Speakers

TEDxYouth@ColomboChange

The highlight of the TEDx event is the exposure to a range of speakers and their ideas.

TEDxYouth@ColomboChange is a special broadcast of TEDxChange. TEDxChange is a collaborative event between TED & Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and occurs once a year.

Join us on April 04th at APIIT in Colombo for an evening of inspirational conversation under the theme POSITIVE DISRUPTION, hosted by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation live from their HQ in Seattle at TEDxChange. The following is an insight into the brilliant lineup of speakers we have in store:

 

Live Stream Speakers:

Julie Dixon
David Fasanya
Melinda Gates
Catheen Kaveny
Salim Shekh and Sikha Patra
Roger Thurow

 

Sri Lankan Speakers:

Sachini Perera
Isura & Udara Dharmasena
Khiard & Anush Wijesinha

 

TEDxYouth@Colombo2012

The highlight of the TEDx event is the exposure to a range of speakers and their ideas.

Our speakers address and provide solutions to some of the key issues we face as the youth of our country. Particularly those that hinder our ability to maximize our potential, do what we are passionate about and in doing so, make a positive impact in our community.

Current confirmed speakers include:

1. Chris Burgess

2. Dananjaya Hettiarachchi

3. Kirby De Lanerolle

4. Rohan Jayaweera

5. Rohan Pallewatte

6. Deepanie Perera

7. Chamindra Goonewardene

8. Natalie Soysa

9. Anupama Dias Abeygunawardene

10. Lahiru Fernando

11. Taha Bawa

12. Kosala Dullewa

13. Ondrej Spodniak

Click on their names to find out more about them, and what they will be speaking on during the event.