Theme: DECIPHER

Almost every day, we’re inspired by the simplest things around us. It needn't be mindblowing; simple, awe-inspiring written words, doodles, or painted banners usually do. Consequently you start to develop different thoughts that turn into ideas that could be someone else’s inspiration into creativity.
This deeply relates to our natural keenness to discover, to understand, to decipher!
When you’re a toddler, you experience things through your sense. You swallow legos, you feel electricity and you smell paint. You decipher the world around you every step through your way into adulthood. Once you’re old enough, you start assuming that you’ve mastered the codes of the world, that you have successfully comprehended what’s surrounding you, interact with it and influence it. You come across sceneries every day; you grasp a thought but you might never turn it into an idea.
TEDxCairoUniversity’s second generation promises to help the rebirth of your sense of wonder. Through our event, we will assist your deciphering of your life. We invite you to relish a whole day of inspiring ideas. If you’re up for the mind treat.

كل يوم بنمر بحاجات بسيطة بس ممكن تلهمنا. مش لازم الحاجات دي تكون عبقرية مع كونها بسيطة. بالعكس, الكلمات والرسومات البسيطة تقدر تلهمنا, الإلهام ده بيتحول لأفكار خلاقة والأفكار دي بدورها بتلهم أشخاص غيرنا إنهم يفكروا, يخلقوا ويبدعوا.
ده مرتبط جداً بفطرتنا اللي اتخلقنا عليها كبشر; الفطرة الفضولية اللي بتخلينا نكتشف, نفهم و نفك شفرات العالم من حوالينا.
مثال على كده لنا كنّا أطفال صغيرين, كان دايماً عندنا الفضول إننا نكتشف كل حاجة حوالينا باستخدام كل حواسنا. كنّا بنبلع ألعابنا, أو بنحط إيدينا في كبس الكهربا أو حتى نحب اننا نشم ريحة الدهانات. لما كبرنا, بنفتكر إننا بقينا عارفين كل شفرات العالم من حوالينا بما فيهم شفراتنا احنا كبني آدمين, لكن دايماً بتقابلنا الحاجة اللي بتخلينا نحس اننا عمرنا ما هنوصل للكمال, دايماً حواسنا شغالة لكن عمرنا ما قدرنا كنون فكرة عن كل حاجة شفناها أو سمعناها.

الجيل التاني من TEDxCairoUniversity بيوعدكم بإحياء القدرة على التعجب من اللي بنشوفه كل يوم وبالتالي القدرة على التفكر والتفكير في كل حاجة بنشوفها ونسمعها كل يوم وبالتالي القدرة على فك الشفرات من حوالينا.

Conference Hall- Al kasr Al Aini
Faculty of Medicine-Cairo University
Cairo, Al Qāhirah, 11562
Egypt

Ahmed Samir

Ahmed Samir is a mechanical Engineering Graduate from the American University in Cairo. During his time at AUC, he started several projects including an online news channel called Good Morning AUC, a fitness team and his popular science channel, Egychology. In Egychology, samir tackles social oriented questions, offering scientific explanations and reasoning for many daily questions.

Alaa Said

19 years old Alaa Said is a student in the English section of Cairo University's Faculty of Mass Communication. Aside from being an ex-radio at Horytna Radio, Alaa Always strives to find passion in her life namely through photography, writing, and art.

Jailan Yasser

Entering her fourth year in college, Jailan believes in the power of student activities and extra curricular activities in developing youth. Jailan has been part of ALMUN her entire college years, started as a delegate and became a secretariat twice. Jailan has also joined other activities such as AIESEC CU and the theater team.

Mohamed Maher

Mohamed Maher is the first Egyptian to master the art of "Mentalism" or sleight of mind. Since the age of 17, he enthralled audience across Morocco, Tunisia, England, and Egypt. His client list includes "Meditel" and "ONA group". Maher's unique style of performing blends Magic of the mind and psychology to not only entertain people, but more importantly to enlighten their minds, and change their perspective.

Youssef Ibrahim

Youssef was a student at Cairo University, Faculty of Engineering. He is a part of the team that won the 4th place at the Shell-Eco Marathon competition, and the team that won the 3rd place at the European Rover Challenge in Poland in 2014. He was also part of the ASME Human Powered Vehicle Cairo University, and also an official team member at the formula student Hungary racing event in 2015.