Youth@Kamloops
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This event occurred on
April 2, 2015
8:30am - 12:30pm PDT
(UTC -7hrs)
Kamloops, British Columbia
Canada

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900 McGill Road
Kamloops, British Columbia, V2C0C8
Canada
Event type:
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Speakers

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Assetou Coulibaly

Assetou is currently in her 3rd year of studying sociology at TRU. She was born and grew up in Mali, West Africa, where she had many experiences moving and travelling with her mother, and learned several languages (she is quatrilingual!). She aspires to start her own company and establish herself as an African female leader. The biggest inspiration in Assetou's life has been her mother. Her mom faced many challenges, but always did it in a way that allowed her to remain passionate, strong, independent, and authentic to her beliefs. Her mother's motto has always been, “The best is yet to come so just be patient”, and this message has stuck with Assetou. Assetou believes the most inspiring thing about youth today is that they are unique individuals and that they look to find inspiration in ways that are unexpected.


Tatiana Peláez Jiménez

Tatiana is originally from Medellin, Columbia, and is currently a 4th year Economics Student at TRU. She is interested in intercultural awareness and sustainable development. In her spare time she loves to dance tango and practice Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. Tatiana is inspired by many people. She admires the love of Mother Theresa, the peaceful protest of Gandhi, the determination of Malala Yousafzai to receive a better education and the involvement of Wangari Maathai in environmental issues and women's rights. In Tatiana's opinion, today's youth are inspired in many different ways that vary from person to person. She has observed that people are often inspired by obstacles and experiences that others close to them have overcome. In the future, Tatiana has plans to continue her studies, focusing on peace-related studies or a Global Executive MBA. She hopes to become involved in peace and sustainable economic and environmental development in Latin-American countries. 


Vince Watson

Vince is a 4th year Bachelor of Business Administrative (BBA) student studying Marketing at TRU. He is a former collegiate basketball player. As a competitive athlete he has always strived to be great at all that he has done; he believes that youth today are inspired most by greatness in others. The most inspirational person in Vince's life is his beautiful grandmother, Veronica. To Vince, she seems tougher than many superheroes, and taught him to always dream bigger. He is motivated by her strength as a single mother who never lost sight of her dreams. After graduating from TRU, Vince hopes to apply his BBA degree in private sector industry as a marketer. He aspires to be a business owner with a goal of owning a restaurant and spa salon in the future. 


Will Primrose

Will is a Grade 12 student at Chase Secondary School. Will has an interest in leadership, and plans to attend TRU in the Bachelor of Arts program, specializing in public relations or human resources. Youth around the world that continue to do amazing things are an inspiration to Will. He’s met young scientists, athletes, chefs, musicians, activists, writers, and budding politicians among others, and all of them have one thing in common: passion. He is impressed by the fact that they have the drive to do something amazing with every single day that they have on this planet. Will believes that young people around the world are inspiring each other - especially due to the fact that technology allows us to connect easily with youth in other countries to see what is happening and get involved in projects. This allows young people to see their peers in action, sparking more people to be inspired, and in turn, inspire others.


Organizing team

Tracy
Poelzer

Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada
Organizer

Sherry
Stade

Kamloops, Canada
Co-organizer
  • Sukh Matonovich
    Manager, Student Engagement & Retention Centre for Student Engagement & Learning Innovation Thompson Rivers University