The X factor: Two WNC-based TEDx events offer local platform for big ideas — Nov. 13 and 15-attachment0 Published on November 1, 2011in The X factor: Two WNC-based TEDx events offer local platform for big ideas — Nov. 13 and 15 View full-size image Sneaker speaker: 11-year-old Weston Whitmire is a participant in the Muddy Sneakers program, an outdoor learning curriculum. He’s working with the Southern Highlands Reserve to create a kid’s park.