Theme: Growth

Trees grow through nutrients, and ideas grow through sharing. TEDxYouth@SilverSpurRd features diverse speakers from many continents on earth, to speak their minds about relevant issues today. Students are not heard, living or dying, are just a few topics discussed. Be prepared to change your view of the world.

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Alexandra Wong

Johns Hopkins Neuroscience Undergraduate

Alexandra is a student at Johns Hopkins University studying neuroscience. In her free time, she conducts auditory system research with the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and she co-founded a startup, Cognitivae (cognitivae.com), that destigmatizes mental health access with 4 chatbots that diagnose and treat 9 mental health illnesses. She was recently recognized as a Johns Hopkins Neuroscience Scholar, one of the top deaf/hard-of-hearing undergraduate neuroscience researchers nationwide, for her work. She is also passionate about disability advocacy, making college accessible for all, and interdisciplinary writing.

George Elerick

behavioral scientist, social psychologist and comedian

George Elerick is a behavioral scientist, social psychologist and comedian. He has worked with the United Nations, Los Angeles film companies, national charities, mental health nonprofits and educational organizations building out postmodern behavioral frameworks to optimize processes and human behaviors. He is working on an upcoming book that explores human behavior, Apes in a Void: An Irreverent But Scientific Exploration Of Why Human Behavior Doesn't Make Us Human (2021). He lives in Los Angeles with his wife & 2 children.

Kevin Wang

High School Student

Kevin Wang is a grade 11 student enrolled at Heritage Woods Secondary, a school in the Greater Vancouver Area of Canada. He's passionate about business and writing, with key interests in entrepreneurship, the stock market, and fiction-writing. A student both literally and at heart, his main focuses are self-improvement and learning.

Misha Kouzeh

multilingual entrepreneur, consultant and adjunct professor at UCLAx

Misha Kouzeh is a multilingual entrepreneur, consultant and adjunct professor at UCLAx with expertise in digital marketing, social impact and sustainability across three continents. She has worked with organizations such as Coca-Cola, Unilever, the United Nations' World Health Organization as well as Cal State Universities and various nutrition technology companies to leverage the power of marketing, social impact and education to drive positive change. You can find more about her background and connect with her on linkedin.com/in/mkouzeh.

Moulik Mishra

High School Student

Moulik is young and ambitious speaker, Having had loads of experience after living in multiple continents and being able to experience unique cultures has led him to achieve success via a new and innovative method.

Tânia de Abreu Carvalho

Lifestyle Doctor, Community Oriented Psychiatrist and Family and Community Doctor.

Dra. Tânia Abreu Carvalho is a Lifestyle Doctor, Community Oriented Psychiatrist and Family and Community Doctor. She acts as a manager in health care line drawings and emphasizes the People-Centered Approach as the central strategy of productive Encounters and Positive affects as pillars of people's Mental Health.

Uditi Sharma

High School Student

Uditi(she/her) is a high school sophomore from Dubai, UAE. She loves creating products at the intersection of technology, entrepreneurship, and design to uplift different communities. She enjoys taking part in hackathons, Model UN conferences and learning new things to make an impact in the world!.