TEDxSydney Youth returns for 2024 with a stellar lineup of inspiring young minds
is set to return to Parramatta鈥檚 Riverside Theatre, in collaboration with Presenting Partner, the University of Sydney, following a successful 2023 event.
A true celebration of Australian creativity and thought leadership, TEDxSydney Youth is a spotlight on the next generation of creative and innovative young minds. Announcing an inspiring first line-up, these young, talented speakers and performers will take to the stage on 29 August to showcase their unique perspectives and ideas.聽
With the overarching theme of 鈥楥TRL > SHIFT鈥� each TEDxSydney Youth talk will uncover insights into how the next generation plans to redefine the future. Faced with an onslaught of new challenges and questions that the adults of today don鈥檛 seem to have the answers for.
From the spiralling cost of living to the existential threat posed by climate change, how does the next generation envision a future for themselves once they鈥檙e in control? The young people of today will soon be in control, and there will be a shift in the world as we know it.
Ashi Bhat speaking at last year鈥檚 TEDxSydney Youth event.
As the next generation primes itself to take the reins, TEDxSydney Youth 2024 will allow the audience to see the world鈥檚 societal transformation through their eyes, hearing from Youth leaders,visionaries and voices of the future aged 15-26 years.
TEDxSydney Youth event speakers
The bright, young minds at this year鈥檚 event include:聽聽
- award-winning speaker, actress in Netflix series , author of a bestselling book, content creator and a powerful disability rights activist, diagnosed with autism and ADHD.
- biotechnologist and CEO of Synbiote, and awarded as a 40 Under 40 Most Influential Asian-Australian
- co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of independent news commentary platform, Cheek Media Co., and the co-host of news and culture podcast, Big Small Talk.
- first-generation Australian Punjabi, and a true embodiment of a startup unicorn, she founded Sukara Tech and Beyond Besties.
- 22-year-old Awabakal woman, and the founder/CEO of What Were You Wearing Australia, a non-profit organisation providing education, awareness and advocacy on sexual violence.
- civil engineering student best known for his Sydney-based YouTube channel 鈥淏uilding Beautifully鈥� with over 41,000 subscribers and almost 5 million total views
- better known by elliotisacoolguy, Elliot has amassed over 500,000 followers on Instagram and YouTube where he depicts his honest experience of the graphic design industry
- award-winning multidisciplinary model, speaker, event host and a passionate champion for visibility. As an amputee, he and draws on his personal journey and lived experiences to champion change in the way people with disabilities are included and represented聽
- student at the University of Sydney and co-Founder of Ikigai Network, a video platform featuring bite-sized career advice for high school and university students, helping them discover diverse career paths and offering guidance on how to get there.
TEDxSydney Youth event details
What: TEDxSydney Youth
Where: Riverside Theatre, Parramatta (Corner Market &, Church St, Parramatta)
When: 9:15am to 2:00pm, 29 August 2024
Price: Standard Registration starting from $75 / Concession starting from $50 / School Group Booking 鈥� 5 Student Registrations and a Complimentary Teacher Registration from $260
Tickets are available now via the website.
TEDxSydney Youth 2024 is proudly presented by the University of Sydney and supported by City of Parramatta Council.