SinchonChange

Theme: The Big Picture
Seoul, South Korea
April 7th, 2012
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About this event
TEDxChange 2012 is a TEDx event co-organized by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and TED. Convened by Melinda French Gates and hosted by Chris Anderson, TEDxChange will focus on issues surrounding global health and development. TEDxChange type events are TEDx events hosted around the live webcast of TEDxChange, and also feature local speakers. Our event is called TEDxSinchonChange, and is one of many TEDx events happening around the globe on April 5th that will expand on the ideas brought up at TEDxChange 2010.
Confirmed Speakers
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Yong-Jin Kwon
Professor Kwon, currently working in medical policy department in medical college of Seoul National University has graduated medical school and studied ethics of medical law. He has worked as chief of strategic planning In Youth Martyr Newspaper, chief of social participation in Korean Medical Association, director of Korea institute of medical education, director of Medi-peace, and head of emergency aid. He who used to be very active in volunteer medical service for rural communities in medical student years is now a doctor in action, and an intellectual doer willing to offer aids wherever there are people in need. He has participated in various emergency aids for Indonesian Tsunami, Haiti earthquake, and big earthquake of Japan. Recently, he played key role in ‘Lee, Jong-Wook-Seoul Project’ planning, aiming for 21st century aid model such as Minnesota Plan which became driving force for growth in Korean medical industry. -
Soo-kyung Kim
She is both a singer and an educator, who makes a miracle that enables everyone to communicate through music. She has graduated from Department of Vocal music at Yonsei University and graduate school of Dongduk women’s university. She also has obtained a diploma at Beniamino Gigli academia of Italy, continuing her occupation as a music teacher in Donggoo Girls’ Commercial High School, adjunct professor in Anyang University and Dankook University. She is now taking an active part on various fields; a professional soprano and the head of domestic business in World Sharp, Soloist Ensemble, instructing a choir at Nazareth Youth Center and an adjutant teacher at Seoul Education Research Information Institute as well. The improvement in her students’ attitude and the hope and pleasure from singing in union is what makes her being together with the students at all times. Her choir class will go on in order to help the isolated children in third world countries to rediscover themselves, and keep dreaming. -
Hyun-Myung Do
Inquiring activist fascinated with ‘impact’ and who gives positive influence to society. He tries to act, believing in saying ‘genius can’t win hard worker and hard worker can’t win those who enjoy’. President Do who has established ‘Impact Square’ based on CSV(Creating Shared Value) which is strange in Korea moves all over the places in contribution of business enterprise to society, strategic management of non-profit organization, consulting of social enterprise. He’s still running now in search for enjoyment and meaning for contribution to society rather than simple amusement.
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Venue and Details
Catholic Youth Center
Worldcupbukro2-gil 49
Mapo-Gu
Seoul, 121-816
South Korea
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April 7th, 2012
1:00pm-6:00pm (GMT 9hrs)
Event Type (what is this?) TEDxChange Simulcast (TEDxLive)
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Jooyong Moon
Seoul / Seocho-Gu, South Korea
Team
- Youngki Kim
- Event Team
- Geulim Moon
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- Wonchul Yoo
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- Jaehyun Jung
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- Junmo Yang
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- Jaewon Lim
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- Kyuhun Han
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- Sunhee Hwang
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- Hyeonjin An
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- Hana Kim
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- Ahreum Jang
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- Jiyoon Do
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- Seoyeon Hong
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- Jeonghyun Cho
- Event Team
- Ji-yong Kim
- Event Team
- Jieun Kang
- Event Team
- Hyowon Jeong
- Event Team
- Hyein Kim
- Translation Team
- Chiwon Lee
- Translation Team
- Seoryung Kim
- Translation Team
- Junwon Yoon
- Translation Team
- Hyunjun Lee
- Translation Team
- Eunwon Jeong
- Translation Team
- Minhwa Kang
- Partnership Team
- Hyungwoo Kang
- Partnership Team
- Hyun Hwang
- Partnership Team
- Huh Kun
- PR&Marketing Team
- Jiwon So
- PR&Marketing Team
- Jinhyup Kim
- PR&Marketing Team
- Seo-hyeok Jang
- PR&Marketing Team
- Rina Lim
- PR&Marketing Team
- Yuri Jo
- PR&Marketing Team
- Donghui Kim
- Design&Media Team
- June-Ho Kim
- Design&Media Team
- Jean Lee
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- Gahyun Hong
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- Jungmin Oh
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- Eunsol Lee
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