"Ben Foss shares how to turn shame into hope, helping people feel more connected and authentic. Ben Foss is a prominent inventor, entrepreneur and activist who believes everyone can learn to have less shame and more joy in their lives. He is the inventor of the Intel Reader®, a device CNN called "too ground breaking to ignore" and focuses his innovation and research on the lessons we can all learn from other people's challenges. He is a proud dyslexic and his first book, The Dyslexia Empowerment Plan: A Blueprint for Renewing Your Child's Confidence and Love of Learning was published by Random House in Fall 2013. You can follow him on twitter: @benfoss or learn more via www.benfoss.com. He is represented by the Random House Speakers Bureau: rhspeakers@randomhouse.com About TEDx, x = independently organized event In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TEDTalks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. These local, self-organized events are branded TEDx, where x = independently organized TED event. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events are self-organized.* (*Subject to certain rules and regulations) Event video, projection and audio services produced by http://repertoireproductions.com/"