Theme: 2084: Knowledge is Strength

On Saturday the 16th of June 2018, we will be hosting a TEDX talk at the Haut-Lac primary school. TED is an international organisation which hosts a multitude of conferences throughout the world, with the aim to share ideas worth spreading. Our theme for this first edition of TEDXHautLacSchool is 2084: Knowledge is Strength, and will thus focus on building an utopian future. This event will be a great opportunity for valuable ideas to be exchanged for the future of a number of industries, as well as for the general direction in which our future is evolving.
If you would be interested in attending or simply receiving more information about our event, please reach out to us via email. We would also like to ask you to share this project with your entourage.
How do you view the future? Does technology always serve human improvement? Is evolution always enviable? How can we shape the future to be universally optimal?
If you believe that you or any of your contacts have ideas worth spreading about these questions, or the topic as a whole, do not hesitate to contact us via email once again in order to arrange a potential featuring.

Looking forward to hearing from each and everyone of you.

The TEDxHautLacSchool team.

For more information, contact us by email at TEDx@haut-lac.ch

TEDxHautLacSchool
26 Chemin de Pangires
St-Légier-La Chiésaz, Vaud (fr), 1806
Switzerland

Brian Condenanza

Young Entrepreneur

Brian Condenanza is a young internet entrepreneur and blockchain advisor from Argentina. He is the CEO and founder of Fluo Shoes, a LED shoes company he founded in 2015, that had their products shared by influential media outlets such as the Huffington Post, The New York Times and the New York Mag. In his role of advisor, Brian helped different blockchain startups to raise over $100M in funding and promote their products and platforms to new audiences. Brian is also the Editor-In Chief at Revista Bitcoin, a Spanish speaking magazine dedicated to Bitcoin, Ethereum and other cryptocurrencies. This February, Brian participated in the 21st session of The Youth Assembly at the United Nations Headquarters in NYC, with the role of Delegate, organized on the theme of "Innovation and Collaboration for a Sustainable World".

Charles Foster

Professor in Medical Ethics

Charles Foster is a Fellow of Green Templeton College, University of Oxford, a member of the Oxford Law Faculty, and a practising barrister. He has been involved in many of the key cases in medical law, including the assisted suicide litigation in the House of Lords and the Supreme Court. He is the author of many books, including Identity and Personhood in the Law, Altruism, Welfare and the Law, Medical Law: A Very Short Introduction, Human Dignity in Bioethics and Law, Choosing Life, Choosing Death: The Tyranny of autonomy in medical ethics and law.

Diego Donis

Psychologist

Diego is a passionate educator who considers himself a citizen of the world, although unfortunately his Spanish accent often gives him away! Through sports and contemplative practices, his goal is to help his students unfold the potential they already have within. He also aims to help them develop the appropriate values to become agents of change that contribute to a better, fairer and more pacific world. He studied a Sports Science degree and a Master in Education, has completed several professional development courses – some related to mindfulness and yoga – and is currently working on a MSc in Psychology at the University of Glasgow. In spite of his formal education, he considers that it is his awareness in his every-day life choices that defines him best and what sets the example for his students.

Edward Girardet

Journalist and Editor

Edward Girardet is a Swiss-American editor, journalist and author who first focused on general reporting in Europe, but soon specialised in humanitarian and war reporting. He has covered major global crises since the late 1970s - including the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan in 1979. He also produced a highly-acclaimed African Journey series. Girardet has worked on many documentaries about war, environmental and cultural issues in Africa. He has won several awards including a year-long Master of Studies in Law/Journalism at Yale Law School. He was co-founder of Media Action International, editor of the Essential Field Guides as well as author of several books. He is now editor and publisher of Global Geneva magazine, which focuses on major issues ranging from humanitarian response and conflict mediation. He is also a Journalism Fellow at the Geneva Centre for Security Policy in Geneva.

Goranka Tanackovic

Geneticist and CEO

Goranka Tanackovic was trained as a scientist and holds PhD degrees from the University of Zagreb and University of Geneva. Simultaneously, she successfully completed an entrepreneurship program at Babson College, Wellesley, USA. During her academic career, she successfully led various research projects, obtained numerous research grants. Results of her work are recognized through the publications in high-impact peer-reviewed journals. Since 2011, she is the CEO of Gene Predictis, a pioneering Swiss company specialized in precision medicine offering innovative diagnostic tools based on genetics that allow tailored treatments for patients.

John Andrews

Author and Journalist Specialising in World Politics

John Andrews is a senior editor for Project Syndicate and a contributing editor for The Economist. In his role as TV interviewer for the annual World Policy Conference, he regularly interacts with prominent decisionmakers. He was The Economist's most experienced foreign correspondent through a 24-year career with postings throughout the world. Before joining The Economist, Andrews, a Cambridge graduate in classical and modern Arabic, lived in the Arab world, first as an academic and then as a journalist. Andrews, an ex-Hearst journalism fellow at USC, has written two books on Asia, and contributed to several books, including the Encyclopaedia Britannica. In 2010 he published The Economist Book of Isms. His latest book is The World in Conflict: understanding the world's troublespots, a penetrating analysis of present-day conflicts published under The Economist imprint. Andrews co-edited Megachange: The World in 2050, which examines the key developments that will determine our future.

Laura Penn

Public Speaking Coach

An internationally acclaimed public speaking expert and Founding Director of The Public Speaking School , Dr. Laura Penn transforms how we present and speak in public. Throughout her years as a professional speaker coach, she has empowered thousands of speakers both on and off camera and on TEDx and TED-like stages around the globe, to deliver the best talks of their lives. This work and her eclectic background as a Ph.D.-level scientist and lifelong performer in theatre and dance, have led Laura to develop a game-changing formula for learning the art of effective public speaking. Radical in it’s approach, Laura’s innovative formula transforms speakers into engaging, powerful and successful communicators who “enthuse, inspire and feel good whenever they present and speak in public”.

Philippe Morel

Surgeon

Dr. Philippe Morel is a professor at the Faculty of Medicine of Geneva and doctor in the visceral surgery department at the Geneva University Hospital. He obtained his Federal Diploma of Medicine at the University of Geneva in 1978. Thereafter he specialized in the field of surgery with a year of specialisation from 1984-1985 in Birmingham (England) in the field of colorectal surgery. He then specialized successively from 1988-1991 in Minneapolis, University Hospital of Minnesota and Pittsburg, Presbyterian Hospital in the state of Pasadena in the United States, in the organ transplantation field.