Theme: There is more to us than meets the eye.

What is the ultimate goal of education? We believe it is to empower people to create ideas that shape the future – for them personally and for the wider society. How? By teaching students to be curious, creative and critical thinkers from a young age. That is why there’s more to us – the world’s students - than meets the eye.

Thirteen inspirational Aldar Academies students will give powerful talks on ideas worth spreading, to spark conversation and connections at a local level to an audience of 100 special guests.

Al Forsan International Sports Resort
Al Forsan International Sports Resort
Abu Dhabi, Abū Z̧aby, -
United Arab Emirates

Bidisha Misra

Student

Bidisha Misra is an Aldar Academies Al Yasmina Academy student in Abu Dhabi and intends to become a lawyer.

Carol Mokatash

Student

Carol Mokatash is an Aldar Academies Al Yasmina Academy student in Abu Dhabi. She aspires to become an architect.

Daniella Pretorius

Student

Daniella Pretorius is an Aldar Academies Al Yasmina Academy student in Abu Dhabi. With a passion for the sciences, Daniella wishes to research the mechanism of Alzheimer's disease.

Geethma Karunatileke

Student

Geethma Karunatileke is an Aldar Academies Al Yasmina Academy student in Abu Dhabi. She has demonstrated a specific interest in Psychology as she got to delve deeper into it over the years. She thinks that a huge part of our lives, one larger than we might think, is in our hands.

Hamza Abbas

Student

Hamza Abbas is an Aldar Academies Al Yasmina Academy student in Abu Dhabi. He has a unique critical thinking approach towards life, a mind for social engineering and a passion for technology.

Karim Khan

Student

Karim Khan is an Aldar Academies Al Yasmina Academy student in Abu Dhabi. With fluent knowledge of 5 languages, Karim aspires to become one of the world’s leading Entrepreneurs at a young age, as well as a world renowned technology guru. He has previously interned at multiple companies, including Masdar city as a Cyber Security & Network Engineer.

Nikita Amir

Student

Nikita Amir is an Aldar Academies Al Yasmina Academy student in Abu Dhabi. She recently received a conditional offer from Cambridge University where she intends to study law or philosophy.

Ossama Dahshan

Student

Ossama Dahshan is an Aldar Academies Al Yasmina Academy student in Abu Dhabi. He is a hardworking student and doctor-in-training who aspires to become an oncologist.

Pedro Gomez

Student

Pedro Gomez is an Aldar Academies Al Yasmina Academy student in Abu Dhabi. He is from Medellin, Colombia and wishes to create a future for himself in music.

Samali Weerasekera

Student

Samali Weerasekera is an Aldar Academies Al Yasmina Academy student in Abu Dhabi. Samali is an aspiring MBBS student. Her only wish is to contribute to the world by making it a better place through medicare.

Shahzain Khan

Student

Shahzain Khan is an Aldar Academies Al Yasmina Academy student in Abu Dhabi. Shahzain wishes to pursue a career in filmmaking. Currently, he enjoys debating and has taken part in several competitions across the region.

Shamsa AlMansoori

Student

Shamsa Al Mansoori is an Aldar Academies Al Yasmina Academy student in Abu Dhabi. She is a student with exceptional skill in Arabic, so much so that she has surpassed the level of fluency and now produces beautiful Arabic poetry.

Tamara Batty

Student

Tamara Batty is an Aldar Academies Al Yasmina Academy student in Abu Dhabi. She is a dedicated musician that partakes in composition, analysis and performance. Tamara is a vocalist that dabbles in instruments like the acoustic guitar and the drums. After spending more than 10 years of her life working to improve herself as a musician, she is certain that music is something she wishes to dedicate her life to.