Past TEDx event

TEDxMGCI Youth

Bold Ideas, Bright Futures

Took placeApril 11, 2024
LocationToronto, Ontario, Canada
FormatYouth
Embark on a journey of innovation and inspiration at our upcoming event, where creativity knows no bounds and the future gleams with possibilities. Introducing "Bold Ideas, Bright Futures," an immersive experience designed to celebrate and amplify the power of visionary thinking. Immerse yourself in thought-provoking keynotes from trailblazers in various industries. Gain insights into groundbreaking ideas that have the potential to shape our future and propel us toward new horizons. Join us for a day filled with inspiration, collaboration, and the celebration of the boundless potential that lies within bold ideas. Together, let's illuminate the path to a future that is not just bright, but brilliantly visionary. The future starts here!

Speakers

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

  • Andy Sun

    Student Speaker

    Andy Sun is a Grade 11 student at Marc Garneau. While he is enrolled in an accelerated STEM program, Andy has also explored various passions in law, debate, math, business, computer science, and more. Despite his busy schedule, Andy enjoys self-reflection and thoughtful conversations above all else. Some of Andy's favourite achievements include having watched all IMDB Top 200 films, placing in the top 0.00% of Human Benchmark Sequence Memory, and being 6ft tall.

  • Lucas Vespoli

    Speaker

    Lucas Vespoli brings together many years of experience in Business and Neuroscience to create a life-changing decision-making strategy. After getting his Master’s degree in Neuroscience and Behavior, Lucas deep dived into the science of decision making, and how to master it, making it possible to achieve any goal and create any new habit from scratch

  • Teresa Greco

    Speaker

    Teresa Greco is an international speaker, writer, and editor of a Canadian lifestyle magazine. The founder of Steps to Happiness Coaching, she is a certified life coach pursuing her Ph.D. in transpersonal psychology and happiness. An educator of over 25 years and educational technologies consultant, Teresa is a 3X bestselling author and host of the internet TV and radio show called “The Steps to Happiness Show with Teresa Greco.”

  • Vandana Puranik

    Speaker

    Vandana Puranik is a marketer, strategist and innovator. She builds brands and businesses to help solve impossible problems. She is a graduate of Duke University and her company is Active Ingredients Inc. She is a USA Today & Wall Street Journal bestselling author. Join her in transforming the way we think.

  • Victor Jiang

    Student Speaker

    Victor Jiang is a chronically exhausted, anxious, and socially inept 10th grader at MGCI (or at least he was until he started his TEDx project). In his free time, Victor is an avid debater with broad interests in pursuing business. He is someone who cannot stop thinking or dreaming, but feel free to interrupt him to start up a conversation. He's practiced starting many conversations already and would be more than excited to get another one going...

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