Theme: Impossible Blend

TEDxNovosibirsk hosted 300 attendees and 16 speakers and lasted the whole day

Lenina 7
Novosibirsk, Novosibirskaya oblast', 630032
Russia

Aleksandr Lunev

Alexandr is the first man in Russia who repurchased a water tower from the state to restore it with his own hands and live in it after. He is sure that Siberians, despite all difficulties, can have a european quality of life, and that it depends on every person. He wants to be an example of this.

Alexandr Ivanov

Traveler, writer living in ecovillage in Altay mountains with his wife and two kids. He says, he traveled more than 500 000 km in total, mostly by hitch-hiking.

Alexandr Lunev

Alexandr Shestakov

Sound producer and founder of Spaceman Project. Alexander graduated from the department of wind and percussion instruments in the orchestra faculty of Novosibirsk conservatory. A year ago, he founded a new project, which is based on music played on a unique musical instrument created by himself - pipephone.

Alexey Molchanov

Russian champion freediver, five time world vice-champion, and world record holder in freediving. His mother, Natalia Molchanova was also a freediver.

Anastasiya Varaksina

Experts in team and strategical development, independent directors, business owners. Have both international and Russian education in management and economics. The authors of the project «Trend map of the decade" which has become a highlight at many conferences in Russia. Edward and Anastasia always speak and work together. Parents of two children.

Andrey Afonin

Director of integral theater studio Krug II where actors are people with intellectual disabilities and mental health problems.

Andrey Alexeev

Serial entrepreneur, successful businessman. Founder of the unique centre of healthy lifestyle in Novosibirsk.

Anna Bernukhova

Anna Bernukhova is a psychologist who explores traditional Russian song culture as a tool for exploration of female nature.

Eduard Varaksin

Evgeniy Ksenchuk

Ph.D., business consultant, professor of Higher Business School in Moscow State University. Engineer-physicist was his first education. Author of the book "Systems thinking".

Evgeniya Zhukovskaya

Eugeniya Zhukovskaya is an actress, lead singer of the duo "Sandal", studied singing art in India.

Margarita Tarasova

Biologist, Ph.D, working in bionanotechnology lab in NSU, Novosibirsk. Rita's major interest is molecular biology and virology. Her life combines studying oncolytic viruses and teaching yoga and contemporary dancing in her free time.

Maria Mirkes

One of the top Russian experts in education, doctor of philosophy, systems analyst, specialist in game simulation.

Sergey Buchik

Founder of NPM group which develops innovative equipment for the food industry and has a wide network of dealers across Russia and in 72 countries of the world. At the moment Sergey's main professional priority is the development of new technologies and products that benefit people and help to maintain a healthy lifestyle. His personal development priority is learning about yourself as part of the wide world, and comprehension of everyone's role in it.

Tatyana Romanova

Tatiana Gnezdilova (Romanova) - ex-vocalist of ethno-project "Bugotak", her main interest at the moment is intuitive storytelling based on ancient cultures and their traditions.

Valery Maltsev

Head of Cytometry and Biokinetics laboratory, Institute of Chemical Kinetics and Combustion, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences. Head of Biomedical Physics chair, Novosibirsk State University. Founder of the unique technology that implements an optical super-resolution in characterization of blood cells.

Vera Nebolsina

Multiple times world champion in chess, the first Novosibirsk chess player who became an international grandmaster. Now interested in using chess strategies in business and life.

Zhanna Reznikova

Professor, researcher in the fields of Behavioural Ecology, Comparative and Cognitive Ethology, Ecology and Behaviour of Social Insects. Author of over 150 scientific publications, among which a book "Animal Intelligence: From Individual to Social Cognition" (Cambridge University Press, 2007) and 8 monographs in Russian. Head of the Laboratory of behavioural ecology of animal communities, Institute of Systematics and Ecology of Animals, Siberian Branch RAS; Head of the Department of Comparative Psychology, Novosibirsk State University. A member of the International Council of Ethologists.