Past TEDx event

TEDxYouth@ISG

Took placeNovember 19, 20112:00 PM - 4:30 PM (GMT+1)
LocationGeneva, Switzerland
FormatYouth

This independently organized TEDx event brings the community together to share ideas worth spreading.

Speakers

Speakers may not be confirmed. Check the event website for the latest lineup.

  • Tim Challen

    Tim was shot during an armed robbery in Nairobi, in May 2003. He has wanted to climb Mount Kilimanjaro from a very young age and now wants to do it with the added incentive of raising awareness towards crime prevention. During the past two years, Tim has worked on this initiative during his free time and has selffinanced his travels to East Africa in preparation for the climb and its aim of reducing crime.

  • Vicky Tuck

    Mrs Tuck is the Director General of the International School of Geneva. She was the head of the prestigious Cheltenham Ladies College for over 12 years. Mrs Tuck has written extensively for the British newspaper The Telegraph

  • Caitlin Kraft Buchman

    Caitlin Kraft-Buchman lives in Geneva, Switzerland. She is a 2008/2012 member of the Democratic National Committee; one of eight global members representing Democrats Abroad, the US Democrats who live around the world. She is a proud member of the DNC Women's Caucus Board, elected in September in Austin, Texas, and hopes now that we have passed healthcare reform, to help enact vibrant energy reform, as well as promote even more formidable women for elected office. PS Her CEDAW Resolution was unanimously accepted by the DNC in September (see March How About a Fair Deal? HuffPo piece). Next stop? The Senate, we hope. .

Organizing team