Theme: Roots and Wings

Join us for TEDxBISB 2025, an inspiring day of ideas worth spreading, where we explore the balance between roots and wings. This year's theme reflects the importance of grounding ourselves in our heritage, values, and experiences, while also embracing the freedom to soar and innovate. Speakers from diverse backgrounds will share their stories of personal growth, cultural identity, and the transformative power of new perspectives. Together, we’ll discover how to stay rooted in who we are, while reaching for the limitless possibilities that lie ahead.

British International School Bratislava
British International School Bratislava
Penikova 6
BRATISLAVA, Bratislavský kraj, 84102
Slovakia

Ayana Gaur

Student

Ayana is a high school student fascinated by the patterns that shape both nature and human progress. With a deep interest in science and philosophy, she explores how entropy—the universe’s drive toward disorder—paradoxically fuels innovation and life itself. The impermanence caused by entropy grounds our existence, but also gives us wings by driving us to innovate and evolve.

Dušan Ševela

Head of Design Development

Dušan Ševela is a Slovak architect with experience in both domestic and international projects. He studied at the Faculty of Architecture in Bratislava, VUT Brno, and Tampere University of Technology. He also worked at Andrea Klimko’s studio and the prestigious FUKSAS studio in Rome. After transitioning to real estate development, he became Head of Design Development at Penta Real Estate, where he collaborated on major projects in Slovakia, Czechia, and Poland. Over his career, he has worked with more than 25 architectural studios, with notable developments including Sky Park, Jurkovičova Tepláreň, and the New Generation Hospital. Currently, as Head of Design Development at ALTO Real Estate, he leads the department responsible for urbanism, architecture, and project design. In his speech, he discusses the Jurkovič Heating Plant, a national cultural monument in Slovakia, and the seamless blending of important cultural monuments of the past with the sustainable vision of the future.

Matej Styk

Student

Matej Styk is the Secretary-General of the Bratislava Model United Nations (MUN) for 2023 and 2024, leading a team of 30 and raising €30,000 for the event. He founded the MUN Association of Slovakia and is working on nationwide workshops to promote MUNs in secondary schools. As a European Parliament Youth Ambassador, UNICEF Slovakia Youth Ambassador, and TEDxGymnázium Jura Hronca co-organizer, he’s deeply involved in youth advocacy and event organizing. With research on Slovak perceptions of peace settlements in the Ukraine war, Styk also serves as the Head of the Curricular Section at the Student Council of Secondary Schools of Slovakia, pushing for academic reforms. His talk, "The Importance of Initiative," will explore how personal values and passions can inspire impactful change through proactive action.