TEDxUplandsSchool is a certified TEDx event hosted by the students of The International Scool of Penang (Uplands). It is an evening filled with talks from speakers of all ages expressing their thoughts on the chosen theme of 'The future, the present and our place in it' as well as previous TED videos. They may talk about scientific advancements, economic outlooks, global purchasing trends, climate and energy change trends,food habits, or basically anything that seems to be on the verge of a change. The idea is to compare, contrast and draw parallels between where we stand and what lies ahead, so that the community as a whole are encouraged to think retrospectively about their environment and the world around them.
Venue: Penang Performing Arts Center (Penang PAC)
Date: 8th October 2017
Time: 9:00am - 5:00pm
Tickets are available for sale at RM 25 (inclusive of a free lunch)
*Disclaimer: Tickets are purchased online will charge RM50 however the additional RM 25 will be physcially refunded on the day of the event itself at PenangPAC.
In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TED has created a program called TEDx. TEDx is a program of local, self-organised events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. Our event is called TEDxUplandsSchool, where x = independently organised TED event. At our TEDxUplandsSchool event, TEDTalks video and live speakers will combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events, including ours, are self-organised.
TED is a nonprofit organization devoted to Ideas Worth Spreading. Started as a four-day conference in California 30 years ago, TED has grown to support its mission with multiple initiatives. The two annual TED Conferences invite the world's leading thinkers and doers to speak for 18 minutes or less. Many of these talks are then made available, free, at TED.com. TED speakers have included Bill Gates, Jane Goodall, Elizabeth Gilbert, Sir Richard Branson, Nandan Nilekani, Philippe Starck, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Sal Khan and Daniel Kahneman.
The annual TED Conference takes place each spring in Vancouver, British Columbia. TED's media initiatives include TED.com, where new TED Talks are posted daily; the Open Translation Project, which provides subtitles and interactive transcripts as well as translations from volunteers worldwide; the educational initiative TED-Ed. TED has established the annual TED Prize, where exceptional individuals with a wish to change the world get help translating their wishes into action; TEDx, which supports individuals or groups in hosting local, self- organized TED-style events around the world, and the TED Fellows program, helping world-changing innovators from around the globe to amplify the impact of their remarkable projects and activities.
Time
08:30
09:00
09:20
09:40
10:00
10:20
10:40
10:50
11:10
11:20
11:40
12:00
12:20
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15:00
15:20
15:50
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17:00
Event
Audience seated
TEDx intro
Adrian Khor
Daniel Park
TED Video 1: "The dawn of the age of the holograms"
Dr. Blake Ratner
Acoustic Performance
Break
Shourya Sharma
TED Video 2: "This computer will grow your food in the future"
Stefany Soh
Dr. Raj Kumar
Phillip Macoun
Interactive/networking session
Lunch break
Zaakir Patel
TED Video 3:"The mind behind Tesla, SpaceX, SolarCity"
Dr. Cynthia McDougall
Julius Khoo
Break
Prof. Arokia Nathan
Aishah Shafiq
Closing ceremony
Event ends
Below are a list of TEDx talks from previous TEDx events around the globe that relate to our chosen theme of 'The future, the present and our place in it'.
Joseph Park
Dhruv Pathak
Mathangi Devindran
Kim Dong Joo
Shanelle Stewart
Jasmin Eserman
Bila Djamaoeddin
Jason Manuel
Chloe Hng
