The 12 speakers for the March 23 TEDxLawrence event have been announced, officials said.

TEDx is a program of locally-organized events and presentations meant to spark discussions between the speakers and those in attendance, TEDxLawrence spokesperson Beth Pine said in a release.

Scheduled presentations for the event are:

• Shane Lopez, The Secrets of People Who Love Their Jobs.
• Mark Hayward, A Yo-yo With A Broken String: How Failure Leads to Success.
• Yong Zeng, Lap-on-a-Chip: Catching Molecular Messages Sent by Tumors.
• Pam Grout, Why everybody — not just artists — needs to practice creativity.
• Anthony Barnett, Human-Canine Healing.
• Eric Melin, How Air Guitar Can Reveal Your Own Creative Process.
• Jackie Counts, Small Ripples, Big Change.
• Jacqueline Von Edelberg, How to Walk to School: Blueprint for a Neighborhood School Renaissance.
• Matt Kirby, The Distance From Your Center: Mechanical Advantage, Torque, and Your Local Effect Into the Permeating Medium.
• Michael Combest, Fish Know Nothing About Water.
• Mark Murray, Faith & Science – Healing a Divide.
• Stefan Mumaw, The Shape of Ideation.

The day-long event will be held at Liberty Hall, 644 Massachusetts St. There are no tickets left for the event.