Theme: Youth at RIS

The event is to showcase outstanding students who can express their passion in an outstanding way. It will include elementary, middle and high school students from RIS.

Ramkhamhaeng
Minburi
Bangkok, Krung Thep Maha Nakhon, 10510
Thailand

Alangkan Plangsastra

Alangkan was born in Bangkok, Thailand, but soon moved to Vietnam and later Indonesia. He has been watching cartoons since his childhood and has carried this nostalgia into his teenage life. He loves the creativeness in each animation and is inspired by the ideas within them. Being a sophomore in high school, he now juggles school work; when he has free time he enjoys playing the violin, jogging, listening to anime soundtracks, and of course, watching cartoons.

Hannah Diopenes

Hannah Diopenes is a 15 year old girl from the Philippines, but born and raised in Thailand. With a love of reading, playing video games, surfing the internet, and laughing until her cheeks hurt, she lives near Bangkok and is a student at Ruamrudee International School.

Kan Kanjanamahakul

Kan is a junior and the vice president of the Kendo Club at Ruamrudee International School.

Kanapol (Pung Pond) Glinpu

A young one who is talented in sciences and art, Pung-pond is a casual kid who just messes around and plays games with his friends. Pung-pond has been recommended for multiple events by multiple teachers, and enjoys a casual, and sometimes serious life.

Manaka Saito

I'm a Japanese that has been living in Thailand for more than 10 years and studying in RIS since grade 1. I started dancing when I was in grade 2, and still continuing since then. I learned hiphop under the same teacher for more than 5 years and he's the one who made me until this level. I experienced break dancing as well but only for 1 year. But I can do some moves and gymnastic moves too because I learned that when I was young. Overall, i've learned many different things related to dancing and that makes what I am today.

Methira (Meg) Saksiriwatekul

A westernized Asian child, born and raised in Bangkok, Meg is a proud food enthusiast who believes that culture is best experienced through taste. Apart from her love of eating, she actively engages in various activities ranging from academics to sports to community service. This creates a very lively high school experience, and she is relishing every moment of it. Several of Meg’s favorite pastimes are watching movies with her family and reading books. Whether it’s eating, reading, or watching a film, Meg loves to explore the world in its many different forms.

Naman Kedia

Naman was born in India but spent his childhood in Thailand, moving to Egypt for four of his teenage years. Presently, he’s back in Thailand studying and reflecting on how easy it was to fit into life in Egypt since many of his peers were welcoming and open-minded third culture kids (TCKs) themselves. They had intriguing stories to tell about their backgrounds and the places they had lived and visited, just like him.

Namthai Hoang

Vietnamese Namthai Hoang has an armor-clad ego that reveals itself in both humble and ostentatious ways. The 15-year old transplant to Thailand enjoys reading and watching movies, as well as power posing before he takes the stage to present before an audience.

Panpailin (Ploy) Jantarasombat

A fifteen-year-old voracious reader and avid writer, Ploy Jantarasombat seeks to make a difference in a world ravaged by ignorance and selfishness. Her experiences living in third-world countries such as Nigeria and Pakistan as well as first-world countries like the Netherlands shaped her passionate view on the politics that control the masses. Now in Bangkok, Thailand, she brings her insights to the stage.

Pao Sanitsom

Pao is a junior and a member of the Kendo club at Ruamrudee International School.

Pao Pao Tankongchamruskul

Pao Pao is a freshman member of the Kendo club at Ruamrudee International School.

Peeranat (Toto) Tokaeo

ToTo likes learning about the new things that are happening around the world, and if possible, sharing the knowledge with other people. New technologies have always fascinated him in terms of their effects on global society. He would like to take this opportunity to showcase one of the most influential pieces of technology in this generation that may also save his toes from further pain.

Phatraporn (Toffy) Chureeganon

Toffy does not have a pet dog, but does notice the street dogs everywhere and has watched news reports on people who do eat dogs. It motivated her to think that people should be responsible for their own dogs or if not, why can’t humans just make use of those dogs for other purposes. She thinks maybe dogs can also be livestock just like pigs, chickens and cows. Why is it wrong to eat dogs? This got her thinking. Besides considering the tradeoffs of dog meat, she often reads novels and enjoys cooking during her free time (but not dog meat).

Pitch (Pit) Sitthitrai

Spawned into the world in 1998, Pit has been an active gamer since he was four years old.. Specialising in FPS and RTS games, he has taken down multiple kinds of foes in the past. While off duty, Pit is an avid otaku who spends most weekends watching anime and reading manga. He often describes himself as an introvert who tends to have random wild thoughts with no real goal. Timid yet curious, Pit is ready to face many new experiences of the online world.

Ravipa (Amp) Burapachaisri

Amp Burapachaisri is a 15-year-old devotee of Chinese history and culture. She spends much of her time reading about contemporary China, with a special emphasis on the Chinese Revolution. When she isn’t reading, she can either be found doing quizzes on Buzzfeed or binge watching VICE documentaries.

Roopesh Krishnamoorthy

Fifteen-year old Roopesh is originally from Madurai, India, but currently lives in Bangkok, Thailand. All his life he has had goals and those goals were what inspired him to work harder to achieve them, especially in sports. However, being in Religion classes since he was seven years old, he soon realized that there may just be more to life than himself and his goals.

Supavee (Sandy) Kanjanakuha

Sandy Kanjanakuha is a 16 year old girl who grew up in a family full of firm believers in the idea of destiny. Since she was young, she was taught that destiny really does exist. However, after some different experiences of her own in life, she starts to question the firmness of this belief.

Supisaranee (Mimi) Komthongchusakul

Mimi Komthongchusakul immediately became interested in robots and technology when a family member gave her a robotic dinosaur as a birthday present when she was young. Now a sixteen-year-old sophomore, when the topic ‘robot’ came to mind, she was inspired and determined to bring back the memory of her robotic dinosaur to the TEDx stage upon which she had dreamed to one day stand. She is is a well-rounded student who enjoys playing piano and violin, singing, dancing, and drawing; she is known for her creativity and her artistic skills.