TEDxXavierSchool 2012 “Innovation built on tradition” was a half-day event that explored ways in which we innovate based on our history and our own experiences.

About TEDx, x = independently organized event

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, TEDTalks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. 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.)

About TED 

TED is a nonprofit organization devoted to Ideas Worth Spreading. Started as a four-day conference in California 25 years ago, TED has grown to support those world-changing ideas with multiple initiatives. The annual TED Conference invites the world’s leading thinkers and doers to speak for 18 minutes. Their talks are then made available, free, at TED.com. TED speakers have included Bill Gates, Al Gore, Jane Goodall, Elizabeth Gilbert, Sir Richard Branson, Nandan Nilekani, Philippe Starck, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Isabel Allende and UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown. The annual TED Conference takes place in Long Beach, California, with simulcast in Palm Springs; TEDGlobal is held each year in Oxford, UK. TED’s media initiatives include TED.com, where new TEDTalks are posted daily, and the Open Translation Project, which provides subtitles and interactive transcripts as well as the ability for any TEDTalk to be translated by volunteers worldwide. TED has established the annual TED Prize, where exceptional individuals with a wish to change the world are given the opportunity to put their wishes into action; TEDx, which offers individuals or groups a way to organize local, independent TED-like events around the world; and the TEDFellows program, helping world-changing innovators from around the globe to become part of the TED community and, with its help, amplify the impact of their remarkable projects and activities.

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Persons who are fully alive see life as a blank canvas. They know that life is what you make out of it.  Though they may have fear, they tread life with courage and inspiration, not without failure or mistakes, but with passion and perseverance. Persons who are fully alive take current situations and turn them around, breathing life in these otherwise dismal or mundane ones. They are not afraid to ask, even if questions do not always lead them to immediate answers.  Inevitably, they cause change, not just in themselves, but through themselves—through the lives they strive to live and the choices they make.  

Chips Guevarra is an entrepreneur who is in the business of alternative fuels. He converts diesel engines to run on vegetable oil for public transportation in The Philippines to help curb air pollution. (http://www.pcnr.com/news/2009-06-24/General_Stories/021.html)

Jomike Tejido is a Filipino architect, author, illustrator, and painter of his signature work, acrylic on hand-woven mats or banig in Tagalog. The unique fusion of fine art on an unconventional ground has led to six solo exhibitions in the Philippines and Singapore, among other group shows in Paris, Japan, and USA.Quality mats are treated and sourced from a filipino export company specializing in the production of high-quality pandan weaves for furniture and interior design. For Jomike, it is his canvas.

Christian Go is currently a 4th Year High School Student of Xavier School’s IB (International Baccalaureate) Program. He is a consistent honor student who will talk about how theater helped him find his own character, and how it helps him become a true achiever in school. 

By Implication (represented by Philip Cheang) is a group of Xavier School Alumni Gamers who won the Microsoft Imagine Cup in 2010 through creating their own game called, “Wildfire”. Wildfire is a game about saving the world. Where users battle problems like poverty, gender inequality, inadequate education and environmental degradation through the spirit of volunteerism. Today, they continue to spread their fire through software and mobile application development. 

Michi Ferreolis a sophomore student on full scholarship in Harvard University. She is currently the senior executive of CAMP Philippines, a student-run group that provides advice for young Filipinos on all aspects related to the college application process. 

Mr. Aristotle Pollisco (Gloc 9)  is an awit award-winning Filipino. His fast-flowing vocal style has made him one of the most successful hip-hop artists in the Philippines. He has collaborated almost a dozen of songs with other OPM artists; “Lando” with late Francis M., “Upuan” with Jaezelle, “Bagsakan” with Parokya ni Edgar andFrancis M., and “Sari-Saring Kwento” with Noel Cabangon and Champ Lui Pio. His songs mostly tackle social issues such as social injustices, poverty andpatriotism. He is notably one of the few artists in the Philippine music scene who has won every award he was nominated for. 

The TEDxXavierSchool 2013 Team

Teacher Moderators:

Overall Head / Operations: Ms. Jessica Demegillo
Programs & Speakers: Ms. Dandi Lopez & Ms. Ria Marifosque
PR & Externals: Mr. Martin Gomez
Marketing / Design: Mr. Mark Esquibel
Sponsorships: Mr. Galvin Ngo
Technical Support & Documentation: Mr. Melvin Gallardo

Student Heads:

Operations: Daniel Uy & Peter Onglao
Programs & Speakers: Deondre Ng
PR & Externals: Jefferson Hou
Marketing / Design: Emmanuel Justin Lim
Sponsorships: Sherwin Lu
Technical Support & Documentation: Michael Lopez

LUCEAT LUX!