TEDxVezins

Speakers

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• Adeline Rouquet

  Medecin

  Adeline est médecin, mère de 3 enfants, très active et débordante d'énergie dans toutes les activités qu'elle entreprend et dans lesquelles elle s'investit pleinement : son travail, ses activités familiales, les sorties, le sport, et ses amis.. Elle adore voyager, pour explorer, échanger, et à travers ces rencontres et ces débats, découvrir l'autre, ses différences, se remettant sans cesse en question. Elle est passionnée, dans tout ce qu'elle entreprend, et s'épanouit en se sentant utile, en prenant soin des autres, et en étant au contact des enfants. Après un diagnostic précoce de cancer entraînant une infertilité, elle décide malgré les obstacles de se battre pour réaliser son rêve : avoir son troisième enfant. Sa persévérance, ses soutiens, et son optimisme perpétuel lui permettent de déplacer des montagnes, et faire de son histoire, une expérience d'une richesse exceptionnelle.

• Dr. Agnieszka Piotrowska

  Award-winning filmmaker, author and life coach

  Dr Agnieszka Piotrowska is an award-winning filmmaker, psychoanalytic scholar and author. She is well known for her iconic documentary Married to the Eiffel Tower which this talk references. Her latest book AI Intimacy and Psychoanalysis (Routledge, 2026) deals with the way AI affects humans and she particularly focuses on the notion of techno-transference. Dr Piotrowska has held senior positions in higher education in the UK and internationally, she has directed documentaries and fiction across Europe and Africa and written widely on feminism, psychoanalysis and moral responsibility in storytelling. Through her coaching platform The Scholars' Mentor, she supports international researchers and creatives in building confidence and purpose. Her TEDx talk calls for a radical rethinking of how we train AI, not through tightening of the guardrails which seem not to work anyway, not through fear and control, but through introducing AI training of care, ethics and love.

• Fiona Forster

  Founder, Menopause Coach

  Fiona Forster is a qualified Menopause Coach- qualified with certificates and diplomas but more importantly qualified from experience- hers and her clients. She runs face to face sessions on the South East Coast and online sessions accessed by women all over the globe. She runs a group coaching programme, her Signature Menopause Plan and also offers 1:1 coaching. She is a member of the British Menopause Society. Fiona was a teacher for almost 30 years, in the UK, Europe and the Middle East. She has written a chapter in a book collaboration and is at present, writing a book. One of her key values is kindness and this informs the way she runs her business.

• Jason Meads

  Founder and CEO

  Jason Meads is the CEO of Subsee, where he leverages artificial intelligence to pioneer solutions for global ocean protection. He oversees all operations, focusing specifically on mapping the firm's route to the use of artificial general intelligence and cultivating vital partnerships. Mr. Meads also provides crucial AI strategy guidance to the Blue Marine Foundation. His extensive business background includes 30 years of experience in international private equity. Mr. Meads holds German and British citizenship and speaks English, German, Russian, and French.

• Lara Lewington

  Tech broadcaster and author of Hacking Humanity

  Lara Lewington is a leading technology broadcaster, journalist and author with a special focus on future health. She has covered some of the world’s greatest innovations during 15 years presenting the BBC’s technology show, Click, fronted Panorama’s Beyond Human: Artificial Intelligence and Us, as well as health tech episodes of ITV’s Tonight, BBC Radio 4's Woman's Hour and others, exploring how artificial intelligence, science, and innovation are transforming our health and lives. Her book, Hacking Humanity (Penguin, 2025), tells of the transformative future of health that is coming, where we can understand and track our bodies like never before, and increasingly predict and prevent disease, as well as personalise treatment. Passionate about what advancements really mean for us, as ITV Lorraine’s resident ‘AI Agony Aunt’, Lara regularly demystifies tech to a mainstream audience.

• Quentin Solomianski

  Global Strategy and Sales Manager

  Quentin Solomianski a consacré 15 ans à l'étude et l'application de stratégies de croissance, évoluant du conseil au secteur médical. Ingénieur d'affaires à l'origine, il a brillamment progressé jusqu'à un poste de Global Strategy & Sales Manager, prouvant sa maîtrise du développement commercial, de la négociation et de la conception de plans stratégiques. Son expertise est renforcée par une quête d'approfondissement, culminant avec une formation d'un an à HEC Paris sur les enjeux de la stratégie d'entreprise. En parallèle, Quentin cultive l'équilibre personnel via de nouveaux défis : courir le marathon de Paris, obtenir un CAP cuisine par passion, ou enregistrer des chansons en studio professionnel. Son défi actuel est le Tedx Vézins, où il explorera l'influence de l’entourage sur l’équilibre personnel.

• Sophie Hinson

  Musician: soloist, orchestral player, and chamber musician

  Sophie is a UK-based violinist and orchestral freelancer who performs and records with leading ensembles including the BBC Symphony Orchestra, English Chamber Orchestra, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Britten Sinfonia and BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. A graduate of the Royal Academy of Music, where she earned her Master of the Arts with Distinction, Sophie was awarded the Academy’s Diploma for outstanding performance. She is also a founding member of the award-winning Odora Trio. The trio has been recognised internationally, winning the Mozart International Music Competition and the Diamond Prize at the Berlioz International Music Competition in 2025, as well as first prize at the Paris International Music Competition (2024) and the Platinum Prize at the Saint-Saëns International Music Competition (2023).Through her performances, Sophie explores how collaboration, communication, and creativity can connect people beyond words - a theme she brings to her TEDx talk.