In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TEDTalks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. These local, self-organized events are branded TEDx, where x = independently organized TED event. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events are self-organized (subject to certain rules and regulations).

ACS (International) Singapore
61 Jalan Hitam Manis
Oldham Chapel
Singapore, Central Singapore, 278475
Singapore

Emmanuel Quintis Carter

Student

Emmanuel is a year 6 IB student at ACS International born in America and lived there for 8 years before moving to Singapore for studies. He served as the Head prefect from 2021-2022 and received the IB Diploma Scholarship in 2020 Aside from academics, he was captain of the basketball team in ACS and is a competitive debater and a passionate programmer, proficient with more than seven coding languages such as Java, Python, C#, C, Dart, etc. Starting at a young age(6 years old), Emmanuel has released several applications onto the app store and also graduated from an online Harvard course on computer science(CS50x). Emmanuel is also an author who started writing at a young age and made his first little series at 7 years old. Emmanuel has since then, published 3 books onto Amazon in the genres of adventure, action and mystery.

Kyren Lavan

Student

Kyren Lavan is a year 6 student in ACS independent, he as represented his school twice in The hague international MUN and worked as a senior logistics officer at Blueprint MUN. Kyren was also a co-organizer of last years first ever Tedx@acsinternational and has a passion for public speaking, today, Kyren will present on the rewards of taking on challenges and the importance on tenacity through sharing the experiences of his grandmother with TNBC.

Marshaa Balani

Student

Marshaa Balani is a 17 year old from India. Featured by Indian Dailies for her efforts during the pandemic, she is an ardent volunteer for quality education and spends time teaching children from Rural India. Being a proponent of discussion, she is the Secretary General of MUN@Home, mentoring young minds in the art of diplomacy. A zealous orator complemented by a knack for writing, and above all, she is a fighter with a colossal will to live. She has moulded her experiences with vitiligo to instill compassion and awareness. On the inside however, she is just another teenager whose one dimpled smile makes an appearance at all the wrong moments.

Piper Yu

Student

Piper Yu is a senior at the British School Manila in the Philippines, She is particularly passionate about the intersection between economics. entrepreneur ship, and social impact. She is the founder and CEO of ZARABICA, a coffee business that uses sustainable art education to break the poverty cycle - and improve the lives of Filipino Youth. She is incredibly analytical and seizes every opportunity to create data-driven impact, especially in the lives of those less fortunate.

Sai Subramanian

Student

Sai is a IB Year 2 student from Nexus international who is presenting his first TEDX speech this year. He has been involved in MUN doing close to 28 conferences over the past 3 years chairing 18 of them. He has a passion for a multitude of things including public speaking, writing newspaper articles for youth based organisations and working out. He will be talking about the 3Ps and how they helped him overcome obstacles in his life and how they can help you too.

Samuel Agra Sianipar

Student

Samuel is a former student from the ACS International Class of 2021, and is now serving his National Service in the Singapore Army. During his time in the school, Samuel served in the Prefectorial Board as Deputy Head Student in charge of Student Affairs from 2020-2021, receiving the leadership colours gold award in the process. He also represented the school as part of the Tennis team in the 2021 National School Games. On the academic front, he graduated from ACS International with an IB score of 44, and also topped the level in HL Economics. Samuel is an avid photographer, and loves taking photos around Singapore during his free time. He also uses photography as an outlet to serve others, taking photos for church, school and charity events whenever he can. Samuel is returning to his alma mater to talk about comparisons, and how we can use them to our benefit to stay focused on our individual pursuits.

Vidhi

Vidhi is a year 6 student from ACS International. She has been studying in Singapore throughout the local Singapore curriculum until she joined ACS International 2 years back to pursue her IB Diploma. She loves sports and is a National level champion in Netball. Beside this, she is an avid Softballer, Swimmer and Ultimate Frisbee player. Vidhi has been the President of Interact Club in ACS, overlooking several service projects in school and attained the Group Achievement Award in Interest groups as a CCA. She has also been the Vice-Captain of House - CKS. Moreover, she is a music lover and picked up a new instrument “Bass” recently. Aspiring to study business management at University, she will be sharing her journey of how she rose from the shadows of being in a traditional Indian family, overcoming stereotypes to pursue her dreams and interests.