In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TEDTalks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. These local, self-organized events are branded TEDx, where x = independently organized TED event. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events are self-organized (subject to certain rules and regulations).

UWC Adriatic - Auditorium
Via Trieste 29
Duino-Aurisina, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, 34011
Italy

Anesa Lahi

Student

Anesa Lahi is a second year student at UWC Adriatic and is pursuing her Psychology at university

Huseyin Ege Cinar

Student

Ege is an International student studying at United World College of Adriatic in Italy. He is interested in playing guitar, singing and learning different instruments. Besides music, he likes nature and does sports such as mountain biking, running, hiking, and skiing. During his first years of high school in Turkiye, he had experience debating, MUN, international projects such as Erasmus+, and organizing licensed TEDx events. He volunteers in some NGO's and encourages people to take action for the global sustainability movement.

Maho Kanesaka

Student

Maho is a first year student at UWC Adriatic in Italy.

Mariana Descalço

Student

Mariana Descalço is a passionate student at United World Colleges (UWC), driven by the urgent need for innovative, collaborative solutions to global challenges. Deeply committed to human rights and climate justice, she is inspired by multicultural perspectives and actively engages in projects fostering sustainable practices, social equity, and global cooperation, believing in the power of nonviolent action, of dialogue and of collective effort to create positive change. Her upcoming TEDx talk explores the Portuguese Carnation Revolution and the valuable lessons it offers for addressing current global challenges.

Nikolina Gvozdenović

Student

Nikolina Gvozdenović, from Montenegro, is a second-year student at UWC Adriatic. Her passion for STEM not only drives her academically but also connects her to broader global issues, including ecology and ethics. She actively engages with her community, exploring interests in diverse fields, such as journalism, debate, and activism. She has volunteered with various organizations, most proudly with NGO Klupko, where she contributed to the Luggage of Psych-Tools project supporting adolescents, and with NGO Network for Youth Activism of Montenegro, where she took part in informal education initiatives. Through her work, Nikolina strives to bridge knowledge with action, believing that curiosity and engagement are the keys to meaningful change.

Rawane Loutfi

Student

In her talk, Rawane shares how a single missed message exposed the life-or-death stakes of mental health neglect. Born in a small village in the Atlas Mountains of Morocco, She grew up seeing the cost of silence around mental health. That silence became personal when, still in Morocco, a friend’s crisis text—cut off by a dead phone—made the urgency impossible to ignore. But it also sparked a mission. Now at UWC Adriatic, she founded ZoomBrains to turn urgency into action, creating a space where neurodivergent and struggling individuals can find real support.

Teodora Tautkutė

Student

Teodora Tautkutė's personality consists of many different parts. She is a daughter, a sister, a senior student in high school, a writer, an artist, and a traveller. There are definitely more, but these are the key ones. The "traveller" part is the most important for this special introduction. That is the part that has allowed her to get to know herself in the best possible way while getting to know different cultures from various angles. At the young age of 19, she has quite a lot of experience to share regarding travelling the world (how to start, where to go, where to stay, and so on). This talk may not answer all your logistic questions about getting out of your comfort zone, but it may be quite a big help to get your motives up to do so which is the first step to take.