Saba Koca

Student

I am currently an IB student at Elmwood School. I am also a TEDx Speaker.

I am passionate about providing platforms to previously underrepresented communities and individuals that allow them to share their voice and experiences. I have incorporated global issues such as the struggles refugees and immigrants face as well as the mostly veiled, yet still prevalent discrimination that women face in both my TEDx talk and my speech at the ESU international public speaking competition. I believe that sharing experiences and participating in open dialogue is the best way to progress as a society towards a more inclusive and equitable world order.

In this era of increasingly turbulent geopolitical encounters, cooperation and resilience emerge as the deciding factors of survival.

Public Speaking

In the summer of 2025, I was invited to become a TEDx speaker in Türkiye. Coming from a region where immigration is oftentimes a necessity and not a choice, I was able to introspect and present an impactful speech where I combined my personal experience of immigration with that of other immigrants who do not possess the same privileges.

Creative research