Theme: Building a better world

In an exponentially developing world, we are challenged a human beings to become ever more creative an innovative in our endeavours to make a positive difference in the world. As we explore the vast approaches to learning, let's take time to connect, find value and meaning in our community and share ideas for building a better world. Our event is a great opportunity to hear and celebrate some of the great things happening in our local community and around the world.

Yew Chung International School of Shanghai (Puxi Secondary Campus)
18 West Rong Hua Road
Shanghai, Shanghai, 201103
China

Andy Wang

Student Researcher

We will be presenting a simple way for everyone to save water at home. We will also discuss how we have implemented this in school and we will show how such a simple idea can actually make a big difference in our world. We chose to do this topic because this was our CAS project, and also because of the positive impacts we can make on our environment. One of our goals was to advertise this idea to the public and to utilize the platform of the TEDx to spread our simple but meaningful idea. We hope that after listening to our presentation that everyone at home would follow our recommendations and save water.

Clarence Tan

Innovator, Author, Speaker

Dr Clarence N.W. Tan is a futurist and was the Asia Pacific Ambassador for Singularity University (SU), a benefit corporation based on NASA’s research campus in Silicon Valley. He is the co-founder of Gogotech, a personal mobility device company that is currently working on a motorized kit for wheelchairs, and the Principal of Dr CT and co-founder of Exponential Postive Impact Capital (EPIChub.org). Dr Tan is an OpenExO/ExO.Works Ambassador and coach. He is passionate about exponential technologies particularly in the areas of education, investment and health. His MTP is seeking, sharing and applying knowledge to progress humanity and is an international keynote speaker that shares knowledge through humor.

Doris Chi

Student Researcher

The aim of our speech is to rethink happiness. Instead of focusing on the causes and consequences of problems such as depression and anxiety, we want to spread happiness in our school and community through the illustration of an AI app called “your personal oasis.” We hope that this app can make your life easier as the app will constantly give you recommendations as it is able to understand your life patterns. During our research, we also found that relationship is the key factor that will affect one’s happiness level. Through researches from Harvard, we found the importance of maintaining a good relationship with the people around you. We conducted a survey in school and found that most students feel happier when socializing with their peers. Well, what can we do if there are no reliable friends around us when we want to express our feelings? This is why we also have a section in the app where you can communicate with the AI or other users to express your feelings.

Jiwoo Seo

Student Researcher

Jiwoo is active chemistry researcher who examines complex chemical reactions happening between organic molecules. Jiwoo will present a new possible form of diabetes medicine, transdermal spray Metformin Hydrochloride. Type 2 diabetes is becoming more prevalent and is a severe issue in the medical field, especially in China. There are some limits of diabetes medicine in the form of an oral tablet such as side effects and low efficiency. I will talk about the advantages design, effect, and future of this new sprayable medicine. I hope that this could be a chance that everyone can understand the importance and future of pharmaceutical science.

Michal Janczara

Student Researcher

We will be presenting a simple way for everyone to save water at home. We will also discuss how we have implemented this in school and we will show how such a simple idea can actually make a big difference in our world. We chose to do this topic because this was our CAS project, and also because of the positive impacts we can make on our environment. One of our goals was to advertise this idea to the public and to utilize the platform of the TEDx to spread our simple but meaningful idea. We hope that after listening to our presentation that everyone at home would follow our recommendations and save water.

Miguel Tsai

Student Researcher

Miguel has explored ways to improve water conservation through monitoring water usage as well as finding simple solutions to reduced excess water wastage.

Minjung Park

Student Researcher

The aim of our speech is to rethink happiness. Instead of focusing on the causes and consequences of problems such as depression and anxiety, we want to spread happiness in our school and community through the illustration of an AI app called “your personal oasis.” We hope that this app can make your life easier as the app will constantly give you recommendations as it is able to understand your life patterns. During our research, we also found that relationship is the key factor that will affect one’s happiness level. Through researches from Harvard, we found the importance of maintaining a good relationship with the people around you. We conducted a survey in school and found that most students feel happier when socializing with their peers. Well, what can we do if there are no reliable friends around us when we want to express our feelings? This is why we also have a section in the app where you can communicate with the AI or other users to express your feelings.

Will Marcus

Principal and Managing Director

Will is the Principal and Managing Director of ARGO Architects + Engineers and Blue Ring, a special purpose company established to manage the repatriation of extremely damaged landscape. He has over 38 years of continuous experience in design, construction and architecture and 24 years as a master planner. Will is coordinating a poverty alleviation and food security initiative in the Philippines with Government at several levels, the Catholic Church and the He Cares Mission, that will affect over thirty million people through a restructured agricultural land use program. Will is also Senior Technical Advisor to the Bion Energy group based in England, specialising in master planning and project development, currently working on major development initiatives in Pakistan. Will is also a Director of Rock Against Adversity, a charitable organization in the Philippines aimed at generating significant funds each year through rock concerts for poverty alleviation and disaster relief programs.

Yanyue Yuan

Arts Professor

Yanyue is working at NYU Shanghai with the program on Creativity and Innovation (PCI). She holds a PhD in Education from the University of Cambridge and a Master's degree from the University of Oxford. Prior to joining NYU Shanghai, she worked as the Rutherford Curatorial Researcher at the London Science Museum and taught in ShanghaiTech University as an adjunct professor. She serves as an advisory board member of Intellect China Library Series and external expert at XNode (Startup and Corporate Accelerator). Yangyue is passionate about bridging disciplinary boundaries and experimenting with innovative research methods and pedagogies.

Zhi Ying Jin

Student Reseacher

Zhi Ying has been interested in supporting people with depression, however, her focus has been more towards what promotes happiness. By examining trends in people regarding times when they are happy and unhappy, and linking with trends regarding what types of activities make a person feel happy or unhappy, Zhi Ying and her team have sought to provide support from a system that learns about you and your habits. Making predictions for future events and activities, the system will essential provide stimulus for ideas that will support your happiness.