Chosen by our TEDxYouth Clubs, the overarching concept that will drive our event this year is 'Who cares?'. We have many lenses through which we can view this: music, art, science, ways of thinking, ways of learning... really it encompasses all genres. Please accept our invitation to join us...

TEDxYouth@BIS 2016
Team

Peter Vaughn, Organizer

Asha Kancherlapalli, Public Speaking Instructor

Joana Veasey, Organizer

TEDxYouth@BIS Student Organising Team

• Alexander Gardemann: Photographer, Website Manager
• Ksenija Popović: Graphical designer
• Samuel Wenzl: Organizer
• Kaitlyn Fox: Digital Media
• Shivani Rajhansa: Digital Media
• Alexander DeSilva: Organizer
• Tasnim Abdalla: Organizer
• Claire Kelley: Organizer
• Yuthika Gupte: Organizer
• Julian Vogel: Organizer
• Guilherme Castro Lima da Silva: Organizer
• Jillian Luboyera: Organizer
• Isabelle Carey: Oraganiser
• Bente Koelink: Organizer

TEDxYouth@BIS 2016 Speakers

Britt Koelink
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Britt Koelink, 13, was born in the Netherlands and was 7 when she moved to Germany. After going to Seaworld and seeing Orca shows, she got interested in the topic of how they are being abused for people's entertainment. In her TEDx talk she asks herself how to keep these animals safe and healthy in the wild.

Serin Oh
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Serin, age 13, started to attend BIS in 6th grade. Her TEDx speech is about how digital technology has helped the refuge. She will tell you that digital technology helps the refugees with smartphone functions, social media and also the use of websites.

Kelma Jean
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Kelma Jean was born in Castries, Saint Lucia, on April 7th 2000. She is Saint Lucian but moved to Bonn, Germany, in July 2012. This will be her first TEDx performance, however, she is accustomed to public speaking. She wants to be a doctor or a teacher, because she enjoys helping people. She likes to dance, sing, and read. Her speech is about feeling like a back up friend but more importantly, learning to appreciate your true friends instead of chasing your fake ones. This topic has a personal connection to her as she and many can relate to this.

Jarl Bentzen
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Jarl Bentzen is a grade 8 student at Bonn International School and is 14 years old. He was born in Hamburg, Germany and lived there for 3 years before moving to Seattle, Washington. He then lived there for 8 years before coming to BIS in 5th grade. He enjoys using technology a lot, so he combined this interest with another to bring a speech called, ‘To Screen or Not To Screen,” which talks about how using screens may not be as healthy as you think.

Abigail Conner
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Abigail (Abby) Conner, born in Michigan, USA, lived briefly in Orange County, California, and moved to Salvador, Brazil, at the age of 11. After spending three years there, she and her family moved to Bonn, where she enrolled at BIS - and has been here ever since. Being a committed bookworm and science enthusiast herself, Abby’s speech is about the importance of literature and fiction in our lives - both biologically and physiologically. Through her speech, she explores the benefits of reading and writing, and encourages people of all ages to search for their meaning and purpose through creating the story of their lives.

Adi Mazumdar
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Adi Mazumdar, 14, lived near New York City until he moved to Germany in 2013. He will talk about the effect of inadequate journalism on minorities, particularly its effect on Muslims in recent years. The inspiration of the talk came from observing online hate speech against Muslims, and how these arguments were often based on hoaxes or inaccurate information.

Desiree Winns
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Desiree Winns was born in Japan on July 18, 2000. She grew up in the United States and lived there for 12 years. She moved to Germany in 2014. This is her first TEDx talk at BIS. She aspires to be a screenwriter when she gets older.

​Valentina Grebe
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​Valentina Grebe, 12, was born in Germany, and has lived here her whole life. She began attending BIS in EL4. She is now in Grade 7, and her speech is about unsustainable fishing and how this can be prevented.

Joyesha Shrestha & Inga Jörß
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Joyesha Shrestha and Inga Jörß have been friends for over 5 years. Joyesha was born in Nepal, and lived there till she was 5. She then moved to Bonn and started attending the EL5 classes in BIS. On the other hand, Inga has always lived in Germany and started attending BIS in grade 3. Both Joyesha and Inga are now in Grade 8.

Emma Vincar
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Emma Vincar, 11, was born in Kansas, USA, and lived there 4 years before moving to Bonn, Germany. She has been attending BIS since EL5. Emma is now in 6th Grade, and her speech is about the Marshall Islands and Water Level Risings. She deeply connects to her topic because her best friend is from the Marshall Islands and Emma wants to save her best friend’s family home. She wants to raise awareness that refugees don’t only come from wars but also islands that go down because of us. 2016

Juanita Aidoo
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​Juanita Aidoo was born in Ghana, Accra. She has been living in Germany for 4 years. Her speech raises the awareness of equal rights between men and women in football. This is her first TEDx presentation. Her goal is to motivate girls to play football with boys and/or join football clubs. Juanita is passionate about football, and plays for the Varsity Girls’ team. At the age of 12, she was introduced to a mixed gender football club by her dad. Juanita sometimes questioned herself why most girls do not play football with boys. Her talk also addresses the points of view given by boys and girls on this topic.

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