TEDxYSE – Youth Social Entrepreneurship

Violin prodigy and philanthropist, Jourdan Urbach, is making his way to Washington, DC to speak and perform at TEDxYSE this Saturday. He recorded this teaser to share with all of you who might be attending or watching. If you haven’t registered for the event yet, please do so now. Today (November 11) is the last [...]

We’re thrilled to have Talia speak at TEDxYSE on November 13! Talia Leman (age 15) is the CEO and a founder of RandomKid, a non-profit organization that leverages the power of youth to solve real problems in the world. To date she has leveraged the power of 12 million youth from 20 countries to bring [...]

Please welcome one of TEDxYSE’s social innovators: Dennis Whittle, CEO and co-founder of GlobalGiving. Dennis Whittle is CEO of GlobalGiving, which he co-founded in late 2000 after a career in the official aid sector. GlobalGiving is the world’s leading marketplace for global philanthropy. At its retail website, Global Giving allows qualified community-based groups around the [...]

We are thrilled to announce that our eighth and final speaker is Heather Wilder! Heather Wilder, 17, of Las Vegas, is a passionate advocate for the rights of foster care children in the United States.  She speaks with a conviction and clarity that can only come from having lived the experience herself.  Heather was removed [...]

Jourdan Urbach is musically gifted, socially conscious, and will be performing at TEDxYSE on November 13th! Check out his bio below. (And don’t forget to register). Biography At 18, Juilliard Pre-College violin virtuoso and Yale University sophomore Jourdan Urbach has already received international acclaim: for his musical artistry and philanthropic endeavors as founder and director [...]

And the seventh speaker for TEDxYSE is…Lamia Oezal! Lamia Oezal, 21, is the founder of DeuKische Generation, an organization that focuses on improving the integration of Turkish youth in Germany. Germany struggles with integration policy and discrimination, leading to isolated youth and social tension. DeuKische Generation challenges these cultural misperceptions by improving the image of [...]

It’s now official: actor James Cromwell will be opening TEDxYSE on November 13th in Washington, DC! Congratulations again to our two winners (on our TEDxYSE and Facebook sites), Felicia Lee and Alex Simon, for correctly guessing the Who Am I contest. Want to come see James Cromwell speak? Register now (the first 50 people will [...]

We’re really excited to announce the sixth speaker for TEDxYSE…Seaon Shin!

Seaon Shin, 19, is the founder of Global Youth Empowering Movement…

We’re getting close to the end of our competition and starting to gear up for TEDxYSE on November 13th.  We’ve had so many wonderful applicants, the decisions are getting tough to make! We were, however, really impressed with Rocco Falconer – our fifth winner – To successfully escape the poverty trap, Rocco says, efforts must [...]

Shiv Bhaskar is the founder and creator of The Viewspaper, a youth journalism website for young people in India. Shiv was inspired to take action when he realized that his own daily experiences were quite different from the observations and discussions among media elites.  He wanted to speak out and share his thoughts, but no [...]