Theme: Down the Memory Lane

A study of the past often leads to a discovery of the future. The theme of TEDxDominican International School this year, “Down the Memory Lane,” encourages us to revitalize our past and the possibilities they hold as we explore the world around us. Often, people hit roadblocks in innovation. When that happens, it is beneficial to look back on our history and recount the experiences we’ve encountered. This year, we strive to bring forth innovations inspired by the countless memories we hold in our hearts.
We invite you to join us as we walk down memory lane and discover new ideas worth sharing!

Dominican International School
76 Dazhi Street
Taipei, Taipei, 104
Taiwan

Camila Sáenz

CEO and co-founder of TUTEEMI

Camila Sáenz is the CEO and co-founder of TUTEEMI, an online and in-person tutoring platform that connects foreign language tutors with Taiwanese students. Currently, she is a Ph.D Business Management Student and Adjunct Instructor at MingChuan University. Camila is an entrepreneur with a history working in the media production industry. She sold hundreds of copies of her first photobook, unDifferent, before finishing her MBA. Camila is a Public Speaker with experience in Strategic Public Relations Planning in the Diplomacy Sector, Event Coordinator, and Leadership. She has won 9 years of fully funded scholarships to study for her bachelor’s and Ph.D Degree. Back in her home country, Guatemala, she volunteered to lead house construction for people living in extreme poverty for 4 years. Camila speaks English, Spanish, and Chinese. She believes that languages are the main door to every opportunity you will ever desire.

Cindy Lin

Community Builder in Web3

Cindy Lin is a project manager and community builder in Web3 working on bridging the gap between blockchain and every day life. She works on NFT collections, web3 marketing agencies, and is a community manager at Evernew Capital. She is also a core founder of Bu Zhi DAO, a DAO committed to supporting web3 builders from Taiwan.

Jack Huang

Vice President of the International Equestrian Federation

After graduating from university in 1992 with a BA in Economics, Jack returned to Taiwan to work in the family business. He joined Titlemax Technology in 2003 as Sales Director before becoming the CEO in 2016. In 2019, he co-founded Trident Green Environmental Technology, a waste management and green energy solution provider. During this time Jack became an equestrian sport enthusiast, competing and working as a volunteer for Chinese Taipei Equestrian Association, the governing body of equestrian sport in Taiwan. This volunteer role gave him opportunities which eventually led to his election in 2019 as Vice President of the International Equestrian Federation (FEI). Jack broke the tradition as this position was held exclusively by members of the royal families in Asia. Jack is also the highest ranked Olympic Sports Federations Official from Taiwan and has been passionately promoting circular economy and international relations through his stories as an “accidental equestrian”.

Joanne Lin

Social Influencer

Based in Taiwan, Joanne Lin is an Applied Linguistic and Language Studies major student from Chung Yuan Christian University. Joanne is known for her English comedy content on TikTok. Having a passion for acting and editing videos, she started posting funny and relatable skits on TikTok last year and gained 1 million followers in 2 months. She now has a huge community of almost 2 million international followers and becomes one of the top 10 content creators on TikTok in Taiwan. Her engaging, relatable, and hilarious videos on TikTok brought smiles to many people’s faces and helped those who are having a hard time in their lives. Her English videos provided a fun way for Taiwanese students to learn English and made them fall in love with English. As an influencer and a student, Joanne has a busy life, but she found a balance between managing her social media and school life, and still managed to have great academic achievement in university.

Kimberly Chen

International Wakesurfing Athlete

Kimberly Chen, a Taiwan wakesurfing athlete, is currently #1 internationally in the Masters Women Surf division of the Competitive WakeSurf Association (CWSA). During her eight years of competition, she earned sixteen gold medals, nineteen silver medals, and eight bronze medals. She became Taiwan National Wakesurf Representative and won her first gold in the Asian Wake Championships as a member of the Chinese Taipei team, all at the age of forty. Prior to her surfing career, Kimberly was a typical working mom. However, she still fully dedicated herself to her responsibilities whilst pursuing her interest in sports. Now she is a world champion in wakesurf, a successful business woman in cosmetics, and a mother of two kids. She wants to share her experience and encourage others to pursue their dreams, thus becoming a Trainer of the American Council of Exercise. She penned and published a best selling book in 2020; "Beauty with no Boundary'', an inspiring story about her transformation.

Royce Hong

Chairman of Panasonic Taiwan, CEO and Big Head of Design at IPEVO Inc

Designer, entrepreneur, and a car enthusiast, Royce is a cross-industry business-leader who concurrently holds positions of Chairman of Panasonic Taiwan, CEO and Big Head of Design at IPEVO Inc, maker of interactive education and communication devices now used in over 60% of US K12 schools, and an electric vehicle technology startup, XING Mobility. Royce joins these diverse commitments by combining a design-driven approach with cutting-edge technology. He focuses on industries that are undergoing profound change through “Paradigm Shifts,” disrupting and reinventing the status quo. Royce graduated with a Bachelor of Industrial Design from the Rhode Island School of Design, and Bachelor of Graphic Design from the Art Center College of Design. Twice TEDxTaipei speaker, Royce is also the author of the book Driven by Design (有道理的設計) published in 2012 and was a columnist for 4 years for Business Weekly (商業周刊) in Taiwan.