Event Schedule
UnmuTED: @TEDxUniversityofLeeds
(Environment, Innovation & Life)
Event schedule
Tuesday, 19th September 2023
09:30 am - 10:00 am
Registration and Networking
10:30 am - 10:05 am
Official TEDx Video Introduction
10:05 am - 10:15 am
Opening Remarks by Host
10:15 am - 11:45 am
Session 1: Expression and Authenticity
Rise of the Pheonix
Kadeena Cox OBE
Rejection is Redirection
Anu Shah
Solo Guitarist
Sam Hiller
Lightbulb Moments Beyond the Listening Trap
Rachael O'Connor
Transactions of Kindness
Minhaz Abedin
11:45 am - 1:15 pm
Lunch & Networking
Wellbeing dogs around until 12:30.
1:15 pm - 2:45 pm
Session 2: Breaking Barriers and Innovation
The AI That Changed My Mind
Behnaz Elhaminia
Digital Learning and Innovative Leadership
Margaret Korosec
Songsmiths Acapella Group
Getting Rid of Labour. Getting Rid of Leisure
Radhika Borde
The Time Has Come for a Four-Day Work Week
Joe Ryle
2:45 am - 3:20 pm
Refreshment Break
3:20 pm - 4:40 pm
Session 3: Empowerment and Amplification
Afrobeats - The Social Innovation Inspiring a New Lens on Africa
Victor Okpala
Composition, Sitar, and Cultural Fusion
Jasdeep Singh Degun
Interactive Dance Session with Pablo Carames Mendez
What I Learned Building Rockets
Theo Youds
Food Waste is Feeding Climate Change
Jamie Crummie
4:40 am - 5:00 pm
Closing Remarks
5:15 am - 6:30 pm