Ideas into Action, a Georgia-registered non-profit, is on a mission to foster more connected and equitable communities through programs and initiatives that spark curiosity in the world around us, ourselves and each other. The organization, under the leadership of award-winning entrepreneur Jacqui Chew is responsible for bringing The TEDxAtlanta Mainstage conference and its predecessor the TEDxPeachtree conference to Atlanta each year.
Since its first TEDx Mainstage conference in 2009, Ideas into Action's has successfully featured 220+ speakers whose videos have collectively garnered 31 million online views and counting. That 21 speakers have gone on to be featured by TED globally as "ideas worth spreading" in a highly competitive process is further testament to the organization's rigorous curation process.
