TEDxEEB3 Youth

Speakers

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• Celine Stedman

  Student at EEB3

  In my talk, I will talk about strengthening the relationship you have with yourself to help the ones you have with other people. Things that bring your mental health down. Knowing your worth, so people don’t question it. Using judgment as something that drives you instead of pulling you down. And the mirrored truth of prejudice. Diving into the things that make us feel vulnerable can make us stronger. And the most important thing is excepting who we are, so we can except others.

• Charlotte Wiemann

  Student at EEB3

  In my talk, I will look at women's unpaid labour as a huge, yet invisible part of the economy. Things like childcare, cooking, and caring for family members make paid work and entire economies possible, yet they're not counted and disregarded in economic measures such as GDP. By linking everyday life to economic ideas and global examples, I want to show how ignoring this work affects worldwide gender inequality and how we decide what counts as important.

• Federico Petschke

  Student at EEB3

  In my talk, I explore beauty as a psychological and evolutionary phenomenon rather than a social judgment. Scientific research shows that physical appearance influences perception, confidence, and behaviour in subtle but measurable ways, often before we are consciously aware of it. By drawing on findings from psychology and evolutionary biology, this talk examines why humans respond to beauty, how these responses developed, and how they continue to influence everyday interactions and decision-making. Rather than criticizing beauty or idealizing it, this talk invites the audience to observe it as a natural part of human nature, one that quietly accompanies us through social situations, personal choices, and opportunities. The goal is to encourage awareness, curiosity, and reflection about how we move through the world and perceive one another.

• Georgios Christofi

  Teacher at EEB3

  What do we really mean when we speak about education? Is it knowledge, values, achievement, or something deeper? Debates about the “ideal” model of education have shaped societies for centuries. But what is it that truly concerns us all, and that we constantly try to improve? Walk with me on a journey that begins in antiquity and leads us to the present day, exploring the different stages of transformation that education has undergone. Is there a perfect way to educate young people, and adults? Does education hold the same meaning and value across all countries? This talk invites us to reconsider not only how we teach, but why.

• Imane Laakel Sofet

  Student at EEB3

  In my TEDx talk, I explore the impact of comparison, focusing on how it manifests through relationships, social media, and society as a whole. I am especially interested in how comparison affects teenagers’ minds and everyday lives, and why this influence matters more than we often realize. Through personal reflections and insights, my talk invites the audience to walk alongside me as I explore the many dimensions of comparison. Ultimately, this talk is about learning to let go of harmful habits, and how even a small shift in mindset can lead to a more confident, balanced, and healthy way of thinking.

• Klára Špolcová

  Student at EEB3

  Je m’appelle Klára Špolcová, j’ai 16 ans et je suis en S6 dans la section tchèque. En 2024, je suis partie à la Haye aux Pays-Bas pendant 4 mois pour participer au programme d’échange, où je vivais chez deux familles d’accueil. Le changement fait peur à la plupart entre nous. Pourtant, c’est une partie inévitable de nos vies. Mais cette peur n’est pas qu’un sentiment que l’on peut cacher et oublier, parce qu’il définit la manière dont on marche le chemin de nos vies. Et comme il était important de surmonter la peur de nous séparer de nos parents le premier jour d’école, vaincre la peur du changement l'est autant. Pour moi, mes quatre mois à l’étranger symbolisent exactement cela, de même que toutes les victoires qui viennent en sortant de notre zone de confort.

• Laia Perez

  Student at EEB3

  This year’s theme “Walk with me” resonated with me because walking through STEM as a young woman often feels like moving through a world where opportunities exist on paper, but biases and expectations still determine who gets to access them. In my talk I invite you to walk with me through the inequalities that girls and women continue to face in STEM. My goal today is not only to highlight these challenges, but also to explore ways in which each of us can contribute to making STEM truly accessible for everyone. Not just in theory, but as the path into science isn’t as open as we like to believe, and sometimes, even what looks like support ends up reinforcing the opposite.

• Maria Kallimani

  Teacher at EEB3

  The topic of this year’s TEDx (“Walk with me”) sounded to me like the “story of my life”. However, I decided not to speak about my own experiences, actual walking, travelling and sight-seeing, as these are better when experienced first-hand and not when being narrated. Instead, I decided to talk about myths and poems in which our life is presented as a walk, as a journey. In that way, I can combine the two passions of my own life: travelling and my work as a Greek language teacher.

• Michal Dvořák

  Architect and urban planner

  Walking, getting from point A to point B, has many meanings in our culture and daily life, yet there are still things we may not always appreciate, or even realize, about it. It’s still slower than running. Slower than taking a bike or a step. Slower than taking a bus or a car. As our life is getting faster, does it even make sense to walk anywhere anymore? Should we in our cities rather focus on other ways of moving around? But then again ... What if walking is more than just getting from A to B

• Petr Koubek

  Teacher at EEB3

  As an experienced, yet still young (compared to the global average mental age of teachers) person, I will be honest in my contribution: With Monty Python, I will ask myself what the annual theme "Walk With Me" means, and then, in a short, hopefully entertaining explanation, I will try to explain to the audience that "walk with me" means deception, delusion, and trickery. And that even though I may feel good when walking with someone, in the end, I will find my own responsibility to be ultimate. I will try to quote both important authorities and ordinary people in my speech to conclude that walking and living for oneself and for one's own sake is reasonable and prepares us well for the unexpected crises and great joys that life offers. As the Roman king Wenceslas IV said, true love always begins with oneself to be strong and effective enough for others as well.

• Tristan Weiler

  Student at EEB3

  Through this talk, I want to raise awareness about the hidden importance of peatlands. I believe that understanding nature is the first step toward protecting it. With this presentation, I hope to inspire others to see wetlands not as empty land, but as powerful climate protectors. This talk explores the importance of peatlands for climate and environmental protection. In addition, it addresses the causes of peatland destruction and presents peatland restoration as a practical and cost-effective climate solution.