don't miss this special TEDxCapeMay Salon event at this Thursday evening. Tickets are available for $10 and include a $10 discount to the mainstage TEDxCapeMay event in early October. Secure your seat at https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/ev/reg/raevg82

08/12/2026

Introducing Kathryn Landis, who will join us at TEDxCapeMay on Sunday, October 4th to discuss "Why the Decisions You Avoid Are the Ones That Define You".

Our lives aren’t shaped only by the choices we make, but by the decisions we avoid. This talk explores the hidden cost of inaction and what changes when people recognize where delay has been doing the deciding for them.

Kathryn Landis works at the intersection of decision-making and the unseen forces that shape leadership, teams, and everyday life. She teaches at New York University and is a frequent contributor to Harvard Business Review and Fast Company.

Her work examines how decisions are made—or avoided—when stakes are high and pressure is real. Through her teaching, writing, and work with senior leadership teams, she observes how people adapt around unresolved choices, how priorities quietly drift, and how responsibility shifts when decisions go unmade.

She helps groups name what they have been working around, clarify what truly requires a decision, and understand the downstream effects of delay on outcomes, relationships, and well-being.

Secure your seats to see Kathryn and our full slate of speakers at https://www.tedxcapemay.com/

08/10/2026

We are just 10 days away from this talk with Michael Pellegino Atlantic Cape Community College. Don't delay, grab your tickets today!

Salon tickets are $10 and include a $10 discount on the October 4th main stage TEDxCapeMay event at Cape May Convention Hall.

What if one simple pause could change everything?

Join us at - Cape May Court House Campus, as Michael Pellegrino presents "Mental CPR: The Power of the Pause." Discover how the simple practice of Catch. Pause. Reframe. can help you interrupt automatic reactions, gain clarity, and transform moments of pressure into opportunities for resilience.

Thursday, August 20 at 5:30 PM
Atlantic Cape Community College Lecture Hall
341 Court House South Dennis Road
Cape May Court House, NJ

This inspiring TedX event is the perfect lead-up to TEDxCapeMay: Vital Signs this October. Even better? Your $10 Salon ticket includes a $10 discount toward the October 4 TEDxCapeMay event!

Challenge your thinking. Spark meaningful conversations. Leave with practical tools you can use every day.

Reserve your seat today and be part of an evening of ideas worth spreading at TedxCapeMay at Atlantic Cape!

https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/ev/reg/raevg82

07/21/2026

What if one simple pause could change everything?

Join us at - Cape May Court House Campus, as Michael Pellegrino presents "Mental CPR: The Power of the Pause." Discover how the simple practice of Catch. Pause. Reframe. can help you interrupt automatic reactions, gain clarity, and transform moments of pressure into opportunities for resilience.

Thursday, August 20 at 5:30 PM
Atlantic Cape Community College Lecture Hall
341 Court House South Dennis Road
Cape May Court House, NJ

This inspiring TedX event is the perfect lead-up to TEDxCapeMay: Vital Signs this October. Even better? Your $10 Salon ticket includes a $10 discount toward the October 4 TEDxCapeMay event!

Challenge your thinking. Spark meaningful conversations. Leave with practical tools you can use every day.

Reserve your seat today and be part of an evening of ideas worth spreading at TedxCapeMay at Atlantic Cape!

https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/ev/reg/raevg82

05/21/2026

📧If you attended a previous TEDxCape May event, you have a special code in your email today for our Red Letter Ticket Sale that runs through June 22nd!

If you haven't attended in the past, but would love a discount code to join us on Sunday, October 4th for this year's Vital Signs event, send us a message.

03/05/2026

Welcome to our 15th season for "Vital Signs!"

01/23/2026

Aging doesn't mean losing relevance; it's an opportunity to rediscover yourself and redefine your life!

Watch Mark Lenhard's inspiring TEDxCapeMay talk to learn how you can thrive in your next chapter:

Mark Lenhard will propose a transformative shift in understanding what it means to “age successfully.” Moving beyond the traditional quantitative markers of ...