TEDxMiddlesex University Mauritius

Speakers

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

• Bhoomeshwari Goorah

  Business Computing and Data analytics student

  Business Computing and Data analytics student at Middlesex University Mauritius

• Britney Soll

  Trainee Counselling Psychologist, Counselling & Wellbeing Service

  Britney Soll is currently studying a Doctorate in Counseling Psychology and Psychotherapy and she is better known in Mauritius for her work with therapy dogs, but she have been on the scientist-practitioner psychologist trajectory for the last 5 years.

• Ethan Pattoo

  Final year at Westcoast International Secondary School

  Ethan Pattoo is a student at Westcoast International Secondary School in Mauritius. He is also a competitive judoka, representing the Akira Kai JC club

• Hafidha Abass

  IFP Law student

  International Foundation Program in Law student at Middlesex University Mauritius

• Krystabell Midiwo

  IFP Law student

  International Foundation Program in Law student at Middlesex University Mauritius

• Nancy Veerayen

  Lecturer in International Foundation Program at Middlesex University Mauritius

  Dr Nancy Veerayen is a British-qualified social worker specialising in international social work and community development. Her career before immigrating to Mauritius included working in child protection for UK social services. Immigrating to Mauritius, she represented Mauritius in 2005 at the British Treasury-sponsored Pan African InterAction Leadership Programme, 'Africa for Africa through Collaboration', in Kenya.

• Patrick Toussaint

  International environmental lawyer specialized in climate justice, human rights

  Dr. Patrick Toussaint is an international environmental lawyer specialized in climate justice, human rights and key thematic issues such as biodiversity, clean air, plastic pollution and sustainable development. He has extensive experience with inter-governmental environmental negotiations, policy research, and governance, working across international organizations, research institutions, and advocacy spaces. He holds a Doctor of Laws in international climate law from the University of Eastern Finland. His doctoral thesis examined human rights-based approaches to climate action, focusing on loss and damage, legal responsibility, and pathways for advancing climate justice through international law.

• Shân Wareing

  Vice Chancellor at Middlesex University

  Professor Shân Wareing took up her position as the Vice-Chancellor of Middlesex University in April 2024. She is Chair of the charity, Unite Foundation, Chair of Advance-HE’s Leadership and Management Strategic Advisory Group, and Co-Chair of the Advance HE Leadership Framework Steering Group. She has published in the fields of linguistics, equality, diversity and inclusion, leadership and team development, and learning and teaching in higher education. Her current scholarly interests are university leadership and governance from the perspective of diversity and inclusion, digital transformation, and higher education policy.

• Sheila Ujoodha

  Chief Executive Officer of the Mauritius Institute of Directors

  Sheila Ujoodha is the Chief Executive Officer of the Mauritius Institute of Directors (MIOD), with 24 years of hands-on experience in internal audit, risk management, corporate governance and process improvement on both the local and international market.

• Vassen Kauppaymuthoo

  Oceanographer and environmental Engineer

  Vassen Kauppaymuthoo is a prominent Mauritian oceanographer, environmental engineer, and sustainability expert. He is the director of the environmental consultancy Delphinium Ltd and the NGO Oceanyka. He frequently provides expert commentary on climate change, coastal protection, and natural disaster management in Mauritius