Fuelling Curious Minds with TEDx Youth at King’s

An entrepreneurial group of Sixth Formers organised a hugely successful TEDx Youth event this term, hosting a number of high profile speakers exploring the theme of ‘Fuelling Curious Minds with Ideas for Change.’

The Sixth Form team coordinated the illustrious evening, arranging both student and external speakers, running the event and handling all associated marketing and PR.

Talks at the event included:

• We should all be economists by Nonhlanhla Makuyana, Youth Network Officer at Positive Money
• What is a cli-fi novel and how do you get one published? By David Barker (OKS 1998), economist and author
• Dare to Tri by Louise Minchin, journalist, presenter and athlete
• Do Robots Dream of Big Data? – How robots will take your job by Gareth James, CEO of Intilery
• Surfing (not sinking) in a world of constant change – by Martin Bryant, consultant, speaker, writer, and educator
• Change or be changed – Life lessons for a change-filled world by Ian O’Doherty, CEO Park Group, previously of MBNA

TEDx Youth events are independently organised and designed to empower and inspire young people. TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. TED is a non-profit organisation devoted to ‘ideas worth spreading’, usually in the form of short, powerful talks given by leading thinkers and doers.

Congratulations to Adi Iyer (U6WAL), Lead organizer and Curator; Mr Carter Co-organizer and Curator; Oliva Wade-Jones (U6BRD) Event Manager and Curator; Daniel Badeli (U6DUT) Executive Producer; James Clark (L6WER) Communications, editorial and marketing director; Arvind Sahni (U6FOX) Lead Designer and Website Manager; Oscar Cornelius (L6FOX) Video and Production lead; Owen Parsonage (L6DUT) Speech Supervisor and Curator.