{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"The News Journal","provider_url":"https:\/\/qa.thenewsjournal.net","title":"Speakers announced for Tedx Corbin event &ndash; The News Journal","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"XEb1rDKA2L\"><a href=\"https:\/\/qa.thenewsjournal.net\/speakers-announced-for-tedx-corbin-event\/\">Speakers announced for Tedx Corbin event<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/qa.thenewsjournal.net\/speakers-announced-for-tedx-corbin-event\/embed\/#?secret=XEb1rDKA2L\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Speakers announced for Tedx Corbin event&#8221; &#8212; The News Journal\" data-secret=\"XEb1rDKA2L\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! 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Four local residents are among the 17 speakers chosen, including Kristen Smith, Alicia Tremaine, Melissa Bond and Sandi Curd. Curd serves as the Promise Zone Coordinator. Kentucky Highlands Investment Corporation\u2019s Promise Zone serves eight area counties including: Whitley, Knox, Clay, Bell, Harlan, Letcher, Leslie and Perry with the goal to aid the residents through job creation, improving career and education opportunities, reducing crime and increasing broadband internet access. Curd said unlike traditional efforts to help improve residents\u2019 lives, the Promise Zone takes on a multi-faceted approach of bringing multiple groups working on different aspects that effect quality of life together to work together for the benefit of more people and the region as a whole. \u201cIt goes back to the old analogy that a rising tide raises all ships. \u201cIf the quality of life raises for all of us in the area, then the whole area benefits,\u201d Curd said. \u201cIt is the idea that instead of saying, \u201cSomebody should do something about that,\u201d saying, \u201cI should do something about this because it affects me.\u2019\u201d Each speaker will have up to 18 minutes to present their ideas and experiences in overcoming personal hardship, and their vision for a more vibrant, economically-viable Eastern Kentucky. The complete list of speakers includes: Logan Bechanan, Student, Farmer Melissa Bond, Community Development Expert Tina Brouwer, Photographer, Educator Sandi Curd, Farmer, Civic Advocate Lily Gardner, Student, Activist Dreama Gentry, Education Advocate Robert Gipe, Storyteller Nathan Hall, Agricultural Entrepreneur Drew Hubbard, Podcast Host Ryan Johns, Financial Expert Roger May, Photographer, Writer Jonathan Piercy, Physician, Musician Kristin M Smith, Farmer, Chef Mae Suramek, Social Entrepreneur Alice Tremaine, Chaplain Kristen Wiley and James Harrison, Scientists, Educators Xiao-Yin Chen, Academic \u201cWe\u2019ll hear from a diversity of voices exploring what it means to move ourselves forward together,\u201d officials stated on the tedxcorbin.com website. \u201cWe\u2019ll ground ourselves in the bonds we share and together we\u2019ll examine how we got here and where we go next.\u201d Corbin was selected to host the event as downtown Corbin and the revitalization of Main Street, has become a model for other small downtown communities. The site for the Tedx Corbin is Second and Main, an event space in the former JC Penney building in downtown Corbin. The building, which sat empty for a number of years, is a prime example of the revitalization that downtown Corbin has undergone with multiple new restaurants and shops, leading to a vibrant nightlife. Tickets for the Tedx Corbin event will go on sale today. In addition to the live event, the event will be live-streamed. Organizers are looking for additional locations willing to host a community watch party. More information is available at the TedxCorbin Facebook page and online at www.tedxcorbin.com."}