Theme: Out of the Ordinary

The theme for this year’s TEDxUniMannheim event will be “Out of the Ordinary”. We will invite courageous speakers who talk about jaw-dropping ideas. We would like to bring people from diverse backgrounds together in order to discuss a wide range of inspiring topics. Our aim is to give the participants an extraordinary perspective which makes them reflect their own perceptions and triggers them to think out of the box - because big changes always start with out-of-the-ordinary ideas.

We would like to organize TEDxUniMannheim for all students and staff of the University of Mannheim as well as for students from other local universities. However, we do not want to limit the audience to students and are happy to welcome any TEDx fan, innovator or out-of-the-box-thinker. Offering people with different academic and professional backgrounds a platform to connect is one of our main goals.

Team TEDxUniMannheim is an international group of 25 students who have set the goal to establish an annual top-tier event at the University of Mannheim. We want to establish lasting connections between talented students, remarkable scientists, artists, entrepreneurs, and innovators in order to create a network that encourages both mutual learning and the spreading of innovative ideas.

Zeughaus C5 Weltkulturen - Reiss Engelhorn Museum
C5
Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg, 68159
Germany

Ada Salas

International Business Process Consultant

Ada is a wife, mother, women’s advocate and business process consultant, in that order. She gained international job experience by working in multinational consulting firms and as a freelance in LatAm, Europe, South-Africa, and ASIA. She believes that self-confidence and empathy are the two key factors to unfold yourself and succeed in a multicultural environment. Ada is convinced that women in a professional set-up are something to keep up working on this century reason why she is passionate about connecting like-minded business women; her theory is that women’s destiny is still in women’s hands by supporting each other.

Jack Nasher

Jack Nasher is a bestselling author, advisor and academic. He studied and taught at Oxford University and is currently a professor at Munich Business School. Jack founded the NASHER Negotiation Institute that trains and advises exclusively on the topic of negotiation. His books were on Germany’s national bestseller list for months and were published in Russia, Korea, China etc. Articles by and about him have appeared in the Harvard Business Review, the Huffington Post and Handelsblatt. An avid mentalist, he frequently shows his mind mysteries at the World Famous Magic Castle in Hollywood/California.

Kaene Disepo

Founder of Siness Group (Pty) LTD. & Inspired Horizons Association

Kaene Disepo is a young visionary from Botswana who has just graduated in BSc International Relations at the London School of Economics and Political Science. He was recently recognised as a ‘Rare Rising Star’ and came second in the Top Ten Black Students in the U.K. 2017. He is a prolific speaker, activist who lives by the mantra #DiplomaticMissions. Having started his Botswana-based conglomerate, Siness Group in 2015, the company now deals with real estate and property development, media and transport. Kaene this September will begin his MSc in Development Management at the LSE, before returning home to his investments.

Katharina Jung

Founder of GlobalMatch e.V.

Katharina is a 23-year- old change maker from Germany. Already at the age of 14 she has travelled to South Africa, Uganda and Ruanda. In her academic life she focuses on (post)colonialism, nation state theories and international relations. While working for the federal ministry of economic cooperation and development she gained practical experiences regarding governmental relations with the so called “Global South.” Out of these experiences she founded GlobalMatch in 2015, a platform with the aim to connect people from different parts of the world in order to discuss ideas, work together and learn about new perspectives. Moreover, she is a passionate Greenpeace activist and Project Coach.

Michael Kurth

Systemic Coach, Rapper "Curse"

Michael Kurth is one of the architects of german Rap Music: as “Curse” he has been releasing music since 1996, with lyrics about “the strive for happiness, for meaning, for fulfillment” (F.A.Z.). A radical change in his life led him to Meditation, Buddhism and systemic Coaching – in which he is certified by the INEKO Institute at the University of Cologne. He shares his passion for growth and experience, as well as glimpses of his unusual biography, with listeners through his Podcast “Meditation, Coaching & Life”. As a speaker and Coach, he is involved in numerous Workshops and Seminars. At the moment, he is finishing his seventh Album as well as his first book.

Omar Abousena

Business Student

Omar is a student with a deep passion for storytelling, design and artificial intellgence. Working and developing on several social entrepreneurial projects, he delights himself in finding new ways to convey ideas and experiences to different audiences.

Rafael de Mestre

Electric Car Enthusiast

Born in Spain near Barcelona, competition dancer for 20 years, developed the democratic companymodel TRON and implemented it 2002 in Germany, bought 2011 his first electric car, since then EV enthusiast and winner of several EV rallies. Organizing extreme EV challenges ([www.ecograndprix.com]www.ecograndprix.com) and supporting events to accelerate EVolution, pushing boundaries to the limit. Living since 2008 in Romania being CEO of several companies working in the areas of IT and EV infrastructure. Drove around the world in world record time twice and is planning to repeat it in 2020 (project[www.80edays.com]www.80edays.com)

Ricardo Martins

World Traveler

Born in Rio de Janeiro, 32 year old Ricardo Martins, graduated in Maketing and Social Sciences. He specializes in Business Coaching as well as Urban Planning. Working in conjunction with the Brazilian Federal University and the NGO "Transporte Ativo", Ricardo has been traveling around the world on his charming bamboo bike "Dulcinea" in order to discover new cultures and people. The goal of this Bamboo Trip is to find innovative and sustainable urban panning solutions, that incorporate the use of bicycles as meaningful ways of commute and transportation. He has published a book, and is also organizing motivational workshops and lectures in universities, private companies and schools around Brazil.

Stefanie Stanislawski

Founder & CEO of Predictive People LTD

She is an advocate for three causes: Millennials, Women at the Workplace and the Future of Work. She has an ongoing project for each topic: she’s the CEO of Predictive People, a software that uses an AI algorithm to identify disengagement patterns in employees; she’s the Head of Innovation at Catenon Worldwide Executive Search; she’s a blogger and an international speaker creator of Proudly Millennial.com, and she’s the German Ambassador of Vital Voices. Throughout her career she has consistently found ways to be a connector: between women and HR, HR and Millennials, and Millennials and the future of the workplace as we know it.