Theme: Youth Kaleidoscope

TEDxDLSU is a series of talks that strives to be catalysts for change by challenging its audience not only to reinforce current world views, but also to become new and local voices that challenges the community. It is a gathering of different individuals from diverse groups to listen and talk about possibilities that will give rise to change — transforming ideas into action.

In its inaugural year, TEDxDLSU will feature both new and contended ideas with thought-provoking presentations that can help the audience delve deeper into the diverse world and identities found only in today’s youth. Each 18-minute talk will have the power to spark dialogues that can help the audience know one’s self without comparison to another and without limiting labels that confine people to certain potential and ideals.

TEDxDLSU will serve as a think tank for open-minded and curious individuals — aiming for the advancement of underlying beliefs in the community. Fuelled by passion and dedication, TEDxDLSU will create, inform and engage a new world — one idea at a time.

Audience Application: http://www.tedxdlsu.com/application/audience

4/F Multi-Purpose Hall, Henry Sy Sr. Hall
2401 De La Salle University
Taft Avenue
Metro Manila, Rizal, 1004
Philippines

Ireene Leoncio

Professor. Global Citizen. Lifelong Learner. Ireene Leoncio champions the societal curative power of the marketing practice in the academe set-up. She is a global citizen back in her home country- the Philippines after wandering around in the Americas. Ireene is a Professor at De La Salle University Manila. Ireene thrived in the advertising and media industries in New York City and studied master’s in Washington D.C. She localized several global brands and winning advertising campaigns in the Philippines and other Asian territories.

Lema Diaz

Dreamer. Warrior. Mother. Lema is a member of the First Asian Team to win Back to Back Gold Title in 2006 and 2008 World Hip Hop Dance Championships, USA.

Lloyd Espiritu

Technology Advocate. Educator. Author. Doc Lloyd is also an active educational technology consultant working on around the country. He has lead large-scale projects projects in Instructional Design, e-Learning, mobile-Learning, e-Assessment with different organizations such as Vibal Publishing House, DTI, the Commission on ICT, the Bureau of Alternative Learning System (ALS), and TESDA. His most recent project with TESDA premiers the first MOOC (massive open online course) for TVET in the Philippines. This MOOC was launched in 2012 to increase access to TVET courses and continuous to help Filipinos get certified for employment.

Phillip Kimpo

Youth Leader. Writer. Volunteer. Phillip Kimpo Jr. is the director of the Pambansang Edukasyong Pampanitikan (PEP), a nationwide education outreach program that has served more than 3,000 teachers & students across 34 locales. In 2011, he led the poet-volunteers of LIRA, one of the country’s major literary organizations, to being declared as one of the Ten Accomplished Youth Organizations in Malacanang Palace. In 2012, he was declared by the national government as the Most Outstanding Youth Volunteer of Metro Manila, and was named to the National Parliament of Youth Leaders. He is currently the editor-in-chief of ABS-CBN’s Choose Philippines digital portal.

Raymond Ang

Writer. Editor. Producer. Raymond Ang is a 26-year-old writer, editor, and executive producer. He edits the Philippine Star’s weekly youth section Young Star as well as Bench’s in-store magazine Bench, and serves as contributing editor at Rogue Magazine. On other days, he serves as executive producer of the TV series Good Company.

Troy James Palanca

Dataphiliac. Thinker. Optimist. Troy is a Lasallian economist and accountant who is passionate about data-driven decision making. He dreams of the day when governments and businesses would take a step back and look at the numbers before making important decisions. He joins many other people in the quest to be less ignorant about the world.