TEDxSouthbridge International School Cambodia Youth

Speakers

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

• Davin Prasath

  Philanthropist, Model & Miss Universe Cambodia 2024, National Director Miss Universe Cambodia 2026

  Davin Prasath, a Cambodian model, actress and philanthropist, has made global waves as Miss Universe Cambodia 2024. She made history as the first married woman and mother to hold the national crown, and this has led her to Cambodia’s first-ever Top 30 placement and Gold Winner Award as the Voice for Change at Miss Universe 2024 in Mexico. Beyond her public roles, Davin is a devoted mother and community leader. She firmly believes genuine beauty stems from authenticity, resilience and service to others. Dedicated to challenging stereotypes about identity and potential, Davin uses her platform to inspire the next generation to embrace their unique and beautiful stories and build limitless futures.

• Halyn Yan Yue Chai

  Student

  Halyn Yan Yue Chai is a student at Southbridge International School Cambodia and also an artist. She consistently participates in academic endeavours such as MUNs, STEAM projects, LP Junior training, World Scholar's Cup debates, TeenEagle and other debate showcases. She's heavily involved in the community through independent business work, being a Girl Scout, rock climbing, football, charity work and being a Junior Prefect at her school. She is very passionate about the value of human creativity, empathy and literacy skills.

• Jennifer Manichoutey Heng

  Youth Leader, Founder & Businesswoman

  Jennifer Manichoutey Heng is an 18-year-old youth leader, founder, and young businesswoman with a passion for politics, law, diplomacy, and entrepreneurship. She founded Keyla Khmer and co-founded Wintersport Tournaments - a youth-led initiative for sports and community engagement - and is a shareholder at the Cambodian Professional Accounting Institute (CPAI), giving her early experience in business and organizational work. Jennifer has had extensive experience in Model United Nations conferences, where she developed her skills in diplomacy and public speaking. Jennifer has had multiple journeys of leadership, entrepreneurship, and international relations. Her life has been preoccupied with thoughts of who she wants to be, what she wants to achieve, and the pressure that young people face to know what they want to do before it is too late.

• Leangchinh Dom

  Student, Event Organiser and Aspiring Researcher

  Leangchinh (LC) is an event organizer, leader, and aspiring researcher passionate about political science, international relations, law, and psychology. She started leadership at a young age and has continued to grow through opportunities that lets her make impact. She was involved in around 40 projects, mainly Model United Nations (MUN) for five years, as an executive member, chair, and delegate, second term as President of the Athletics Council in NISC, organizing internal and external tournaments, including friendlies, PPAC and ASAC. She is the Leader/Coordinator for the Romduol Charity Foundation, organizing donation drives and running events working alongside different ministries and she also does research for the Royal Academy exploring psychology and its connections to international relations. Through her diverse journey, she has learned that true growth comes from challenges, experiences, the people that has been there for you, and that being more valuable than any achievement.

• Makanaka Shamah Riside

  Student

  Makanaka Shamah Riside is a student leader, writer, performer, and aspiring technology professional - passionate about creativity, communication, and leadership. She has contributed to her school’s leadership community through planning events such as Culture Day and Workers’ Appreciation Day and through her roles as the current Head Senior Prefect and past Vice-President of the Student Council. Alongside leadership, she has explored filmmaking and acting, producing films and performing in several projects. An accomplished young writer, she has written two books, competed in poetry, and won two poetry competitions. Her public speaking journey began in Grade 3 and has continued through school events, competitions, MUNs, and formal occasions, including speaking before the Mayor of Norton, Zimbabwe. Through leadership, creativity, and communication, Makanaka has learned that identity is not defined by a single path, but by the passions, experiences, and values that shape who we become.

• Mariam Conde Zamora

  Secondary English Teacher

  Mariam Conde Zamora is an educator and former interpreter based in Cambodia. Over almost 10 years, her career has moved across interpretation, language education, university instruction, and secondary teaching in international settings. She currently teaches AS and A Level English Language while completing an Applied Doctorate in Education, researching how formative feedback shapes students’ academic self-regulation. Across classrooms, languages, and cultures, her work keeps returning to one question: how can educators help young people move beyond the labels placed upon them and become active authors of their own futures?

• Molica Moi

  Student

  Molica Moi is a student at Southbridge International School Cambodia. She believes that your voice is a superpower and the way we use it shapes our identity. She is an enthusiast and active individual involved in debates, Model United Nation, public speaking competitions, volunteering in the community, fundraisers, sports, entrepreneurship, and STEM.

• Shunsuke Miyatake

  Founder of itonami / Photographer

  Shunsuke “Take” Miyatake is the founder of itonami, a cultural studio in Phnom Penh, and a photographer and community builder. Over more than 20 years, his career has moved across advertising, strategic communications, social behavior change, international development, and creative practice in Japan and Southeast Asia. Before founding itonami, he worked with UNDP’s Digital, AI and Innovation Hub, 17 Triggers, Impact Hub Phnom Penh, and ADK in Cambodia and Japan. Outside his professional work, Take documents everyday life in Cambodia through photography and founded the Phnom Penh Photography Collective. Across these seemingly different paths, his work keeps returning to one question: what makes us human in a rapidly changing world?

• Tifanny Bophadavy Doche

  Creative Director of Revivre Studio and Revivre Concept Store

  Tifanny Bopadavy Doche is a fashion designer, creative director and entrepreneur based in Phnom Penh. She is the founder and creative director of REVIVRE Studio, an independent slow fashion brand focused on local production, craftsmanship and the use of deadstock fabrics. Through her work, she explores a more responsible approach to fashion while developing a contemporary and creative design language. Her practice combines sustainability with experimentation, from tailoring and garment construction to new ways of reducing waste. For Tifanny, fashion is both a creative field and a space to rethink how clothes can be designed and produced more consciously.