Theme: Global Issues

Jumeirah College presents its fourth TEDx event. Here, speakers, flourishing in the medium of public speaking have selected specific topics to the theme of global issues, from 11-year-olds to 18-year-olds, a wide plethora of skillsets, topics and experiences will be presented at this conference. With each diverse talk, speakers aim to raise awareness for a specific branch of issues we face on a daily basis.

Jumeirah College
19th Street, Al Safa, Dubai
Dubai, Dubayy, 74856
United Arab Emirates

Aarohi Reshamiya

Student

Aarohi is a year 8 at Jumeirah College who has a deep passion for animals, this talk is truly close to her heart as she mentions to ruthlessness animals face as well as an insight in their perception of their horrific living conditions.

Aastha Reshamiya

Student

Aastha Reshamiya talks about how crucial it is to be self-dependent. Aastha is a year 8 student at Jumeirah college. She enjoys cooking, dancing, writing poetry as well as playing the keyboard. She aspires to be a lawyer in the future and help unprivileged children. Her talk explores how important it is to be self-dependent and not doing so can come with major consequences.

Arit Mukherjee

Student

Arit Mukherjee is a Year 8 student studying at Jumeirah College, Dubai. He has numerous passions revolving around public speaking, model united nations and debates. Arit enjoys playing the guitar, is an avid reader and likes to keep up with current world affairs. In his talk, Arit discusses a topic he takes interest in, economic inequality, while taking a look at its history and why it is detrimental to society.

Arnav Jain

Student

A year 9 student at Jumeirah College, Arnav Jain speaks about a topic that is rather common yet rarely understood. With his talk, he aims to inspire actions that attempt to resolve such a brutal issue.

Inesh Mukherjee

Student

Inesh Mukherjee, a 16-year-old student at Jumeirah College, talks about Relative poverty and why it must be addressed. After watching a documentary on poverty in England, he was inspired to read more about the subject and realised that relative poverty was such a potent issue in most countries, yet it isn't addressed enough. With his speech, he aspires to spread awareness about the subject.

Mia Ghrayeb

Student

Fake news does not only disrupt society, but also the economy and the deep roots of democracy. Everyone is entitled to their opinion, but not their own facts. In this era of incredible news stories, deep fake, photoshop and special effects, we can’t trust anymore everything we see. You will change the way you use any form of media after you hear Mia’s talk. Why? Because you are the media. After conducting her research, Mia Ghrayeb will share some tips about how we can fight the spread of falsehood and staying well informed in this rapidly changing world.