Theme: The Next Chapter

Mongolia has gone through many drastic changes over the last 20 some years, some good and others bad. But they have all led us to here and now. During this period of rapid growth, maybe some things have been neglected. We all talk about big hot button issues to the extent that sometimes the most important issues that right in front of us go unseen. Well, the time has come for us to change this situation. TedxUlaanbaatar will look at all the ways the people have stepped up to the challenge of taking initiative instead of watching from sidelines. We hope that hearing about their ideas and actions will provide inspiration to others to see the unseen, do what hasn't been done.

Government House
Government House, Khoroo 6, Ulaanbaatar
Ulaanbaatar, Ulaanbaatar, 976
Mongolia

Bayasgalan Tumenbayar

Bayasgalan Tumenbayar is a medical doctor and works as the chairman for the Internal Medicine Department of Mongolian National University of Medical Science. His research since 2005 has been mainly focusing on endocrinology, especially diabetes, metabolic syndrome, and lipid disorder. He did research on lipid disorders in 2012 in Japan and received his MD. Along with his colleagues, he is committed to improving the quality of diagnostics, treatment, and prevention of endocrinology disorders, as well as to improving public health education. Bayasgalan is working to initiate international research based on modern medication study under the auspices of MNUMS.

Tuya Shagdar

Tuya Shagdar is lecturer and PhD Candidate at Department of Anthropology and Archaeology, National University of Mongolia (NUM). Her doctoral research is focused on the socio-cultural boundaries among the herders in Mongolia. She earned her MA in comparative literature from University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and BA from NUM in English.

KARLA O’CONNOR

Karla O’Connor is a Community Development practitioner from Melbourne, Australia., Karla is passionate about using creative means to promote social change. She is a firm believer that finding a voice and a platform for self-expression is an important way people can break through barriers, and come together to take collective action. Her enthusiasm for contributing to the advancement of women’s rights has brought her to Mongolia. Here, she spends her days working to increase access to family planning and sexual and reproductive health services, enabling women to take control of their reproductive health, with life-changing results. Karla also enjoys writing, drawing, scuba diving and going to places she has never been.

Indra Tumur

Dr. Indra Tumur is a Country Director of Marie Stopes International, a leading international not for profit sexual and reproductive health organization that works towards helping achieve Mongolia’s MCA and MoH’s goals in the SRH and FP arena. Indra is driven by strong values and a passion for providing the highest level of service provision and support to the Mongolian community, particularly women. She utilizes her prior experience in pharmaceutical market access to raise awareness and knowledge in SRH/STIs, socially market of FP messages and products that improve access to comprehensive Family Planning/ STI/HIV prevention for improved quality of life for all.

Ulziitogtokh Sodnomsenge

Between the years of 1993-2002 Ulziitogtokh worked as a screen writer. He won an amateur film making contest in Japan with his work “Friendship City Erdenet” as well as the Fisheye Film Festival in 2005. Ulziitogtokh worked in South Korea in 2005-2008. Since 2012 he has been working to restore Nogoon Nuur (Green Lake) in Denjiin 1000 ger district and develop a public park.

Lkhagva Erdene

Lkhagva was trained in Business and Financial Journalism at the University of Hong Kong's “Journalism and Media Study Centre” on a prestigious Rotary Ambassadorial Scholarship. Former court interpreter, assistant to minister, public relations manager he has experience from all walks of life from Hong Kong to Mongolia. He is currently leading the media grassroots initiative on self-regulation with Media Council Mongolia club.He is a Global Shaper with the World Economic Forum and is the member of Advisory Council on Media for this community. Lkhagva works as the Executive Producer of Mongol TV. He was behind the McDonald’s sting which revealed corruption and the rampant practice of paid-for journalism in Mongolia.

Erdene Purevdalai

Erdenedalai (Eddie) Purev founded the Mongolia “Uukhai” Skateboard association about a year ago. The main purpose of this association is to work youth and teenagers to improve and develop their interest and skill in sports as well as organize and implement programs and events. He went to live in the USA in 2004 and graduated from high school there. After which he followed his interests in to culinary school. He went to the International Culinary Center in New York and also trained in Italy. After which, he worked for five years in high class restaurants in New York. In the future he hopes to have his one restaurant in Ulaanbaatar.

Asher Svidensky

Asher Svidensky is a freelance documentary photographer and frequent traveler in the Mongolian steppe and north Asia. he writes and publishes many articles about the world of documentary photography and the various cultures he documented. Since Asher started his career as a military photographer in 2008 his considerable body of work has been presented on the BBC (channel, radio and website). It had also been exhibited and published in magazines and newspapers around the world such as The Times (UK), Daily Mail, Metro, GEO (Germany& France), NG (Mongolia), AD (Netherlands) and many more.

Sergelen Sereenendagva

Businessman Founder of Monkhangai group. President of chain stores of "Minii Delguur". He graduated from KGB as known as Committee for State Security University. During 90s, he initiated a dealership and opened a wholesale center in Mongolia during shortage of cash and later opened his chain stores.

Saranchuluun Otgon

Saranchuluun is the founder of the NGO, “Chain of Success.” She is currently teaching at Mongolian National University of Medical Science, School of Public Health. Saranchuluun holds a Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in social work from the Mongolian National University, a Master’s in public health from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and was a visiting scholar of social work at Columbia University in New York. She is now pursuing a PhD in social health at MNUMS. She started the group “Let’s Run Mongolia” on Facebook in April 2014 and has been successfully organizing a run every weekend which encourages people of all ages and abilities to run and exercise. In June 2014, Saranchuluun organized Mongolia’s first public running event that welcomed people with disabilities. Her further research interests are social health, healthy behavior, public influence, human rights and ethics.