Yolanda Yu

Brainstormer, Business adviser, Change Agent, Concerned citizen, Connector

I am the Curator & Lead Organizer of 2026TEDxShenShuiWan Youth, an independent TEDx event held in Shenyang, China. I am an undergraduate majoring in Taxation, with internship experience in securities brokerage, and a prospective postgraduate applicant focusing on AI for Business in the UK. I specialize in cross-domain event planning, commercial sponsorship negotiation, youth community operation and brand integrated marketing. Dedicated to building a localized communication platform for young Chinese thinkers, I lead a volunteer team to curate annual conferences, connect cross-industry speakers, and deliver accessible, forward-thinking ideas to regional youth audiences.

Youth education, AI-driven business innovation, cross-industry idea exchange, urban youth cultural development, inclusive event curation, sustainable non-profit event operation, Sino-Western cultural communication

True growth comes from symbiotic connection rather than isolated competition. In an era of rapid AI digital transformation, young people often face confusion over self-positioning amid conflicting evaluation standards from education, business and society. I advocate that individuals, industries and cultures can co-create value through mutual support and dialogue—whether between emerging entrepreneurs and traditional enterprises, overseas returnees and local youth, or human creativity and artificial intelligence. Small-scale localized sharing platforms like TEDxYouth enable ordinary people to break information barriers and realize win-win progress together.

AI Business Application, Commercial Sponsorship Development, Cross-cultural Communication, Event Curation, Financial Budget Management, Marketing Strategy, Media Promotion, Nonprofit Operation, Youth Community Management

I have long been inspired by TED’s mission of "ideas worth spreading", and resolved to introduce standardized TEDx events to my hometown Shenyang, a city with rich youth creative potential lacking regular independent idea-sharing platforms. Over months of full-cycle preparation, I founded TEDxShenShuiWan Youth, completing full work including speaker recruitment and manuscript compliance revision, cash sponsorship acquisition, ticketing operation, volunteer recruitment & training, and on-site conference execution. While resolving practical challenges such as brand promotion conflicts and schedule coordination with cross-city KOL speakers, I built a complete local youth sharing ecosystem. This journey deepened my understanding that TEDx is not only a stage for speakers, but a community builder that lets every young voice be heard.

End-to-end large-scale offline event budget planning & cash sponsorship negotiation, cross-platform new media marketing for youth events, coordinating schedules between celebrity KOLs and commercial events, volunteer team system building & interview screening, reconciling brand promotion rules with TED official compliance standards, financial cost control for non-profit youth conferences