Deletion of List of TED speakers

Comment: I'm not sure if this list of speakers is notable per  requirements that independent sources exist that establish such a list as notable. However, the inability to preserve the list as an |external link directory is not a valid reason for deletion. This is especially true in that the article is supposed to be a list of speakers, not a list of speeches
Stance: comment
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Notability (WP:LISTN||WP:NOTLINKFARM)

Comment: It seems easy enough to find examples of coverage which satisfy , e.g. https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=hcmdr6gk5j4C&pg=PA224 this
Stance: keep
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Notability (WP:LISTN)