Qualcomm Incorporated is the world leader in next-generation mobile technologies and the world’s largest provider of chipsets for the wireless industry. Qualcomm innovations are enabling ultra-personal mobile devices; shaping relevant, next-generation mobile experiences; and inspiring transformative new business models and services. Dedicated to accelerating mobile growth and progress worldwide, Qualcomm is transforming the way people live, learn, work and play.

Headquartered in San Diego, California, Qualcomm is included in the S&P 500 Index and is a FORTUNE 500® company traded on the NASDAQ Stock Market® under the ticker symbol QCOM.

Sharp HealthCare is a not-for-profit integrated regional health care system serving the people of San Diego with seven hospitals, two affiliated medical groups and the full range of health care facilities, technologies and services. Sharp is the largest health care provider in the region and the largest private employer – employing nearly 15,000 passionate team members. The entire Sharp team is dedicated to The Sharp Experience – an organization-wide improvement initiative designed to transform every aspect of the health care experience for staff, physicians and patients. As a result of The Sharp Experience, the commitment to six pillars of excellence (quality, service, people, finance, growth and community), and the continuous focus on making health care better, Sharp HealthCare was awarded the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award – the nation’s highest presidential award for organizational excellence.

Sharp HealthCare has graciously supported TEDx San Diego with their expertise in Experience Design and Event Orchestration.

Lithyem Industries is a full-service interactive agency providing internet technology and web-based solutions for forward-thinking businesses. Since 2002, Lythyem Industries has worked with clients ranging from huge Fortune 500 businesses to not so huge businesses, in a broad range of industries such as Entertainment, Education, Jewelry, Pharmaceuticals and Finance. The team at Lythyem strives to revolutionize and raise the standard of interaction design with integrity, beauty and the harmony of aesthetics.

RJC Architects designs places that enrich human experience and enhance human potential. We work in partnership with our clients to create facilities that satisfy their functional, economic, and spiritual needs. RJC Architects is a full service architectural, planning and interior design firm located in the Bankers Hill area of San Diego. They specialize in civic, governmental, commercial, and industrial projects.

Semantic Reasearch can help you solve complex analytical problems, fuse data from virtually any source, and close persistent intelligence gaps.

WestEd, a national nonpartisan, nonprofit research, development, and service agency, works with education and other communities to promote excellence, achieve equity, and improve learning for children, youth, and adults. WestEd has 17 offices nationwide, from Washington and Boston to Arizona and California. Its corporate headquarters are in San Francisco. More information about WestEd is available at WestEd.org.

M.B. Strategic is responsible for the design and development of the 2011 TEDxSanDiego website.

M.B. Strategic is a San Diego based professional website design, development and advanced search engine marking firm that specializes in providing each client with a powerful web presence and strategic competitive advantage.

Oak Creek Trail brings people who need top-tier strategy, compelling creative and measurable results together with a hand-picked team of independent strategic and creative talent. From research, tactical campaigns to business development and more, they will put together a team to meet your needs.

Greenhaus is an advertising agency in the business of helping their clients become market leaders through product innovation, brand recognition, market share and customer loyalty. Their goal is to create value and success for their clients.

Car2Go is the first to make an all-electric network of vehicles easily accessible for thousands of people, we are revolutionizing carsharing and creating the future of the urban transportation. San Diego will be the first North American city to have a 100-percent electric vehicle (EV) carsharing program. The all-electric car2go program in San Diego is going to start operations before the end of 2011 with 300 smart fortwo electric drive vehicles.