Theme: Believe to Achieve

Many bright ideas have originated from driven people with limited resources. TEDxBaghdad aims to create an environment to nourish these ideas, while providing a stage for the ideas to gain the attention that they are worth. In the face of war and reconstruction, TEDxBaghdad aims to inspire and stimulate initiatives that can improve lives. By cultivating such initiatives, TEDxBaghdad aspires to work toward a better future for Iraq and humanity at whole.

AlRasheed Hotel
Green zone
Baghdad, Baghdād
Iraq

Ahmed Abdulkarim Talib

Doctor

The pride of Iraq lies in its sons and those who have proven themselves well at all levels , his passion made him challenge the difficulties and to create a new way of treating the electric catheter. He obtained his degree from Mustansiriya University in Baghdad and then completed his academic career and received his doctorate from Asahikawa Medical University He was a resident of the Samawah Hospital for Childbirth and Childhood, and then became a Fellow of the Heart Hospital of Asahikawa Medical University He has been awarded six international awards over the last four years and he is in charge of training foreign doctors in Japan with the competence of cardiac electrification.

Ahmed Al-Aziz

Engineer

When someone is into something, he give it his all. Ahmed Al-Aziz, is an electronic and communication engineer who loves his field that he gained so much experience in electronics development by using micro-controllers. Ahmed Al-Aziz has been working in Granada Palace company for more than 8 years.he's a member of a team to develop ECG system.also, a member of another team which is working on a project to help certain people,and is waiting for Iraqi Government certificate to start using it in clinics.

Alaa Yaseen Taha

Writer

Ali Fadhil

Director

the Director, programmer and artist Ali Fadhil Specialized in comedy and political comedy.has worked in many channels since 2005.His star shined bright in "Welayt pategh"

Amal Ahmed Mena

Musician, oud player

Awtar Nergal Band

Music Band

Farkad Adnan

Computer engineer

Hussain Ahmed Muttar

Student

His great love for his country and his city Baghdad made him passionate about the city and its people ,the damage that dominated on the architecture of his city Baghdad made him dig into the past of the city and make it his cause Hussein Matar, 20 years old, a student in Civil Engineering Department, University of Baghdad, He works as a photographer in a Tarkib organization as well as a tour guide in a holiday project. He Participated in a number of exhibitions, including Collective Task Baghdad and the House of Tarkib for Contemporary Art ,Hussein seeks to combine all elements of the past and the present in one time, and encourage young people to be creative and leave their fingerprints in the city by seeing it in a better point of view and keeping its legacy

Ilham Al-Madfai

Musician

He challenged what is traditional in the field of Arabic music, and came up with a new style of making songs which faced many objections at first but then it found its way to success. Ilham Al-Madfai is an Iraqi guitarist, singer and composer. The first to introduce Arabic music with a mixture of Western and Eastern instruments without changing the origins of the song and it found its way the youth before the adults. Over the past 50 years, Ilham Al-Madfai has moved from his hometown (Baghdad) to become an ambassador of Arabic music in his style to the world's most important stages such as the Royal Albert Hall in England, the Opera House Berlin and today Ilham’s most popular music, which called Alhamiat, attracts a large audience from all around the world. "A legend throughout the Middle East, now posed to become a celebrity in the West". Guardian Review, UK He also has won numerous international awards for his global tour with a group of (Alhamiat) musicians.

Mahdi Laith

Environmental activist

Keeping the environment safe is one of the main tasks that must be taken care of ,It is considered to be an essential pillar of environmental ladder that must be taken into account and considered as one of the environmental treasures.

Mohammed Alzakaria

Actor

Mohamed Maan Al Zakaria, actor and director of theater, distinguished by his unique plays including his participation in the play "The Daily Bread" and the play "Nem Yabni". He also directed the play "LA BTETE DE MATTRE BELHOMME" in French. He led one of the biggest campaign to clean al Mosul after ISIS , also him and his colleagues managed to save dozens of civilians lives through doing a podcas

Noor Basim Al-Laibi

Painter

Noor Haider

Gymnastic player

Noor Mohammed Khalil

Student

Her young age didn't stand in front of her ambition and passion. Noor is a first-stage medical student who participated and attended a number of Iraqi and Arab conferences. She believes that the young can change, develop and make a better society

Saif Shaban

Engineer

His ambition has no limits, Saif Shaban is a young man born in 1992He holds a Master's degree in Applied Engineering from the University of Toronto and a Bachelor of Civil Engineering from McMaster UniversityHe is a teacher assistant in the design of reinforced concrete at the University of Toronto and Coordinator of the General Coordination Committee of the Bell Municipal District and Assistant Engineer of Ontario Department of TransportIn addition to that he is the founder and director of the Hamilton Youth Empowerment Project (EHYP) And a student member of Golden Key International Honor society.

Zeyad Sabah Al-Khafajy

Doctor

He made of his computer technologies passion an advantage to his society and investing his energy and his time in learning it has been fruitful in society Through his achievements, including the draft of the unified postal code for Iraq and the creation of a course for security data in mobile applications attended by more than 30 thousand subscribers around the world as well as the establishment of a website for Iraqi schools to provide advice on methods of teaching and dealing with children and contribute to the establishment of civil society organization In Britain for the development of education in Iraq. Dr. Zeyad Sabah Al-Khafaji, a cyber security expert who holds a bachelor's degree from Al-Nahrain University.