TEDxuOttawa

Speakers

Speakers may not be confirmed. Check the event website for the latest lineup.

• UOttawa

• Abenezer Abebe

  His fields of training include business, technology, and the arts. He has launched an independent music production company, and has traveled across North America as a composer and artist.

• Caitlin Tolley

  Caitlin believes that indigenous youth are not the leaders of tomorrow, but the leaders of today.

• Chelsea Oulette

  Chelsea has been published in Creative Communications numerous times for her poetry and also a short story.

• Dr Luke Michael

  Dr. Michael is a "head hacker": he specializes in helping others quit smoking in 1 hour, and lose weight with his patented gastric band hypnosis. He has a masters degree in hypnosis, and a PhD in psychology. Dr Luke's motto is "free your mind and your ass will follow".

• Dr Sue Johnson

  Bestselling author of "Hold me Tight" and "Love Sense." She's a clinical psychologist and professor, and the creator of a new type of relationship therapy: emotionally focused couples therapy. She has also trained thousands of therapists around the world.

• Elizabeth Taylor

  Elizabeth is a 4th year student at Carleton University studying Law. She spent a year studying abroad in 2013-2014 and has studied at multiple institutes outside Canada. She is a member of the Carleton University Law Society.

• Emma Harrison

  Emma identifies as both disabled and mentally ill. She works for the Student Federation's Centre for Disabilities.

• Gabi Ghannoum

  Gabi was raised in the UAE and moved to Canada in 2013

• Hiba Elhaj

  Hiba is a 2nd year Biomedical Sciences student and an avid essay writer.

• Lareinaa Aloysious

  She's an avid volunteer, kick boxer, dancer, and gym fanatic. "I'm here to make my mark on this world and I've only scratched the surface."