Recent Posts | Aaron Sylvan

TEDFest 2017 Party for TEDx Producers

April 24th, 2017 | Friends, TED

Hanging out with my friends — Will Davis, Director of TED Licensing; Mark Sylvester, Producer of TEDxSantaBarbara

Dale Noelle at Marcello Costa’s benefit for American Cancer Society

December 5th, 2016 | Community, Events, Friends

My friend, Dale Noelle, is a courageous survivor and entrepreneur — CEO of the TRUE Model agency. I was proud to join her in support of the American Cancer Society at this benefit organized by Marcello Costa.

IT History Society

October 19th, 2016 | Friends, Working

I’m a proud Board Member of the IT History Society, and apparently I’m also the spokesmodel for its merchandise!

TEDxFultonStreet 2016 Salon: “Things You Can’t Have”

September 21st, 2016 | Events, Hosting, TED

At an evening salon in the private studio of the Founder of VH-1, we had an exclusive invitation-only gathering for 120 guests.

TEDxFultonStreet 2016 Afterparty

September 21st, 2016 | Events, Friends, Hosting, TED

After the talks, the conversations between attendees, and the opportunities to meet the presenters, are the highlights of the night!

Ed Bennett

September 21st, 2016 | Friends, TED

Ed was the founding CEO of VH-1, had been the CEO of music-oriented online service Prodigy for 5 years, and played many other roles instrumental in creating our digital world. He was also kind enough to host the TEDxFultonStreet Salon 2016, for which I’m very grateful!

Literacy for Incarcerated Teens

August 12th, 2016 | Community, Friends

Proud to be at a fundraiser supporting Galinsky’s “LIT” program, which helps youths to stay out of jail – by giving them the basic education they should have received earlier in life.

Novus Summit @ UN

July 17th, 2016 | Community

Leaders of industry, media, and humanitarian causes all gathered for a day, to discuss how we can help to advance the UN’s 17 Strategic Development Goals.

Jay Herratti, Director of TEDx

July 13th, 2016 | Friends, TED, Working

It's fantastic having the opportunity to frequently visit the headquarters of TED Conferences. Out of thousands of TEDx licensees, I'm glad the Director finds time to speak with me one-on-one.

WIRED Business Conference 2016

June 16th, 2016 | Community

One of my annual favorites, WIRED magazine honors its “Next List”, of upcoming people who are creating the future. Best announcement: Star Wars is being designed into Augmented Reality by the guy who did the special effects for The Matrix!