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Biblioteca Nacional Pedro Henríquez Ureña
Cesar Nicolás Penson 91
Gazcue
Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional (Santo Domingo), 20711
Dominican Republic

Aleksandar Dulovic

Fixer

Over twenty years of experience in the IT field, utilizing a wide range of IT methods and techniques; Proven team player with excellent organizational/managerial skills: project planning, project estimates, supervision, status reporting; used to working under pressure and meeting deadlines with no loss in work quality Demonstrated ability to produce clear and concise documentation, user manuals, and training packages Good communication skills, both oral and written and the ability to deal with users / coworkers / staff / students at varying levels. Specialties: Worked abroad for many years and adapt quickly to new surroundings Worked in humanitarian emergencies, for a number of United Nations agencies

Ariel Contreras

Mochilero/Contador de historias

Mochilero y contador de historias. Viaja por el mundo para encontrarle sentido y convertirse en ciudadano del mismo.

Azul Terronez

For the last 24 years, he has repeatedly asked students the same question, "What makes a good teacher great?" Azul Terronez is the author of the best-selling book "The art of Apprenticeship" Azul has coached teachers and schools leaders around the world in Spain, Chile, Canada, India, United States and China and he is currently serves as a teacher coach at Shanghai American School.

Charles Lavaigne

Charles Lavaigne es un Músico de la República Dominicana. Su música es muy diversa, apasionada y temeraria. Se podría decir que hay elementos de folk y rock psicodélico pero también hay world music, flamenco, merengue, funk, ranchera o lo que sea dependiendo de la canción que escuches. Algunos dicen que su mejor arma es su voz que ha sido descrita como irresistible e intensa. Ha vivido muchos años en Madrid donde grabó tres discos: "The Birdfish"(2013), "Songs of Carlos Aguinaldo"(2014) and "Tales of image and imagination"(2015). Cada disco completamente distinto al anterior y recibidos con muy buenas críticas.

Charlie Hoehn

Charlie Hoehn is the author of Play It Away: A Workaholic's Cure for Anxiety — which Tony Robbins called “The cure to your stress!" Charlie's blog is the #1 Google result worldwide for the search “anxiety cure." He has spoken at the Pentagon and several U.S. Military bases on how to naturally treat mental illness through play. Charlie is also a marketing strategist who has advised numerous bestselling authors, including Tim Ferriss, Ramit Sethi, and Tucker Max. This will be his fourth TEDx talk.

Claudia Sofia Torres

Artista Visual

Artista visual con sensibilidad social. Ha trabajado en los Emiratos Árabes Unidos y ha sido parte de exposiciones en Australia, Suiza, Puerto Rico y República Dominicana.

Daniel Abreu Mejía

Educator

Educador ambiental y emprendedor social. Experto en la participación política de niños, adolescentes y jóvenes para lograr cambios sociales. Ha trabajado a nivel internacional para Greenpeace, Transparency International, UNICEF, UNESCO y es negociador de cambio climático para la República Dominicana.

Freddy Ginebra Giudicelli

Considered as one of the leading PR professionals in the Dominican Republic. His professional experience is multi-sectorial, encompassing public relations, advertising, government, television production, cultural management, teaching and writing, artist promoter, columnist in national newspapers and magazines, and has spoken at national and international forums in 10+ countries.

Guarocuya Felix

Economista

Doctor en Ciencias Económicas de la Universitat de Barcelona y actual Director General de Impuestos Internos en el Ministerio de Hacienda, ha forjado una carrera en la administración pública reconocida por su integridad y profesionalismo en instituciones estratégicas para el país. Ha sido Superintendente de Valores (SIV), Subsecretario de Estado de Planificación de la Secretaría de Estado de Economía, Planificación y Desarrollo; Director Nacional de la Oficina Nacional de Planificación (ONAPLAN) del Secretariado Técnico de la Presidencia; Ministro Consejero, Encargado de Asuntos Económicos, Comerciales y de Cooperación de la Embajada de la República Dominicana ante el Reino de España y Asesor para Asuntos Económicos del Congreso Nacional. Desde sus posiciones en ONAPLAN y en el Ministerio de Economía, Planificación y Desarrollo jugó un papel de primer orden en las reformas institucionales y normativas del sector financiero público desplegadas en 2006-2008.

Gwen Gordon

Gwen Gordon is an Emmy award winning creative director who began a life of play designing and building Muppets for Sesame Street. She left the “Street” to join an Apple research group at the MIT Media Lab where she built furry computer play stations for children. Gwen started Creatures at Large, a production company based on the Gumpers, her own puppet characters and the non-profit educational foundation, Big Picture Productions, supporting children in hospitals and pediatric HIV/AIDS. Gwen has been an artist-in-residence in settings ranging from Xerox PARC to San Quentin Prison, working with research scientists and prison inmates. As an independent scholar with a masters degree in philosophy, Gwen draws from across disciplines ranging from literature and philosophy to evolutionary biology and neuroscience. Her insights are grounded in life experience and twenty years with clients and students.

Jake Kheel

Jake is an environmental leader. For over ten years he has confronted social and environmental challenges in the Dominican Republic as Vice President of Grupo Puntacana’s Corporate Environmental programs. Under his leadership, the company has received nearly every existing sustainability award: The World Tourism Travel Council “Tourism for Tomorrow” award. The Conde Nast Traveler “World Saver’s Award.” The Travel & Leisure “Global Vision” award and the National Geographic Traveler “Leader in Sustainable Tourism Award.”

Manuel Corripio

Vicepresidente del Grupo Corripio, uno de los emporios más sólidos del país con mas de 12 mil empleados, nos comparte en esta charla su capacidad especial de tomar multiples decisiones a alta velocidad.

Rafael Gerardo

Programador por vocación desde los 12 años. Explorando siempre nuevas tecnologías con el único objetivo de conseguir soluciones que mejoren la vida de las personas. Fundador y CEO de Ubiquo Technologies una empresa que cree que el presente y el futuro de la tecnología no pasa solo por páginas web y apps móviles.

Rodrigo Cunha

PR and corporate communications expert with focus on social responsibility and sustainability. He has written for Zero Hora newspaper, You S.A. Magazine and worked as the managing editor of the branch in Porto Alegre Veja, in Brazil. The first TEDx sponsor in Brazil and first TEDx ambassador for Latin America. His actions opened the way for the creation of "PlusSocialGood", a platform to share world changing discussions around the globe.

Xiomara Fortuna

Songwriter

A través de su madre entró por primera vez en contacto con ritmos folclóricos dominicanos como la mangulina y los cantos de trabajo. Ya en la adolescencia se sintió atraída por el movimiento de la nueva trova y las canciones de contenido social. Por esta época, escribió sus primeras canciones. Muy involucrada en el teatro y en grupos culturales en su pueblo, comienza a presentarse en los círculos de clubes y centros comunitarios y culturales de su ciudad y la región del Cibao y posteriormente debuta en la capital del país cantando en un festival en el Teatro Nacional. Al terminar sus estudios secundarios, se matriculó en la Universidad Autónoma de Santo Domingo y a la vez comenzó a presentarse en algunos escenarios de Santo Domingo.