In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TEDTalks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. These local, self-organized events are branded TEDx, where x = independently organized TED event. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events are self-organized (subject to certain rules and regulations).

Online Event
Toulouser Allee
Düsseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen, 40211
Germany

Alessandra Di Leo

Continuous Improvement and Innovation Advisor at Medair

Alessandra is a business leader who wants to build more human and caring organizations. She is originally from Milan, Italy and now lives in Lausanne, Switzerland with her partner James and her 2-year-old, Beatrice. Her career spans international organizations like the United Nations, and corporates, such as Thomson Reuters, Refinitiv, and the London Stock Exchange. She founded and was President of the Lean In Lake Geneva Chapter and is now very passionate about projects unlocking the power of women and mothers’ leadership to build a better future of work. She’s an insatiable learner, loves cooking, running, and, above all, spending good quality time with her friends.

Barbara Canals

Consciousness & Energy Activator, AuraMediator, Energy Intuitive Coach

Barbara Canals started her career in humanitarian and development work, working in diverse international organizations. As a means to find inner understanding, she then moved on to study different aspects of human development and transformation. Currently, as a coach, she supports individuals and groups in their journey to create a life with more purpose and balance. Born in Spain, now lives with her husband and daughter in Los Angeles, CA

Jennifer Claire Westholt

International Leadership Coach & CEO Adesuwa e.V.

Jennifer is a coach, speaker, and entrepreneur. Over the course of 15 years in the field of developing people, she has impacted more than 10.000 people worldwide. Jennifer's passion is to empower people by supporting them to get from where they are now to where they want to be, both professionally and personally. As an entrepreneur, Jennifer builds organizations that fulfill her passion. 2007 she founded an NGO that improves the lives of less privileged children and their families in rural Nigeria. Currently, she is working on a project aiming to provide 20.000 villagers with clean drinking water.

Maren Wölfl

Inspirational Expert for Women in Leadership Positions, Book Author

Maren brings her expertise to companies working with international groups of female business leaders to create a better and more sustainable working world. Her focus and clarity in combination with her high regard for people lead to inspiring results. Her main talents lie in realizing and strengthening her unique talents and the courage to trust her intuition. She is recognized as the Top 20 Business coach of Vienna and just published her first book. Maren loves to travel and has lived in Miami, Australia, Buenos Aires, and Frankfurt. Based now in Vienna with her husband and three children.

Vanessa Ehlers

Global Head Cross Center Steering, Automation & Projects GBS HR

Vanessa is a high–energy professional leading mother with a passion for people. She challenges her teams to view life in a holistic way and to utilize their capacities to come to a clearer view of what matters most in life. Her traveling, living, and working abroad taught her about the infinite options to live our life's and their equal value. Vanessa not only studied business, is a successful business leader, and leadership coach, established a company in China, studied Chinese language and culture, but has most importantly managed to have a happy family. This all together creates the stories for her talks. Because she believes sharing journeys like hers – failures and successes on the way - is crucial to keep the topic of mothers in business activity for a more diverse, sustainable, and happier society. She considers herself a Global Citizen and believes a big smile is a universal key to the hearts of people no matter what country they come from.