TEDxNorthwood High Youth

Speakers

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

• Anika Kurup

  Anika Kurup is a junior. She decided to speak about people pleasing since it has been one of the most difficult habits for me to ameliorate. She wanted to assist anyone else who might be dealing with it by sharing her journey with it. Some other organizations on campus she is involved in include the fine arts program as well as some competitive clubs.

• Ankita Seshadri

  Ankita is a freshman. Her TEDx talk is about her journey of theater and how even as something seemingly small, it radically changed her. You can catch her in Northwood’s Policy debate club, in Mock Trial, or dance, whether that be competitive, or in school classes.

• Josh Obando

  Josh is involved in many activities on and off campus, so maybe you'll see him around. He is passionate about topics relating to friendship and fate.

• Lia Lee

  Lia Lee is a freshman at Northwood, who enjoys public speaking. She is an active member of the speech and debate club, as well as a player on Northwood's Varsity Basketball team.

• Lia Nariman

  Lia is a student a Northwood High School.

• Purva Kulkarni

  Purva is in 9th grade and is using her experiences in life to explain the true importance of failure and and undercover beauty of failure.

• Samya Murtaza

  Samya is a senior at Northwood High-school, and going into her last year of K-12 education, she’s reflected on the many people in her life that have given her guidance and encouragement over the years, one being her younger brother. In her speech today, she will be explaining the importance of close knit relationships in today’s day and age.

• Sophie Wang

  Sophie is a senior at Northwood. She’s been dancing competitively since she was six and is now the captain of the NHS dance team and a part of Pacific Dance Elite. She also likes to cook, especially pasta and fried rice.