TED really is everywhere these days, so maybe it is a bit over-exposed. Inevitably there’d be those happy to challenge, reinvent and zag the TED events. Paul Carr reports on one such ‘pretender’: PopTech.

On first glance, it might appear the event is held in Camden, London. It surely isn’t as it’s unlikely anyone would ever say “Oh, you’re heading to Camden? It’s lovely this time of year” as you boarded the Northernish Line at Balham…