Michael Pilato is an international artist fostering community and business relationships through murals. He is known in the Penn State community for his many beautiful additions to the walls of downtown State College. Michael also stars in the documentary "Inspiration Lycoming" which tells the story of his life. The mural featured in the documentary reflects the personalities of more than 350 individuals of the Lycoming County's history and will be one of the ten largest portraiture murals in the world.

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)