Theme: Thrive | 生意盎然

As a species, we have survived countless conflicts, upheavals and disasters, we are survivors. And just as we have survived on earth, the earth has survived us. But is survival all that we are capable of?

We can do more than survive. We can thrive and thrive together, people and planet.

Join us as we explore ideas and solutions from across various disciplines that can empower us to thrive, and thrive together.

#EmpoweredToThrive #TEDxPickeringStreet

至今，人类在重重的战争、变迁和灾害中存活下来。我们是生存者。而正如我们努力的在地球上求生，地球也在人类的摧残之下努力的求存。但我们终究就只能停留在 “生存”的阶段吗？

“生存”并比代表“生活“。我们与地球不仅能够“生存”， 还可以一起活的“生意盎然”。

因此，我们想邀请你，跟我们一起探索如何活出生意盎然！

Enabling Village
20 Lengkok Bahru
UOB Abilities Hub Hall 1 & 2
Singapore, Central Singapore, 159053
Singapore

Allia Hu

Director of Miling'an

米靈岸音樂劇場─藝術總監 (https://youtu.be/VpWRgIYIrVo) 1970年出生在南京，1980年跟家人移民香港，1990年以僑生的身分隻身赴台求學，1995年與排灣族古老文明相遇，就深深被排灣族純真、敬 天禮地美好的生活態度吸引。跟著老人，足跡深入排灣族傳說中生命被創造的古老遺址，後來在親生父親的同意下，被排灣貴族Daugadu家族媽媽 Malevlev認養為兒子。從此，胡健有了排灣族的身分– Gui Daugadu。 致力於保存排灣族文化的胡健，於2009年成立米靈岸音樂劇場，2011年，以製作人身分，製作大型史詩音樂劇「米靈岸音樂劇場」，同年4月榮獲國 家文化藝術基金會「表演藝術追求卓越專案」，在台北盛大首演。2012年這部作品成為台灣第一個以百老匯經營模式，長期固定在台北烏來地區，一個美麗森林 湖畔上演的實景作品。它就是今日的「米靈岸湖畔音樂劇」。 他也是唱片製作人，2004年專輯「芮斯歸來」榮獲金曲獎傳藝類最佳演唱獎。2012年「女巫芮斯-美麗的末日預言」入圍金曲獎原住民最佳演唱及專輯獎。 目暏文化迅速的流逝，多年來，胡健努力整合臺灣社會各界的資源和力量，積極推動台灣「原住民文化」的保存與發展，讓原住民敬天禮地的美好生活態度永遠流傳，為臺灣社會做出一份貢獻。

Amutha Saravanan

COO & Co-Founder of DaVinci SG, Magic Maker

Amutha co-founded Da Vinci Group (www.davincisg.com) in 2012 and is the Chief Operating Officer of the company. Amutha did her Masters in Social Sciences, Psychology by Research with a focus in Clinical Neuropsychology at the National University of Singapore. She did her research on mild traumatic brain injury patients and their post concussive symptoms at the National Neuroscience Institute in Singapore. Amutha also speaks Japanese and has won the championship in the Secondary, Junior College and Open categories of the Japanese Speech Contest, which is an annually held competition organized by the Japanese Cultural Society, the Japanese Association, the Japanese Chamber of Commerce & Industry and the Japanese University Graduates Association in Singapore

Andrew 'bunnie' Huang

Maker, Hacker, Activist

Bunnie loves hardware. He loves to make it, he loves to break it; he loves the smell of it. As a youth, he expressed his passion for hardware by taking apart everything, much to his parent’s chagrin. He eventually went on to earn a PhD from MIT in EE in 2002. He is now an advisor for several startups, and a consultant for MAKE magazine; and he has the privilege of serving as a Research Affiliate for the MIT Media Lab. Bunnie currently lives in Singapore, where he continues to work on open source hardware projects that he hopes someday can benefit the world.

Dawn-Joy Leong

Researcher, Multi-Artist

Dr. Dawn-Joy Leong is an autistic artist-researcher presenting autism as parallel embodiment, with sensory-cognitive idiosyncrasy as the nucleus of her research, and an artistic practice of immersive mind-body experiences via music, visual art, photography, narrative, poetry and performance. Lucy Like-a-Charm, a rescued former racing Greyhound, is Dawn-joy’s creative muse and faithful companion. Together, they traverse blended, multidimensional terrains of neurodiversity: flipping pages of imagination, dancing around pandiatonic-chromatic-polyrhythmic fires, celebrating symbiotic connectivity, and finding new ways to sense the world and Be. Dr. Leong has an MPhil in music composition from HKU, and a PhD from UNSW Art & Design, winning the Dean’s Award for Excellence in Postgraduate Research in 2016.

Ethan Seow

Author, Entrepreneur, Humanist

Ethan is a classic maverick who left medical school in National University of University after seven years and has been doing entrepreneurship in multiple industries to gain an understanding of the business world. His psychiatric and psychological training, together with his insatiable love for learning led him to develop Thought-Action Paradigm, the basis behind Undelusional, which he founded, to truly solve the psychosocial problems of today. Having spoken for TEDxNUS, Happiness Festival and having a featured article next to Noam Chomsky’s, Ethan’s goal is to share his knowledge and to maximise the consciousness of each individual. He is also one of the two authors behind Employee A&E: Manager's Edition, a book meant to initiate greater awareness of human relations in the corporate world.

Herry Cho

Chief Sustainable Finance Instigator

My vision is for financiers to empower industries and the economy towards sustainable development. I am the Head of Sustainable Finance in the Asia Pacific for an international financial institution operating in over 40 countries. My main responsibilities are: 1) the origination and structuring of 'green', 'social' and 'sustainability' bonds, loans and other financial instruments, 2) advisory on sustainability ratings, and 3) supporting the integration of sustainability internally into product, sector and country teams' activities. I contribute on a number of expert sustainability and finance committees in the region, and reside in Singapore. Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry (MBioch) was my degree at University of Oxford, and I’ve lived, worked and traveled in over 60 countries . In my spare time I play piano and ukulele for relaxation, act like kids with my fiancé, sing with my Amazon parrot Morrocho, meditate on water, and delve into nature.

Jelle Therry

Landscape Architect

Jelle is an architect at Ramboll Studio Dreiseitl, an award-winning, sustainable landscape architecture practice. Jelle leads, designs and oversees constructions of many large urban design and park development projects, including Toronto Waterfront Revitalization, Canada - Queens Quay Boulevard.

Joan Leong

Photographer, Media Professional

Joan has always loved telling good stories. She started an early career in speech and drama at the age of 17, evolving to capturing moments through photography and crafting stories through television shows. She has produced popular large format reality shows, such as The Amazing Race Australia (which won an International Emmy), Asia’s Next Top Model and Cash Cab Asia. Through her work, she aims to share stories of transformation and growth. Her latest project ‘The Kings’ (https://www.tlcasia.com/thekings) tells the inspirational love story of a transgender woman and her wife, chronicling their journey of struggles and acceptance in the modern landscape. She volunteers for ‘Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep’ (https://www.nowilaymedowntosleep.org), a worldwide network of photographers who stand in the gap when families have suffered a stillbirth or early infant loss. She believes through remembrance photography, that families will be able to tell their life stories of love.

Manav Mehta

Reeves

Aspiring to sustaining a rhythm welcoming all walks of life to tune into, and appreciate those around them, as well as what is truest to themselves. His role at Red Room includes promoting cross culture collaboration, curation of programmes, and gatherings for artists across a multitude of genres. This is done so upon a strong foundation of bards, stewards, faith keepers, masons, scribes, peacemakers, tavern keepers, jesters, sound-scapers, sculptors, musicians, painters, thespians and most importantly, volunteers.

Nirmala Murugaian

Child’s Champion

Ms Murugaian Nirmala, a founder director of Child at Street 11,has extensive experience in creating strategic solutions that raises can-do children from diverse backgrounds. The Centre started operations on 1 April 1999. Before joining the Centre full time in 2014, she worked as a senior writer in The Straits Times, Singapore's English language daily. Prior to joining the newspaper, she was a senior research officer in the Ministry of Home Affairs. She studied Political Science in the University of Singapore.

Roma Mehta

Keeper of Faith

Roma Mehta is originally from India. A graphic designer, an artist, and a committed community member, she has made Taiwan her home since 1987. She was one of the founding members of Connections, a community for expats in Taiwan, and is a core member of Red Room, a cultural arts space in Taipei dedicated to listening. She has also acted as an ambassador for India's Joy of Giving Week -- Daan Utsav, and is a dedicated volunteer for the non-for-profit group HandUp Congo.

Sankar Ananthanarayanan

Student, Herpetology Enthusiast

Sankar is a herpetology enthusiast. He is one of the co-founders of the Herpetological Society of Singapore (HSS). The HSS is a group of herpetology enthusiasts who are passionate about educating the Singaporean public about the reptiles and amphibians that we share this island with. The HSS leads free public guided walks on a monthly basis. Sankar is entering his final year at NUS, where he studies Environmental Biology.

Saravanan Manorkorum

COO & Co-Founder of DaVinci SG, Visonary

Saravanan co-founded Da Vinci Group (www.davincisg.com) in 2012 and is the CEO of the company. Prior to this, Saravanan has been involved in several business initiatives since 2010. Saravanan did his Bachelor of Science from the National University of Singapore with a focus in Neurobiology. He gained extensive research experience in Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory and A*STAR. His work involved understanding neuronal path finding and neuro receptor associations. Following his research career, Saravanan moved into the field of business consulting and recruitment management which gave the motivations and inspiration to start Da Vinci Group.

Swaine Chen

Genomics Researcher

Dr. Swaine Chen is a Senior Research Scientist in Infectious Diseases at GIS and an Assistant Professor of Medicine at the National University of Singapore. He has a broad background in medicine, biology, and chemistry. In his lab, he studies not only why some bacteria cause infections, but also tries to develop new methods so that we can diseases more quickly in the future. Another major aspect of his work is using DNA sequencing to detect and understand outbreaks of infectious diseases, especially those that are unexpected, like the Group B Streptococcus outbreak associated with yu sheng fish in 2015 in Singapore.

Teodora Pavkovic

Positive PsychologistPsychologist, Parenting Coach

Teodora is a Singapore and New York based psychologist and parenting coach who specializes in parenting in the age of technology. Her work draws from the fields of emotional intelligence, attachment theory and positive neuroplasticity, and her practical approach is informed by cognitive behavioral therapy and strategic intervention coaching. She has contributed to and been quoted in articles on platforms such as The Huffington Post, Thriveworks and NBC News, and has spoken at venues as diverse as schools, banks, co-working spaces and museums. She is currently in private practice, and also serves as a learning and development consultant with The School of Positive Psychology in Singapore.

Tina Fung

Multidisciplinary Designer

Tina is a multidisciplinary designer specialising in 3dimensional Design. Currently based in Singapore, and building upon 10 years of design experience. From Copenhagen, Denmark, Tina Fung specialises in creating unique experiences for users to interact within space; she also works predominantly in the medium of built environments, from small scale props to large scale installations.