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About Me

Javier Yunes, will always remember the time a teacher in high school lowered his score in an essay where you had to describe "A celebrity you admire" and he had chosen his grandfather.
The teacher wanted to corroborate the data the students wrote , but at that time (early 90s) it was very difficult to ascertain whether a person really had built a particle accelerator in his garage.
Perhaps by having an humanistic administration oriented bachelor degree and having studied industrial engineering, Javier found the balance between hard science and administration, each stimulated by either side of his family.
Perhaps by being an area coordinator of the Latin American Congress of Industrial Engineering Students, he learned the power of good team synergy and became close with a group of people who shared his values, interests and points of view for the reality that surrounds them.
Maybe by working in a multinational company and then switching to a family agribusiness, he found a way to devote time to enormously rewarding non-profit activities.
Perhaps with TED he finally feels the world is moving with strengths of its own to a place of prosperity and endless possibilities, a place his grandfather envisioned and longed. And, through TEDx, perhaps it is his turn to contribute a bit to this idea aswell.
And you know... It may also be your turn.

Location:
Argentina, Rosario
Current organization:
Estancia El Arañado
Past organizations:
Clein Argentina 2004, TEDxRosario, TEDxAvCorrientes, Mem Cultura Innovadora
Gender:
Male
Areas of expertise:
Internet, Engineering, Computer repair, Events Planning/Organizing, technology
I am:
Brainstormer, Engineer, Entrepreneur, Event planner, Idea generator, Investor, Photographer, Single, Technologist
Languages:
Spanish, English, French
My website links:
TEDxRosario, TEDxTalk
Universities:
Universidad Nacional de Rosario
TED conferences attended:
TEDActive 2013, TEDActive 2012
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More About Me

I'm passionate about

I'm passionate about capturing beautiful moments with my camera lens. Specially if it means going to places I've never been to.

An idea worth spreading

Before discussing anything, let's make sure we are both using the same dictionary!

Talk to me about

TEDxRosario and what makes common sense so uncommon :)

People don't know that I'm good at

Reading faces. Negotiating. BBQ (There's always sb else willing to do it). Playing board games!

My TED Story

Following since early 2007. Wanting to do something like TED since 2004. I've organized 5 large TEDx events. Attended TED Active 2012, TEDx Summit, and 9 other TEDx events, organized and hosted 2 TEDx Southern Cone Organizers Workshop (70 attendees from 25 TEDx events the last one). Gave a TEDx Talk.
I've translated 2 TED talks and 5 TEDx Talks
Started 1 conversation! :) Still not enough TED for me!

Comments

  • TEDCred score: +3855.10 TEDCred reflects your contribution to the TED community.

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    A comment on Talk: Maz Jobrani: A Saudi, an Indian and an Iranian walk into a Qatari bar …

    Dec 12 2012: This talk is like reliving that trip all over again!
    The venue was filled with not only TEDx organizers but with qataries and people from all over the world that lived and worked in Qatar. It was a great opportunity to learn a lot about the country by talking to them between the talks! :)

  • A reply on Conversation: Is there a realistic approach to provide a "comfortable" way of life to every human being on the word? Can the Earth support it?

    Feb 17 2011: -> USA has 5% of the wold's Population but consumes 35% of it's resources.
    This ain't sustainable at all! Rachel Botsman's talk on collaborative consuption might be the answer to this.
    -> The poorest 5% of Americans are Richer than 68% of World's Inhabitants.
    This means that poverty is relative? There always will be people with more money and people with less money and the later will be consider poor. Even if they could be cosidered rich somewhere else.
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    A reply on Conversation: Is there a realistic approach to provide a "comfortable" way of life to every human being on the word? Can the Earth support it?

    Feb 17 2011: I'm also worried that only what's profitable gets researched. If some company discovers a material or chemical or process that is great for something, is cheap and Eco friendly and they cannot get a patent on it, then they dump it and probably keep using the mediocre material, chemical or process that pollutes but is very profitable. This also applies to the health system! And even to countries. If fusion is found, will every country on earth be allowed to have it or they'll have to buy the electricity?
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    A comment on Conversation: What are the effects of taxes on motivation and productivity?

    Feb 16 2011: I think the lack of motivation taxes might cause are related with how you perceive these funds are going to be used. If you could trust completely on your government to spend it in a transparent and reasonable manner, then you wouldn't mind having to pay a little more.

    On the other hand if government did exactly that, they would't need to rise taxes :)

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