When TEDxWellington 2016 was announced, only the theme of 'trust' and the date of the event were made public. He nekehanga taekaha i kite i te hoko atu o ngā tīkiti i roto i te 2 meneti.
I te rā i kawea ai ngā kaitautapa i roto i ngā pahi pango ki tētahi wāhi huna. Kāore he hōtaka i whakaratoa ki ngā kaitautapa i roto i te pouri mō wai e kōrero ana i muri mai. Kāore i whakaaetia te whakaahua i roto i te wāhi i tua atu i ngā kaiwhakaahua whaimana. Ko tā mātou wero ko te hoahoa i tētahi wāhanga tāngia o te taurangi e tāpiri ana i te uara me te whakapakari i te kaupapa.
I kite tā mātou urupare i ngā kaitautapa e whiwhi ana i tētahi whakamaharatanga whakaahua i te āhua o ngā kāri A5 tekau mā rima e whakamahara ana ki ngā polaroids. I noho te pōkai kāri hei whakamaumahara i te rā e pupuri ana i ngā mōhiohio mō te takahanga me ngā kaikōrero. I hoahoatia ia kāri kaikōrero hei whakauru i tētahi whakaahua o rātou i runga i te atamira i tangohia i te rā, kātahi ka tāngia ki te pae i mua i te huihuinga ki ngā pōkai me te tuari ki ngā kaitautapa.