Big, small, radical, innovative, simple, artistic, creative, scientific, helpful, wishful and wonderful, and a thirst for creation were the common aspects that bound all the speeches of TEDxMuscatLive 2018. The ‘Age of Amazement’ theme had the speakers sharing ideas on philanthropy, non-profit versions of an IPO, and one-for-one business models that are sustainable.
Over the course of two 60-minute sessions of talks, speakers shared ideas elaborating on their experiences and successes. Their ideas were generated by them at different ages; hence, they endorsed the idea that there is no age limit to being one of the ‘Age of Amazement’ era. Illustrated were ideas on: How should a business model for an age of amazement be? What services do we need for the ‘age of amazement’? How should our community live in an ‘age of amazement’?
Dr Maryam Tubeileh was the host, championing the event, along with the co-host Abeer Al-Mukhaini. The speakers were curated by Arunraj who has an association with TEDGlobal as a TED Fellow.
Ten speakers with daring and mind provoking ideas engaged the audience to go beyond age, background, belief and surrounding opinions. On the TEDxMuscatLive panel were Hatim Harith Al Abdissalaam, motivational speaker and youth influencer, who spoke about ‘taking the extra mile’; Yasser Bin Ali Al Hadi, Head of Al Sawadi Volunteer Team, who shared his idea on building a foundation to empower and promote not only the importance of volunteerism, but the management of volunteers and their activities; Sara Al Mahrizi, a software engineering student, who shared her journey in developing the ‘volunteers mobile application’ for Al-Rahma association, using hybrid technology.
Nicole Smart, International Corporate Trainer, certified Development Coach, and an accredited Neuro Linguistic Programming, who shared her story of self-reflection and self-initiation for a waste-free world; Jehan Al Saegh, a Certified Consultant, and Executive Coach from Bahrain, who spoke about her breakthrough experience when she joined ‘Relief for Life’; Maher Kaddoura, an Angel Investor, Management Consultant and a philanthropist from Jordan, who spoke about ‘achieving more, with less, for many’ using his ‘Falafel Theory’; Rabee Zureikat, a multiple award winner from Jordan, who shared ideas that can make a difference, and can be easily developed in any community; UK’s Joanna Abeyie, Founder and Director of the award winning initiative ‘Hyden Talent’, who shared the idea of how award winners are born; Indian Rita Panicker, Founder of Butterflies, a Children’s Cooperative, who spoke on empowering children to operate a children public bank and educating children on health; and UAE’s Zaina Kanaan, Co-founder of Charicycles initiative, which upgrades vintage bicycles to conserve the environment and give back to children in refugee camps, who shared her passion for cycling, which she turned into a social enterprise.
TEDxMuscat has been a successful formula in developing and binding intellectual individuals within the region. It first took place in Oman in 2011, followed by two more in the years of 2012 and 2013. Currently, TEDxMuscat has shifted from a single annual event to a series of events each year, each covering unique concepts as reflected in TEDxMuscat Women, TEDxMuscat Salon and TEDxMuscatLive.
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