Theme: A drop in the ocean

In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TEDTalks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. These local, self-organized events are branded TEDx, where x = independently organized TED event. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events are self-organized (subject to certain rules and regulations).

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Ali Brivanlou

Developmental Biology Scientist

Dr. Ali Brivanlou attended the Lycee de France at Tehran and graduated in 1975. From there he attained his Masters degree in Biochemistry in France in 1982 and his PhD in Molecular Biology at UC Berkeley in 1990. In 1991 Ali began his Post graduate work in Developmental Biology at Harvard University. He was recruited to Rockefeller University as an Assistant Professor in 1994 and became the fastest promoted Faculty member in Rockefeller’s history; rising from Assistant Professor to Associate Professor to Full Professor with endowed chair in just 5 years. The usual time for this series of promotions is 12-16 years. Ali has received more than 20 National and International Medals and Awards. Amongst the most important of these is the Presidential Award; the highest honor bestowed on an American scientist. He is currently the Robert & Harriet Heilbrunn Professor and the Head of Laboratory of Stem Cell Biology and Molecular Emryology at the Rockefeller University.

Anna De Schutter

LFNY TED-Ed Club Student, 11th grade

LFNY TED-Ed Club Student, 11th grade

Axelle Marcantetti

LFNY TED-Ed Club Student, 11th grade

LFNY TED-Ed Club Student, 11th grade

Emile Warot

LFNY TED-Ed Club Student, 11th grade

LFNY TED-Ed Club Student, 11th grade

Heather Watts

Ballerina

Former ballerina from the New York City Ballet

Julia Dupire

LFNY TED-Ed Club Student, 12th grade

LFNY TED-Ed Club Student, 12th grade

Leo Dupire

LFNY 10th grade student, inventor

LFNY 10th grade student, inventor

Lydia Venieri

multi-media artist

Lydia Venieri, born in Athens, is a multi-media artist whose work ranges from sculpture to installations incorporating painting, photography, video, the Internet and even the iPhone. Her work is inspired by everyday mythology and symbolism, and is presented in units with titles such as Platonic Big Bang, Telluric Manifesto , Anima Mundis, Planet Exodus, The Last Conflict. In 2000 she was awarded the Academie Francaise Medal for Sculpture. She studied at Ecole Nationale Superieure des Beaux Arts, in Paris. Her work has been featured in numerous solo and group exhibitions worldwide including the George Pompidou Center. Since 1997 Venieri has been based in New York where she is represented by Stux Gallery. In 2013 Venieri created the Mykonos Biennale that has exhibited the works of over two hundred artists and one and fifty movies on the islands of Mykonos and Delos.

Mael-Sanh Perrier

LFNY TED-Ed Club Student, 11th grade

LFNY TED-Ed Club Student, 11th grade

Patrick Vieira

NYC Football Club Head Coach

Winner of the Soccer World in 1998 with the French Team and of the 2000 Euro Cup, Patrick Vieira is a renowned soccer player, currently head coach of the New York City Football Club.

Philippe Didisheim

LFNY TED-Ed Club Student, 11th grade

LFNY TED-Ed Club Student, 11th grade