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).

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Anna Feiro

Thoughtful Dancer

Anna Feiro started dancing when she was two years old and is passionate about exploring the world of professional dance education as she considers her future in dance.

Daniel Adibi

Social Entrepreneur

Daniel Adibi is a sophomore from Haverford, PA who is very passionate about social entrepreneurship. He co-founded his own nonprofit (Refugee School Supplies) after volunteering with the refugee population in the Philadelphia area throughout middle school. His nonprofit aims to provide refugee students the school supplies they need to succeed. His other interests lie in mathematics, computer science, and astronomy. In his free time, you can find Daniel playing classical music on the piano, playing tennis and golf, and observing the night sky with his telescope.

Diprajit Nath

Music Enthusiast

Diprajit Nath is an enthusiastic 7th grader with a love for basketball, music, and coding. Whether he's playing guitar or drums, Diprajit’s passion for music shines through, and he believes every kid should experience the joy and benefits of learning an instrument. In addition to his musical talents, his interest in coding has inspired him to pursue his dream of becoming an app developer. In all his pursuits, Diprajit is driven by creativity and a desire to inspire others.

Evan Wang

Youth Poet Laureate

王潇/Evan Wang is 17, a first generation American, and the inaugural Youth Poet Laureate of Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. His work has appeared or is forthcoming in The Journal, RHINO, Rust + Moth, and elsewhere, and has been nominated for Best of the Net, recognized and featured by Button Poetry, NPR, NBC10, the Free Library of Philadelphia, Montgomery County Community College, Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro, Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, Philadelphia Chinatown Development Corporation, and more. He is the 2023 Jacklyn Potter Young Poet and the current Editor-in-Chief of Hominum Journal. Evan is a junior at the Upper Merion High School and a lover of Van Cleef & Arpels. If he were to have dinner with anyone, he would have roasted chestnuts with Princess Diana.

Grace Moody

Fierce Feminist

Grace Moody is curious about everything involving women and the economy. Feminist issues have always interested her, and due to her interest in writing, she wrote an essay about it. She is also interested in singing, dancing, and painting. She's even performed in a few musicals and participated in multiple musicals. Aside from that, feminism was also something that peaked her interest, and she found a subtopic among that culture, called pink tax.

Mariam Bakry

Diversity Activist

Mariam Elena Bakrywas born and raised in Philadelphia, a very diverse and culturally rich community. Mariam was born to Egyptian and Puerto Rican parents and is Muslim. Her family is diverse in every way possible. Mariam aspires to be an activist and help her community. In school, she was elected to the student body government as her class representative advocating for her class' interests. Her activism began at 4 years old when she attended a protest against the Muslim ban at the Philadelphia International Airport in 2017.

Natalie Miasuradze

Independent Dreamer

I'm Natalie. I want people to know that camp has many benefits and makes you more independent. When I'm older I want to go to camp as a counselor. My camp has a program where you can go to different countries and I really want to go to Spain and Germany. I have really big dreams. whenever I go to camp I make so many friends that I always keep in contact with. One time me and my best friend convinced the whole camp we where sisters and everyone believed us, the funny part is that both of our sisters where there and didn't go against it.

Olivia Ryerson

Chess Queen

Olivia Ryerson is a middle school student from Philadelphia with a deep passion for chess, a game she has been playing competitively since the age of five. From leading her school team to victory in multiple state championships and the Philadelphia Scholastic Chess League to competing against a Grandmaster in Madrid, Olivia makes the most of every opportunity. In addition to playing chess, Olivia has researched neuroscience and chess by conducting a neurological test on Philadelphia scholastic chess players, and found that playing and studying chess improves cognitive abilities. Throughout this TED Talk, Olivia shares her experience with the multiple, life-altering benefits of chess, including resilience and strategic thinking. Olivia's chess goals include winning a national chess title and continuing her work to increase the number of women and girls in chess. Her career goal is to become an MD/PhD focused on medical oncology research.

Shuqing Li

Opportunity Developer

The speaker Shuqing Li is a 7th grader, whose goal is to spread recognition on the message of our vast opportunity that is vague yet bright ahead of us, without allowing others' judgment to completely falter our own opinions. As well as for adults and those surrounding us to acknowledge the impact of how one’s word could lead and affect features of developing students. As to encourage them instead of being conceited in pushing your own ideals on them. In hopes of becoming more embracing and open-minded, the speaker goes through trial and error to those surrounding her in order to obtain the goal. She enjoys reading books from all categories, especially those involving a dystopian world where the character gradually grows awareness of the situation involved. Though, through the reading some may have unexpected twists and developments, in her opinion it adds to the enjoyment of reading the book.