On November 1st, h for the seventh time the inter-industry conference TEDxKyiv will gather those who changes the world by going beyond their comfort zones and frontiers
The theme of 2014 is “beyond the frontiers”: the boundary between visible and hidden, the thin line between what exists and what awaits us. A horizon. It can be internal – a zone of development, comfort and opportunities – a limit of the human nature. It can also be external – a common reality that attracts the views and opinions of the tech-romantics, information postmodernists, visionaries and innovators, conquerors and peacemakers throughout the world. How one can match those horizons, and how do they correlate?
Let’s seek the edge of the limitless together! Join researchers and thinkers of TEDxKyiv!
November 1, International Convention Center “Ukrainian House” (2, Khreshchatyk St.)
Speakers:
● Tymofiy Mylovanov – Professor of Economics, University of Pittsburg. One of the leading young economists according to Forbes Ukraine, Timofiy Mylovanov is working on the theory of contracts and the design of economic mechanisms. One of the initiators of the letter to the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine on political decentralization, signed by the scientists wordwide. Co-founder and ideologist of the social analysis project VoxUkraine.
● Vadym Granovskiy – creator of the modern coffee culture. Coffee brewing champion of the UK (UK Cezve Championship), knows everything about coffee. Having started the creation of the modern culture of coffee consumption in Ukraine, Vadym gladly shares his experience and encourages others to adhere to the “authenticity” not just in coffee but life in life.
● Leonid Kanter – film director and traveller with a stool. Leonid travelled with his chair to four oceans, arranging performances of Ukrainian culture on the way. He has also created a hamlet Obyrok – creative settlement with festivals, schools and folk celebrations. On that hamlet, he said, “Ukraine has already been built, with its Europe and functioning public sector.” As an active reporter of the events in eastern Ukraine, he films at the front line. Director of the film “War at our own expense” and “Volunteers of the God’s platoon”
● Maksym Prasolov – creator of the modern blockbaster-myths. As one of the “Daogopak” authors, he has loudly inscribed a Cossack into the up-to-date frame of reference as a role model for generations, and continues to drill the noosphere on.
● Inna Sovsun – education activist and the Deputy Minister. A researcher of the education policy influence. The only government representative to issue a plan for the first 100 days of her work. Every week, she reports about the results on her Facebook page. Among her other interests there are urban development and social movements.
● Andriy Zinchenko – energy-hacker. A guide to the power of society: from project management of the energy-efficiency programmes in Ukrainian universities to the recently opened construction base “Do It Yourself” for domestic energy solutions EnergyTorrent.
● Ievgen Buket – patrol of the Ukrainian Wikipedia. Local historian and veteran journalist, Ievgen assures that self-identity search is primarily a search of our origins. It is the experience of previous generations that remains true at the times of general doubt.
● Bogdan Hawrylyshyn – economist and philanthropist. Bogdan Hawrylyshyn was an adviser to several prime ministers of Ukraine and the head of the International Management Institute in Geneva and Kiev. He initiated a program to develop a critical mass of young people who will be able to transform Ukraine.
● Andriy Kozlov – a lawyer and a representative of Ukraine in courts. Represented the government and the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine in the case of the crash of Tu-154 over the Black Sea (2001), represented families of the team and passenger in the case of Yak-42 plane crash in the Thessaloniki (1997), has also been a member of the Ukrainian commission investigating the crash of Yak-42 plane in Trabzon (2003).
● Sergiy Gayle – engineer, researcher, brain-hacker. Engaged in the development of robotic manipulators and ACS for remote logistics solutions in the world’s largest experiment with magnetic thermonuclear reaction JET (Joint European Torus), as well as for future station ITER (International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor). Now working at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (Norwegian University of Science and Technology) at the Department of Engineering Cybernetics – on the PhD thesis, which aims to develop systems for the next generation of industrial robots. Interested in designing intuitive and obedient technologies and solutions that work in synergy with the user
● Maluma & Takete – center for psychology movement and creative expression. Combines psychological knowledge and experience of contemporary art of dance. Director of the Center – Ludmyla Mova and Olga Kebas. The center is involved in many activities of contemporary art performances in Ukraine (GogolFest, Art-field projects CCA Arsenal)
Ticket sale for TEDxKyiv 2014 is availabel online.
General partner of the event – Upgrade, general media partner – Ekonomika Communication Hub, general Internet partner – Platfor.ma, general TV partner – 24 channel, general radio partner – Aristocrats
Strategic partners: Fedoriv, kodisoft, DEC, Gryshchenko Pronin and partners, Design2Live, Terrasoft.
The information about speakers and the videos from previous events is available on the official website, as well as on TEDxKyiv Facebook and Twitter accounts.
Background information:
ТED (Technology, Entertainment, Design) — is a nonprofit devoted to spreading ideas, usually in the form of short, powerful talks (18 minutes or less). TED began in 1984 as a conference where Technology, Entertainment and Design converged, and today covers almost all topics — from science to business to global issues — in more than 100 languages.
Meanwhile, independently run TEDx events help share ideas in communities around the world….
