Join Us in Culver City for an evening of “Interconnectedness”

Thursday, February 26, 7:00pm to 9:00pm (doors open at 6:30pm)

IMA Members Lounge • 4940 Sepulveda Blvd., Culver City, CA 90230

Welcome to TEDxCulver City, an evening gathering centered on Interconnectedness and the ways our ideas, choices, and voices shape the world we share.

This year’s talks explore how connection influences leadership, creativity, dialogue, and change. Speakers will reflect on moments of pause, the dynamics of conversation and negotiation, and what it means to claim space to speak. Each perspective invites us to consider how individual experiences connect to broader systems and how small shifts can create meaningful impact beyond ourselves.

Join us for an evening of ideas designed to inspire reflection, conversation, and connection. This is a space to slow down, listen with intention, and engage with others exploring how ideas, choices, and voices are connected and how those connections shape the world we share.

We are honored to host this event at the IMA Members Lounge in Culver City. Light snacks and refreshments will be provided as we gather for a thoughtful and engaging evening.

Tickets are now available and we’re excited to welcome you.

Visionary Speakers

Jean Batthany Honored as one of Business Insider’s 30 Most Creative Women in Advertising,  Jean Batthany is ruthlessly committed to creating impact and changing culture. Tapping into the power of storytelling to make the world a better place. 

The first Chief Creative Officer at Walmart, Jean led the creative mission to evolve them from a transactional company to an emotional brand. Building an 80,000 SF Studio in Los Angeles designed for creativity and content at the speed of retail.

Prior to Walmart, Jean led Creative, Innovation, Design and Digital Integration for Disney Parks, Experiences and Products as the VP, Global Creative. Helping transform the in-house team into an award-winning integrated agency. Creating a culture of curiosity, psychological safety and innovation. 

As a Fractional CCO, her mission is to fight for the light and collaborate with purpose driven brands. Creating impact on their business and the communities they serve.

A native New Yorker, Jean grew up making and leading award-winning creative on the agency side. An advocate for diverse talent in the ad industry, she sits on the Advisory Board for Girls Inc of LA helping underrepresented girls in her community grow up Strong, Smart & Bold.

With 25+ years of agency and brand experience, Jean is a go-to keynote speaker, panelist, podcast guest and soon to be host. Sharing insights on servant leadership, regenerative creativity, generative AI and human ingenuity. Preaching and teaching The Art of the Pause, a wellness platform she developed to address the burnout epidemic and give people permission and the tools to rest, recover and regenerate their creativity.

Rebecca Zung is a nationally recognized attorney, globally renowned high conflict negotiation expert, and creator of SLAY AI™, the first AI-powered legal leverage tool designed for high-conflict disputes. She has been honored by U.S. News & World Report as one of the Best Lawyers in America and is a USA Today bestselling author.

Her bestselling books, SLAY the Bully: How to Negotiate with a Narcissist and Win and Negotiate Like You M.A.T.T.E.R., have empowered readers around the world to communicate effectively and regain control in high-stakes negotiations. She is also the creator of the proprietary SLAY® Method, a step-by-step framework for negotiating with narcissists and other high-conflict personalities.

Rebecca’s reach includes over 1 million followers across platforms, more than 60 million views on YouTube, and a globally ranked podcast, Leverage with Rebecca Zung, is in the top 0.5% of all podcasts worldwide.

Her programs, including the Justice Blueprint SLAY AI™ Training, have transformed the lives of thousands across more than 100 countries. SLAY AI™, her newest innovation, brings legal clarity to complex emotional conflicts by helping users instantly identify patterns, build leverage, and prepare court-ready strategies and exhibits using their own documentation.

She is a regular media contributor and has been featured on Extra, Forbes, Time, Newsweek, Dr. Drew, NPR, HuffPost, and The Mel Robbins Podcast, among others.

Through a unique blend of legal expertise, strategic negotiation, and psychological insight, Rebecca helps individuals and professionals navigate conflict with clarity, confidence, and purpose.

Learn more atwww.rebeccazung.com.

David Ennio Minor is a cultural technologist, entrepreneur, and cross-disciplinary creator working at the intersection of art, technology, and human experience. His work explores how meaning, emotion, and identity move through systems—and how technology can be designed not merely for efficiency, but for empathy, expression, and connection.

He is the founder and CEO of GLOAM Studios, a cultural technology studio exploring how expressive media, wearable interfaces, and spatial design can function as emotional infrastructure in an increasingly digital world. Through GLOAM, David develops programmable surfaces and experiential environments that transform physical space into living cultural interfaces—reimagining how people relate to one another, to technology, and to place.

A serial entrepreneur and cultural strategist, David operates at the intersection of private capital, creative ecosystems, and emerging technologies. He advises family offices, funds, and founders on narrative strategy, ecosystem design, and relationship-driven growth, helping translate complex ideas into coherent, human-centered systems.

Trained in classical ballet at the Joffrey Ballet, David brings an embodied understanding of movement, timing, and presence to his work. He is also an accomplished composer, having written award-winning scores for film and original ballets for international stages, including collaborations with the Royal Danish Theatre. His creative practice bridges choreography, sound, and technology—exploring how rhythm, emotion, and intelligence converge across human and machine expression.

He was an early pioneer of robotic ballet, collaborating with innovators such as Heather Knight to bring engineers, dancers, and designers into shared creative systems—laying groundwork for today’s conversations around embodied AI and human–machine collaboration. His work spans immersive installations, performative technologies, and hybrid physical–digital experiences that explore how movement, perception, and meaning co-evolve.

Through his creative studio Elf Juice, David develops sonic identities, experiential installations, and fashion–technology hybrids, including responsive garments and sensory environments. He also co-founded a Waldorf school in China, reflecting a long-standing commitment to education, creativity, and cross-cultural exchange.

David serves as an ambassador for CogX and sits on the boards of the International Museum of Dance and Pro Youth. He works globally across Europe and the United States, exploring how culture, technology, and design can converge to create more humane, expressive, and emotionally intelligent futures.

Samara Bay helps us hear the new sound of power.

She has spent her career at the intersection of human voice, leadership, and culture change—from Hollywood sets to boardrooms to campaign strategy calls. For two decades, Samara has advised public figures whose words have reached millions: celebrities, founders, executives, athletes, and movement starters determined to lead with both authority and humanity. 

She is the bestselling author of Permission to Speak: How to Change What Power Sounds Like, Starting with You (Crown/Penguin Random House) and a Professor of Practice at the USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism. Her work has been featured in The New York Times Magazine, Time, CBS Sunday Morning, and across international media and stages. She lives in Los Angeles, where she is increasingly focused on helping the next generation shorten the learning curve on power and care out loud, for a better future—sooner.

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About the Venue

IMA Members Lounge in Culver City, designed for creatives, entrepreneurs, and individuals who build culture, not just consume it.

The name ima is rooted in the Japanese word for “now,” a fitting representation of a brand built around presence, creativity, and community. It also means “living room,” a nod to the casual elegance and personal energy that defines the space.

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