Need a TEDx Fix? The 8th TEDxZU Event.

TEDxZU was held 8 events this year.

Yes there were 8 TEDx events on the Dubai campus of Zayed University.

TEDxZU is a very exclusive event for the ZU community with a few people from the Dubai public joining the audience.

Well here is a taste of the 8th installment of TEDxZU.

The theme, "this is what I know".

Enjoy the podcasts.

Big Student Ideas!

Ideas are a great thing and that is the staple of TED, so when students get into the act through a TEDx event magic can happen.

Here is the conversation I had with 4 students who are going to be involved in TEDxWIS, very cool!

The question it leads to is what are you doing with your ideas?

TEDxYouthJumeirah

Well this is simply one of the coolest events in a very long time.

And this is organized by Emirati Women, for the most part.

Did I mention I was their professor?

I have NOTHING to do with this amazing event they have done it all and I urge you to go and look at the site and go!

www.tedxyouthjum.com

Here is our short chat.

TEDxAlAin

One of the organizers of TEDxAlAin talks about the TEDx event coming up April 7th.
www.tedxalain.com

TEDxAbuDhabiU co hosts chat

April 23, TEDxAbuDhabiU is taking place at Abu Dhabi University and it is going to be cool! A talk with Ghassan Al Katheri.

TEDxAjman

www.tedxajman.com

April 23 TEDxAjman will take place int he UAE and Marwan Al Muhairi, the curator of the event, joins me for a conversation about what to expect.

TEDxAbuDhabiU

Rick Van Sant the Faculty Development Director at Abu Dhabi University joins me for a conversation about TEDxAbuDhabiU that is coming April 23. I then talk about my favorite TED Talk to date.

Tony Deifell Connecting Ideas and People

Tony is all about passion projects and the HOW to take them and make them what you do as a career.

Although I am sure Tony would describe himself differently. If you have ever needed to focus, change, get a grip, perspective then this is the conversation you NEED to listen to.

Great ideas grounded to the real world, WOW. www.seeingbeyondsight.org www.thebigthaw.com www.wdydwyd.com

James Presents at TEDxDubai

You hear me talk a lot about TED and this year I was a speaker at TEDxDubai.

Here is my presentation! It is all about how we can actually make an idea work based on my experience at Zayed University.



Doing a TEDxDubai talk was one of those moments I will never forget!

Bruno Giussani talks TED

www.ted.com

Bruno joined me for a talk about TED, a beginners guide.

Who is Bruno Giussani?

He's the European director of TED and the curator of the annual conference TEDGlobal and of TED University, and a member of the TED senior team.

Previously, he was the Head of Online strategy at the World Economic Forum (the "Davos Forum") and a writer for many publications, including the New York Times and the European editions of Wired magazine.

Bruno is a guy with a lot of ideas!

A Friend of Nightline needs your Help.

This is very unusual for me, to post a letter from a friend in my BLOG, but I know so many of you are looking for ways to engage with global communities for change.

Read this and please do what you can!

Hi,

My wife Masarat and I are heading next week to Dhaka, Bangladesh and then Fatehpur, Rajasthan to organise two 8-Day Academies in Dhaka and a TEDx conference in a rural town in Rajasthan. Here is what we will be doing during our trip as described by Masarat.

8-Day Academy [http://www.8dayacademy.org] is my initiative to help rural communities gain necessary and education and skills (in just eight days) that empowers them. So far, these sessions have been conducted in Rajasthan--the most illiterate state in India. Six sessions of 8DA have been completed which has changed the lives of hundreds of people in small villages here. The next two sessions will be in Dhaka, Bangladesh in a slum community where as you can imagine, the condition is very backward. I will be training children and women who will then continue the cycle of 8DA and teach this to more than 600 people. The next project that I do is TEDx Shekhavati. If you know about TED conferences (www.ted.com), you'll know how inspiring and life-changing the talks at this conference are. I have been a speaker at TEDxDubai 2009 and then went on to organise the first TEDx in rural India called TEDxShekhavati. Shekhavati is the cluster of villages and small towns that I work in. I felt that instead of working with 40-50 people at a time, I need to target the larger community so it was important to bring the values of TED to the village. You can read about the conference and the difficulties I had to face in organising it, here: http://blog.ted.com/2010/01/tedxshekhavatia.php More than 1,200 people attended the event and many of them were inspired to create community projects that not only helped themselves but also set a positive example for their communities. On February 5, 2011 I am organising a second edition of this conference. This time, there will be two conferences (2-3 hours each) on one day. One will be for grown-ups and the other will be for children. The issues that both these categories deal with are quite different. I am fundraising to organise this conference because it's very hard for me to get corporate sponsors for an event like this. Nobody wants to advertise in a village and usually if they do, they prefer to tamper with my speaker list, often adding people from their own company who don't necessarily have a story to tell. This TEDx has become a source for people to learn about new things and show them how they can be better people. You can contribute for the two events on our 8-Day Academy webiste: http://www.8dayacademy.org/fundraising If you have friends or family who are willing to contribute money to help me organising TEDx and my 8-Day Academy, that would be great. In totality, for both events, I'm looking to squeeze it in AED20000. Of course, you don't have to cover the whole amount! One of the biggest cost is the venue setup for the TEDx--because there are no auditoriums or halls in the village, we construct a tent from scratch and use special projectors so that a large 1000+ audience can view it properly. Additional videos and links for you: Impact of TEDxShekhavati: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U26fwIkuGTs My TEDxShekhavati talk: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xBKkva3Y_ew&feature=related Info video about 8-Day Academy: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1OzlBLIzJ9U&feature=related Intro video of 8-Day Academy (text, photos and background music): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nludz7SgUpU&feature=related Article in The Guardian: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/feb/03/india-religion Another interview: http://www.faqs.org/periodicals/201010/2192413901.html Any help would be appreciated. Please let me know if you need additional info. Regards, Masarat Daud CHIEF ACTIONISTA 8-DAY ACADEMY Official e-mail: masarat@8dayacademy.org Curator of TEDxShekhavati (Rajasthan)

Regards,
Tauqeer A Jamadar
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"You play to fight the idea of losing!"
- Cantona

TEDxDubai and TEDxDubaiWomen

TEDxDubai took place on the 4th of December and TEDxDubaiWomen will be taking place on the 8th of December!

So many great moments to share!

TEDxDubaiWomen!

I am really excited about this!

TEDxDubaiWomen will be taking place at Zayed University on Wednesday the 8th of December, yes that is where I spend my days.

Following on TEDxDubai, TEDxDubaiWomen will take place on the 8th starting at 3pm.

6 live speakers will kick off the program, there will be a short break, and then the program picks up with a live video link to TEDWomen in Washington DC.

Here is the speaking line up.

• Ms. Butheina Kazim
  Butheina Kazim is the producer of the independent documentary film Letters to Palestine, which has screened across Palestine and is currently working on a series forAl Jazeera Documentary Channel. She was a juror for the iEmmys Asia & Africa competition and was the curator for an independent films program at the Shelter in Dubai.
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• Ms. Huda Kattan
  Huda Kattan is a Hollywood trained makeup artist and beauty consultant based in Dubai. Huda has been very fortunate to have worked with some of the most talented photographers and some seriously incredible people. And there is the beauty blog! This blog is a way to keep people informed of not only the trends and news, but also what’s going on with the industry first-hand in Dubai and all over the world. Huda feels that the up-close-and-personal approach offers an extra level of exposé to the industry.
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• Ms. Amna Abulhoul
  Amna Abdulla Abulhoul, is an animator and an architect (degree anticipated may 2012). I graduated from Zayed University and I am currently continuing my education at the American University in Dubai.
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• Ms. Basma Al Fahim
  Basma Al Fahim is the founder and managing director of Eventra. Basma is a certified wedding planner and an expert marketer. Basma's forte is creating unique events that combine the east with the west and those special touches from the UAE. From the idea to action Basma has the how to guide.
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• Mrs. Tarifa Ajaif
  Tarifa has over 10 years experience working with youth in Higher Education. Her passion to youth development, coaching and mentoring was driven by her self-motivation, determination and faith in Emirati youth potentials and capabilities. She has recently started “Go Glocal” –Inspiring People consultancy that aims to inspire individuals to think globally and act locally through using LEGO Serious Play Methodology.
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• Mrs. Maryam Darwish
  How to break the gender stereotype! Mariam is one of the leading service advisers at Al Futtaim Motors' Lexus service centre in Dubai, where on a normal day she works on about 40 cars. Things are not always as they seem.

What makes this event even more special is it is being run by Emirati women for the most part, very cool.

I hope to meet you at the event.

Go to this link to reserve your seat.

TEDxDUCTAC

TEDxDUCTAC can be found on Facebook.

This unique TEDx event happens on a monthly basis in Dubai, check it out.

Unleash part 2

Khulood Al Atiyat joins e for a talk about the Unleash project 6months on!

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Here is what she talked about at TEDxDubai, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vNu5o3sFkYg

TEDx Dubai and Technology

And I am back on Nightline after a 7 week break.

Hour 1 was all about TEDx Dubai, www.tedxdubai.com.

In hour 2 Magnus Nystadt joined me in the studio to talk about the world of technology and its local implications. We also talked about the new iPhone 3gs.

Mobile Media Revolution

We are living a media revolution. Mobile media should be on your lips. Giorgio Ungania of SAE joined me for a conversation with Peter "magic" Johnston about 15 second feature films. In hour 2 we spoke about mlearning with Ammar Shami of ABJAD consulting.

We began and ended the evening with a conversation about TEDxDubai.