TEDxDLSU: Bring your perspective to life

MANILA, Philippines – In its inaugural year, TEDxDLSU featured both new and contended ideas with thought-provoking presentations that can help the audience delve deeper into the diverse world and identities found only in today’s youth.

Each 18-minute talk aimed to spark dialogues that can help the audience know one’s self without comparison to another and without limiting labels that confine people to certain potential and ideals.

Philip Kimpo – Have heart, will travel: A Voluntourist’s experience

 

Raymond Ang – Being smart about being creative

 

TJ Palanca – Data against ignorance: the hero generation is an informed one

 

Lema Diaz, “Dream”

 

 Ireene Leoncio, “I am a teacher. I am back home.” 

 

Lloyd Espiritu, “Cultivating an E-learning culture”

 

TEDxDLSU strives to be a catalyst for change by challenging its audience not only to reinforce current world views, but also to become new and local voices that challenges the community.

Here are the speakers for this year’s forum:

Troy Palanca

Dataphiliac. Thinker. Optimist.

Troy is a Lasallian economist and accountant who is passionate about data-driven decision making. He dreams of the day when governments and businesses would take a step back and look at the numbers before making important decisions. He joins many other people in the quest to be less ignorant about the world.

Ireene Leoncio

Professor. Global Citizen. Lifelong Learner.

Ireene Leoncio champions the societal curative power of the marketing practice in the academe set-up. She is a global citizen back in her home country, the Philippines, after wandering around in the Americas. Ireene is a Professor at De La Salle University Manila. Ireene thrived in the advertising and media industries in New York City and studied for a master’s degree in Washington D.C. She localized several global brands, winning advertising campaigns in the Philippines and other Asian territories.

Lloyd Espiritu

Technology Advocate. Educator. Author.

Doc Lloyd is also an active educational technology consultant. He has lead large-scale projects in Instructional Design, e-Learning, mobile-Learning, e-Assessment with different organizations such as Vibal Publishing House, DTI, the Commission on ICT, the Bureau of Alternative Learning System (ALS), and TESDA. His most recent project with TESDA premiers the first MOOC (massive open online course) for TVET in the Philippines. This MOOC was launched in 2012 to increase access to TVET courses and continuous to help Filipinos get certified for employment.

Raymond Ang

Writer. Editor. Producer.

Raymond Ang is a 26-year-old writer, editor, and executive producer. He edits the Philippine Star’s weekly youth section Young Star as well as Bench’s in-store magazine Bench, and serves as contributing editor at Rogue Magazine. On other days, he serves as executive producer of the TV series Good Company. He is in a constant search for young talents who are passionate in the creative field.

Phillip Kimpo

Youth leader. Writer. Volunteer.

Phillip is the President of LIRA, a multi-awarded, nationally recognized, volunteer-run, education NGO that seeks to promote literature, language, and patriotism. It is the oldest organization of poets in Filipino and one of the country’s premier literary groups. He is also the Director of Pambansang Edukasyong Pampanitikan, a nationwide outreach program that has toured more than 30 towns and has served almost 3,000 people, mostly public school teachers and students.

Lema Diaz

Dreamer. Warrior. Mother.

Lema is one of the founders of the Philippine All Stars. She a member of the First Asian Team to win Back to Back Gold Title in 2006 and 2008 World Hip Hop Dance Championships, USA. – Rappler.com

TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TED Talks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection. 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.)