Higher‑ed students and employers face growing skill gaps and uncertainty, while current educational offerings often fall short in preparing students for real business needs. This summary outlines the challenges on both sides and highlights frameworks for delivering workplace value through students while empowering them to navigate an AI‑driven future. Alexander B. Chan is an Assistant Professor of Business Analytics in the School of Business at Molloy University. He holds a bachelor’s and master’s degree in ...

This talk highlights women’s unique heart‑disease risks through data and personal story, underscoring the need for a “Heart Revolution” grounded in knowledge, evidence, empowerment, equity, advocacy, and social justice. Ethel Ulrich, DNP, APRN, ANP BC, is Associate Dean for Advanced Nursing Practice and Director of the DNP Program at Molloy University, where she also serves as Medical Director of the Molloy Community Care Van. Dr. Ulrich earned her Doctor of Nursing Practice from Loyola University New Orlea ...

Il est titulaire d’un doctorat en intelligence artificielle appliquée à l’économie et aux politiques publiques, obtenu à The Ohio State University (États-Unis). Ingénieur agronome de formation, il a développé une double expertise en modélisation économique et en science des données, en intégrant très tôt dans ses recherches des méthodes quantitatives avancées, telles que l’économétrie spatiale, l’analyse prédictive et l’apprentissage automatique. Il intervient régulièrement comme formateur et conférencier i ...

My name is Hai. For the past few years, the ocean has been my home. I steer a 10 m sailboat across the seas. thousands of hours, tens of thousands of kilometers, without an engine, without Wi-Fi, sometimes even without GPS, without family, without fresh water to shower, without medical support, being hit by flying fish, sail into the eyes of hurricane, attacked by killer whales, and washed away by 7 m wave. I've lived with loneliness, sailed through dark night and looked to the stars for navigation. I've be ...

Dr. Smith-Sanchez's TEDx Talk is a battle cry, shifting work warriors from burnout to breakthrough. Through her FIGHT framework and the powerful concept of ABOAGYE ("perfectly powerful and complete"), she redefines resilience as radical self-care. Dr. Sherone Smith Sánchez is a multifaceted leader with experience in education, research, social services, ministry, and organizational development. She serves as an Adjunct Associate Professor with the York College CUNY Teacher Education team and as a full-time ...

In this honest and relatable talk, Mee shares his personal journey with public speaking — from overwhelming fear and anxiety to finding confidence on stage. Through candid stories and practical insights, he explores the universal struggle with self-doubt and reveals the strategies that helped him face and overcome it. His experience offers encouragement and actionable tools for anyone looking to transform fear into growth and step into their voice with courage. RAIS Grade 12 This talk was given at a TEDx ev ...

How do we integrate the rapid wave of innovations in global connectivity - from satellites and high-altitude platforms to aerostats and drones - into one coherent system? Drawing from years of work in connectivity infrastructure across the Americas and Africa, engineer and Fulbright Scholar Luis Jaimes-Illanes introduces an Atmosphere-to-Earth architecture where these technologies form an intelligent, learning layer of global connectivity. This talk invites us to rethink how we connect the billions still of ...

NOTE FROM TED: TEDx events are independently organized by volunteers. The guidelines we give TEDx organizers are described in more detail here: http://storage.ted.com/tedx/manuals/tedx_content_guidelines.pdf Jen Barnes founded the first business built to promote gender equity in sports viewing and fandom. What would change if women’s sports were treated as worthy of the same attention, investment, and belief as men’s sports? Jen explores why equal pay, equal play, and equal visibility are inseparable, and w ...

NOTE FROM TED: This talk contains a graphic discussion of war. This only represents the speaker’s personal experiences in the military. We've flagged this talk because it falls outside the content guidelines TED gives TEDx organizers. TEDx events are independently organized by volunteers. The guidelines we give TEDx organizers are described in more detail here: http://storage.ted.com/tedx/manuals/tedx_content_guidelines.pdf In this powerful TED talk, a former army doctor recounts serving as the only medical ...

You took over as CEO of Crimestoppers International, right. Tell us a little bit about what Crimes Stoppers. And can I just point out that this is not her day job.Everything she's going to tell you now, she does not get paid to do. She has a day job and kids and a husband and everything as well. And then she does this.Tell us about Crimestoppers. >> Right. So, uh, Crimestoppers International is a global not for-p profofit.We operate in 33 countries. There's about 850 programs and we collect, uh, community i ...