Theme: Uncovering the Soil: The Value of Things Unseen

In our lives, we tend to only see the surface of things. However, the things that are not seen shine when they are uncovered. In TEDxYouth@TCIS 2022, we would like to uncover hidden ideas/knowledge that individuals know that others might not; ideas/knowledge that are valuable and have made you into who you are now or have changed the world.

Taejon Christian International School
77 Yongsan 2-ro
Daejeon, Daejeon Gwang'yeogsi, 34035
South Korea

Lakshmanan Periyakaruppan

Lead Project Manager at ITT Goulds Korea Co Ltd

He is a Mechanical engineer having 18 years of experience working in the energy sector. He has charted engineering license from the London Engineering council and he is an active member of the Institute of Mechanical Engineers United Kingdom. Lakshmanan moved to Korea 12 years back and got residential status in 2019 from the Korean government. He actively participates in the Chungbuk foreigners community and has given many public speeches and interviews. He has traveled to more than 10 countries for official purposes and worked with different sets of people. He enjoys talking to the global community and discussing general topics which can help humankind. He loves learning different languages and can speak 4 languages fluently. He was awarded best outgoing student from his university and received several awards and accolades in his professional career.

Prameen Lakshmanan

Student

Prameen is 12 years old and is a middle schooler at Taejon Christian International School. He is an Indian who moved to Korea when he was 6 months old. He is a academically very strong student with good interest in biology & math. He is an enthusiastic & extrovert. He loves to talk with people of different kinds. He has a multilingual personality who knows 4 languages. His hobbies are to play video games & to read books. He like Indian movies & mythological stories. He loves Indian food that his Mom makes which are very delicious!!! He is a good dancer & performed several programs at his school.

Seungyoon Sarah Kim

Student

Sarah is a 19 year old girl, who recognized the urgency of global warming and significance of advocating for climate justice. She is the founder of the youth organization 'Earth and Teens' and is part of the school Eco club as a treasurer. Her speech will be on how small actions can help tackle global warming in the future.

Skye Joung

Student

Skye was born in Busan, South Korea in 2006 and have since lived in the Philippines, Singapore and Malaysia– she moved back to Korea for 8th grade and attend TCIS. With the constant moving, most of her life has been spent in a cycle of goodbyes and new beginnings; having experienced many different cultures, She has also learnt the value of all things unseen or unspoken. She firmly believes that the lack of visibility of a story does not equate to its insignificance and there is validity to all our individual narratives and experiences. Her speech will be on "Our Untold Stories of COVID-19."

Wongyo Jung

Post-baccalaureate researcher

Wongyo Jung received his B.S. in Biological science at KAIST (Korea Advanced Institue of Science and Technology), South Korea. He joined the lab of neural interoception at KAIST in 2017, where he studied the neuronal mechanism of glucose-sensing in the gut-to-brain axis of mice. He is planning to talk about 1) how the nutrient that cannot be seen and tasted affect the feeding behavior via the gut-brain axis, 2) what does the gut tell & communicate with the brain and affect animals' behavior.

Yeonwoo Lee

Yeonwoo Lee learned Gayageum, a Korean musical instrument, in Tangum elementary school’s elective course. Yeonwoo participated in the 20th National Youth Folk Contest in South Korea and was awarded silver prize in the team musical instrument performance category with Gayageum. Yeonwoo also participated in the 8th Chungju Student Gayageum Contest and was awarded participation prize in team category. When Yeonwoo moved to the United States, Yeonwoo participated in Joaquin Moraga Intermediate School’s 42nd Creative Art & Writing Contest and was awarded 1st Prize in musical performance category with Gayageum.

Yuni Kim

Student

Yuni is a highschool junior interested in a multitude of things such as Physics, Music, and Art. She wishes to be vocal about the issues around her and participate in school events for her satisfaction as well as for the community. She will be delivering the experience of a live performance through her acapella group