Theme: Question the World

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).

Inter Community School Zurich (ICS)
Strubenacher 3
Zumikon, Zürich (de), 8126
Switzerland

Alexandru Amitroaie

Student

Alexandru was born in Romania and studies at Inter-Community School Zurich in Switzerland. At 11, he built his first game for a school recycling initiative. At 13, his startup on AI-based learning (Einsteinly) was selected to participate in the YPO Youth Entrepreneurship program’s finale, this year, at 14, he is speaking about quantum mechanics at TEDxICS Zurich Youth. He hopes to express his passion for physics and math in this talk.

David Kumm

Student

David is a 16-year-old student in the IB DP program, and has been fascinated by cars since a young age. Loving both road cars and race cars, his TEDx talk will be exploring the future of the automotive industry using facts and statistics to conclude if electric cars are the future of an industry he loves.

Friso Broek

Student

Friso is a student at Inter-Community School Zurich. The basis of his TEDx talk is a reflection of his experience which impacted his childhood, his mother's stroke, paired with research into how we as people can best process tragedy.

Makoto Murakami

Student

Makoto is a 16-year-old student attending Inter-Community School Zurich studying the IB DP program. His academic interests include Mathematics and Physics, and in his TEDx talk, will be challenging the idea of Infinity from both a realistic and mathematical stance. In his free time, he loves playing football frequently, as well as watching his favourite team, Arsenal FC, play.

Sara Reynoso Fuentes

Student

Sara is a 16-year-old Mexican student of the DP program. She immigrated to Zurich from her home country at the age of 9 and has been living there ever since. She has been fortunate enough to be able to enjoy a mixture of things such as literature and theatre, to questioning scientific developments and the world around her. She is currently studying Chemistry, Biology, and Psychology in the DP and hopes to study Biochemistry and Cell Biology in the future.

Varun Biniwale

Student

Varun is an International Baccalaureate Student in Zurich. At the age of 7 he discovered his interest in technology, and from the age of 13 he began discovering security vulnerabilities in software built by companies, including Google and MIT's Scratch Foundation. Now, at 17, his TEDxICS Zurich talk is an educational reflection of the time he accidentally discovered a major vulnerability affecting hundreds of schools around the world and the consequences that followed.

Vittoria de Sanctis

Student

Vittoria is a 17 year old Italian-Swiss woman living in Zurich. She takes a liking to playing sports, arts, design and spending quality time with her family and friends. After she graduates high school next year, she intends to take a gap year and then study fashion design. She was drawn to speaking at this TEDx event due to her interest in public speaking and parental encouragement. She chose the topic of happiness to discuss because is very passionate about it and wanted to share her experience with others. When asked to describe herself in 3 words, she chose “Loyal, Stubborn and Creative.”.