Theme: Beyond Boundaries

In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TEDTalks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. These local, self-organized events are branded TEDx, where x = independently organized TED event. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events are self-organized (subject to certain rules and regulations).

PBIS Libus Campus Theatre
960/12 Brunelova
Praha, Praha 4, 14200
Czech Republic

Guillermo Alda

AI Entrepreneur

Guillermo is an AI expert and Web3 entrepreneur with a 20+ career in building organizations that use cutting edge, transformative technologies.

Joshua Hayden

Lecturer

Josh Hayden earned his doctorate in higher education leadership and policy from Vanderbilt University in the U.S. and has published and taught in the field of leadership studies for the past ten years. His research interests are Václav Havel’s moral leadership, leadership ethics and change, self-awareness, and adaptive leadership theory and practice. Josh led the Quality Enhancement Plan on Scholarship, Learning, and Academic Mentoring at Cumberland University and built executive education leadership programs at Lipscomb University, both in Nashville, Tennessee. He has worked with community, educational and organizational leaders in Haiti, India, Kazakhstan, Ethiopia, Uganda, and Brazil. His wife and 4 children love the outdoors, the arts, sports, traveling, and he plays the banjo in his spare time.

Lene Mordal

Counselor

Lene Mordal is originally from Norway. She has a degree in psychology and social sciences, is a licenced CBT therapist and is currently a fresh entrepreneur with her own counseling service for youth and adults in Prague. She has worked for a long time in public services and NGOs with youth empowerment with diverse groups, both at-risk youth, marginalized youth and high achieving youth. Her simultaneous work on both grass root and structural levels for diversity, equality and crime prevention has resulted in policy changes in her field. In her last project, called the Democracy Project, she was working with youth to expand the space for expression and free speech, cultivate a “community for disagreement” and support youth to be the force against polarization. Lene is dedicated in her conviction that community engagement and participation in issues outside personal gain is the only true way to happiness.

Lizi Liklikadze

Graphic Designer

Lizi Liklikadze was born in 2001 in Tbilisi, Georgia, amid a period when the quality of life in Georgia was still quite poor. Her parents, writer Lela Zhorzholiani and journalist Koba Liklikadze, were offered the opportunity by Radio Liberty to live more fulfilling lives in the Czech Republic after the Russo-Georgia War in 2008, in recognition of her father's bravery in risking his life to document the truths of the war. Relocating to the Czech Republic introduced Lizi to an international environment, exposing her to diverse cultures, perspectives, and an elevated quality of life previously unexplored. Graduating from the Prague British International School in 2019, Lizi went on to complete a Bachelor of Arts in 2023 with a specialization in graphic design. Lizi's artistic passions, including singing and acting in Prague theaters, propelled her into a successful artistic career during university, and she is now in the process of founding her own theater company.

Lucie Skopkova

Data Protection Analyst

Lucie Škopková has completed her university studies at King's College London, City University of London, and Charles University Prague and holds a Masters degree in Media and Communications and a Masters degree in International Relations. She is currently based in London, United Kingdom and works for an international fintech company as a Data Privacy and GRC analyst. In 2023, Lucie has earned her Certified Information Privacy Professional certificate for Europe and focuses on ensuring compliance with GDPR and global data privacy regulations. In the past, Lucie has worked in the public sector, including the Embassy of the Czech Republic in London and the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic. She has focused her academic research on the region of Central and Eastern Europe and on the scope of hybrid threats and hybrid warfare. Lucie is passionate about art, literature, and languages and looks forward to travelling the world in her free time.

Tom Riley

IB Student

Tom Riley, 17, does not yet have a doctorate. He is not yet a CEO of a Forbes 500 company, nor has he yet discovered his philanthropic purpose in life. What he is though, at this stage, is an enthusiastic and ambitious International Baccalaureate student at PBIS, where his main interests of study are History, Business Management and English Language & Literature. Outside of school, Tom works part-time as an English teacher at an internationally renowned language-school, where he shares his curiosity and desire to learn with his young students. Tom balances his intellectual endeavours with a life-long passion for football, having actively played since the age of 4. His biggest achievement is captaining the youth team of his local football club to their first league title in over a decade, and he hopes to soon achieve similar successes in other spheres of life, with his eyes set on various humanities courses at some of the world’s most prestigious universities.