TEDxUoA 2022: You, Me, Us

TEDxUoA presents the speaker event of the year, TEDxUoA 2022: You, Me, Us!

The world sometimes forgets that regardless of race, gender, colour, nationality, religion, language and social standing, we are all human underneath the skin. Humanity’s biggest problems cannot be solved by one person, organisation, or country alone.

Join us at TEDxUoA 2022: You, Me, Us to learn how inspiring individuals from our university community and beyond, across many disciplines from psychology to analytical chemistry to tech venture-ship, are joining heads and hands to pave the way for a better tomorrow…

A better tomorrow for you, me, and us.

Tickets include a delicious afternoon tea, poke bowl lunch, Gong cha drinks, goodie bags with vouchers from Escape Masters, free arcade-play cards from Archie Brothers, Whittaker chocolates AND MORE!

EY, Xero, Beca, AND MORE sponsor reps will also be there to get amongst the big ideas and bright minds!

Invite your friends and buy tickets now!

100% of this event's profits will be used to cover operating costs and support local businesses doing good for their communities.

Speaker line-up:

Emma Woodward
How can we create a future fit for human flourishing through practical psychology for generations to come?
Dr Emma Woodward, a leading educational and child psychology expert, will shed light on this question through her talk on healthy trauma-informed responses that can benefit all ages.

Justin Sung
Ever wondered why conventional approaches to learning don’t seem to work sometimes?
Dr Justin Sung, a former medical doctor, research author, and certified teacher turned learning coach, who has taught over 10,000 people from 120 countries, will explain how some research-backed alternatives can completely transform the experience of learning for all.

Maria Jose (MJ) Alvarez
Bringing novel ideas to life requires connecting science and innovation.
MJ is a scientist and deep tech investor with a background in biotechnology engineering, bioscience enterprise, and venture capital. Her TEDx talk focuses on how scientists and innovators can empower venture capital to make a difference in the world.

Sehar Moughal
What does ‘success’ mean to you?
Sehar will explore how depending on your upbringing, that answer varies. Sehar is a registered psychologist, a board-certified Behavior Analyst, a professional teaching fellow at the University of Auckland, and a doctoral student. Sehar works with survivors of family violence belonging to Asian communities. Her passion for work stems from her lived experiences.

Joel Rindelaub
Tagged as the “new face of Covid” by the New Zealand Herald, Joel is an analytical chemist who has used a mix of comedy, writing, and rapping skills to push scientific literacy across the New Zealand media scene. In this talk, he will describe a growing concern in air quality and inhalation risk to Kiwis: airborne microplastics.

Michael Heard (UoA student speaker)
Do you want to change the world?
Michael is a fifth-year Psychology and Commerce student at the University of Auckland and a self-proclaimed changemaker. He will talk about what change is and how we can “change the world” through empathy and collaboration, drawing from his experiences working on various projects focused on mental health and youth development.

Loredana Poldoska- Kint (UoA student speaker)
Never really been potty about poetry?
Loredana is here to change that through her talk on the power of poetry for children and adults and its potential to change the world. Loredana is studying a Bachelor of Medicine Bachelor of Surgery, writes a poetry blog and has self-published two books, a nature poetry anthology called “Reflections” and a children’s medical poetry book called “What Are You Made Of?”