What is TED?
TED is a nonprofit organization devoted to Ideas Worth Spreading. Started as a four-day conference in California 30 years ago, TED has grown to support its mission with multiple initiatives. The two annual TED Conferences invite the world’s leading thinkers and doers to speak for 18 minutes or less. Many of these talks are then made available, free, at TED.com.
TED speakers have included Bill Gates, Jane Goodall, Elizabeth Gilbert, Sir Richard Branson, Nandan Nilekani, Philippe Starck, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Sal Khan and Daniel Kahneman.
The annual TED Conference takes place each spring in Vancouver, British Columbia. TED’s media initiatives include TED.com, where new TED Talks are posted daily; TED Translators, which provides subtitles and interactive transcripts as well as translations from volunteers worldwide; the educational initiative TED-Ed. TED has established The Audacious Project that takes a collaborative approach to funding ideas with the potential to create change at thrilling scale; TEDx, which supports individuals or groups in hosting local, self- organized TED-style events around the world, and the TED Fellows program, helping world-changing innovators from around the globe to amplify the impact of their remarkable projects and activities.
What is TEDx?
In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience.
At a TEDx event, TED Talks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection. These local, self-organized events are branded TEDx, where x = independently organized TED event.
The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events are self-organized. (Subject to certain rules and regulations.)
What is TEDxBasra ?
TEDxBasra is an independently organized TED event, which aims to bring to its’ stage ideas worth spreading from to Basra. TEDxBasra talks will encapsulate ideas around City challenges, exposing concepts, ideas, and achievements that will motivate, inspire, and introduce transformative topics to our audience.
Our event will follow the TED format – with our own added secret sauce – that takes the form of multiple sessions, each includes several live speakers and prerecorded TED talks that revolve and discuss the same category of ideas.
TEDxBasra was possible by the full support of the Science Camp Organization for Youth Development, after a long journey of curing, negotiation, and international support since 2017 to acquire a major city license in the name of TEDxBasra all that achieved with the international support to make the TEDx event with the name of Basra possible “TEDxBasra”.
Sponsors
Speakers
Maytham Alasady
Electrical Engineer/President of Kufan-Group
Maitham Hamza holds a Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Technology in Baghdad and a Master’s degree in Mechatronics from De Montfort Leicester University, United Kingdom. Maytham worked as an oil exploration engineer in several fields in the Middle East and Asia, and also worked in petrophysical research. His work experiences included management positions at the international oil companies. At the beginning of 2004, he established the Kofan Engineering Company and worked with his team on the design and implementation of many projects in a number of construction and infrastructure sectors.
Ayman Abdel Latif
Researcher
An instructor, a doctor assistant, and a researcher at the Marine Sciences Center at the University of Basra. Specialized in soil and water sciences and the use of GIS techniques in soil and water management. His research interests fall within the axis of the danger of soil erosion and how to take advantage of GIS and remote sensing techniques in making the right decisions in soil and water management. Member of the Royal Society for the Conservation of Jordanian Nature. Responsible for the Mangrove Tree Planting Program in the Iraqi coasts and Al Khiran.
Ali Al Salmi
Content Creator
Ali Al Salmi is a scientific content creator and instrumentation engineer.He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering. Moreover, He is a lover and promoter of science in general and physics in particular. Ali makes science videos on Instagram and Tiktok and inspire young people to love science more. Ali talked to you about my journey in creating scientific content and the importance of science in building society.
Esmat Abdulhafidh
Teacher/Activist
Esmat AbdulHafith Yassin, member of the National Association for Blinds Care in the South, he also works as a presenter of radio programs, plus to his main role as a teacher at Abu Al-Khasib high school. Esmat was born in Basra and studied primary school at the Al-Noor Institute for the Blind in Basra, and graduated from Hamdan high school then he successfully obtained a Bachelor’s degree in Arabic language from the College of Arts. Esmat is pro-activists and advocate for disabilities specially for visual impairment where he participated in a variety of activities that related to disabilities. However, his journey is not limited to education and advocacy where he extended his activity to media, reports drafting, and interviews at local and international organizations as well as social media platforms. Esmat accomplished one of the his great goals that related to his field where he worked on the printing project of curricula in Braille method, and it ongoing.
Firas Al-Badran
Assistant Professor
Firas Abdul Rasoul Al-Badran, Associate Administrative of College of Oil and Gas Engineering dean at Basra University of Oil and Gas, and he considers as contributor to the establishment of the first college at Basra University for Oil and Gas. Dr.Firas was born in Basra and obtained his PhD of Chemical Engineering from University of Bath in UK. Dr.Firas devoted a large part of his time to finding programs and organizing workshops, through which he sought to inspire and motivate students to build their personality in a way that makes them ready for the job market requirements.
Hussein Faleh
Photojournalist
Hussein Faleh is a photojournalist, a graduate of the Faculty of Physical Education, University of Basra. He works as a photographer for the French Press Agency in Basra. His childhood and beginnings formed his interest in this profession to become the front-page maker for newspapers. Hussein’s photos topped many newspapers, magazines, and international websites, including The Guardian, BBC, CNN, the week, AFP.
Ramy Al-timimi
Computer Scientist/Artist
Ramy Altimimi is a Fine artist, programmer, graphic designer , sculptor and digital illustrator, as well as an artistic and scientific trainer. Owner of Ramy Altimimi Brand for artistic and technological productions, he practiced various methods of drawing most notably realistic drawing and he was famous for using several techniques like (Sfumato) found in the eyes of the Mona Lisa (which is making the eyes of the painting follow you wherever you move), he was honored locally and internationally in several countries like Egypt, Turkey and France.
Zainab Alaa
Pharmasist
Zainab Alaa holds a Bachelor’s degree in pharmacy from Basra University and holds a diploma in healthy nutrition for obesity and nutrition for pregnant women from the British University of Leeds, and she is currently studying in the Hospital Nutrition Board from the same university. Zainab will talk about her passion development in pharmacy in general and nutrition in particular, the challenges she faced and overcame, her experience in the field of pharmacy and how she used her field of work to correct health rumors in the community
Nadia Ali Qassem
Professor
Head of Computer Systems Technologies Department, Founder of Programming Clubs in Iraq, and Official Partner of *Raspberry Pi* for Code Club and CoderDojo. Nadia was born in Maysan Governorate and obtained her PhD in Computer Engineering from Brunel University London and gained experience in the field of education and training in addition to her voluntary work related to education, youth development, as well as her participating with the children of the Programming Club in many activities, including the Astro Pi event in cooperation with four global countries on the project of sending messages to the International Space Station. Nadia received an AnitaB.org grant to participate in the Grace Hopper Conference on Women in Technology.
Meet Us
Ahmed Alsalameen
Organizer
Nawres Arif
Co-Organizer