TEDxUdeSA

Speakers

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• Adrian Darmohraj

  Government and Public Administration

  Adrián holds a degree in Political Science from the University of Buenos Aires, a Master’s in Public Administration and Public Policy from Universidad de San Andrés, and a PhD in Government and Public Administration from the Complutense University of Madrid. He is a professor at the School of Business, teaching undergraduate and graduate courses, and has also taught at the University of Buenos Aires and other institutions in Argentina. He has received fellowships from Fundación Universia and Fundación Alban. One of his studies on local government capabilities was awarded by Spain’s National Institute of Public Administration. He now contributes to research on safety cultures for technological risk prevention.

• Eugenia Mitchelstein

  Communications and Political Science expert

  Eugenia holds a degree in Political Science from the University of Buenos Aires, a Master of Science in Media and Communications from the London School of Economics, and a PhD in Media, Technology and Society from Northwestern University. She is Associate Professor and Director of the Department of Social Sciences at Universidad de San Andrés, as well as co-director of the Center for Media and Society Studies. Her research examines the relationship between political communication, new media, and civic participation. She has published extensively and co-authored several books, including The News Gap and The Digital Environment. She currently leads a project on distrust and misinformation in Argentina.

• Giuliana Ferrali

  Student of Behavioral Sciences

  Giuliana is a student of Behavioral Sciences at Universidad de San Andrés. She is especially interested in talks that question the structures we often take for granted: education systems, cultural narratives, motivation, and gender. Her perspective reflects a deep curiosity about the way these frameworks shape identity, behavior, and the choices people make. Giuliana is drawn to ideas that challenge common assumptions and open up new ways of seeing everyday life. Through her work and interests, she explores how invisible social patterns influence who we become, and how greater awareness can lead to more thoughtful and intentional lives.

• Kiara Calvert de Bohun

  Communications student

  Kiara is a Communication student at Universidad de San Andrés and works as a writer and digital content creator. She has training in communication and experience in university journalism, with a growing focus on producing content for media and social networks. Her work explores how ideas travel across platforms and how language, format, and audience shape the way stories are understood. As a young communicator, Kiara brings a fresh perspective on the role of digital media in contemporary public conversation, combining curiosity, creativity, and a strong interest in telling stories that connect with people.

• Lucas Fernandez Piana

  Mathematician and stand-up comedian

  Lucas is a Professor in the Department of Mathematics and Sciences at Universidad de San Andrés. He previously worked as a Senior Data Science consultant for national organizations, including Fundación Sadosky. He holds a degree in Mathematical Sciences from the University of Buenos Aires and a PhD in Mathematics from the same university. His research focuses on unsupervised learning, especially clustering methods and grouping representation. He is also part of Microairpolar, an international Antarctic research project based at the Autonomous University of Madrid, which studies the biogeography of airborne microorganisms in the context of climate change.

• Lupe de la Cuesta Ávila

  Student (Humanities)

  Lupe is a Humanities student at Universidad de San Andrés and the founder of Volver, a nonprofit organization committed to helping children “continue being children.” Her work centers on the idea that volunteering should not be a one-time gesture, but a sustained relationship built through return visits, trust, and consistency. Through her project, Lupe promotes a more responsible and meaningful model of social engagement, one that recognizes that real impact comes from showing up again and again. Her talk invites us to rethink solidarity not as a moment of good intentions, but as an ongoing commitment.

• Manuel Libenson

  Communications expert, oratory trainer, actor

  Manuel holds a degree in Public Relations, awarded summa cum laude, from the Argentine University of Enterprise (UADE), a master’s degree in Discourse Analysis, and a PhD in Linguistics from the University of Buenos Aires. He is also a communication technician and actor. Throughout his career, he has trained professionals in public speaking and storytelling for leading organizations across Latin America. He works as a researcher, teacher, and coach on oratory, argumentation, and economic discourse at institutions including CONICET, Universidad de San Andrés, UBA, and UNA. He also directs his own independent Oratory Academy.

• Marcos Baratelli

  Student of the Humanities Program

  Marcos is a student of the Humanities program at Universidad de San Andrés, where he holds the UdeSA Scholarship for highest academic standing in his cohort. His studies focus on Argentine and comparative literature, political history, and philosophy. He recently completed a visiting term at the University of Oxford, specializing in Borgesian studies. He works as a teaching assistant in Political and Cultural History at UdeSA, and as a freelance editor, stylistic proofreader, and English–Spanish literary translator. His talk examines the crisis of reading, and sets out to show that books are less a virtue than a vice worth catching.

• Martin Rossi

  Economist

  Martín holds a PhD in Economics from the University of Oxford. He is currently Full Professor and former Vice-Rector at Universidad de San Andrés. His research focuses on incentives and human behavior, including the economics of crime, political economy, and public economics, with a particular emphasis on developing countries. His academic work has appeared in leading academic journals. Beyond academia, he has advised governments across Latin America and Africa, as well as international organizations including the World Bank, the Asian Development Bank, the Inter-American Development Bank, and UNICEF, and recently served as Argentina’s Secretary of Deregulation.

• Naomi Couriel

  Student of Engeineering in Artificial Intelligence

  Naomi is a student of Artificial Intelligence Engineering at Universidad de San Andrés, and works professionally in the field. Her relationship with technology began at age 15, when she chose a technical high school track in ICT and became one of the few girls in the field. She was part of a team that won the QuantumJam 2025 hackathon on quantum computing, and currently collaborates in research on LLMs applied to humanitarian data. She also creates educational content about AI on social media. Her talk explores how artificial intelligence is already shaping the way we think, write, and make decisions- and why understanding what happens behind the tools we use every day is no longer optional.

• Tadeo Gianakis

  Student of Engineering in Biotechnology

  Tadeo is a Biotechnology Engineering student at Universidad de San Andrés. His talk explores the cultural shift in how we perceive fungi and the growing role they are playing in medicine, agriculture, and biotechnology. He reflects on the innovations already reshaping these fields, and on the breakthroughs that may come in the years ahead. Rather than presenting fungi as a replacement for existing systems, Tadeo highlights their potential as collaborators in building a better future. His central message is both scientific and philosophical: the more we study fungi, the more we realize how much there is still to discover.