Theme: Worldly Phantoms

A Youth event to showcase the variety of talents present at GEMS New Millennium School. With diverse topics and diverse speakers, including 5 external speakers- this surely won't be an event you'll want to miss.

TEDxGEMSNewMillenniumSchool
Al Khail Road South (Dubai to Jebel Ali) Marabea East Exit 18 Dubai
2nd Floor
Dubai, Dubayy, Not Applicable
United Arab Emirates

Aarjav Patni

Student

Hey, I'm Aarjav Patni. I love Public Speaking, as it gives me a platform to express my views an ideas to a large audience, and I personally believe it's the most effective way to get your thoughts out. I'm a logical thinker who loves Math, Science and technology and believes that they have the potential to always bring positive change on the planet. Playing the guitar is another one of my hobbies. Finally, I'm also a naturalist and I think that mindful usage of resources would lead to a better future for this planet. On to the TEDx!

Adithya Iyer

Student

Adithya Iyer is a 17-year-old student at Gems New Millennium School. Apart from being an award-winning public speaker and debater, he is very passionate about technology; and wishes to pursue a career in Robotic Engineering. As an idealistic millennial, he too nurtures the dream of changing his community someday and is hoping to create a positive change in the minds of everyone listening to him at the upcoming event.

Advik Unni

Student

Advik Unni is a 16-year-old student studying at GEMS New Millennium School, Al Khail. Apart from being an avid debater and reader, he is passionate about STEM, aiming to work at the intersection of science and society. He is a firm believer in the transformational power of knowledge and wants to make a difference in society. He also organized his own TEDx event in 2019.

Dr. Ameya Ghanekar

Chief Learning Officer and Founder of Orange Zebras

Dr. Ameya Ghanekar has 17 Years of Experience in Corporate, Consultancy and Education Domain, Specializing in Hospitality (Luxury), Retail, Banking, Healthcare, Wellness, Real Estate, Equine, Manufacturing, Entertainment, Insurance, Money Exchange and Fitness Industry. Dr. Ghanekar has designed and Delivered Classroom and Online Modules across 4 Continents and trained over 15,000+ Participants. He has ‘Ph.D’ in Human Behaviour, ‘Certified Strength Coach’ from Gallup USA, ‘Certified PPA Practitioner’ from Thomas International USA, 'Certified Hospitality Educator’ from AHLEI, USA ‘Certified Online Trainer’ from AHA, USA and ‘Certified Experiential Learning Facilitator’ from MTA, UK. He is Multilingual – English (Proficient), French (Intermediate), Hindi (Proficient), Marathi (Proficient), Thai (Basic).

Fatma Ghayyour

Student

My name is Fatma Ghayyour and I'm a student, here at GEMS New Millennium School, Dubai. You will often find me doing something related to MUN's, if not that, then you would find me daydreaming about why things are the way they are and pondering over various different theories. Even though I tend to keep to myself, if you start talking about philosophy, politics, societal structures, or just how cute cats are, then you're in for a ride. Hope to see you soon at TEDx here at GNMS.

Maher Gidwani

Student and Poet

Maher Gidwani AKA The Sindhi Man is a 17 yr old Sindhi-Indian Poet and Rapper who has grown up in Dubai and has remained engaged in poetry for around 13 years. His pieces talk about South Asian culture, Youth, Love and its absurdities, Magic and the tragedy that come to be associated with being a person of color and the issues that youth face today. He frequents Blank Space, The Poetryhood and 'dxbspeakeasywritehard' events. He was most recently recognized as Short+sweet x Junction's 'Best Young Poet 2018' and received the opportunity to share his poetry at the Emirates Literature Festival 2020. He was featured on the UAE based show “Zee Connect” to talk about his experiences as a Poet. This will be his fourth TEDx talk

Purva Grover

Journalist, Poetess, Playwright, and Stage Director

Purva Grover is a journalist, poetess, playwright, and stage director. She is the founder-editor of The Indian Trumpet, a quarterly digital magazine for Indian expats, and works as the assistant editor with a UAE national daily, & Editor, for a magazine for young adults. She is backed with a post-graduate degree in mass communication and literature. She made her debut as an author with The Trees Told Me So. Born & brought up in colorful-chaotic India, she writes in English. She is also the director-founder of the Dubai Written Words Society. In 2020, she wrote and directed a play for Short + Sweet Theatre Sharjah, the largest festival of 10-minute plays in the world, and won the Best Writer and Overall production Award. Not to mention countless other achievements. She is addicted to the idea of penning down tales to discover her favorite word.

Rahul Gupta

Dancer

Rahul Gupta is a professional dancer and dance trainer. He has been teaching Bharatnatyam and different types of Western and Indian dance forms for the past 14 years to children, adults and those with disabilities. He runs Nritya Kalalayam and gives solo and group performances regularly, not to mention that he has taught part-time at over a dozen institutions. Has many prestigious achievements such as performing at the Taj Mahal on "Taj Fest", finishing in second position or performing in “Salaam-e- Nusrat Night' at Delhi where he finished first and was awarded by Hon. Chief Minister Mrs. Sheela Dixit. He also performed at Red Fort on Independence Day, on Dance India Dance, which is a popular Indian television show, and tons of other events too.

Satish Kumar

Business Manager, Manipal Global

I am a passionate and determined professional who believes in the thought of continuous learning and development. In my 12 years of career in Business Management, I have always been a curious mind which helped me become a versatile professional. Throughout I have been part of Edtech industry, worked with some of the global leaders in Corporate Training, Assessment and Edtech domain. During this experience, I happened to explore various opportunities with various business leaders & colleagues in areas of Business Management & Expansion, Business development, Project Management, Corporate Governance to name a few. `In my current role, I am accountable for Leading and Heading Business for MENA and ASEAN at Manipal Global.

Shawn Lasrado

Student

My name is Shawn Lasrado, I'm an energetic and hard-working teenager who loves speaking and understanding the difficult decisions being taken in the world. I like bringing awareness to topics I believe in. I really dislike it when people bring untrue or unrelated statements to further their beliefs. And I can't wait to speak at this year's event.

Sougand Akbarian

Author

Sougand Akbarian is a young Iranian translator and author. She is a bestselling translator in Iran of Indian literature into Farsi (Persian). She has been to India many times and especially to Delhi as a traveler and interpreter, that is the reason she decided to write her travelogue in English language based on her Delhi travel as SouganDilli which also made her the bestseller author as well. Sougand is also a researcher and scholar in Translation Studies and she already presented and published her papers and articles in national and international conferences in Iran and India. Sougand is currently based in Iran. She has completed her Masters in English Language, Translation Studies. You can reach out to her on Instagram handle @Sougand_Akbarian, Facebook @Sougand.Akbarian, Twitter @SougandAkbarian, or write to her at Sougand_Akbarian@yahoo.com.

Sprihaa Khanduri

Student

Hey! I am Sprihaa Khanduri, a proud student of GEMS New Millennium School. I have excellent laurels when it comes to performance arts and music, and a series of amazing academic achievements. From attempting to interpret Shakespeare’s works to trying the street food of India, I’ve pulled quite a few risky stops on this journey to well... a yet to be determined destination. But when it comes to adding a philosophical touch to absolutely anything, I’m definitely your go-to. If you ever want to have a round table about the emotions behind a cat’s laziness - I’m in. I’ve chosen this TED event to showcase my philosophical opinions on certain everyday issues, hopefully with less GEN X vibes!