Theme: The Fabric of Our Future

Several months ago, we used to live our everyday lives: drag ourselves out of beds, do routine, and end our days. Until a significant, fundamental change hit us: the pandemic. It changed our perspective about our understanding of basic concepts like countries, work, relationships and science. Now, while we are passing the pandemic, it’s time to think about what parts of our routines we want to get back to and what we want to change. At TEDxTehran, we believe our habits and routines are the very fabric of our future. It’s our choice to reflect and re-design the fabric of our future in the post-pandemic world. What would your choice be? What to go back to, what to forget, what to adopt, what to change? In TEDxTehran 2021, we’ll take a moment and rethink “The Fabric of our Future”.

تار و پود آینده مان
چند ماه پیش، زندگی خودمان را داشتیم: هر روز خود را تخت خواب بیرون میکشیدیم؛ به روزمرگی هایمان می پرداختیم و سپس روزهایمان را پایان میدادیم. تا اینکه دچار یک تغییر اساسی شدیم: پاندمی. این پدیده، همه ی ابعاد زندگی و فهم ما از مفاهیم پایه ای چون کشورها، کار، روابط و علم را تغییر داد. امروز، با پشت سر گذاشتن تدریجی پاندمی، زمان آن رسیده تا به این مهم فکر کنیم که آیا واقعاً میخواهیم کدام قسمتهای زندگی روزمره ی پیشینمان بازگردد، و کدام قسمت هایش تغییر کند؟ ما در تداکس تهران بر این باوریم که عادات و روزمرگیهای ما، تار و پود آینده مان هستند. این انتخاب ماست که در دوران پسا کرونا، به بازتعریف و بازطراحی این تارها و پودها بپردازیم. انتخاب شما چیست؟ چه چیزی را بر میگردانید؟ کدام را فراموش میکنید؟ چه چیزهایی را خواهید پذیرفت؟ و کدام را تغییر میدهید؟ در تداکس تهران ۲۰۲۱، به بازتعریف «تار و پود آیندهمان» خواهیم پرداخت.

Milad Tower Conference Hall
Private Road of Milad Tower, Northern Angle of Hemmat Cross | Shahid Sheikh Fazlollah Nouri Highway
Tehran, Tehrān, 1449617471
Iran

Ali Shahrashoub

Guitarist, Musician

Born in 1972, Ali Shahrashoub is an Iranian guitarist, musician, and music enthusiast. At the date of writing this bio, and with 34 years of artistic background, he still considers himself an “art student.” Like most Iranian musicians of his generation, Shahrashoub started his journey with at-home music classes and continued studying as a professional musician later. Maybe it is because of his not-so-public views that the public appearances of his career are limited to 32 private concerts and three music seminars only. Parallel to his “still learning music” path, he thoroughly studies Iranian classic literature and philosophy.

Alireza Jalily

Director of Strategic Development

Dr. Alireza Jalily, a university lecturer and scientific director of the Retail Department of the Faculty of Management, University of Tehran, is one of the most stubborn people of his time. His challenges in life have not been few. His parents separated when he was young, and at the end of high school, he was forced to attend night school, and after a year behind the entrance exam, he entered Free University. After studying engineering and graduating, he started studying for a master's degree with the first rank and then worked as the regional director of BAT Company in Iran. He has also worked as a senior market development manager for Al-Fatim Group. He has currently launched the first specialized MBA university course in the field of Retail at the Faculty of Management, University of Tehran. In addition to playing a role in the highest ranks of the country's retail industry, he teaches and trains specialists and senior managers in this industry.

Alireza Shafiei Tabar

Architect & Designer

Born in 1972, Graduated from Azad university of Art and Architecture in 2004 in industrial design MA. Started his professional career as an interior designer in 1999. Experienced in holding professional workshops in different universities. Over the years, Alireza Shafiei knows clients' needs & requirements and applies them in the best way. He believes that this is a key factor in the process of designing. He also believes that today, design is based on getting to know style. He is personally, interested in modern style. His professional, continuous and honest work over the years in designing café's and luxury restaurants will definitely entice clients' trust. Winner of the most prestigious design awards in the world like Red dot, IF and A design award.

Amin Taghipour

3D Layout Lead, VFX Professional

Amin Taghipour is a VFX Professional based in Canada. He has a bachelor's degree in Visual effects. Amin has over a decade of professional experience in the movie industry and has worked with pioneer companies in this field, such as Disney and Netflix. He is the man behind eggplant rain in Tehran.

Arman Noroozi

Musician & University Lecturer

"Born in 1975, Iranian musician and music teacher Arman Noroozi has studied music composition at the Art University of Tehran under Khayam Mirzazadeh, a Soviet composer. He has been teaching music composition at Tehran Conservatory of music and also at Tehran University of Art. His concerns about music education have brought him up to founding the Iran Youth Orchestra, which has been performing concerts all around Iran since 2015."

Majid Erfanian

Travel Storyteller & Filmmaker

"Majid Erfanian is a multidisciplinary globetrotter-storyteller-influencer. He acts as a filmmaker, photographer, writer, blogger, journalist, podcast host, tourist guide and among all, he is a professional traveler. With 18 years of experience, he has traveled to and interacted with over 40 countries, has worked with several international tourism entities on different continents, and has collaborated with various stakeholders in the tourism sector including municipalities, destinations, hotels, tourism complexes, fairs, and UNWTO. His videos, blog posts, podcasts, and stories about countries around the world are mirrors which reflect the hidden side of his trips to his audience."

Nazli Bakhshayesh

Music Performer

Musician and teacher of piano and harp. She learned to play the piano with Eleanor Mirzaeian and the harp with Pourandokht Azodi. She learned other music lessons from Kambiz Roshan Ravan. She was the founder of the Music Center, Choir, and Orchestra of the Al-Zahra University in 1977 and was the managing director and editor of the music magazine Hamava for two years. In 1985, she registered the Mehr Nova music group. For about 20 years, she has performed various concerts with Peri Zanganeh as a pianist. In classical music style, has collaborated with groups such as the Iranian Philharmonic Orchestra and Shahdad Rouhani Trio, and in traditional music with Shahram Nazeri, Alireza Vakili Manesh, and Sina Sarlak. In the pop style, she has collaborated with singers such as Simin Ghanem, Ehsan Khajeh Amiri, Ali Zand Vakili, and Iranian composers in several film and album music.

Niloofar Ebrahimi

Music Performer

Born in 1958, she started learning the flute under the supervision of Mr. Nasser Rahimi in 1994. After entering the University of Art and Architecture in 1995, she continued her education in the field of flute playing, first with Ms. Asal Hanachi and then under the supervision of Dr. Azin Movahed. After completing her undergraduate course, she began playing in the Symphony Orchestra of the Artists' House. As a flute player, she has participated in groups such as Mehr Orchestra under the direction of Nasser Izadi, Mystical Sliding Ensemble under the direction of Basir Faghih Nasiri, Tehran Flute Choir under the direction of Ms. Firoozeh Navai, and led by Professor Saeed Taghdasi, Chakavk Orchestra under the direction of Mr. Reza Shayesteh, Negin Ensemble Negin Sarir, Nosheh group led by Niousha Barimani and several groups of women such as Parishad group, Rose group, Ms. Simin Ghanem group, Ms. Pari Zanganeh group and Mehrnova group led by Nazli Bakhshayesh.

Niloofar Mohebbi

Music Performer

Niloofar Mohebbi, Violinist and composer born in 1987 in Tehran She graduated from Tehran Conservatory of Music and has a bachelor's degree in music. In 2017, she released her independent album "From Hidden to Infinite," Her second album, "Aware Suffering," was released digitally on music platforms in September 2016. The album was awarded at the American Academy of Music in the World Beat category for the May 2021 album. At the 37th Tehran International Short Film Festival, she was nominated for the Diploma of Honor for Best Soundtrack for the short film "Coffin Maker." She has a history of collaborating with artists such as Kayhan Kalhor Hossein Alizadeh, Alireza Ghorbani, Homayoun Shajarian, and… in recording their works and concerts.

Ramin Heydari Faroughi

Researcher & Documentary Maker

Ramin H. Faroughi was born in Tehran in 1966. His father was an army officer, and his mother a teacher. Owing to his father’s career, he inevitably spent his childhood years traveling, which contributed greatly to the shaping-up of his character. Now the childhood years are over, yet the peregrinations are still proceeding. Still, this time he is wending the way of his own volition as a documentarist, on a mission better to know various manifestations of culture and human civilization. In Iran, Faroughi is known as a documentarist who makes poetic visual travelogues.

Sardar Sarmast

Music Performer

Sardar Sarmast, born in 1983 in Tehran, is a pianist, accordion, and bass guitar player and a graduate of Tehran University of Arts with a bachelor's degree in piano playing. He has collaborated with the Tehran Philharmonic Orchestra and the Tehran City Choir and has participated in albums by the 127 Band, the Pallet Band, and the Bamrani. His other experiences include performing in cities in Iran, Italy, Germany, and the United States.

Shaghayegh Sadeghian

Music Performer

Shaghayegh Sadeghian, born on 1987/05/09 in Tehran, graduated with a master's degree in music from the University of Tehran and holds a bachelor's degree in world music from Tehran University of Arts. She completed a two-year course at the Innsbruck Conservatory in Austria, studied the flute with professors such as Azin Movahed, Nasser Rahimi, and Reza Najfar, and participated in the master classes of Forough Karimi, Koushiar Shahroudi, and DI Michael Cede. She is a flute and symphony instructor at the University of Applied Sciences, Unit 2. She has a history of recording and performing numerous pieces by contemporary Iranian composers, collaborating with the Tehran Symphony Orchestra, the Tehran National Orchestra, the Tehran Philharmonic Orchestra, and playing in albums by Pallet, Amin Honarmand, Najva Khabazian, and Kristof Rezaei.

Sohrab Rahvar

Prof. of Physics and Astrophysics at Sharif University of Technology

Sohrab Rahvar is a Prof of physics and astrophysics at the Sharif University of Technology for the past 20 years. His interests are both in the theoretical basis of physics as well as investigating the cosmology and extra-solar planets beyond the solar system. He introduced and predicted some physical effects that were later discovered by the other astronomers. He is also working in an international collaboration for discovering exoplanets and until now could discover more than 40 planets. Their final aim is the detection of signatures of life outside the solar system.

Solmaz Mougouie

Humanitarian Aid Worker

Solmaz Mougouie (43), graduated in sociology and social policy from Germany and has been working as a humanitarian aid worker since 2012. She articulates her mission with a passion having worked for International Non-Profit Organizations in response to natural disasters, conflicts and support refugees in the middle east.

Zahra Toolabi

Spatial Designer and Storyteller

"Zahra Toolabi is a London-based designer and storyteller. She has studied academic courses in Art and Design and focuses her activities around these subjects. As a spatial designer, she has worked on various projects, ranging from exhibition and experience design to educational and public space developments for companies and institutions such as Team London Bridge, Cuming Museum, FreesState, and Tehran Municipality. In 2020, Zahra partially moved back to Iran to spend more time on her newly established business, Zarafeh Makerspace, where she works as the creative director. "