Theme: Beneath the surface

Following a successful first event themed 'Milestones', TEDxUniversityofKent returns with its second event themed 'Beneath the surface'. We invite you to: take a leap of faith, explore the unknown, broaden superficial values and perceptions, and delve beneath the surface. There's more to what meets the eye!

Gulbenkian Theatre
Gulbenkian Theatre
Library Road
Canterbury, Kent, CT2 7NB
United Kingdom

Edidiong Bassey

Chartered Accountant and Graduate student

Edidiong is currently studying a Masters Degree in International Accounting and Finance at the University of Kent. A Chartered Accountant by profession, he takes a keen interest in the world of finance. In particular he explores the ethics and fraudulent activities of financial institutions, and their significance in the wider economy.

Gary Chimuzinga

Business Analyst

Gary Chimuzinga is a 1st class University of Kent graduate of 2015. After studying Financial Economics with Econometrics, he continues to climb to great heights from being the President of the Park Wood Student Committee to having a feature in 2014’s Future Leaders Magazine! He now works as a Business Analyst in London’s banking sector and is a soft skills and employability coach in his spare time.

George Illiev

Entrepreneur and science enthusiast

George, a London-based serial entrepreneur with a passion for science. He has a breadth of experience and talents; he speaks Mandarin Chinese, Spanish, Russian and his native Bulgarian; and he has also travelled to 69 countries and climbed a 6,100m peak in the Bolivian Andes!

Greg Los

Criminal Justice and Criminology Student, one-time bouncer.

Greg Los is a second year Criminal Justice and Criminology student from Brighton. On top of his studies, he gets involved in extensive research in a number of areas including immigration and private security. His most recent research has been inspired by his work as a door supervisor and has led him to conduct an investigation regarding the effectiveness of bouncers in the night time economy. So far, his passion for these areas have allowed him to publish findings in a number of conferences including the Crime Surveys User Conference in London and the British Conference of Undergraduate Research 2016 in Manchester.

Janice Gordon

Author, Entrepreneur, business growth and customer experience consultant

Janice B Gordon is the founding Director of the Problem Solving Company Ltd. Her experience spans over 25 years as a business growth and customer experience consultant. Janice has started and grown four businesses and is about to start on her fifth. She wrote 'Business Evolution: Creating Growth in a Rapidly Changing World' specifically to address the business people who feel they cannot keep up with the rapid speed of change, and feel invisible. In her book, Janice explores four guiding principles she refers to as 'the Essential 4Ps'

Kylie Ochuodho

Law student and blogger

Kylie, a first year law student at the University of Kent, believes there is truly no such thing as finding yourself in this world but rather thrives on creating and defining her own identity and reality. She believes in the concept of 'Ubuntu', meaning 'together we can', and understands that it is more important to finish together than to finish fast.

Luisa Pires

Architecture student and active volunteer

Louisa is an Architecture student at the University of Kent. Upon moving to Germany from her home in Portugal - her life was turned upside down. She had faced many new challenges from adapting to learn new languages to fitting into a whole new culture. Through these experiences, she realised the importance of making open-minded observations in order to understand new situations. Her identity also brought new ideas and influenced the environment and the people around her, and thus finding that change is reciprocal.

Maureen Dickie

Life coach

For much of her working life, Maureen had the sinking feeling, ‘I’m meant to be doing something more than this - but what?’ Time flew whenever she helped other people figure themselves out – then she’d think, 'but what about me, what am I supposed to be doing?' Finally, ‘the penny dropped’, now she coaches sensitive, ambitious people uncover their purpose in life

Thembe Mvula

Student

Thembe is a student of Comparative Literature and Cultural studies at the University. As a well versed spoken word artist and poet, she believes in the power of words to inspire. From having her first poem published at the young age of 15, she has continued to perform poetry at cultural festivals, feature in poetry slams, run spoken word workshops and is currently developing a poetry radio show!