TEDxABQ 2026 — Reframe
TEDxABQ 2026
REFRAME

The way you see everything is about to change. Join us at the Albuquerque Railyards for a full day of ideas, art, and conversations that challenge the way you think about the world — and yourself.

Date August 29, 2026
Doors 10 AM
Programming 11 AM – 5 PM
Venue Albuquerque Railyards

Early bird pricing ends August 1st — save over 20%

Speakers
19
Ideas worth spreading
Expected Attendees
600+
Curious minds
VIP After Party
Evening
Speakers + community
The Venue

A BUILDING
THAT'S ALREADY
A REFRAME

We're taking over the Albuquerque Railyards — one of the city's most iconic spaces — and filling every corner with ideas worth spreading. This isn't a conference. It's a happening.

THE FLUE SHOP

The newly renovated main stage. Where the big talks happen and ideas land.

THE BLACKSMITH SHOP

Immersive experiences, exhibits, and programming in a raw industrial space.

THE COURTYARD

Where the city comes out to play. Pop-up interviews, food, and open air.

Food Trucks Pop-up Interviews Pickleball Rock 101 Fashion Bookstore Curious Engagements VIP After Party

Our Speaker Line Up

Christina Joymon

Christina Joymon

Christina Joymon reframes gender equality in the workplace, asking if the real answer starts closer to home than we think.

Dr. Sageline LaBaze (“Dr. Sahgee”)

Dr. Sageline LaBaze (“Dr. Sahgee”)

Dr. Sahgee reframes the future of medicine, asking what happens when AI catches illness months before diagnosis.

Elizabeth Garland

Elizabeth Garland

From stage fright to Vienna's stages, Elizabeth Garland reframes confidence for introverts with what she calls Superpresence.

Eddie Tafoya

Eddie Tafoya

Eddie Tafoya reframes a lifetime of falling short of perfection, making the case that our flaws are exactly what the world needs.

Jen McDowell

Jen McDowell

Jen McDowell reframes grief's hidden patterns, showing how high-achievers get stuck after loss and what it takes to heal.

Kim Black

Kim Black

Kim Black reframes being 'good' as a habit she's still unlearning, asking who you are when no one's watching.

Jon Sakura

Jon Sakura

Jon Sakura reframes gaming from a solitary screen-lit activity into something built around people, not just play.

Bryce Kennedy

Bryce Kennedy

Bryce Kennedy reframes his dream of space as the drive behind his mission to open the stars to those who feel they don't belong.

Jaime Campbell

Jaime Campbell

Jaime Campbell reframes what it takes to see someone as a whole person, drawn from her own story of diagnosis and love.

Aman Priyadarshi Kumar

Aman Priyadarshi Kumar

Astrophysicist Aman Priyadarshi Kumar reframes the Sun from background scenery into a churning magnetic world worth rediscovering.

Saleema Ishq

Saleema Ishq

Author Saleema Ishq reframes her strangest, most hidden fears as the surprising secret behind her thriller-writing career.

Angel Garcia

Angel Garcia

Angel Garcia reframes the criminal record, once his own, as a hidden curriculum, asking who we overlook when we decide who's fit to lead.

Mary Beth Lindsey

Mary Beth Lindsey

Mary Beth Lindsey reframes sexual assault as everyone's public health crisis, not just the demographic left to fix it.

Miranda Garcia

Miranda Garcia

Miranda Garcia reframes teen stress, drawing on her own research to ask what we're getting wrong about supporting teenagers.

Dr. David Soul

Dr. David Soul

Dr. David Soul reframes his own pain as a Western physician, finding healing in ancient wisdom modern medicine forgot.

Samantha Schwann

Samantha Schwann

Samantha Schwann reframes exploration itself, showing how advancing ROV tech is expanding what the ocean can teach us.

Terrie Call

Terrie Call

Terrie Call reframes health as something you can reclaim at any point, rebuilding her body and life at 57.

Natasha Schwartzwald

Natasha Schwartzwald

Natasha Schwartzwald reframes what makes relationships work, questioning a belief upended by her own unconventional agreement.

Anastasia Zagrai

Anastasia Zagrai

Anastasia Zagrai reframes who's equipped to inspire future scientists, asking if it's not the experts we'd expect at all.

TEDxABQ 2026 — Reframe
Tickets

CHOOSE YOUR
EXPERIENCE

Full day access to all talks, exhibits, the bookstore, food trucks, and every curious engagement we've cooked up.

Ends Aug 1
Early Bird
$70
Save over 20%
  • All talks + programming
  • All exhibits and experiences
  • Bookstore access
  • Food trucks
  • Full day (10 AM – 5 PM)
Get Early Bird Ticket

Price increases Aug 1

Regular
General
$95
 
  • All talks + programming
  • All exhibits and experiences
  • Bookstore access
  • Food trucks
  • Full day (10 AM – 5 PM)
Get General Ticket

Available through event day

Student pricing available.
We believe ideas belong to everyone. Reach out to your student coordinator for access to student tickets.
$40

YOU COULD KEEP SEEING THE WORLD THE WAY YOU ALWAYS HAVE.

Or you could show up on August 29th and let it surprise you.

Get Your Tickets Now

TEDxABQ 2026  ·  August 29  ·  Doors 10 AM  ·  Albuquerque Railyards