Our Concept

This event aspires to show that there indeed are people around us, here in Nicosia, our 11 speakers, who through their seemingly ordinary lives are doing extraordinary things and they simply demonstrate that dreaming, risking, caring is living, no matter what latitude and longitude one is on...Perhaps through this TEDxNicosia and by hearing their voice, we can each find our own voice and strengthen our own capacity to Dream. Risk. Care and Live!

Dream:

Our dreams are the beginning of our thoughts and actions. In our professional lives a dream may be a change from one profession to another, from one role to another. In our personal lives, a dream may define who we are, represent our values and give us fuel to continue. In this session, we will hear how a life long dream of peace on a torn country becomes a life goal; we will hear how creativity sparks transition from a one dream to another and how Jungian psychology can be deployed to explain or even fuel dreams for personal and collective growth. As you attend Session 1 of TEDxNicosia, we encourage you to think about your dreams: when was the last time you remembered them, revived them or even lived them?

Risk:

Risk is part of life and without risk there is no reward, just like without darkness we perhaps could not experience light. Risk management is a discipline much referenced today and especially during times of financial or other crisis on the country, regional or global level. On a more personal note, we may sometimes feel stuck in our daily routine and perhaps we feel we don't risk enough, we shy away from risk out of fear or we even risk too much, hooked on the adrenaline of lack of stability. In this session, we will hear about the adrenaline of a fast professional life and the risk of losing it at the reward of motherhood and the balancing act that ensues. We will hear about the power of committing to a dream and accepting the risks that may come with that. And finally, we will hear about the risk born by extreme ultra marathons 250km at a time in extreme conditions. As you attend Session 2 of TEDxNicosia, we encourage you to consider, among other topics relating to risk: What is your perception of risk?

Care:

Care is perhaps our simplified way of encapsulating values and concepts that may drive our dreams and fuel the risks we take. We care about friends and family, about the environment, about values such as freedom and liberty and things ( or absence thereof) that make a difference in our lives. In this session, we will hear about how the power of how much we care can make a difference in civic society, in the environment, through green and blue technologies. As you attend Session 3 of TEDxNicosia, we encourage you to think about what you really care for and consider if you are doing enough?

Live!

Living is often summarized hastily on a linear list of events: birth, school, college, marriage, career, retirement, stripping away the moments that make up our lives: the dreams we managed to live and those we abandoned; the risks we took and changed course and those we still are afraid to face; the cares we cultivated, the caring we gave and even received. This session aspires to capture the essence of what happens when one dreams and risks and cares enough to make a difference in their lives and those of others. We will hear about the value of beauty and love in our lives; about the magic of life through our genetic make up and the importance of journeying abroad and within. In this final Session 4 of TEDxNicosia, we invite you to marvel at the concepts, questions and hopefully inspiration you garnered throughout the day and ask what has been most memorable?

Venue

The event will take place at the University of Nicosia, at Cinestudio located at 46 Makedonitissis Engkomi 
Nicosia, 1700 
in Cyprus. The University of Nicosia is one of the sponsors of TEDxNicosia.