Theme: Unveiling Truths

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).

Mary Irwin Theatre, Rotary Centre for the Arts
421 Cawston Avenue, Kelowna, BC V1Y 6Z1, Canada
421 Cawston Avenue
Kelowna, British Columbia, V1Y 6Z1
Canada

Christy Grenon

Diet Research

Christy Grenon has a Psychology Honours degree. She has been involved in a diversity of research and has presented at the World Congress of Positive Psychology. She has a passion for cooking, binge watching her favourite TV shows, singing in her car, and good health.

Clay Mcleod

Teacher

Clay McLeod is a teacher, writer, and professional-development presenter. He has been teaching since 2000. He is a parent to two wonderful children and a spouse to a fellow teacher; he practices mindfulness and lives an active lifestyle.

Coreen Sol

Finances

Coreen Sol has been managing private wealth for over 20 years. Her passion for understanding investor personalities and decision biases provoked her first book, Practically Investing, Smart Investment Techniques Your Neighbour Doesn’t Know published in 2014, as well as the curriculum and lectures in behavioural finance in 2015 as part of the fourth year, undergraduate program for the Faculty of Management at UBC Okanagan.She credits her experience as a professional ballet dancer at Ballet British Columbia for her dedication and curiosity, and the years building an investment practice and raising three teenagers, for the patience to learn the nuances of people’s decision making during everyday events

Jordy Decker

University Student

A student at UBCO who is interested in looking at the structure of University in connection with mental health.

Miriam Katz

Social Work

Miriam Katz is a Master's of Social Work student at UBCO and self-identified relationship nerd. She also likes cycling, writing poetry, and singing.

Nicole Michalewicz

PPE Student

Nicole is a second-year student at UBC Okanagan. She plans to major in the PPE program with a minor in Psychology. If you asked someone who knows Nicole today, they would tell you she is determined, engaged, passionate, and a keener...however this wasn't always the case. Now heavily involved in work, extracurricular, and school - Nicole hopes her talk will inspire you to do just as she has and 'Push Beyond Okay'.

Rob Velzeboer

PPE Student

Rob, the self proclaimed "chicken guy" is a PPE student at UBCO and is passionate about reducing the amount of suffering in the world. He wants to do this through reducing the consumption chicken and applying new policies to protect the chickens.

Stephen Kamanzi

Engineering Student

Stephen Kimanzi, Masters of Applied Science in Material Engineering at UBC Okanagan.