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).

Sister Caroline Collins, DC, Theater
Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory
1055 Ellis Street
San Francisco, California, 94109
United States

Amy La

Amy La is an 11th grader at Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory in San Francisco. At SHC, Amy is a member of the DePaul Scholar program made up of high-achieving students passionate about the life of the mind and about solving real-world challenges of injustice and inequality. An editor at the school newspaper, Amy also sings in various school groups.

Crystal Chan

Crystal Chan is an 11th grader at Lowell High School in San Francisco, California. Crystal believes that all high school students, regardless of their socioeconomic status, should have an equal opportunity to pursue the career they want. To address this issue, Crystal founded SPACE4US, a community program that connects underprivileged high school students with professional resources, where she serves as Executive Director.

Elizabeth Flaherman

Elizabeth Flaherman is a senior at San Francisco University High School. Learning about her great-great-grandfather’s role in Ireland’s early 20th century Celtic Revival piqued her interest in Ireland as a model for cultural decolonization.

Hayden Whitcomb

Hayden Whitcomb is a junior at Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory School in San Francisco. An avid athlete, Hayden has played football, rowed crew, and played water polo competitively. He is a leader of SHC’s Student Launch Initiative and has recently begun training for Track and Field, specifically discus throwing and shot put.

Indigo Mudbhary

Indigo Mudbhary, a freshman at Lick-Wilmerding High School, loves running, reading, and is passionate about politics. In her talk, Indigo shares with us how she has worked to build a healthy relationship with digital devices and explores their impact on our lives.

Jennifer Kazaryan

A first generation American who’s parents immigrated from Armenia,Jennifer Kazaryan is a senior at Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory in San Francisco, California. She actively participates in different community service groups at school including the Voter Action Club and the Lasallian Vincentian Youth organization.

Kai Levenson-Cupp

Kai Levenson-Cupp is an 11th grader at Alameda Science and Technology Institute. He is an activist for a wide range of social issues, and is dedicated to stopping the climate crisis and bringing about solutions to global environmental change through social and political actions.

Kai Levinson-Cupp

Kai Levenson-Cupp is a junior at Alameda Science and Technology Institute. He is an activist for a wide range of social issues, and is dedicated to stopping the climate crisis and bringing about solutions to global environmental change through social and political actions.

Kaila Nobriga-Allen

Kaila is a freshman at Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory. When she isn’t at school, she likes to throw javelin, hang with family and friends, and perform with different actors. Kaila loves musical theater, dancing, and impromptu improv!

Kalyn Dawes

A sophomore at Redwood High School in Corte Madera, California, Kalyn is also a member of Marin Search and Rescue. She spends hundreds of hours on training, is a qualified Emergency Medical Responder, and has participated in more than a dozen missions just in the past 18 months.

Kate Larsen

A senior at Drake High School in San Anselmo, California, Kate is a committed member of Marin Search and Rescue. A qualified Emergency Medical Responder, she spends hundreds of hours on training for a range of rescue scenarios, and has participated in more than a dozen missions just in the past 18 months.

Olivia Delfs

Olivia Delfs is a junior at Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory in San Francisco. Among her many interests, Olivia serves on KQED’s Youth Advisory Board and is a competitive soccer player. Her true joy can be found surfing and bringing surfing to others through her work at City Surf Project, a non-profit organization that connects inner-city youth in the Bay Area to the ocean through surfing. In her talk, she explores the many ways that surfing can heal different people from a multitude of backgrounds.

Riley Thompson

Riley Thompson is a senior at San Francisco University High School. Her lifelong passion for writing has inspired her work with The Beat Within, an organization that uses the written word to empower incarcerated individuals. She hopes to use her talk to humanize an issue that is so often considered in the abstract as well as reinforce the power of writing as a common framework for our shared understanding.

Sabrina Tripp

Sabrina is a sophomore at Tamalpais High School in Mill Valley, California and a member of Marin Search and Rescue.

Theresa Lim

Theresa Lim is an 11th grader at Sacred Heart Preparatory in San Francisco, California. Theresa loves exploring the intersection of science, technology, engineering and mathematics. This year, she carried out an interdisciplinary research project combining her passions for biology, computer programming, and statistics and gained important insights into the importance of interdisciplinary learning.