Adult Speakers
Emari Dimagiba
Emari Dimagiba is a lifelong health communications professional and mother to Jérôme (G6) and Camille (2023 EB alumna) Bruckert. Ms. Dimagiba’s health advocacy and communications career spans more than 30 years of public speaking, professional trainings, and consultation in the areas of reproductive health, sexual violence prevention and youth development. She has also been a grant writer in the nonprofit sector. She has a Bachelor’s degree in French and Communications from the University of San Francisco and a Master’s in Public Affairs from the University of Minnesota.
Matthew Pech
Matthew Pech is both an EB alumnus (class of 1999) and EB parent, as well as an accomplished scientist who has spent his career turning insights from the human genome into new cancer medicines. He currently leads drug discovery efforts at Tensixteen Biosciences, a biotech developing therapeutics to intercept pre-cancerous blood conditions. Matthew has a PhD in cancer biology from Stanford, and dual majors in economics and biology from Dartmouth.
Student Speakers
8th Grade
Luca Macquart-Moulin
This is Luca’s first year participating in TEDxYouth@EB, and his talk will focus on the topic of intelligent life on other planets. With the fast pace of technological advancement today, what are the possibilities for such new discoveries in outer space? And what is the likelihood of making contact with them during our lifetime?
Sophia Garcia Becerra
This is Sophia’s second year as a TEDxYouth@EB speaker (listen to her presentation from last year, about Being The Younger Sister). This year, Sophia’s talk will focus on anxiety, a topic many young people can relate to. What are the impacts of anxiety? What are the possibilities for coping and moving beyond it?
Marshall Goldstein
This is Marshall’s first time on the TEDxYouth@EB stage, where he will focus on the important issue of sustainable energy, specifically exploring the possibilities of nuclear fusion. Why do we need to invest in technologies like nuclear fusion? What does that look like and what possibilities might they hold for the future?
Enzo Vargas
This is Enzo’s first year in the TEDxYouth@EB program, and his topic is a beloved form of entertainment for many: LEGOs. Enzo’s talk will discuss the important role LEGOs can play in creating possibility, and why one should never be considered “too old,” to play with them.
Dastan Laal
This will be Dastan’s first time as a TEDxYouth@EB speaker, where he will take on the topic of education itself. In a historical moment where banned books and agenda-driven curricula are becoming more and more common, what possibilities exist for the future of education? What is its role and who decides?
Luca Waugh
Luca is a TEDxYouth@EB veteran, having spoken last year about the potential of small scale farming, and its place in the world of the future. In this year’s talk, Luca poses the question, “Ice cubes or iceburgs?” It’s one of many hard questions that come up when we consider the real impact of day-to-day choices and personal conveniences on possibilities for the long term sustainability of our common planet.
7th Grade
Sofia Jun
Sofia’s talk will explore the concept of celebrating unique passions. In a world that can so often be intolerant of difference, favoring predictable conformity over the groundbreaking, how can we celebrate what may be outside of the mainstream or ordinary? What are the possibilities for those unique visions and voices, and why is it important we celebrate them?
Victoria Dudley
Victoria’s talk digs into the often forgotten impacts of city planning, and the vital role intentional city planning can play in creating true long-term sustainability. What are the future possibilities for healthier cities, with sustainability driving their growth? Why are trees and green space so important for a city, and how can that effect both climate and quality of life?
Lucine Gold
Lucine’s talk will explore an issue that nearly all of us grapple with today, the rising tide of misinformation; and, more importantly, how to deal with it? With a chaotic, decentralized media landscape that often obscures the origin of information, what does it mean to be a responsible information consumer today? What are the possibilities for avoiding the misinformation rabbit hole? How can we identify trusted sources, so we remain aware and connected with the world around us?
Arthur Robert
Arthur’s talk will explore the future of jobs in an Artifical Intelligence (AI) driven world. Most agree that AI will transform virtually every known industry, from healthcare to finance and beyond. But how will we, as humans, adapt to these changes? What are possibilities for cultivating skills that are complementary to AI, like creativity and emotional intelligence?
Moses Tanner
In his talk, Moses poses a provocative question, “What does it mean to be a boy now?” What might seem a simple question on the surface belies a complex fabric of history, culture and power. His discussion aims to explore the evolving concepts of masculinity and identity in the contemporary world. Perhaps identity and gender roles are not just static concepts? Perhaps they can hold possibility for growth, change, and personal interpretation?
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