Rima Sai Botlagunta

Activist, Business leader, Designer, Entrepreneur, Event planner, Explorer, Foodie, Idea generator, Investor, Marketer, Student, Technologist

Rima Sai Botlagunta is a student at Rouse High School in Leander, Texas, with a strong interest in leadership, business, and the growing role of data and technology in society. She serves as Co-Captain and Historian of her field hockey team and is an Underclassmen Representative in her school’s Psychology Club. Beyond school, Rima is involved in several youth-led and educational initiatives. She works with Parinama Academy as a student intern, brand ambassador, and volunteer success manager, and contributes to Lead India for Education (LIFE) as a team manager, head host, and head interviewer. She also served as Lead Outreach Intern at Surenotaryservices, where she helped expand community engagement and boosted sales by 65%. Rima is the author of the book *Data Detectives: Exploring the World of Data Science and AI*, reflecting her curiosity about how data and artificial intelligence shape the world around us. In her free time, she enjoys spending time with family and friends, playing chess, taking photos, and listening to music.

Technology, Business, and AI

Curiosity, knowledge, and small actions can empower anyone to create meaningful change in the world.

My TED story began with a simple curiosity about how the world works. As I started learning more about data, technology, and psychology, I realized that behind every number or idea is a story waiting to be understood. Writing my book and working with different organizations helped me see how powerful knowledge can be when it is shared. Through this TEDx talk, I hope to share that curiosity with others and show how even small questions can lead to meaningful discoveries.

People don’t know I’m good at chess and noticing patterns in things most people overlook.