Oliver announced his wish to a full auditorium at the start of the TED2010 conference in Long Beach, entitled "What the World Needs Now." The annual four-day TED gatherings bring together leading thinkers and doers who present 18-minute talks on "ideas worth spreading."

Oliver has already made progress in the UK and internationally in his quest to inspire people to cook and eat more nutritious food. His School Dinners/Feed Me Better campaign prompted the UK government to invest $1 billion over six years to revolutionize school food for millions of children while his Ministry of Food series included the opening of a shop in the center of Rotherham, Yorkshire, which offers free cooking lessons to local residents.

In addition, Oliver has worked to give young people important tools to live better and healthier. In London, he created the Fifteen Foundation, a social enterprise and chef apprenticeship to help disadvantaged 18 to 24-year-olds attain meaningful and successful careers in the restaurant industry through a unique training course at Fifteen London restaurant.  The foundation has since been franchised in Amsterdam, Cornwall and Melbourne, each with a successful restaurant training young people.

Millions of fans of good food around the world already know the chef side of Oliver as the host of 12 television series, which have been aired in 130 countries. He has also written 10 cookbooks, translated into 29 languages, spreading his innovative approaches to delicious and healthful eating.  In 2010, Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution is scheduled to premier on ABC television on Friday, March 26, at 9 pm.

SOURCE TED Conferences