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).

Enloe high school
128 Clarendon Crescent
Raleigh NC, North Carolina, 27610
United States

Anika Mahadeshwar

Student

Anika Mahadeshwar is 16 years old and a sophomore at Enloe High School. She is president of the Enloe German Club, secretary of the Enloe Dance Pe Chance club, and on the Enloe Bollywood Dance Team. Anika’s immense interest towards the Enloe Ted-x organization is rooted from her passion to learn. She continues making her top priority obtaining as much knowledge from others as humanly possible.

Brooke Xu

Student

Brooke Xu is a junior at Enloe who lives, eats, and breathes writing. She is a board member of Key Club, National Honor Society, French Club, and an editor for the Enloe literary magazine, Stone Soup. As a child, her first dream was to become an author. It fizzled out as she grew older, but over the pandemic she has rediscovered her love for language and literature. In middle school, she became highly interested in personal growth, mindfulness, and mental health in a time when she needed support the most. This rekindling of her interest in writing allowed for deeper introspection of her mindset and perfectionist habits.

Gracee Rose

Student

Gracee Rose is a current freshman at Enloe High School, where she is involved with Model UN, Speech and Debate, and the choral department! As a first year speaker for TEDx, Gracee is excited to give a speech revolving around this year’s theme of “Inspirations and Expectations."

Leeya Chaudhuri

Student

Leeya Chaudhuri is a freshman at Enloe who holds a passion for writing. Outside of school, Leeya enjoys competing in Public-Forum debate, volunteering at the City of Raleigh museum, playing with her golden-retriever Lincoln, cooking, and spending time with family and friends.

Om Desai

Student

Om is a sophomore at Enloe Magnet High School. He aspires for a career in the field of neuroscience. At Enloe, he is part of the Medical Bioscience Academy. His hobbies include reading diverse books, playing tennis, and learning about the human body.

Raven Heyward

Student

Raven Heyward is a senior at Enloe. She has always had a passion for DEI-related topics being a student ambassador Enloe's school's equity team and on student council. Her junior year, Raven conducted a research paper based on women of color in Corporate America. Her research highlighted the personal experiences of WOC in Corporate America in the state of North Carolina. Even though more companies are implementing DEI policies and trying to offer more to their minority employees, there is still a lack of representation and equity. The women believed more could be done to increase the representation of minorities in the workplace. It all starts with education. Instead of just checking boxes, Raven attended the NIXLA summer accelerator as only high school student to learn more about metrics and accountability for companies. Raven's podcast DiversifyHER is where she interviews leaders and creates conversations on how to increase representation to create more equitable environments.

Rohan Tyagi

Student

Rohan Tyagi is a freshman at Enloe High School who is interested in engineering and architecture. He is creative and holds a passion for computer science.