Theme: Purpose of life

Topic: Why everyone is struggling in life to be better?
What is the argument or theory of the idea?
Life is full of challenges and barriers. Everyone is trying to overcome those barriers. Some are successful and some are not. Everyone is having some aim and objective of his/her life. In order to achieve that objective, different people struggle in different ways.

Canadian International School of Beijing
No. 38 Liangmaqiao Road
Beijing, Beijing, 100125
China

Caneisha Berry

Caneisha Berry is the founder of Berry Thoughtful Life Coaching. She has authored two books, Think Your Way to a Better Marriage and 5 Ways to Conquer Fear. Caneisha teaches these tools and strategies in private coaching sessions and in workshops to help others live a more fulfilling life.

Cindy Wu

Cindy is a Grade 8 CISB student. She enjoys the snow and loves to watch performances. She is glad to participate in this year’s CISB TEDx as a speaker, and hopes you will enjoy her talk.

Coralline Liu

Coraline is a Grade 8 student who has studied at CISB for 10 years. She enjoys dance, drama, math, and sports including soccer and badminton. She is very excited to speak for the TEDx 2020 audience.

Fiona Deng

Fiona is a Grade 12 student who has studied at CISB for over six years. Fiona speaks Chinese, English and Japanese, and has a strong interest in languages and communication. This will be her second time MCing the annual CISB TEDx, for which she will also serve as speaker. Public speaking and onstage presentations are among Fiona’s passions, and she is pursuing careers in fashion, acting and entertainment.

Jood Al-Qahtani

Jood is a senior at CISB. This is her second year joining TEDx, for which she MCed in 2019. She will not only be a TEDx 2020 speaker, but will also coordinate marketing and promotion. Jood is a very outgoing person, and public speaking is one of her top hobbies. She invites TEDx 2020 attendees to approach her for questions and pleasantries after the event.

Miatta Momoh

Miatta Momoh is the co-founder and business development manager of the social enterprise Kente & Silk (www.kenteandsilk.com). She has over 10 years of business experience across the US, UK, Africa, and APAC. Miatta is a Peking University MBA graduate and uses insights and strong personable skills to bridge gaps in Africa-China relations. She has also driven cross-cultural successful content strategies for iQiyi.com and JD.COM.

Nicole Wang

Nicole is a Grade 8 CISB student participating in TEDx for the first time. She is passionate about environmental issues and has a variety of hobbies such as drawing, fashion design, and science experiments. She is very excited about the TEDx event and hopes you enjoy her talk.

Sarah Wagner

Sarah Wagner is a project manager at GIZ China. An ardent promoter of female empowerment, she founded Here She Is, a podcast featuring inspiring diversity leaders. She is also the co-author of the upcoming book Unleash Today, which helps young ambitious women to reach their full potential in the workplace.