Theme: Climate solutions 2.0

Countdown is a global initiative to champion and accelerate solutions to the climate crisis, turning ideas into action.

TEDx UniversityofTlemcen
Tlemcen
Tlemcen, Tlemcen, 13000
Algeria

Chams-Eddine G BEZZITOUNI

PhD student in Political Science Entrepreneur | President of the Startup Commission of the Algerian Confederation of Citizen Employers

Passionate about innovative entrepreneurship and digital, Chams-Eddine G. Bezzitouni, had the opportunity to manage the Sidi Abdellah Cyber Park incubator where he was able to set up an incubation process for ICT startups, and its corollary the development of models for creating creative communities. Subsequently, Chams-Eddine joined the cabinet of President and CEO of Algeria Telecom Satellite (ATS) where the R&D, innovation and international relations, has been entrusted to him and works in particular on the establishment of a co- incubation within the company. He then integrates the cabinet of the Minister of Industry and Mines in consultant, in order to participate in the creation of a financing mechanism for Startups and innovative SMEs.

Ikram HAMDI MANSOUR

Eco-Architec and Cultural Manager

Ikram HAMDI MANSOUR is an Eco-Architect🍀🏘 and Cultural Manager. She worked in different sustainable architecture projects over the world, which increased her awareness about the importance of multidisciplinary practice and the influence of sharing knowledge. Her main interests revolve around ecopsychology as a tool to redefine and re-imagining society's current relationship with nature. Which guided her to found an organization “Tumast” that aims to create lifestyle that is ecologically sustainable and psychologically healthy through a holistic approach. Her participation in the writing of a policy paper on “Energy & Climate in the MENA region: Youth Perspectives to a Sustainable Future”, awakened in her the desire to create “Climate Change, Culture Change”, an initiative that designs and implements artistic, cultural, innovative and participatory actions in Algeria.

YOUNES DRICI TANI

Creator of the Global Trashtag Challenge Movement & Environmental Activist

For nearly 10 years, he has worked in Algeria to raise awareness of ecological awareness, especially among the youngest in schools. In 2019, its action takes an international turn with the creation of the #trashtagchallenge, a viral movement born on social networks. The objective of this challenge: to choose a polluted place, to clean it and to post before / after photos on social networks. The Younes initiative, shared over 330,000 times