TEDxYouth@SGIA

Speakers

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• ALFRED CHANDRA

  Alfred Chandra is a Grade 12 student in the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (IB DP) with a strong interest in media, psychology, and the ways technology shapes human behavior. Curious about how information influences the way people think and make decisions, Alfred enjoys exploring the connection between technology and the human mind. Through his academic journey, Alfred examines how digital media environments affect attention, perception, and critical thinking. This interest led to the talk, “How Does Modern Media Reconfigure the Mind?”, which explores how constant exposure to digital content may shape the way individuals process information and understand the world around them. Passionate about media and psychology, Alfred hopes to continue studying the relationship between technology, human mind and behavior in the future.

• ANDREW HAMILTON TANTRI

  Andrew Hamilton Tantri is a 9th Grader currently residing in Indonesia who started off strong trying to improve his grades. However problems along his life appeared forcing him to lower his standards, it was only when his father taught him about mindsets did, he understand that pure work isn’t the only thing that can lead to results. From there, he started a journey to improve himself and over the span of years was finally able to be happy and motivated for more future problems. This mindset helped him excel in being able to handle tasks and aid him in finding unique solutions in his academic life. This long journey inspired him to talk about his topic: “Fostering a Growth Mindset in Younger Students” as he hopes that newer students will be able to persist challenges and continue to put effort into what they love most.

• BINTANG VIOLET SENDI

  Bintang Violet Sendi is currently a grade 9 student living in Indonesia who is strongly interested in psychology. She finds herself allured by the human thinking process, motivations and action. Her curiosity drives her to know more about human development. Through this interest she often reflects on her own thoughts and the factors that lead to her emotions. This curiosity has helped navigate through her life by improving her communication and self-awareness. When she was younger, she was timid when it came to confrontation. However, when her curiosity grew, she became motivated and strived for personal growth. Over time, this led her to step out of her comfort zone that once held her back. This journey inspired Bintang to create her talk, “Difficult conversations” where she discusses the challenges people face when confronting conversations. She explores how avoidance feels more comfortable rather than the truth. Bintang believes that peace does not come from avoidance, but from facing fears and coming to terms with honesty. Through her talk, she encourages others to push through their fears. She also hopes to continue exploring the psychology behind why people avoid difficult conversations.

• BLANCHE LAETITIA POLLIART

  A student in one of the 17,000 outstandingly fascinating islands of Indonesia, Blanche Laetitia Polliart has faced the harsh truth of herself-- she was changing. Being an 8th grader whilst facing obstacles isn’t easy. Especially when no one understands what you are facing or thinking through since they would make things worse. She has kept her own raw, pernicious thoughts to herself, has masked her emotions and soon… forgot her real self. She has not shedded her skin like a snake would, and in result it has suffocated her existing happiness, her very self… She was drowning into the thick endless abyss. Till the day when a brilliant novel sat on her hands, when she had indulged it with pure delight, a flicker of light appeared, luminescent against the void. She has fed her mind with awful thoughts, to motivate her and pursue her dreams, since things weren’t going as she expected, since she was the odd one, the forgotten one. But she finally understood that she was the problem, she couldn’t accept the truth that her thoughts were the source. She decided--instead of using negative thoughts to motivate her, why not use the opposite? She has hoped for many things, but what she truly wishes for people like her, in the entire universe, is to feel belonged. It’s not easy, but she hopes that she could be the flicker of light in your own void. It has helped her endure her silent suffering and has casted away the Beelzebub.

• CHRISTA PUTRI NARARYA

  Christa Putri Nararya is currently a grade 11 student living in Indonesia drawn to all thing’s chemistry and nuclear science. However, STEM and academics aren’t all there is, of course—and she believes there should be room for personal growth as well. Observing and experiencing the world around her, several thoughts began to bubble up. Those concerning not only herself, but others as well. And the accumulation of thoughts all led to the central idea of the creation of this talk: to try to encourage others to speak up, to convince people that they can still hope for a better world, that it exists in the first place. This way, she hopes she can make a change, however small, and help some grow better as people.

• DIKSHITA GURU

  Dikshita Guru is a Grade 10 student studying at Sekolah Global Indo-Asia with a strong interest in personal growth and emotional resilience. She often finds herself reflecting on how emotional strength shapes who she is today and influences the way she responds to challenges and setbacks. Through her experiences and observations, Dikshita admires people who are physically strong, yet she believes that true strength does not always come from muscles. This perspective inspired her talk, “Beyond Muscles: The Power of Emotional Strength” which explores how self-love, personal growth, and the mindset to rise again after failure can reveal a deeper kind of strength within us. Passionate about understanding how people grow through challenges, Dikshita hopes to continue exploring how resilience and mindset shape the way individuals overcome difficulties and become stronger over time.

• EDUARD VIRGORIUS KIEREN

  Eduard Virgorius Kieren is a Grade 12 student in the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (IB DP) with a strong interest in technology, especially AI in the modern age, which can change the way humans, especially students think. Curious about why people so often fall into complacency even though they might actually know better, Eduard enjoys delving into how we learn and why, scientifically, we search for complacency. Through his academic journey, Eduard explored how his and other students' use of AI have made them lazier. This led to the creation of the nucleus of the talk, how AI is making students lazier and the exploration of the idea surrounding it, which then led to the title: “I LOVE AI…sometimes” Passionate about AI in general, Eduard hopes to continue studying the relationship between AI in education and its relation to changes in humans, especially students.

• FAYLA KHAYRISSA RAHMADITA

  Fayla Khayrissa Rahmadita is an alumna of Sekolah Global Indo-Asia who completed the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme. She is currently a student at Universitas Padjadjaran, majoring in International Relations.

• JERRICK LEE

  “Just a little more.” It’s a phrase that many of us live by, but what if this is a motto that keeps “enough” forever beyond our grasp? In this talk, the idea of limits is used to help us understand why our search for “more” is an endless one, and to ask a question that is not so simple: what is enough, anyway? What if every failure was actually a lesson in disguise? Through the unexpected challenges of 3D printing, frustration becomes a reason to think differently and not a reason to quit. Accepting failure and staying curious can turn anyone from a passive consumer into a confident problem-solver.

• JONATHAN BRYAN HU

  Jonathan Bryan Hu is currently in Grade 12 taking International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (IB DP). He has a passion for mathematics and how abstract ideas can help explain human experiences in everyday life. As a student under constant academic pressure and expectation, Jonathan found himself fascinated by the idea of “enough” and how “enough” is constantly pursued but never seems to end. This curiosity and intrigue led Jonathan to his talk “The Mathematics of Enough,” where he discusses his ideas and perspectives on how people perceive success and boundaries through the use of mathematical ideas such as limits and infinity. Through his perspectives and ideas, Jonathan hopes to explore and understand why “more” is infinite and how defining “enough” for oneself is crucial in finding a balance in life.

• KEZIA SHALOM GRACELYN SUJARWADI

  Kezia Shalom Gracelyn Sujarwadi is currently in Grade 11 and part of the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (IB DP), where she is particularly interested in how social expectations shape the way young people understand success, ambition, and identity. As a student navigating the academic pressures and competitive culture that often surround education, she became curious about why so many teenagers feel like they are already falling behind by the age of sixteen. This curiosity led Kezia to develop her talk, “Is Sixteen Too Late?”, where she reflects on the unspoken competition many students experience while trying to build the “perfect” list of achievements, passions, and leadership roles. Through her talk, Kezia hopes to encourage students to rethink the pressure to be exceptional at a young age and instead focus on exploring what genuinely feels meaningful and authentic to them.

• LAVENDER ZHANG

  Lavender Zhang is a Grade 11 student in the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (IBDP). For a long time, she focused primarily on academic validation, often believing that success and achievement mattered more than personal happiness. However, as she grew older, Lavender began questioning many of the ideas she once accepted about identity, expectations, and what it means to truly live a meaningful life. Experiences and personal challenges led her to reflect more deeply on relationships, self-worth, and the meaning of love. At times, she finds herself spacing out in social gatherings, observing people and quietly reflecting on the emotions and struggles that shape human connections. These reflections eventually inspired her talk, where she explores how personal experiences, fear, and expectations influence the way young people understand love and themselves.

• NAEISHA GUPTA

  Naeisha Gupta is a grade 8 student, who is fascinated by exploring ideas and solving problems. She is a science loving student. Her curiosity drives her to ask questions, investigate concepts and look beyond the textbook to understand how the world works. The habit of questioning and discovery gradually transforms her into a self-learner. She takes responsibility for her own learning journey. Naeisha’s story highlights how personal qualities such as curiosity, determination and openness to new ideas can transform learning into a lifelong pursuit. By nurturing these traits, Naeisha hopes to inspire others, embrace curiosity, develop independent thinking skills and become confident, resilient, lifelong learner in an ever changing world. With her talk, she wants to empower and inspire the fellow students to be more curious and determined to follow their dreams.

• NIHA RAFEEQUE

  Niha Rafeeque is a Grade 10 student studying at Sekolah Global Indo-Asia with a strong interest in personal growth, psychology, and understanding how people develop confidence in their everyday lives. She is particularly curious about how mindset influences the way individuals approach challenges, learning, and self-development. Throughout her academic journey, Niha enjoys exploring ideas that question common assumptions about success and progress. This interest inspired her talk, “The Untold Power of Staying in Your Comfort Zone,” where she examines the widely accepted belief that growth only happens when people step outside their comfort zones. In her talk, she offers a different perspective by suggesting that comfort zones can also serve as a foundation for building confidence, developing skills, and growing in a more natural and sustainable way. By sharing this idea, Niha hopes to encourage students to rethink how they view personal growth and to recognize that progress can begin from places where they already feel secure.

• SATYANA TANTO

  Satyana Tanto is a Grade 10 student studying at Sekolah Global Indo-Asia, with a passion for biology and the ways scientific ideas can help us better understand ourselves and our lives. Fascinated by how the human body constantly adapts, heals, and rebuilds, Satyana began to see biology not just as a subject in the classroom, but as a guide to understanding personal growth and change. Inspired by this perspective, Satyana created the talk “The Hidden Biology of Change,” where biological processes shape powerful metaphors that reveal how change really happens. Through this talk, Satyana explores how the same principles that allow our bodies to adapt and survive may also offer insight into how we can grow, change, and become better versions of ourselves. With this talk, Satyana hopes to reach anyone who has ever wanted to change but didn’t know where to begin. By exploring the lessons hidden within our own biology, Satyana invites the audience to realize that change is not something distant or impossible—it is something we are naturally built to do.