TEDxGeorgetown Returns With Saturday Conference

GEORGETOWN, DC — Nine speakers, including five Georgetown students, will participate in this year's TEDxGeorgetown conference on Saturday, Oct. 28.

This annual event features speakers that present their Tedx Talks to a live audience. This year's theme is Disruptors.

According to a press release, "In changing times and constraining situations, disruptors courageously pivot from the status quo to drive change. They challenge stereotypes, uproot injustice, and stand firm in the face of opposition."

The speakers will address how they themselves have been disruptors or witnessed moments of disruption. Some speakers include Ahmad Ashkar, the founder of Hult Prize and Falafel Inc; Mélisande Short-Colomb (COL '21), the 63-year-old freshman attending GU through the slavery reconciliation legacy program; and GU student Luis Rosales, who will be speaking about his experience as a DACA student, the press release states.

Doors open at 9 a.m. at Gaston Hall. The conference begins at 10 a.m. and goes until 5 p.m.

Tickets are free for Georgetown students, faculty and staff, and are $20 for external attendees. You can register for your ticket here.

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