TEDxJamhour

Speakers

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

• Alexander Wakim

  Consultant

  Alexander Wakim is a consultant passionate about human behavior, performance, and personal growth. His experiences in international case competitions and consulting shaped his interest in the unseen volume of work behind confidence, composure, and success.

• Chris Daccache

  Founder & Consultant

  Chris is a founder, consultant & finance graduate who has always strived to grow through discipline and self-improvement, while also recognizing the underestimated role that our environment plays in deciding who we become.

• Christie Matta

  Dentistry Student

  Christie Matta is a dentistry student, president of her dental student society, and pursues modeling on the side. Choosing to continue her studies in Lebanon exposed her to the reality many young Lebanese face today: resilience alone is not enough to build a future. She hopes to encourage her generation to think beyond survival and strive for growth, ambition, and change in Lebanon.

• Clara Abou Rjeily

  CCE Student & Model

  Clara Abou Rjeily is a 21-year-old Computer and Communication Engineering student and model. Known for her curiosity and optimistic outlook, she rarely lets fear stop her from trying something new.

• Fatme Ismail

  Artist

  Fatme Ismail is a Lebanese expressive arts practitioner, emergency pedagogue, and writer based in Beirut. A single mother and artist, she works at the intersection of creativity, embodiment, and personal transformation, accompanying individuals through humanitarian crises, trauma, and life transitions. Through her own paintings, writing, and practice, she has learned that what is darkest inside us can emerge colorful and free.

• Joe Maalouf

  Journalist TV presenter

  I’m Joe Maalouf. Most people know me from television, where for years I’ve worked in media, investigative journalism, and public affairs. My work has always been driven by one thing: getting closer to the truth people are often afraid to say out loud. I come from a country full of contradictions, emotion, conflict, resilience, and unbelievable human stories, and maybe that’s why I’ve always believed that media should do more than entertain. It should challenge us, shake us a little, and sometimes force us to have the conversations we spend years avoiding. Whether through television, social initiatives, or public dialogue, I’ve always tried to create spaces where people can speak honestly, disagree openly, and still remember that they belong to the same society in the end.

• Marie José Ayoub

  Mural Artist

  Born in Beirut, my artistic journey began with the NGO Toufoula, transforming hospital walls into dreamlike spaces for children battling cancer. This experience revealed art’s power in bringing comfort and hope, leading to further projects, in Lebanon and France where I lived for several years. I contributed to the transformation of underprivileged neighborhoods, refugee camps and conflict zones areas. Since 2015, street art and community workshops have become central to my practice, including murals created with students in schools restored after the Beirut port explosion. Since 2022, I have worked on monumental murals across Lebanon, Tunisia, and France. I see murals as poetic bridges between reality and imagination—stories of heritage and solidarity.

• Sasha Asli

  I’m an 11th grade student from Beirut, Lebanon, that is passionate about music, art, and time.

• Theo Ghorayeb

  Je suis élève au Collège Notre-Dame de Jamhour et j’aspire à poursuivre des études de droit en France. Passionné de sport et surtout de prise de parole en public, j’aime relever des défis qui me poussent à sortir de ma zone de confort et à repousser mes propres limites. Participer à TEDx a alors été pour moi l’opportunité parfaite de partager une idée qui me tient à cœur et de transmettre un message qui, je l’espère, résonnera avec le parcours de chacun.