Theme: Navigators of the Unknown

Just like Robert Frost’s poem, The Road Not Taken, taking the path less travelled by makes all the difference. This year at TEDxYouth@OgilvieRd, we celebrate the change-makers and pioneers of our community. Join us on the path less travelled by as speakers show us the wonders of being bold, daring, and different.

Main Library
120 Metcalfe
Ottawa, Ontario, K1P 5M2
Canada

Aditya Mohan

Youth Innovator + Scientist

Aditya Mohan is a youth leader in STEM from Ottawa, Ontario who has been awarded numerous scientific competitions with his work on biofuels, HIV, and cancer research. Aditya believes in the power of finding one’s passion as the road to success.

David Qiu

Chief Executive Officer of Castlestone

Founder and CEO of Castlestone, David has been fighting to eliminate poverty since the age of 16 and encouraging other youth to do the same. He believes in the power of human connections in curing homelessness.

Erin Blaskie

Digital Strategist. Writer/Blogger. Speaker. TV/Radio Host. Forbes Inspiring Female Founder to Follow.

Named Forbes Inspiring Female to Follow in 2012, Erin combines entrepreneurship with storytelling to explore how Internet is changing the landscape of traditional businesses.

Hugh Dale-Harris

Educator, Adventurer

Explorer and photographer, Hugh went on a 5 months, 3000-km sledding expeditions, collecting memories from Inuit Elders and capturing astonishing photographs of the great Canadian Arctic.

Lydia Klemensowicz

Wandering Explorer

Lydia is an explorer with a wandering heart. She believes that embracing vulnerability is the key to gaining meaningful experiences and to truly connect with the people that are ‘different’.

Roua Aljied

Spoken word artist

Currently a biomedical engineering student at Carleton University, Roua writes and performs spoken word poetry exposing issues such as racism, human right abuses, and gender identity. She was the first coloured female to win the Ottawa Youth Poetry Slam Champion title.