Volta 2025

Every story has a pivotal moment—a shift signifying that a change has occurred. In poetry, this moment is captured by a single term: volta, the Italian word for “turn.” Similarly, within all of us lies the potential for a volta—a moment that reshapes how we see the world and ourselves. At TEDxPenn 2025, we invite you to explore the power of these moments. Join us as we uncover the stories of our speakers, tracing their journeys to the turning points that defined them. Discover their volta and, perhaps, your own.

Date
March 29, 2025
Theme
Volta
Venue
Zellerbach Theater
Annenberg Center
City
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Speakers

  • Holly Hatcher-Frazier

    Holly Hatcher-Frazier

    Dance Moms, Penn GSE doctoral graduate
  • Jett Puckett

    Jett Puckett

    Creator, Penn JD/MBA ’16
  • Jaime Teevan

    Jaime Teevan

    Chief Scientist and Technical Fellow, Microsoft
  • John Hollway

    John Hollway

    Associate Dean, Penn Carey Law, Quattrone Center
  • Peter Decherney

    Peter Decherney

    Professor of Cinema & Media Studies, Penn
  • Noah Weber

    Noah Weber

    CIO, Olden, Kaggle Grandmaster
  • Naheel Jawaid

    Naheel Jawaid

    Founder, Silicon Valley School of Design
  • Malaya Ulan

    Malaya Ulan

    Youth Poet Laureate of Philadelphia, 2024–25
  • Benjamin Fernandes

    Benjamin Fernandes

    Founder and CEO, NALA