Theme: When the mirage becomes a reality.

TEDxArarStreet aims to put light on the power of arts and design on the modern world, while we also focus on how psychology evolved to become a business tool in the world we live in, additionally bringing up the innovative ideas of content creation in Jordan and how it shifted the future for the youth of Jordan.

Zara Expo & Auditorium
Astra Plaza, Arar Street St 36, Amman
Building Auditorium
Amman, ٰĀmmān (Al ٰĀşimah), 11194
Jordan

Durrah Afyouni

Neuroscientist

Durrah is a young, highly motivated Neuroscience and Neuroimaging MSci specialist with experience in both laboratory and clinical settings. Her main areas of interest include cognitive neuroscience and computational neuroscience. Durrah intends on using the knowledge she has gained to educate a wide range of people within her community on our most fascinating and our most complex organ; the brain.

Etar Fanni

Arts Activist

Sara Ramahi & Juhaina Rawahneh are both the founders of EtarFanni, an online platform that seeks to shed light on Arabian arts, making it available for all viewers from different backgrounds, covering artists and highlighting scenes.

Farah Hourani

Country Manager at FabricAID

How do you take something ordinary and turn it into the extraordinary? Farah Hourani shows you how you can not only achieve your dreams, but doing so by harnessing the talent of those around you to create collaborations and bring to life ideas that are anything but ordinary.

Faris Al Rawashdeh

School Student

The youngest speaker to ever stand on a TEDx stage.

Jehan Shanableh

Human Behavioral Development Researcher and Philanthropis

Neuro Linguistic Programming, Master Trainer Generative Organizational Development and Collective Intelligence, Consultant Vice President of Jordan Behavioral Economics Association, BPWA (Business and Professional Women Association), Development, Training and Employment Standing Committee Member of International Association for Generative Change (IAGC), Founder of Innana Consulting and Training.

Kamel O. Mahadin,

College of Architecture & Design, American University of Madaba MK Associates

Kamel is a Jordanian landscape architect, professor, author, and artist. He was the Chief Commissioner of Aqaba Special Economic Zone Authority (ASEZA) and was a Jordanian senator at The House of Senate. However, he is now a full-time professor at the college of Architecture and Design at the American University of Madaba in Jordan. Kamel uses his extraordinary gift for drawing to communicate design concepts that capture the spirit of his nation. After earning his bachelors, masters, and doctoral degrees in the U.S., he returned to his homeland to found the first landscape architecture firm in Jordan. Among his many leadership positions, he was the chair the University of Jordan architecture department, the coordinator of the Aga Khan Unit for Islamic Studies 1994, and he was a consultant to the Hashemite Royal Court. In October 2017, Kamel was the first Arab to be awarded the ASLA American Society of Landscape Architects Fellowship.

Shatha K. Tarawneh

Urban Planner, Architect & Real Estate Development Specialist.

Focused urban development and infrastructure specialist with 20 yrs experience dedicated to influencing designs to respect human livability & quality of life. A real-estate and land development strategist managing many strategic projects and urban development programs within commerical & Public Private Partnership development portfolios.

Tarek Sakik

CEO - Sash & Company

Responsible for strategic communication, crisis management, leadership development and profiling. He has over 18 years of experience in the region working with several multinational communication agencies including Burson-Marstellar, Edelman, JWT, APCO Worldwide before launching his own venture.

Viola Sbeih

Art & Design Manager

Experienced Visual Designer with a demonstrated history of working in the the corporate and freelance design industry. Skilled in Graphic Design, Branding and Hospitality Marketing. Strong arts and design professional with a Bachelor’s degree focused in Design and Visual Communications.