TEDxStLouis' "Two Steps Forward" Talks TEDxStLouis – a nonprofit community of learners and change-agents in St. Louis – will host its “Two Steps Forward” talks, a TEDxStLouis Women’s event that highlights inspirational women who are taking bold strides into the future to make big dreams a reality. Speakers include: Julie Antonic, Cynthia Chapple, Betsy Cohen, Mary Ruppert-Stroescu, and Naomi Wheeless. The event includes Innovation Alley, a space to learn more about local innovators whose ideas are positively shifting the area’s community. Sponsors include COCA, 100th Monkey, Modest Motion, RAC, RGA, and US Bancorp.