Theme: What if?

TEDxYouth@Hanoi is a student led event with the aims to spread new ideas among the community as a whole. It is an independently organized TED conference aiming to provide a platform for young future leaders to share new ideas related to their passion to a wide audience. We connect youth over a range of varied networks within Hanoi and allow the speakers to convey their messages to fellow young future leaders.

TEDxYouth@Hanoi 2019 is a half day experience for people who cares about ideas, connections and curiosity. Join us and hear from some of the most intriguing students from Hanoi and beyond as they explore this event’s theme “What If..."

Our world have evolved in a certain way, but looking back, how did we get to where we are right now? This year's TEDxYouth@Hanoi explores the theme of What if... opening a pathway to a world of more possibilities.

Throughout June 8th, our lineup of young speakers will share their visions for the future generation, and for the wider one that we are all a part of. From the unique backgrounds in education and culture, their perspectives will present you with a myriad of intricate ideas which could lead to endless possibilities within the foreseeable future.

UNIS Hanoi
Ciputra, T7 - No 12
Hanoi, Ha Noi, 10000
Vietnam

ChoHaryoung Cho

Hanoi International School student

Hello! I'm Haryoung, and I am a junior at Hanoi International School. I am a Wild Rhino Youth Ambassador appointed by the Wilderness Foundation two years ago, and I have since been working on trying to raise awareness on the problematic issue of rhino consumption in Vietnam, which consequently leads to increased rhino poaching in many African countries. I am excited to further delve into this issue during this TedxYouth event.

Gypsy School Girls

The Gypsy School girls is a student band from UNIS Hanoi.

Harrison Wallace

United Nations International School student

Harrison Wallace is a tenth grade student currently finishing his fourth year at UNIS Hanoi. Before coming to Vietnam, he also lived in Bangladesh, Ghana and the United Kingdom. He decided to create a TED Talk in order to share the knowledge and experience he's gained after creating his own club, Meet Medical, alongside Serena Mohanty.

Homelessness Group

Group of 4 students at UNIS Hanoi who made their mission this year (2019) to learn about homelessness.

Joshua Scott

Joshua Scott is a Grade 11 student at UNIS Hanoi. He is a percussionist and guitar enthusiast. His passion for the performance art began at the age of 9 and has grown over the years spent at UNIS. He enjoys all things musical and thrives on the thrill that comes with performing for a live audience.

Jung Hwan Park

United Nations International School student

As a current 11 grader attending the Korean International School (KIS), Jung Hwan was always attracted to the idea of studying and learning math as an adolescent. With the announcement of a TEDxYouth being hosted this year, It appealed to him as this was a opportunity for him to present his experiences and his journeys in front of a public audience. He hopes that his passion for the mathematics could be appreciated by the youth since through his eyes, math is also a form of art.

Kang Ji Yoon

United Nation International School student

I'm a Grade 11 Korean student enrolled in United Nations International School. Being a very active student both academically and artistically, the only subject that I really didn't like since elementary was math. However, throughout my middle and high school, I realized the significance of math around myself and found that math isn't just a boring subject but a very interesting subject to learn. Through this Ted Talk, I want everyone else to be mesmerized by Mathematics beauty like me.

Maisie Cu

Upcoming First Year Student at Ontario College of Art and Design University (OCAD U)

Maisie is a TCK who grew up in different countries throughout her life , a sexual assaults survivor who wants to bring her stories forward for young women to embrace their sexualities. During the course of her gap year, Maisie is currently elected as 2019 Vietnamese Youth Ambassador for the Asia Pacific along with being holding the status of Ambassador for the 24th Youth Assembly in Washington DC by Friendship Ambassadors Foundation. She is one in 27 funded entrepreneurs by YSI SEA in Singapore to create a start up in pertaining sustainable development. She is also a Youth Advocate for New Zealand Amnesty International regarding human rights status of refugees.

Serena Mohanty

United Nations International School student

Serena Mohanty is a tenth grade student who co-founded Meet Medical, a service group which aims to provide first aid kits and hygiene supplies to local schools. Her passion in medicine as well as the rewards of service drives her to fulfill this group's objectives. Living in South East Asia for most of her life, she has had the opportunity to see firsthand the reality of those who are less fortunate. This has inspired her to take action by helping others learn the importance of hygiene as well as showing first aid responses.

Shin Jinny

United Nations International School student

Jinny Shin has a passion for music that has inspired her from the age of 4. After recognizing the delight music brings, she continued her musical journey as a clarinetist. She has participated in various concerts both as a band member and a soloist both in and out of school. Following her journey, she discovered how music was belittled as an academic subject. As a student from UNIS Hanoi, she wants to inform people on the importance of music, and how people should start recognizing music more as an important element to people's daily lives.

Wonsik & Chikashi & Beomjoon & Khoi

Students

These 4 fantastic UNIS Hanoi learners made it their mission this year (2019) to learn about homelessness and how we can be more dedicated to helping people in need.

Zoe Banh & Ivy Nakagawa

Students

Zoe and Ivy are amazing Grade students at UNIS Hanoi who dedicated themselves to learning and understanding the complexities of LGBTQ+ labels and the lives that live in those labels.