Theme: Your Future

As the University of the Future, speakers at TEDxQuinnipiacU will demonstrate that our faculty, students and alumni are researching advanced technical skills, systems thinking and societal leadership. We share these new ideas with our community for enlightened citizenry and 21st-century careers. As members of this special community, we are bold and curious, lifelong learners, innovators and explorers. We are committed to partnering with employers around their evolving talent and technological needs and to lifting the communities in which we live. We champion the values that have propelled Quinnipiac from our storied past toward an ambitious, inclusive and innovative future.

Quinnipiac University Buckman Theater
275 Mount Carmel Avenue
Hamden, Connecticut, 06518
United States

Anthony Allen

Nonprofit Founder

Anthony Allen is a self-described idealist, pragmatist and optimist who is committed to challenging conventional systems and thinking (including his own). He is the founder of A Tipping Point, a nonprofit organization working to pioneer a replicable model for circular business ecosystems that serves and uplifts the surrounding community and forms the basis for a more just and regenerative economy. Allen is always learning, values questions over answers, and is an avid backpacker and aspiring tiny house owner. He lives in New Haven, Connecticut, and has an MBA from Quinnipiac University and a Certificate in Social Impact Strategy from the University of Pennsylvania.

Kimberly Addon

Graduate Student

Kimberly Addon is a graduate student at Quinnipiac University. Originally from Fair Lawn, New Jersey, she is the daughter of Edward and Barbara Addon and best friends with her sister, Kayla Addon. In May 2018, she graduated magna cum laude from Quinnipiac with a Bachelor of Science in Health Science Studies and a minor in Spanish. In January 2020, she will complete her Master of Science in Occupational Therapy and prepare to take her national certification exam. Addon was inspired to pursue a career in occupational therapy after observing through the years how much these professionals helped her sister, who has autism. She served as one of the Quinnipiac delegates on the American Occupational Therapy Association’s Assembly of Student Delegates, a group that consists of representatives from every occupational therapy program in the country. She is also passionate about music, has played the drums for 15 years and is director of the Quinnipiac University Pep Band.

Laura Cantu

Graduate Student

Laura “Lo” Cantu is a first-year medical student at the Frank H. Netter MD School of Medicine at Quinnipiac University. She strives to build compassionate communities through medicine and community education. Working with Dr. Listy Thomas, associate professor of medical sciences, she researches critical incident stress interventions for interprofessional use in acute care settings. Through her service as a peer advocate, she helps other medical students reduce their stress through peer support wellness initiatives. She is a first-generation Mexican-Filipino American and first-generation college graduate, with a BS in biological sciences from the University of California, Davis. She finds balance in knitting, hiking, cooking and spending evenings with her toddler, partner and dog.

Sujata Gadkar-Wilcox

Faculty Member

Sujata Gadkar-Wilcox teaches in the legal studies department and serves as the faculty adviser for the mock trial team. She has numerous recognitions and accomplishments including being the recipient of the James Marshall Award for Service to the Quinnipiac community, faculty fellow with the Albert Schweitzer Institute, Fulbright-Nehru Scholar and Carnegie New Leader. Gadkar-Wilcox ran a grassroots campaign for Connecticut state representative last year, has worked for many years with students to implement principles of community action planning in the local community, and has organized human rights workshops at the United Nations and Oxford University. She received her BA in government from Cornell University and her JD from the University of Pennsylvania. Gadkar-Wilcox loves to spend time with her family, who also provide the support and inspiration for her work in the classroom and in the community.