Theme: Expanding the horizon of possibilities

The theme of BCP Faisalabad’s first TEDx Youth Event is, “Expanding the horizon of possibilities”.

Soren Kierkegaard said, “The malady of our age is mediocrity.” We find ourselves a century and a half later, and yet, the blind imitation of the ordinary plagues the boundless peripheries of human potential. Rarely do we encounter individual tides that bluntly rage against the stormy currents of the ocean. Society has numbed our senses to the extraordinary and manacled us with the hapless pursuit of the typical.

Here at TEDxYouth@BCPFaisalabad, however, we commemorate the pearls that were born against the pangs of the sea, and diamonds that glistened under the dark gravity of the earth. We share a platform with individuals that dared to be different and succeeded in their quest. As "a road well begun is a battle half won," we treat this event as a trampoline that will propel us to greater heights and enable us to see a view that is more vast and profound.

Beaconhouse College Programme Faisalabad
204-RB, New Gulshan-e-Iqbal, East Canal Road, Faisalabad
Faisalabad, Punjab, 38000
Pakistan

Amer Jamil

Biochemistry Professor

Prof. Amer Jamil has more than 30 years of teaching, research and community service in science and education. One of the major contributions by Prof. Jamil is the “Dot” concept. He has given the Dot concept to bring personal and professional excellence to the people. He has shared this concept with a large community through social media and lectures to people from diverse disciplines. Prof. Jamil is also pioneered in the region offering hands-on training on Molecular Techniques at the national level for students and young faculty. One major contribution of Prof. Jamil in the popularization of science is that he developed a full set of online Lecture Series in Molecular Biology and other related topics and uploaded them on YouTube so that the students from different universities may get benefit from it.

Hassan Kamal Wattoo

Lawyer, Columnist, Youth activist

Hassan Kamal is a lawyer, columnist, and youth activist from Okara. He writes a regular column for Dawn, and is the co-founder of the youth-powered digital media startup, Naye Nazariye.

Nayab Jan

Activist

Nayab is a social activist, journalist and Entrepreneur who has appeared in various interviews and podcasts. She is known for advocating women’s rights. She has also co-hosted ‘Nayab Iffat show’ on the YouTube channel ‘Native Media’ as well as a morning show on AAP News. Moreover, she’s an author aspiring to urban development.

Zoraiz Riaz

Singer, Musician, Photographer, Cinematographer

Zoraiz Riaz. A LUMS graduate, Digital Marketer and musician. He is the founder of the world's largest Facebook group for covid "Corona Recovered Warriors" now known as "Health Warriors" which has been featured in The New York Times, Reuters, Guardian, DW* and 50+ global papers. Zoraiz has also been featured on the LUMS website as a significant impact creator. His group strength is above 340000 members and to date, his group has helped resolve over 70000 queries on his digital forum and managed the supply of food, provision of free cylinders, medical assistance and helped various cases of cancer and dialysis as well.