We are thrilled that Nilofer Merchant, top management strategist and bestselling author of The New How, will speak at TED 2013, it was announced today.

Themed “The Young. The Wise. The Undiscovered,” the speakers range from a deep-sea explorer to a beatboxer, economists to a roboticist, from a photo journalists to an eco-designer, and include such recognizable names as famed musician Bono and civilization scholar Jared Diamond.

The conference takes place from February 25 to March 1 in Long Beach and Palm Beach, California.