TEDxSeoulForeignSchool

Speakers

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• International Thespian Society Seoul Foreign School

  Theatre Group

  "The International Thespian Society (ITS), founded in 1929, is an honorary organization for high school and middle school theatre students located at more than 4,200 affiliated secondary schools across America, Canada, and abroad." The Seoul Foreign School branch presents a modified version of The Penelopiad, a play by Margaret Atwood that tells the story of the Odyssey from the perspective of the women in Odysseus’ life: the maids who work for him, and most importantly, his wife Penelope, who waits 20 years for Odysseus as he struggles to make his way home.

• Abdus Samad

  Professor of Ocean Engineering

  Dr Abdus Samad is an Associate Professor at the Department of Ocean Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras, India). Presently, he is a Brainpool Invited Scientist at Seoul National University. He works mainly on renewable ocean energy.

• Heejin Park

  Gallery Assistant Director

  HeeJin Park is an assistant director at Kukje Gallery. She works as an artist liaison and participates in various international art fairs as as a sales representative.

• Jade Teather

  Student

  Jade Teather is a 15-year-old singer-songwriter who can be heard performing her original material at various venues all around Seoul. She attended the Interlochen Arts Summer Program and has traveled on tour with other young artists.

• Jina Han

  Student

  Jina Han is a 12th grade student at Seoul Foreign School. She has worked with international brands (Chanel, Instagram, etc) and has created her own magazine, ‘j.h. magazine’ to document her creative journey.

• Mina Hwang

  Student

  Mina Hwang is a 10th grade student at Seoul Foreign School.