Past TEDx event

TEDxDejimaED

Took placeAugust 13, 2023
LocationNagasaki, Nagasaki, Japan
FormatEducation

This independently organized TEDx event brings the community together to share ideas worth spreading.

Speakers

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

  • Asami Terajima

    Journalist

    Asami Terajima is a reporter at the Kyiv Independent. She previously worked as a business reporter for the Kyiv Post focusing on international trade, infrastructure, investment and energy. Originally from Japan, Terajima moved to Ukraine during childhood and completed her bachelor’s degree in Business Administration at William Woods University in Missouri, U.S.A. She is the winner of the 2023 George Weidenfeld Prize, awarded for “excellent investigative and courageous research activities” as part of Germany’s prestigious Axel Springer Prize.

  • Takuro Maekawa

    Nagasaki high school English teacher Takuro Maekawa is using the power of theatre to give his students a new sense of hope. Many of his students, inspired by him, are opening new doors in their lives and society. Maekawa introduces the appeal of teaching as a profession.

Organizing team