at TEDxBeaconStreet (365+ to date, 10,000 participants). He also is the co-licence holder of TEDxMIT with Professor Daniela Rus. He is also part of the TEDx board of advisors and TED ED braintrust helping to form connections between TED and K-12 education. Additionally, has spoken at TED University and TED ED and TED Global, he nominates and supports TED Fellows, individuals with innovative ideas in the middle of their careers work to fulfill their research or performance goals with TED's help. Other positions that Werner has held include directing the program at Dever Elementary School, Woodrow Wilson Middle School and Garfield Elementary School. In July 2013, Werner left Citizen Schools to be the Head of Innovation and New Ventures for the Camera Culture Group at the MIT Media Lab for Ramesh Raskar, director of the Camera Culture Group at MIT Media Lab. John is a Managing Director of Link Ventures and Chief Network Officer at Cogo Labs. John is a founding Board Member of a non-profit Path Check Inc. On October 28, 2021, Werner merges TEDxBeaconStreet with TEDxBoston after TED grants him the city licence. He creates a series of events with both audiences in the Spring of 2022 at the Quin House on March 7th and on May 16th 2022. AR in Action and Ideas in Action Series John was acknowledged by Forbes, NPR, NYU and MIT for first ever 'AR-in-Action Augmented Reality Conference' at MIT Media Lab in January 2017 New York University appreciated his efforts and hosted second edition of AR in Action at Forbes Building in June 2017. Werner also founded Ideas in Action, Inc. (IIA) in 2012, a nonprofit connecting people around the world to inspire and set meaningful ideas into action throughout their communities. Imagination in Action Werner hosts "Imagination in Action Web3 Summit" to talk about Web3. Involvement with India At the MIT Media Lab, Werner was one of the spearheads of the Rethinking Engineering and Design (REDX) and Kumbhathon initiatives. John helped launch three Innovation Centers in India and travelling there 12 times in three years. Innovations coming out of the Khumbathon include technologies to prevent stampedes, provide food and shelter, and prevent disease spread at the crowded Kumbh mela. Werner has stated that the goal of the project is to expand to places other than the Kumbhmela, saying "The next step will be to identify the [other] areas facing issues and