Theme: Riptides

Our theme is “Riptides.” In the riptides, we often face challenges and opportunities. Whether it is the rapid development of science and technology or the complexity and diversity of social problems, we need to find our own direction in the riptides. As American writer Sarah Kay once said, “Riptides are currents that remind us of our courage, pulling us toward new directions, even when they frighten us.”

The black box theater in Jinan Xinhang Foreign Language School
Jinan Xinhang Foreign Language School (No.27803 Jingshi East Rd., Licheng District)
Jinan, Shandong, 250016
China

Chenhao Liu

Researcher of Cognitive Psychology

Liu ChenHao, a graduate student in psychology. He has been working for Mininfinity during 2017-2024, mainly responsible for the operation and coordination of offline activities. This organization focuses on the problem of educational inequality in relatively disadvantaged areas and strives to bring diversified and abundant activities to children there. He considers “anti-utilitarianism” and “eliminating educational inequality” as main concerns and hopes to find solutions to these issues from the perspective of high school and college students.

Clarisse Poon

Youth Changemaker

Clarisse Poon is a Grade 10 student at St. Paul’s Co-educational College in Hong Kong. Recognized as Dr. Anissa Chan Student of the Year for 3 consecutive years and Top 10 HK Outstanding Teen, her accolades include the Grand Student Innovation Award at HKICT Awards, High Distinction in John Locke Essay Competition, and representing HK at Oxford Schools’ Debate. As Founder and President of Light Their Rights, an NGO founded in 2020 to promote educational equality and youth volunteering, she has spearheaded initiatives like STEM courses for Zambian children and village school exchanges. Clarisse has been invited to speak at HK Legal Week, HK SDG Summit, Principals’ Forum, etc. She also strives to address social issues at a legislative level, earning 1st prize in National Constitution Competition, selected to draft policies for a Policy Address, and present at Legislative Council meetings on issues like child abuse.

Qianyi Su

Student at Jinan Xinhang Experimental Foreign Language School

She is dedicated to researching misogyny in everyday language and frequently participates in speaking engagements.

Qiyu Liu

Performer (not speaker)

Student at Jinan Xinhang Experimental School

Shichu Sun

PhD student at the Chinese Academy of Sciences, bassist of a post-rock band

PhD candidate at the School of Frontier Interdisciplinary Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, focusing on multimodal interaction and embodied intelligence research, currently participating in the National AI Big Model Project (Qiyuan Laboratory Nine-Grid Big Model). Bassist of a post-rock band. Understanding the complex world from the perspective of music and philosophy, committed to providing solutions to social problems through technological innovation, and pursuing a more balanced integration of science, technology and humanities.

Tiantian Yu

Rocket company entrepreneur

A serial entrepreneur who founded China’s first interstellar tugboat transportation service company, with the vision of achieving low-cost and fast access to any location in the solar system. The goal is to provide large-scale, low-cost, and high-frequency interstellar delivery services. The company offers trunk transportation solutions and energy support services for clients, ranging from LEO (Low Earth Orbit), MEO (Medium Earth Orbit), GEO (Geostationary Orbit), to deep space.

Tianyi Jiang

Psychological Counselor / Family Education Lecturer / Hypnotherapist

Promoter of Tsinghua University’s Positive Psychology principles, offering tailored group counseling sessions for adolescents, parents, corporate teams, high-risk populations, and government personnel.

Yayun Xiao

Student at High School Attached to Shandong Normal University and a feminist

The person in charge of the Shandong Normal University High School branch of the Linggu Foundation. The founder of the public account "corner mailbox"