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GEMS Wellington Academy Silicon Oasis
DSO
Dubai, Dubayy, 49746
United Arab Emirates

Afra Atiq

Spoken word artist

Afra Atiq is an Emirati award-winning poet and PhD candidate, having recently won the Special Achievement Award at the Arab Women Awards and the 2017 ADMAF creativity Award. Additionally, she has performed at the Louvre Abu Dhabi and taken to the stage at Dubai Opera. With a passion for learning, education and community service, she spends a significant part of her time taking her craft into schools and universities.

Anmol Anoop

Student

Prodigy. Genius. Smart. These are just some of the words most commonly used to describe Anmol Anoop. But she seems to dislike the last one in particular. At TEDxYouth@WSO, Anmol plans to unpack the cliches of being smart, and why it shouldn't be mutually exclusive to academic achievement.

Anoushka Gaur

Student

Looking at a future in government and politics, Anoushka is a 17 year old who chooses to look at the brighter side of things. Having lived through her fair share of adversity, she comes to TEDxYouth@WSO with the lessons she's learnt along the way. On this stage, she talks about redefining human experience.

Asli Beyza Gul

Student

Ever learnt something conventionally boring in an unconventionally fun way? Asli did, and now she wants to tell the world how her innovative take on mathematics made her think differently about the way we learn.

Mashal Waqar

COO and Co-founder at The Tempest

Mashal Waqar is the COO and Co-founder of The Tempest. She's a startup mentor, accessibility advocate, and LOTR fanatic. She was awarded "Young Leader of the Year" award at the 19th Global WIL Economic Forum. She has been mentioned in over 20 international and regional publications. When she's not trying to be productive, she's usually recording covers off Youtube karaokes.

Shayaan Hashmi

Student

How often do we stop and really think about the impact of our words? Shayaan does, and he's here to tell us why we all should do the same.

Soneni Banda

Student Athlete

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Vedank Sapolia

Student Debater

Avid debater and a read-abouter of happenings around the world, Vedank loves to solve puzzles and dissect the most intricate problems the world faces today. One of these rising occurrences is AI. Have humans left slavery in the past or has it manifested itself in our present and near future? What defines personhood? Who and what can be enslaved? Vedank intends to take you on a journey to find out.