TEDxMizner Blvd: Tedx Talks From Internationally Respected Thought Leaders

On February 4, 2025, TEDxMizner Blvd will bring together visionary leaders, creators, and changemakers to share ideas worth spreading that can inspire transformation in our communities and our world.

Hosted and organized by 3x best-selling wellness and AI author & speaker, marketing pioneer, and spiritual leader, Cynthia L Elliott, and co-organized by respected TEDx vet and powerhouse young leader Charlotte Errico, this independently organized TEDx event will feature a powerful lineup of speakers from across industries, including technology, entrepreneurship, wellness, and social impact.

From AI that empowers everyday people, to strategies for eliminating mental blocks, to redesigning cities for human freedom, to unlocking the uniquely human advantage in the age of automation, our speakers will invite audiences to reimagine what is possible.

A roster of powerhouse international speakers is set to inspire and delight guests with incredible talks. Together, these talks will weave a story of innovation, resilience, and transformation rooted in the TEDx spirit of amplifying ideas that expand human potential.

Join us at TEDxMizner Blvd for an unforgettable day of connection, conversation, and inspiration.

The Studio at Mizner Park
201 W Plaza Real
Boca Raton, Florida, 33432

Alla Adam

Investor, 3X Founder, Author, Pilot

Alla Adam has been future-proofing humans across the globe since 2003. An experienced founder, negotiator, mentor, and investor, she has guided leaders and teams at Tesla, Amazon, Google, Coca-Cola, Red Bull, Nestlé, and others, helping generate over $12B in venture capital and grants for startups worldwide. She is a mentor at Techstars, Founder Institute, and StartOut, a member of the HeartMath Institute and the Institute of Coaching at McLean Hospital, a Harvard Medical School, and a non-resident fellow at Charter Cities Institute. She serves on advisory councils for Forbes Coaches Council and Harvard Business Review. Her frameworks—including The Adam Method (TAM), Negotiations as a Service (NaaS), and The Adam Curve (TAC)—have become transformational tools for executives, investors, and entrepreneurs alike. Alla holds executive education certifications from Harvard Law, Yale, Kellogg, and Berkeley Law. She is the author of Time. Money. Status. Relationships. Peace of Mind.

Dev Aditya

Co-founder and AI Architect

Dev Aditya is an expert in AI from London, UK. He led the team at Otermans Institute that built the first Digital Human AI teacher (OIAI) with the mission to upskill 750 million learners globally by 2030. His AI teachers have taught in 17 countries, ranging from universities to schools, corporates, and directly to marginalised learners. Dev Aditya has also developed a specialist teaching and learning LLM OIMISA-7B. Dev Aditya was awarded by the UK Prime Minister for his work and has been a Young Global Innovator and Under 30 Social Entrepreneur (Mint). For research work in AI, he was recognised by Innovate UK and secured national-level funding from them. He has conducted AI and HCI research with The Alan Turing Institute and Brunel University of London, regularly publishes in this space, and his work is currently operating globally across 4 continents. His latest achievement is converting all his AI products to run completely offline on EDGE AI to expedite the upskilling of 750M.

Dr Pauldy Otermans

Co-founder

Dr. Pauldy Otermans is a female tech leader in the UK. She is a neuroscientist and psychologist by academic background and a female leader of AI technology. She was awarded as the inspirational womxn in the Tech Industry by Hustle Awards, was named one of the ‘22 most influential women in the UK of 2022’ by Start-Up Magazine UK, and has also been awarded by the UK Prime Minister in the UK in 2021, and globally for her work. Pauldy helped build the first digital human teachers powered by AI in 2021 called OIAI. The language model developed for OIAI is now also used to power Teddy AI, which provides a conversational AI study buddy for all children aged 3-7 years. She is the winner of the Women in Tech Excellence Award 2023. She is the Topic Editor for Frontiers in AI and publishes regularly in peer-reviewed journals on AI in Education.

Dr. Noah St. John

CEO, Author, and Business Growth Specialist

Dr. Noah St. John, known as “The Father of AFFORMATIONS®,” is a bestselling author of 25 books. As CEO of SuccessClinic.com, he has helped entrepreneurs, executives, and athletes generate over $3.2 billion in sales by eliminating “head trash,” the subconscious blocks that hold people back. A transformative keynote speaker, Dr. Noah has been featured on over 1,000 media outlets, including ABC, NBC, CBS, FOX, and Entrepreneur. Through his Power Habits® framework, he teaches practical strategies to boost confidence, performance, and income while reducing friction and self-sabotage.

Eric Malka

CEO & Author

Eric Malka is a visionary entrepreneur, business operator, and published author with more than 30 years’ experience in the luxury Branded Consumer-Packaged Goods arena. He is best known as the co-founder of The Art of Shaving, a brand that redefined men's grooming. Under his leadership as co-founder and former CEO, Eric developed The Art of Shaving from a start-up to an internationally recognized men’s grooming brand. In 2009, The Art of Shaving was acquired by Gillette/Procter & Gamble, and Eric was tapped by P&G to continue in his role as CEO through the end of 2010. In 2014, Eric established Strategic Brand Investments, a private equity fund specializing in empowering early-stage entrepreneurs to develop their brand and grow their business. Today, as SBI’s Managing Partner, he shares his vision and experience with his partners and their management teams, working closely with them to pioneer and develop winning strategies.

Eugina Jordan

CEO & Cofounder

Eugina Jordan is the CEO and Co-founder of YOUnifiedAI, a startup on a mission to help small and medium-sized enterprises turn disconnected tools and scattered data into one intelligent system with AI. A former award-winning CMO, she created new market categories and holds 24 patents spanning 5G, Open RAN, and AI. From the early days of 3G to building an AI company today, her journey has had one constant: a passion for giving ordinary people extraordinary superpowers through technology. At TEDx, she shares how true innovation isn’t about the technology itself, but about the lives it transforms.

Jona Hernandez

Transformational Mentor – Founder of The Resonant Way

Jona Hernandez is a transformational speaker, mentor, and founder of The Resonant Way, a Christ-centered framework guiding people from survival to soul-aligned living. As COO of his family’s thriving wellness brand, he trained AI to take over his operational role so he could devote himself to awakening purpose and resonance in others. Through talks, mentorship, retreats, and resources, Jona helps individuals, families, and organizations ignite the inner flame, align with divine design, and lead their lives and businesses with clarity and purpose.

Judy Weaver

Founder and Yoga Therapist

Judy Weaver, C-IAYT, E-RYT 500, CEMLC, is a pioneering yoga therapist, author, educator, and empowerment coach with more than 35 years of experience in trauma recovery, yoga therapy, and post-traumatic growth. In 2010, she founded Connected Warriors, the first international nonprofit to deliver trauma-conscious yoga to Active Duty Servicemembers, Veterans, First Responders, and their families. Her evidence-based Trauma-Conscious Yoga Protocols have been taught to more than 2,500 yoga teachers and mental health professionals at institutions including the Chopra Center, Veterans Affairs, and the Department of Defense. Recognized as a Yoga Journal 2021 Game Changer. An accomplished author and international speaker, Judy contributes to books, university research, and trainings focused on the body-mind connection in healing. Her innovative framework, BodyMind Recalibrate, blends yoga therapy, neuroscience, and empowerment coaching to foster resilience and transformation.

Laura Waldorf Reiss

Founder

Laura Waldorf Reiss is a mother, wife, friend, social entrepreneur, speaker, soul seeker, and the founder of the Kindness Matters Foundation, a global movement teaching kindness as a life skill. What began as a small community program in South Florida has grown into an international initiative reaching children and families across the world, from schools in the U.S. to programs and service projects internationally. Today, through her new venture, Laura Waldorf Reiss International, she travels globally, building bridges of compassion and equipping people of all ages with tools to live healthier, kinder, and more connected lives. Guided by the belief that kindness is a secret formula & available for everyone, Laura is committed to empowering individuals everywhere to navigate life as their best selves and to create ripples of positive change around the globe. Her soul commitment is global kindness.

Sharon Grossman

Founder and CEO, 7x Author, Psychologist

Dr. Sharon Grossman is the CEO of Turnkey Retention Solutions, a consulting firm helping organizations keep their best people by transforming cultures of burnout and turnover into thriving workplaces. A former psychologist turned executive coach and international keynote speaker, she has authored seven books, including Motivated to Stay and The Burnout Solution. At TEDx, she explores the human advantage in the age of AI, showing leaders how to harness uniquely human strengths to create lasting success. Find her at drsharongrossman.com