Introduction ceremony - Thomas Dolby and his string orchestra perform "Bitter Sweet Symphony". Greeting from the official TED host Chris Anderson go out to London and palm Springs (Yay). Anderson
assesses the state of the world: Why are there so many smart people in the world, yet every great idea gets shot down? The world needs a restart. Therefore, TED gathered the smartest people in the
world to generate ideas and execute together. Are you in? Yes.