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TEDxLaval Youth

TEDxLaval Youth 2026

April 2, 2026 · Laval Senior Academy · 10 speakers

Youth 2026

Amadou Sy

“The myth of being special”
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Youth 2026

Amritha Venkata Krishnan

“Be The Bridge”
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Youth 2026

Arman Dimirjian

“Born to be heard”
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Youth 2026

C Alongi

“Beyond Your Limits: Speaking French Because I'm Bad at It”
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Youth 2026

Cecilia Amiali

“The Future is Smart… But are We”
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Youth 2026

Emma Lavictoire

“After Abuse”
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Youth 2026

Hareem Saad Nawaz

“We knew Gravity. Do we know Humanity?”
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Youth 2026

Nasma Taoussi

“Poetry: The voice we never knew we had”
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Youth 2026

Shainuja Sirirangan

“The myth of being special”
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Youth 2026

Zoey Morin

“Sexism in Society”
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TEDxLaval Youth

TEDxYouth@Laval 2025

April 9, 2025 · Laval Senior Academy · 6 speakers

Youth 2025

Alejandro Gutierrez

“Confidence and Passion in Your Knowledge”
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Youth 2025

Erika Zecchini

“What Indigenous Worldviews Can Teach Us About Life and All”
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Youth 2025

Kobe Cantelon

“Snowboarding for Peace”
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Youth 2025

Lieven Fortin

“Born to Learn, Raised by Siblings”
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Youth 2025

Shakir Michelot

“Green Team”
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Youth 2025

Vana Karayan

“Perspective”
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TEDxLaval Youth

TEDxYouth@Laval 2024 — Perspective

April 24, 2024 · Laval Junior Academy · 5 speakers

Youth 2024

Caterina Rosa Arena-Saia

“The Power of Music”
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Youth 2024

Farnam Safarzadeh

“L'esclavage dans notre monde moderne”
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Youth 2024

Nelith Sigirige

“Trouble underneath Grades”
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Youth 2024

Olivia Hebert

“Falling In Love With Failure”
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Youth 2024

Pierce Schaefer

“Even the little things”
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TEDxLaval

TEDxLaval 2019 — Latitude & Commotion

4th edition · October 12, 2019 · Maison des Arts de Laval · 8 speakers

2019

Corrie Sirota

Clinical Social Worker & Psychotherapist

“LOSS AND FOUND”
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2019

Emmanuel Sabouret

Hypnologist

“MON AMIE LA SOLITUDE”
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2019

Jean-Francois Lavallée

Business coach, educator and speaker

“CONFORTABLE DANS LA COMPLEXITÉ”
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2019

Marisa Murray

CEO of Leaderley International

“SUCCESS WITHOUT STRESS: THE “ITERACTIVE” LEADER”
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2019

Martin Ducharme

Strategist in brand creation and development

“EXISTER”
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2019

Paul Simard

Intra-preneur/Entrepreneur

“THE MYTHICAL MAN”
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2019

Rhett Gervais

Author & Speaker

“TALKING HEADS AND DIVISION JOURNALISM: BRINGING HOPE BACK TO POLITICS”
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2019

Zaïnab Sawan

Millennial

“LA QUÊTE DES MILLÉNIAUX”
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TEDxLavalSalon

TEDxLavalSalon 2019 — Le cœur a sa raison

May 8, 2019 · Le Tiers Lieu · 1 speaker

Salon 2019

Bruno Bégin

Speaker

“Le coeur a sa raison”
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TEDxLaval Youth

TEDxYouth@Laval 2019 — Revolution

April 15, 2019 · Laval Senior Academy · 8 speakers

Youth 2019

Allyson Hachet

“The Education System Needs to Evolve”
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Youth 2019

Heidi Brisson-Smith

“Revolutionnons le Changement Climatique”
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Youth 2019

Jessica Dinelle

“My GPS”
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Youth 2019

Lily Cartman Hamilton

“The Education System Needs to Evolve”
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Youth 2019

Malorie Beaufils

“No Phone Tuesday- The Technological Revolution”
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Youth 2019

Saollane Benoit

“Alexander Hamilton's Revolution”
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Youth 2019

Tahira Akbar

“A Technological Revolution”
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Youth 2019

Zackary Sauvageau

“Food Insecurity on a Global Scale”
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TEDxLaval

TEDxLaval 2018 — Links and Anchors

3rd edition · May 23, 2018 · Maison des Arts de Laval · 9 speakers

2018

Corey Fleischer

President and Founder of #ErasingHate

“ERASING HATE”
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2018

Djamilla Toure

Founder of the Sayaspora organization and model

“DIASPORA : LA SIXIÈME RÉGION D'AFRIQUE”
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2018

Geoffroi Garon-Épaule

M.A., PhD candidate

“BADGES POUR L'ESPACE : LA NOUVELLE FRONTIÈRE POUR L'HUMANITÉ”
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2018

Jean-Marie Lapointe

Actor, host, speaker, author and filmmaker

“GUÉRIR DE LA MORT”
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2018

Mark Morin

President, STRATEGIES

“BUILDING SUSTAINABLE RELATIONSHIPS THAT BRING BRANDS AND PEOPLE CLOSER”
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2018

Nathalie Lasselin

Explorer and underwater filmmaker

“EXPLORATION… DÉCOUVERTES INATTENDUES”
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2018

Paula Toledo

Creativepreneur, Singer-Songwriter, Writer

“WHY WONDER IS THE BRIDGE TO HEALING STIGMA”
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2018

Peter Hartman

Motivational Speaker and Consultant

“HAPPY FOR A CHANGE: TURNING HAPPINESS INTO AN ENGINE OF CHANGE”
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2018

Samantha Kris

Success Coach & Brand Strategist

“SETTING GOALS THAT MATTER”
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TEDxLaval Youth

TEDxYouth@Laval 2018 — Experiences

April 19, 2018 · Collège Letendre · 12 speakers

Youth 2018

Ahmad Shuhib Zuhurooddin

“Super heros”
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Youth 2018

Ahmed El Omri Alaoui

“Experience with refugees of Canada”
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Youth 2018

Amina Turgeon

“Les stereotypes en danse”
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Youth 2018

Christos Karatzios

“Treating teenagers suffering from HIV_AID”
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Youth 2018

Claudel Rheault

Youth 2018

Francesco Renda

“What it is to be involved in your community”
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Youth 2018

Jaheim Theard

“Heritage of Change”
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Youth 2018

Patricia Duguay

“La pensee multiforme”
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Youth 2018

Ricardo Lamour

“Le genie des enfants”
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Youth 2018

Samuel Beldie

“The Autism experience”
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Youth 2018

Shir Gruber

“Power thru actions”
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Youth 2018

Vivienne Zikos

“How to live a perfect life”
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TEDxLaval

TEDxLaval 2017 — Cultiver l'avenir | Cultivating the Future

2nd edition · May 15, 2017 · Maison des Arts de Laval · 7 speakers

2017

Brad Barr

The Barr Brothers Singer and Guitarist

“Vibration Transference”
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2017

David Oswald

President, DE Design + Environment Inc. Designer and environmental scientist

“BUILDING OUR URBAN FUTURE WITH DESIGN AND ENVIRONMENTAL THINKING”
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2017

Derick Fage

Host of Breakfast Television Montreal

“THE RELENTLESS PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS”
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2017

François Lemay

Public Speaker, Founder of the Kaizen Academy

“VOS PENSÉES SONT-ELLES BIO?”
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2017

Marc-Olivier Schüle

Co-founder of Unipsed and Polyvalence, Entrepreneur and psychoeducator

“L'INTELLIGENCE ARTIFICIELLE AU SERVICE DE LA SANTÉ MENTALE”
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2017

Marie-Eve Naud

Scientific and Education Public Outreach Coordinator at iREx

“SEULS DANS L'UNIVERS? NOUS LE SAURONS PEUT-ÊTRE BIENTÔT.”
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2017

Vanessa Grondin

Food Engineer

“FOOD PACKAGING: MAKING THE BEST OF A BAD SITUATION”
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TEDxLaval

TEDxLaval 2016 — TimeLapse | Espace Temps

1st edition · May 24, 2016 · Maison des Arts de Laval · 11 speakers

2016

Emmanuel Bévia

Photographer

“Hutong au quotidien : Un regard unique”
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2016

Guy Picard

General Manager, STL

“Quand bien-être rime avec maîtrise de l'information”
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2016

Jennifer Maccarone

President of the Quebec English School Boards Association (QESBA)

“Our Students, Our Schools, Our Communities – Our Future”
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2016

Lise Lalande

Executive Director, Alzheimer Society Laval

“La musique pour le bien-être des personnes atteintes d'Alzheimer”
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2016

Lyle Whyte

McGill University Professor

“The Search for Little Green Bugs on Mars and Really Cold Worlds”
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2016

Marc Matis

Speaker

“Connecter avec soi : une fraction de seconde suffit pour tout changer!”
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2016

Marc A Bovet

President and Founder, Bone Structure

“Innovation – It's Time to Take it Home”
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2016

Marie-Claude Lépine

Speaker

“Si vos 15 premières années de vie étaient aussi les 15 dernières?”
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2016

Mat Boulé

Osteopath, posturologist and educator

“The Power of the Brain-Body Connection”
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2016

Nicolas Gilbert

Composer & Author

“La musique : Interaction avec le temps”
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2016

Stephanie Erickson

Clinical Social Worker

“We are What we say, So why not Say Something Different?”
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