Theme: Countdown

The countdown is a bold, global movement to find ways to rapidly shift to a world with net-zero greenhouse emissions and tackle the climate crisis. Everyone is invited to participate: communities, schools, universities, businesses, nonprofits, and city representative offices. TED is working with incredible networks on a series of events in 2021 to ignite ideas, showcase solutions, and drive action locally.

TEDxTehran has joined the Countdown to bring it to its community and to give Tehran its own TEDx Countdown event featuring original content and local talks and activities.

Virtual TEDx Event - Online
Oppmakr Institute
Tehran, Tehrān, 1968643197
Iran

Alireza Yaghoubi

Researcher & Entrepreneur

At 21, Alireza Yaghoubi started his career as a materials scientist, developing applications for nanomaterials in green energy, high-performance ceramics, and biomedical implants. His scientific works have appeared on the front cover of leading journals such as those of the Royal Society of Chemistry, as well as being featured in news articles in 15 countries by the likes of Science Daily and MedicalXpress. Alireza is also an award-winning designer and co-founder of AirGo Design, a Singapore-based company developing "The Future of Airline Seating," according to ABC News, USA Today, Reuters, and The Economist.

Ehsan Imani

Musician

Ehsan Imani is a London-based music producer and guitar player. He has started his music career in Iran and received his certificate from Berklee College of Music online in 2011 as a professional singer and songwriter. He moved to the UK in 2019, where he studied for his master's degree at Goldsmiths University of London, focusing on contemporary Western art music. Ehsan is an official endorsing artist of different companies such as Mayones Guitars, Bare Knuckle Pickups, Pitbull Strings, and CME Pro keyboards. He has also worked with numerous Iranian and international musicians such as Epica, Amorphis, Nightwish, Hammerfall, and acclaimed music producers such as Joey Sturgis. Ehsan's work has been praised by various media such as Braveworld Magazine and TotalRock Radio.

Masoud Nassiri

Managing Director, Middle East Water & Environment Consulting Engineers

Masoud Nassiri was born and raised in Semnan. He completed his civil engineering studies at the Faculty of Engineering, University of Tehran. After his experience in water engineering, he pursued his MSc and Ph.D. in computational hydraulics at McGill University in Canada. During his 30 years of professional experience, he was the Managing Director of the Water Research Center of the Ministry of Energy for four years. Since 2004, he has been the Technical Deputy and CEO of the Middle East Water and Environment Consulting Engineers Co. He is an active member of IRCOLD and the Hydraulic Association. He has research and teaching experience at the universities of Tehran & McGill. His collaborations with international companies and educational centers (IAESTE) have led to the exchange of foreign interns. Sarcheshmeh Copper Water Supply and Waste Management Project, one of the key experts, won the first World Green Project Award in 2016 from the EAGM.

Raana Norouzi

Chief Sustainability Officer and Environmentalist

Raana is a sustainability director and environmentalist. Her educational background is in Environmental Science. In 2007, she took her first steps with designing the Green School project for the first time in Tehran. Since 2008, she has been working as a Consultant on various international projects, including LIFE-LINK and ENVIRONMENT ONLINE (ENO). As a National Operator of Iran, she has also worked for ECO-SCHOOLS and LEAF (the leading Foundation for Environmental Education (FEE). She won an ENO Silver Medal. Since 2018, she has been involved in the SMARTEHRAN program as the Head of the Smart Environment Working Group, focusing on Environment, Energy, and sustainability Smart monitoring systems. At the same time, she was elected as the Committee Manager of SUSTAINABLE CITIES and COMMIUNITTIES technical Committee (TC 268) of ISO in Iran. In 2021, she was promoted as committee chairwoman. At present, she is working as the Chief Sustainability Officer (CSO) at Tehran Municipality.