TEDxGUC launches its 4th event in 6/8/2016 with 13 speakers and around 1000 attendees.

The success of the event wasn’t entirely built on the excellent diversity of the speakers and the topics, but there was something else that made this event a true “cascade”. The talks didn’t focus on “motivation” only yet they had well-planned solutions for contemporary and future problems that may occur. The speakers shared in details their projects and plans in narrowing cultural gaps, creating new management solutions, using the environment to construct healthier buildings, using biology to predict future health threats, and communication challenges that people face with each other, whether with the self, with patients like “Alzheimer” or sexual abuse in children.

It felt like attending several TEDx events on the same day. It was more of an event that reflected the degree of human intelligence that we have reached.

Among this diversity, there was something common between all the speakers; all of them had been through negative experiences through their lives; but that’s not the thing. All of them used the negative experience that they went through and converted it into a success factor. This reminded me by the book “The Alchemist” by Paolo Coelho, where it tackled the idea of “turning dust into gold”. Each speaker of those was able to turn the dust in their lives into gold. They are all alchemists, that’s a strong reason behind their success.

In the break time the attendees had chances to do a lot of activities. There was a well-organized program for them: coloring, meditation, working out, playing games, finding learning opportunities, talking with the speakers, and also submitting their startups ideas.

TEDxGUC had also launched the “No Absolutes Art Contest” where they gave chance to artists to participate and win free tickets to the event. After a very tough competition from over 40 proficient artists, the winners were announced: Celine Gamal and Nancy Hassab. And the Honorable mentions went to: Alhussain Shaker, Nihal, Sara Samir, and Modather Zaki.

What made the event successful was not only the speakers; The TEDxGUC team had an outstanding spirit that they were able to deliver it to every member, speaker and guest. The synergy between them as they work together, as they interact with the speakers and the guests is what is “real” success all about. If the corporate world has this kind of energy the world would have been truly a different place. The new generation will someday lead the corporate world, and this small business model is an example of the lasting output that will happen.

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Ahmed Amr Abulnaga – the Chairman of TEDxGUC / Photography: Alia Faramawi

Ahmed Amr Abulnaga – the Chairman of TEDxGUC – highlighted that 1000 hearts and minds were touched by the ideas of those speakers, but it is not enough, and it is not the aim of the event. The aim is that each person of the 1000 would spread what they have learnt.

Supporting the global message of TED & supporting the community of TEDxGUC the Chairman and team members of TEDxAAST and of TEDxSmouha have attended the event, and shared its success on their social media channels. This is a sign that “we” do not think as “competitors” anymore, “we” are all “partners” into making the world a better place. This is the new world order, and these are the new rules.

Written By: Mahmoud Mansi

Speakers:

Mahmoud Mansi, Nagwa El-Badri, Mohamed Mounir, Radwa Rostom, Ahmed SaqfAlHait, Mona Marie, Lobna Mourad, Sara Aziz, Khaled Abdou, Yousra Mounir, Amira Al Baqary, Mahmoud El Ghawaby, Yasmine Youssef.

Chairman of the day:

Kareem Helmy.

Performances:

Ramy@Majdoub, (Amir Zarkany and Mariam El Shala’any), (Nour El-Din and Ali Khattab).

Media Partners & Sponsors:

Designopia Zone, Chamelon Co working space, Artkhana, Auc Venture Labs, AlMakina, Creative Zone, Room Art and Space, 3elbet Alwan, Null, Emmkan, Sarah Aziz booth, BECASUE.CZ, InsiderGUC, HR Revolution, Emmkan, Injaz, Tenra, Bikya, AlMaqaar, AiesecGUC, 7 Ayam Magazine.

FR Sponsors:

Nescafe, Lulu, Graphica, Aplixion, Cupkaksa.

Activities:

Artkhana Doodling and Origami, Null Virtual Reality Game, AlMakina, Meditation by Maddu, Wakeup Exercise by Mohamed Tarek Manni, Speakers Corner, Chamelon Games.

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