In the fifth year of TEDxFultonStreet, we had 16 speakers explore the question of why people say “Yes” or “No” to things. Presentations were from a phishing expert, a VC investor, an angel investor, the leader of #BLM New York, the CEO of an experiential marketing company, the CEO of a diversity consulting company, the curator of a quack medical devices collection, a VR/XR artist, an accessibility expert, the inventor of the hologram printing process on every card in your wallet, and more!

Aaron Sylvan preparing for TEDxFultonStreet 2018

Aaron Sylvan preparing for TEDxFultonStreet 2018

Presenter Posters at TEDxFultonStreet 2018 (photo by Aaron Sylvan) taken 2018-06-02 image#001

Presenter Posters at TEDxFultonStreet 2018 (photo by Aaron Sylvan)

Alicia Syrett at TEDxFultonStreet 2018 (photo by Aaron Sylvan) taken 2018-06-02 image#001

Alicia Syrett at TEDxFultonStreet 2018 (photo by Aaron Sylvan)

Alicia Syrett at TEDxFultonStreet 2018 (photo by Aaron Sylvan) taken 2018-06-02 image#002

Alicia Syrett at TEDxFultonStreet 2018 (photo by Aaron Sylvan)

Audience at TEDxFultonStreet 2018 (iPhoneX pic by Aaron Sylvan) taken 2018-06-02 image#004

Audience at TEDxFultonStreet 2018

Chris Hadnagy at TEDxFultonStreet 2018 (photo by Janet Esquirol Sylvan) taken at 16-45-27 on 2018-06-02

Chris Hadnagy at TEDxFultonStreet 2018 (photo by Janet Esquirol Sylvan)

Christopher Hadnagy at TEDxFultonStreet 2018 (photo by Aaron Sylvan) taken 2018-06-02 image#003

Christopher Hadnagy at TEDxFultonStreet 2018 (photo by Aaron Sylvan)

CREW - Aaron Sylvan with Tech Team (TEDxFultonStreet photo by Eriq Ortiz) 2018-06-02 image #003

CREW – Aaron Sylvan with Tech Team (TEDxFultonStreet photo by Eriq Ortiz)

Dennis Kneale at TEDxFultonStreet 2018 (photo by Aaron Sylvan) taken 2018-06-02 image#002

Dennis Kneale at TEDxFultonStreet 2018 (photo by Aaron Sylvan)

Dennis Kneale at TEDxFultonStreet 2018 (photo by Aaron Sylvan) taken 2018-06-02 image#003

Dennis Kneale at TEDxFultonStreet 2018 (photo by Aaron Sylvan)

Audience at TEDxFultonStreet 2018 (photo by Aaron Sylvan) taken 2018-06-02 image#036

Audience at TEDxFultonStreet 2018

Denny Daniel at TEDxFultonStreet 2018 (photo by Janet Esquirol Sylvan) taken at 16-56-43 on 2018-06-02

Denny Daniel at TEDxFultonStreet 2018 (photo by Janet Esquirol Sylvan)

Museum of Interesting Things at TEDxFultonStreet 2018 (photo by Aaron Sylvan) taken 2018-06-02 image#002

Museum of Interesting Things at TEDxFultonStreet 2018 (photo by Aaron Sylvan)

Museum of Interesting Things exhibit (TEDxFultonStreet photo by Milda de Voe) 2018-06-02 image #001

Museum of Interesting Things exhibit (TEDxFultonStreet photo by Milda de Voe)

Audience at TEDxFultonStreet 2018 (photo by Aaron Sylvan) taken 2018-06-02 image#046

Audience at TEDxFultonStreet 2018 (photo by Aaron Sylvan)

Galinsky and Morgan Weidinger at sound check (TEDxFultonStreet photo by Eriq Ortiz) 2018-06-02 image #002

Galinsky and Morgan Weidinger at sound check (TEDxFultonStreet photo by Eriq Ortiz)

Galinsky and Morgan Weidinger at TEDxFultonStreet 2018 (iPhoneX pic by Aaron Sylvan) taken 2018-06-02 image#019

Galinsky and Morgan Weidinger at TEDxFultonStreet 2018

Galinsky and Morgan Weidinger at TEDxFultonStreet 2018 (photo by Aaron Sylvan) taken 2018-06-02 image#003

Galinsky and Morgan Weidinger at TEDxFultonStreet 2018 (photo by Aaron Sylvan)

Galinsky and Morgan Weidinger at TEDxFultonStreet 2018 (photo by Janet Esquirol Sylvan) taken at 17-16-29 on 2018-06-02

Galinsky and Morgan Weidinger at TEDxFultonStreet 2018 (photo by Janet Esquirol Sylvan)

CREW - Audio Tech at TEDxFultonStreet 2018 (photo by Aaron Sylvan) taken 2018-06-02 image#002

CREW – Audio Tech at TEDxFultonStreet 2018 (photo by Aaron Sylvan)

Gene Dolgoff at TEDxFultonStreet 2018 (photo by Aaron Sylvan) taken 2018-06-02 image#002

Gene Dolgoff at TEDxFultonStreet 2018 (photo by Aaron Sylvan)

Gene Dolgoff at TEDxFultonStreet 2018 (photo by Janet Esquirol Sylvan) taken at 15-07-43 on 2018-06-02

Gene Dolgoff at TEDxFultonStreet 2018 (photo by Janet Esquirol Sylvan)

Hawk Newsome at TEDxFultonStreet 2018 (photo by Aaron Sylvan) taken 2018-06-02 image#002

Hawk Newsome at TEDxFultonStreet 2018

Kobi Wu at TEDxFultonStreet 2018 (photo by Janet Esquirol Sylvan) taken at 14-12-59 on 2018-06-02

Kobi Wu at TEDxFultonStreet 2018 (photo by Janet Esquirol Sylvan)

Audience at TEDxFultonStreet 2018 (photo by Aaron Sylvan) taken 2018-06-02 image#090

Audience at TEDxFultonStreet 2018 (photo by Aaron Sylvan)

Lance Pendleton at TEDxFultonStreet 2018 (photo by Aaron Sylvan) taken 2018-06-02 image#003

Lance Pendleton at TEDxFultonStreet 2018 (photo by Aaron Sylvan)

Lance Pendleton at TEDxFultonStreet 2018 (photo by Aaron Sylvan) taken 2018-06-02 image#005

Lance Pendleton at TEDxFultonStreet 2018 (photo by Aaron Sylvan)

Layne Braunstein at TEDxFultonStreet 2018 (photo by Janet Esquirol Sylvan) taken at 16-11-04 on 2018-06-02

Layne Braunstein at TEDxFultonStreet 2018 (photo by Janet Esquirol Sylvan)

Morgan Weidinger at TEDxFultonStreet 2018 (photo by Janet Esquirol Sylvan) taken at 17-15-05 on 2018-06-02

Morgan Weidinger at TEDxFultonStreet 2018 (photo by Janet Esquirol Sylvan)

Paolo Gaudiano at TEDxFultonStreet 2018 (photo by Aaron Sylvan) taken 2018-06-02 image#002

Paolo Gaudiano at TEDxFultonStreet 2018 (photo by Aaron Sylvan)

Audience at TEDxFultonStreet 2018 (photo by Janet Esquirol Sylvan) taken at 15-10-41 on 2018-06-02

Audience at TEDxFultonStreet 2018 (photo by Janet Esquirol Sylvan)

Peter Jorgensen at TEDxFultonStreet 2018 (photo by Janet Esquirol Sylvan) taken at 13-41-28 on 2018-06-02

Peter Jorgensen at TEDxFultonStreet 2018 (photo by Janet Esquirol Sylvan)

Aaron Sylvan at Speakers+Sponsors Lunch (TEDxFultonStreet photo by Eriq Ortiz) 2018-06-02 image #001

Aaron Sylvan at Speakers+Sponsors Lunch (TEDxFultonStreet photo by Eriq Ortiz)

Rogue Fong at TEDxFultonStreet 2018 (photo by Aaron Sylvan) taken 2018-06-02 image#003

Rogue Fong at TEDxFultonStreet 2018 (photo by Aaron Sylvan)

Rogue Fong at TEDxFultonStreet 2018 (photo by Janet Esquirol Sylvan) taken at 14-39-18 on 2018-06-02

Rogue Fong at TEDxFultonStreet 2018 (photo by Janet Esquirol Sylvan)

Audience at TEDxFultonStreet 2018 (photo by Janet Esquirol Sylvan) taken at 17-14-41 on 2018-06-02

Audience at TEDxFultonStreet 2018 (photo by Janet Esquirol Sylvan)

Svetlana Kouznetsova at TEDxFultonStreet 2018 (photo by Aaron Sylvan) taken 2018-06-02 image#001

Svetlana Kouznetsova at TEDxFultonStreet 2018 (photo by Aaron Sylvan)

Svetlana Kouznetsova at TEDxFultonStreet 2018 (photo by Aaron Sylvan) taken 2018-06-02 image#002

Svetlana Kouznetsova at TEDxFultonStreet 2018 (photo by Aaron Sylvan)

Amy Meckler interpreting ASL at TEDxFultonStreet 2018 (photo by Aaron Sylvan) taken 2018-06-02 image#001

Amy Meckler interpreting ASL at TEDxFultonStreet 2018 (photo by Aaron Sylvan)

Taliesin Thomas at TEDxFultonStreet 2018 (photo by Aaron Sylvan) taken 2018-06-02 image#002

Taliesin Thomas at TEDxFultonStreet 2018 (photo by Aaron Sylvan)

Taliesin Thomas at TEDxFultonStreet 2018 (photo by Janet Esquirol Sylvan) taken at 16-05-56 on 2018-06-02

Taliesin Thomas at TEDxFultonStreet 2018 (photo by Janet Esquirol Sylvan) taken at 16-05-56 on 2018-06-02

Final Thank-You (TEDxFultonStreet photo by Milda de Voe) 2018-06-02 image #001

Final Thank-You (TEDxFultonStreet photo by Milda de Voe)

Final Thank-You at TEDxFultonStreet 2018 (photo by Aaron Sylvan) taken 2018-06-02 image#116

Final Thank-You at TEDxFultonStreet 2018

Aaron Sylvan and Lance Pendleton at TEDxFultonStreet 2018 (photo by Aaron Sylvan) taken 2018-06-02 image#001

Aaron Sylvan and Lance Pendleton at TEDxFultonStreet 2018 (photo by Aaron Sylvan)

Audience meeting presenter Gene Dolgoff (TEDxFultonStreet photo by Patri La Torre) 2018-06-02 image #001

Audience meeting presenter Gene Dolgoff (TEDxFultonStreet photo by Patri La Torre)

Aaron Sylvan with Hawk Newsome of #BLM (TEDxFultonStreet photo by Eriq Ortiz) 2018-06-02 image #001

Aaron Sylvan with Hawk Newsome of #BLM (TEDxFultonStreet photo by Eriq Ortiz)

Hawk Newsome and Chris Hadnagy at TEDxFultonStreet 2018 (photo by Aaron Sylvan) taken 2018-06-02 image#001

Hawk Newsome and Chris Hadnagy at TEDxFultonStreet 2018 (photo by Aaron Sylvan)

Aaron Sylvan, Executive Producer, with analog memory (TEDxFultonStreet photo by Patri La Torre) 2018-06-02 image #001

Aaron Sylvan, Executive Producer, with analog memory (TEDxFultonStreet photo by Patri La Torre)

T-Shirt Backs (photo by Patri LaTorre) taken at 15-40-18 on 2018-06-02

T-Shirt Backs (photo by Patri LaTorre) taken at 15-40-18 on 2018-06-02

WRAP - TEDx Production Team (photo by Lauri McCarthy) photo from 2018-06-03 image #002

WRAP – TEDx Production Team (photo by Lauri McCarthy)