In his talk titled ‘What You Seek Is Also Seeking You’, Nam invites us to explore a new framework that he has put forward to guide us towards what truly matters. Le Nhat Nam is a writer and speaker with a deep interest in culture, self-growth, and the emotional layers of everyday life. His work often explores how we respond to change - especially the quiet, inner battles we rarely talk about. He lives with his guiding belief: “Finding peace in a noisy world”. Through writing, reflection, and lived experience, he shares honest lessons about letting go and overcoming inner storms. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx

Andrea Da Re ci fa mettere in discussione tutto ciò che diamo per scontato nel nostro quotidiano digitale. Con uno sguardo acuto e provocatorio, ci ha accompagnati nei retroscena della cybersicurezza e nei paradossi di un mondo dove il virtuale è diventato reale… e invisibile. Non è la tecnologia il nemico. È l’inconsapevolezza. E il vero cambiamento parte dalla conoscenza. Esperto di cybersecurity con competenze sviluppate in Italia e all'estero, Andrea ha costruito la sua carriera proteggendo ciò che spesso non si vede: dati, identità, infrastrutture digitali. Dopo un percorso accademico di respiro internazionale oggi guida team globali nella gestione delle minacce informatiche e nella costruzione della cyber-resilienza, con esperienze in realtà come Apple, OTB e Carraro Group.Con una mente affilata e una visione etica del digitale, Andrea si muove tra penetration testing, sicurezza offensiva e innovazione strategica. Certificato OSEP, GPEN e CEH, è convinto che la tecnologia sia uno strumento potente — ma che vada compreso, interrogato e reso umano. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx

In his talk entitled ‘What they don’t tell you about growing up in a sci-fi world’, speaker Tuan Luong explores the complexities embedded in a rapid, technologically-advancing world. Luong Nguyen, on paper, is an innovation and sustainable development practitioner with over a decade of experience working for government and intergovernmental organisations. IRL, he sees himself more as a systems hacker and hope builder who helps people , and organization, tackle messy world problems: like climate change, digital divide, environmental pollution, and meaningful participation. He had worked with everyone from informal waste workers, government officials, tech entrepreneurs, UN diplomats, and artists to spark change with creativity, dialogue, and tech. He is a firm believer in the power of collective intelligence, facilitation as a form of activism, and games as blueprints for sustainable futures. Offstage, he’s either deep in a Wikipedia rabbit hole, playing video games with way too many text to read or having a love/hate relation with going to the gym. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx

Under the refreshing motto of: ‘It’s sometimes best to be the worst in the room.’, speaker Ha Anh proposes that true excellence isn’t about being better than others. Rather, it is about being better than the person you were yesterday.In her talk, titled ‘Find who you are within your struggles’, she will share her journey of embracing challenges, not as setbacks, but as signposts that lead to personal discovery. Having struggled and compared myself with others, I always kept a motto in mind: “It’s sometimes best to be the worst in the room”. It reminded me that I should strive for excellence within myself, aiming to be one step further than yesterday, rather than comparing who I am in a large group. Being the “worst in the room” doesn’t mean settling for what’s “good enough”; it means expanding my knowledge and expertise, surrounding myself with those ahead of me, learning from their experiences and thus reflecting on my own. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx

In a time when being ‘busy’ is worn like an achievement, speaker An Thy challenges an idea we rarely question: What if rest shouldn’t be something we earn only after exhausting ourselves?In her talk, titled ‘Why Wasting Time Might Save You’, An Thy will explore how breaking free from burnout culture requires us to rethink the connection between self-worth and productivity. I’m a high school junior passionate about philosophy, education, and the way young people make sense of the world. In my upcoming TEDx talk, “Time Trap: Breaking Free from Toxic Productivity,” I explore how the pressure to constantly optimize time fuels guilt, burnout, and fear of falling behind. The talk challenges the belief that rest is wasted time and questions the obsession with finding a fixed life purpose, offering a perspective that values sustainability, flexibility, and self-acceptance. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx

Alessandro Becagli ci guida in un viaggio profondamente umano, partendo dalle storie vere di Michela e Paolo: due adolescenti segnati dall’emarginazione e dalla dipendenza, che sono riusciti a riscrivere il proprio futuro. Con parole semplici e potenti, Alessandro ha ricordato quanto la presenza autentica di un adulto possa fare la differenza. Un invito a riscoprire la forza della relazione, in un tempo in cui l’isolamento è diventato la nuova normalità. Perché a volte, basta essere visti. Ascoltati. Creduti. Pedagogista ed educatore professionale, Alessandro ha fatto dell’ascolto e della presenza il cuore del suo lavoro. Da oltre trent’anni si dedica alle fragilità giovanili, costruendo percorsi di riscatto e autonomia in contesti complessi. La sua esperienza si è sviluppata tra Roma e Conegliano, passando per la strada, i Ser.D., e le comunità dedicate alla cura delle dipendenze.Oggi è Presidente dell’Associazione Comunità Giovanile Onlus, dove continua a trasformare la vulnerabilità in forza, spesso intrecciando educazione, lavoro agricolo e relazione autentica. La sua è un’educazione che mette radici nella terra, e che cresce con i tempi lenti del cambiamento reale. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx