Cleveland State University has announced the 12 speakers selected for this fall's TEDxClevelandStateUniversity event, themed "Untangling Wonder."

Representing a range of industries and perspectives, the speakers will explore ideas that invite attendees to embrace the unknown with curiosity, courage and imagination.

“The response to our call for speakers was overwhelming, and selecting only 12 voices was no easy task,” said Colette Hart, senior director of the Centers for Outreach and Engagement in the CSU Monte Ahuja College of Business and one of the lead organizers of the TEDx event. “This group of speakers represents a wide range of perspectives, from researchers and entrepreneurs to artists, educators, students and community leaders.”

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The 2026 TEDxClevelandStateUniversity lineup includes:

• Richard Austin, Ph.D.: Saint Ignatius High School, director of Ignatian Community and Belonging
• Stacey Diane Arañez Litam, Ph.D.: Cleveland State University, professor of Counselor Education
• Camilo A. Ferro: RAWS Americas, president
• Jessica Gallagher-Steuver, Ph.D.: Windsong Cleveland, artistic director
• Mandi Goodsett: Cleveland State University, Performing Arts and Humanities librarian
• Sabine Kretzschmar: Cleveland Museum of Art, director of the Education Art Collection
• Christa Laser, J.D.: Cleveland State University, associate professor of Law
• Samantha Martin: Cleveland Water Alliance, director of communications and engagement
• Claudio Milstein, Ph.D.: Cleveland Clinic, speech-language pathology scientist
• Charlie Mosbrook: Charlie Mosbrook Music, singer-songwriter and Folk Alliance International, vice president
• Lidiia Reviakina: Cleveland State University, student
• Sharon Sobol Jordan: United Way Cleveland, president and CEO

The event, organized by CSU and licensed by TED, will be moderated by Eleanor Hayes and takes place Friday, Oct. 23, from 3 to 8 p.m. at Waetjen Auditorium. Doors will open at 2 p.m.