Maddy Chen

Athlete, Change Agent, Connector, Event planner, Foodie, Photographer, Project manager, Student

I am known as the girl who has an "unlimited amount of energy" and "willing to take risks" - someone who has too many ideas, loves emojis, and has an uncanny obsession with food photography. :)

-Food - exotic, traditional, splurge-worthy, homecooked... I love it all -Health and nutrition - you are what you eat -Psychological findings - learning about you me and everyone else around us to truly understand what drives our actions and decisions -Leadership - leadership is a lifestyle -Traveling - I aspire to explore the world and meet people from all over the globe to learn about their cultures and values

Our mentality is what drives or repels our actions. Leaders can be built and leadership can be nurtured.

I have a guilty pleasure of watching TED Videos, from TED, to TEDx, to TED-Ed. At my school, we never have a change in our school's annual events. As a result, my desire for novel school events drove me to establish a Talk series - a collaboration among five clubs to bring about a unique program (supposedly similar to TED Talks). With an abundance of attendees and influx of positive feedback, I wanted to think 'beyond the obvious', and TEDxYouth@IBSH was born. As the first TEDx event that will ever be hosted at my school, I am elated to be organizing this event with my team of enthusiastic and passionate team. :)