Theme: Not all Heroes Wear Capes!

To honour the selfless sacrifice of the frontline workers during this COVID-19 pandemic, the students of Dubai Gem Private School are organizing a TEDxYouth event with the theme, "Not all Heroes Wear Capes!" Dubai Gem Private School is excited to collaborate with international speakers, as well as, give local voices a platform to ignite discussions on important Twenty-First-century topics. Our orators will discuss important economic issues, scientific questions and their own personal endeavours hence sparking an unextinguishable fervour that fuels our quest for knowledge. Under, TED's banner, this event hopes to inspire thinkers, spread innovative ideas and engage the community thus stimulating a plethora of mind-boggling ideas!

Dubai Gem Private School
Dubai Gem Pvt. School
Oud Metha Road
Dubai, Dubayy, 00000
United Arab Emirates

Aarya Mehta

Student at Dubai Gem Private School

Aarya is ecstatic to be sharing his happiness, his mistakes and his eccentricity with the world. He will be entwining fascinating scientific phenomena with his own journey, thus imparting the secrets to living the best life you possibly can by using the knowledge you already possess to live what you are learning

Anaishaan Sidhwa

Student at Dubai Gem Private School

Our biological makeup has always fascinated Anaishaan, yet she believes that collectively we so often take our own anatomy for granted that we rarely appreciate it or think about everything it does for us to simply survive. So, through her talk, ‘Is our body a house or a home?’, she hopes to remind you all of the magnificence of this intriguingly complex system we call the human body.

Caroline Leon

Athlete/Entrepreneur

After breaking her back due to a freak accident, Caroline never imagined she could even walk again. Incredibly, Caroline Leon went on to be the first person to climb the fifteen tallest mountains in the Middle East. To spread her message and love for fitness, she founded an organization called "A Life of Fitness" Her talk will focus on her perseverance and motivation through her inspiring journey.

Chantal Line Carpentier

Chief of United Nations Conference on Trade and Development - New York Office

Chantal Line is based in New York City and is the Chief of the NY Office of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development. She has previously worked with the UNDESA on the Sustainable Development Goals Program. Chantal Line also holds a PhD in Agriculture and Environment Economics. Her talk will focus on Involving the Youth to Combat the Current Socio-economic Crisis.

Evo and Zakaria Hannan

Innovator/Educator/Designer

Evo is a renowned designer and educator in the UAE. He has channelled 20 years of educational experience into his passion projects that have made an impact across the globe. Mr Hannan will be delivering a talk with his son, Zakaria, who incidentally is only 7-years-old.

Kiera Fernandes

Student at Dubai Gem Private School

Have you ever wondered about what you can be sure of in a world filled with uncertainty? As a sociology student, Kiera believes that the world around us has always acted as a textbook of sorts and that we learned about society through observing it. However, unlike chemistry or physics, sociology happens to be based on far too many variable factors which is why she thought it would be especially interesting to take a grossly subjective subject and focus purely on the objective parts of it or rather, what remains constant.

Mary Millben

Singer/Actress

Mary is a professional actress and singer based in the United States. She is a Helen Hayes Award Nominee and her accolades include performing for the NFL and three consecutive US Presidents.

Reuben Paul

Student/Cybersecurity expert

At a tender age of 8, Reuben was declared a prodigy in the field of CyberSecurity. Since then, he has given several keynote speeches at International Cybersecurity conferences. To fuel his passion, Reuben created CyberShaolin, which aims to increase our knowledge about cybersecurity. He will be using TED's platform to show us demonstrations and explain the importance of privacy.