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The curator of TED, Chris Anderson, spoke in front of a group of media and supporters, discussing the future of TED in Vancouver. The Canadian Tourism Commission's Greg Klassen, BC Minister of State for Small Business Naomi Yamamoto, Mayor Gregor Robertson and Tourism Vancouver CEO Rick Antonson (whom I introduced you to <a href="http://vancouverisawesome.com/2012/10/29/50-coffees-49-rick-antonson/">HERE</a>), also shared the stage, giving insight as to how it all went down and expressing their excitement and the positive impact that bringing TED will have not only on our city but also our country, and the world.</p> <p><img src="https://www.vmcdn.ca/f/files/via/import/2013/03/chris-anderson-ted-talks.jpg;w=960" alt="" title="chris-anderson-ted-talks" width="590" height="520" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-157525"></p> <p>When asked "Why Vancouver?" here's what Chris had to say (note that at the 0:12 mark he's turning around and looking out at the North Shore mountains)...</p> <p><iframe width="100%" height="166" scrolling="no" frameborder="no" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F82098916&color=ff6600&auto_play=false&show_artwork=false"></iframe></p> <p>Later today I'll be sharing some thoughts from <em>another</em> one of the special guests at the event, not pictured here because he unable to physically attend and was beamed in remotely.</p> </div> <div id="details-widgets"> <div class="lazyload" id="feedback-container" data-endpoint="/submissions/feedback?Id=1926465&TagId=174577&Url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.vancouverisawesome.com%2Fevents-and-entertainment%2Fexclusive-audio-ted-curator-chris-anderson-answers-the-question-why-vancouver-tedchris-1926465&ContentTitle=EXCLUSIVE%20AUDIO%3A%20TED%20curator%20Chris%20Anderson%20answers%20the%20question%2C%20%22Why%20Vancouver%3F%22&StorageSuffix=174577_1926465&Mod=False&DisableGlobal=False&MembershipRequired=False&ContentDate=03%2F06%2F2013%2021%3A06%3A59&TagType=Content&Type=Comment&HasFeedbackComments=False" data-success="VM.Feedback.onFeedbackLoaded" data-free-membership="false"></div> <hr class="np" id="details-shares"> <h2 class="title share-title sc np" data-url="https://www.vancouverisawesome.com/events-and-entertainment/exclusive-audio-ted-curator-chris-anderson-answers-the-question-why-vancouver-tedchris-1926465" data-none="This has not been shared. 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