Past TEDx event
TEDxCambridge University
Possibility
Speakers
Speakers may not be confirmed. Check the event website for the latest lineup.
Amy Schutte
Motivational Speaker
Amy Schutte is a former journalist, keynote speaker, and founder of Hudson & Co., a strategic communications consultancy. She helps leaders, founders, and organizations communicate with greater clarity and confidence. Her work spans global companies and teams across three continents, focusing on leadership, identity, and the stories that shape how people show up.
Daphne Frias
Social Activist
Daphne Frias is a Forbes 30 Under 30 activist, disability advocate, and leading voice for gun violence prevention and voting rights. As New York State Director for March For Our Lives, she helped advance more than 15 statewide gun safety laws. She also founded Box the Ballot, mobilizing youth to collect over 20,000 absentee ballots.
Dianna Fioravanti
President at Kuehne+Nagel Canada
Dianna Fioravanti is President at Kuehne+Nagel Canada and the first woman to lead the company in Canada. A transformational leader and author of Flip the Switch, she is known for championing people-centered leadership, emotional intelligence, and workplace cultures built on trust, resilience, and authenticity.
Dr Douglas Hilbert
Physician
Dr. Douglas Hilbert is a board-certified Internal Medicine physician, founder of HilbertMD, and Fellow of the American College of Physicians. He founded the first Academic Hospitalist program in the US Department of Defense at Brooke Army Medical Center. His work centers on helping people live stronger, longer, and with greater purpose, grounded in resilience, discipline, and the belief that we are capable of more than we realize.
Dr Félicie Albert
Award-winning Laser and Plasma Physicist
Dr. Félicie Albert is a leading physicist and Director of the Jupiter Laser Facility at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. Her work advances high-intensity laser science, plasma physics, and next-generation x-ray and gamma-ray sources. She has received major scientific honors, including the PECASE, DOE Early Career Research Program Award, and APS Katherine E. Weimer Award.
Dr Gabriel Astorga
Award-winning Scientist/Content Creator
Dr. Gabriel Astorga is an award-winning scientist and science communicator based at the Quadram Institute and University of East Anglia. His work focuses on microbial genomics and whole genome sequencing. In 2025, he won Books and Learning Creator of the Year at the TikTok Awards UK & Ireland, reaching over 500,000 followers across TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube.
Dr Kola Tytler
Physician & Serial Startup Founder
Dr. Kola Tytler is a doctor, software engineer, and entrepreneur building iatroX, an AI-powered medical referencing platform designed for UK primary care clinicians. Combining healthcare, technology, and data science, his work focuses on making evidence-based clinical guidance more accessible and actionable. Previously, he founded HypeAnalyzer, a predictive analytics platform for the global sneaker resale market, later recognized by Forbes Europe 30 Under 30 for innovation in retail and ecommerce.
Dr Myriam Francois
Award winning journalist and filmmaker
Dr François is an award-winning journalist, filmmaker, and writer, and an alumna of Newnham College Cambridge, as well as Georgetown and Oxford University where she completed her PhD in 2017. She’s a former presenter of The Stream on Al jazeera and currently presents her own show The Tea on YouTube. She has worked extensively across the BBC, Channel 4, and other international outlets. Her directorial debut documentary Finding Alaa as Bafta and Academy award Longlisted and has received multiple international awards, and her writing has appeared in publications including The Guardian, TIME, and Foreign Policy.
Dr Zohar Bronfman
Data Scientist & AI Entreopreneur
Zohar Bronfman is a data scientist, entrepreneur, and Co-Founder and CEO of Pecan AI, a predictive analytics company that has raised over $100 million in venture funding. With expertise spanning computational psychology, cognitive neuroscience, and data science, he holds two PhDs from Tel Aviv University, including one in computational cognitive neuroscience and another in the history and philosophy of science and technology.
Kevin StClergy
Bestselling Author
Kevin St.Clergy is a bestselling author, entrepreneur, and creator of the Beyond Blind Blaming methodology. After building and exiting two companies with over $50 million in combined sales, he developed the RCD Method to help leaders, teams, and organizations identify hidden obstacles, rethink old patterns, and move forward with greater clarity.
Laura Modiano
OpenAI Executive
Laura Modiano is a leading voice in Europe’s AI and startup ecosystem. As Founder Experience Lead at OpenAI, she works closely with founders, investors, and technology communities shaping the next generation of AI-driven companies. Previously, she held leadership roles at AWS focused on startups and generative AI. Her work places her at the center of conversations on innovation, entrepreneurship, and the future of artificial intelligence.
Prof Thomas Roulet
Cambridge Professor and Social Scientist
Thomas Roulet is Professor of Organizational Sociology and Leadership at the University of Cambridge and Fellow at King’s College. His work explores leadership, workplace culture, mental health, and the future of work, advising organizations and policymakers across the UK. A Forbes columnist and acclaimed author, his insights have been featured in the Financial Times, The Economist, Bloomberg, and Harvard Business Review.
Sandra Tusin
Award-winning Serial Entrepreneur
Sandra Tusin is an award-winning serial entrepreneur, investor, and AI ethics expert shaping innovation across health AI, Web3, and social impact. Recognized by The Telegraph as one of its “Top 100 Female Entrepreneurs to Watch,” she co-founded Mindstream-AI and helped build one of the UK’s early health AI accelerator programs, supporting over 100 startups. She also advises the Indonesian Ministry of Investment on AI, innovation ecosystems, and emerging technology strategy.
