TEDxEducationMeet the speakers of TEDxLuxembourgCity 2023

Dirk Daenen, who is a communications professor, as well as the organiser and curator for TEDxLuxembourgCity, came by the Sam Steen Show to discuss with Steps and Meredith the next TEDxEducation event which will take place on 10th May, at Forum Geesseknäppchen.

This time around they’ll be hosting 7 speakers who will be talking about education-related topics. Of those 7, three speakers are students who have entered and won a national “Idea Competition”, which was organised with the help of the Ministry of Education. Of the numerous applications, they chose three winning ideas that will be presented by the respective winners, of whom the youngest is only 13 and the oldest 17.

What can you expect from the event?

From topics such as the incorporation of AI in schools, to programs that help disadvantaged children with maths, to performances by a beatboxer and a mural artist, to 13-year-old visually impaired Judo champions, to speeches on “How not to be a brat” by none other that a student himself and the power of music in overcoming fears... you’re sure to get an eclectic mix of inspiring people.

This is an event for students, teachers, parents, or anyone who has a say in education or is interested in whether education is going in the right direction.

If you’d like to listen to the full interview you can do so on RTL Play or via the player below.

Speakers

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• Chanukya Patnaik is the Founder and CEO of AI Planet, a Luxembourgish startup helping to inform schools, parents and teachers about the potential of AI in education.

• Tahereh Pazouki is the Founder of Letzmath and the creator of Magrid, an online programme designed to help young disadvantaged children with maths.

• Johannes Heuschkel is a renowned beatboxer who co-founded non-profit GoldenMe, an organisation seeking to help older adults to connect through digital education.

• Alex McKell is a mural painter who has worked with refugee camps and the Institut Saint Josef.

Winners of the Idea Competition:

• Caecilia Riedl is a thirteen-year-old Judo athlete with a visual impairment and currently a student at the International School of Luxembourg. She was awarded the Ministry of Education’s national Young Talent award and hopes to compete in the Paralympics in Los Angeles in 2028.

• Lara Pedrosa Martins is a sixteen-year-old at the Lycée Aline Mayrisch, who will speak about the power of song in overcoming fears and insecurities.

• Sam Elsey is a seventeen-year-old student at the Lycée Aline Mayrisch. He is vice-president of the Jugend Parlament (Youth Parliament) in Luxembourg and will discuss the importance of learning to take on constructive criticism.

Winners of the Idea Competition on The Home Stretch

Details

The event will start at 6pm on the 10 May and will take place at Forum Geesseknäppchen.

You can get your tickets as well as more info about the organisation at www.tedxluxembourgcity.org.

The tickets are very affordable and even include food and drinks during and after the event.