ABOUT US

About TED

TED stands for Technology, Entertainment & Design.
It is a non-profit organization devoted to
ideas worth spreading. TED is a global community, welcoming people from various disciplines and cultures, who seek a deeper understanding of the world. It was started in 1984 in California as a conference where Technology, Entertainment & Design converged, but today covers almost all topics – from science to business to global issues and is served in more than 100 languages. It has grown to support many world-changing ideas with its numerous initiatives.

About TED

TED stands for Technology, Entertainment & Design.
It is a non-profit organization devoted to
ideas worth spreading. TED is a global community, welcoming people from various disciplines and cultures, who seek a deeper understanding of the world. It was started in 1984 in California as a conference where Technology, Entertainment & Design converged, but today covers almost all topics – from science to business to global issues and is served in more than 100 languages. It has grown to support many world-changing ideas with its numerous initiatives.

About TEDx

TEDx is a grassroots initiative, created in the spirit of TED’s overall mission to research and discover “ideas worth spreading.”
TEDx brings the spirit of TED to local communities around the globe through the TEDx events. These events aim to seek passionate individuals who are willing to uncover new ideas and to share their latest research in their local areas to spark conversations in their communities. These speakers combine their ideas and interests to spark a deeper discussion and a more thoughtful connection amongst its community.

About TEDx

TEDx is a grassroots initiative, created in the spirit of TED’s overall mission to research and discover “ideas worth spreading.”
TEDx brings the spirit of TED to local communities around the globe through the TEDx events. These events aim to seek passionate individuals who are willing to uncover new ideas and to share their latest research in their local areas to spark conversations in their communities. These speakers combine their ideas and interests to spark a deeper discussion and a more thoughtful connection amongst its community.

About TEDxESMTBerlin

TEDxESMTBerlin is an independently organized TED event arranged by a motivated group of ESMT students. We aim to give leading personalities a platform to share their passionate ideas, latest research, and ignite conversations in their areas of interest. Through these conversations, we wish to connect individuals, encourage our community to flourish upon each other’s ideas, and help bring out what’s best for the masses.
From Germany’s hub of creativity and innovation and the home to the most brilliant minds, we bring to you TEDxESMTBerlin. With its vast opportunities and rich culture, Berlin attracts people from different backgrounds and sectors; You name it, and Berlin has it! With the TEDxESMTBerlin initiative, we hope to broaden our community reach and assist to bring a positive change in society

About TEDx ESMT Berlin

TEDx ESMT Berlin is an independently organized TED event arranged by a motivated group of ESMT students. We aim to give leading personalities a platform to share their passionate ideas, latest research, and ignite conversations in their areas of interest. Through these conversations, we wish to connect individuals, encourage our community to flourish upon each other’s ideas, and help bring out what’s best for the masses.
From Germany’s hub of creativity and innovation and the home to the most brilliant minds, we bring to you TEDx ESMT Berlin. With its vast opportunities and rich culture, Berlin attracts people from different backgrounds and sectors; You name it, and Berlin has it! With the TEDxESMTBerlin initiative, we hope to broaden our community reach and assist to bring a positive change in society

TEDxESMTBerlin Organizing Team 2026

Just when the world was turning upside down, a motivated group of TEDxESMTBerlin volunteers gathered online for the very first time. If anything, the urgency for the organization and its mission is to help people access potentially thought provoking ideas to create a greater impact on their lives.
While reflecting on the question, “What can TEDxESMTBerlin offer its community?” it was soon clear that the volunteers would have to be creative and think out of the box.

The volunteers really wanted to offer something valuable that might help strengthen people to face the many more variabilities lying ahead. Over the past few months, the volunteers worked hard on building teams and developing innovative ideas to make this event reachable to maximum people in an influential manner. All our team members are ESMT students who work voluntarily, driven by our passion for spreading ideas and bringing the community together. We see TEDxESMTBerlin as our playground for creativity, learning, and innovation.

Leadership

Fabian Heuer
Fabian Heuer
Organizer
Gopal Rathore
Gopal Rathore
President & Curator
Isabelle Martin
Isabelle Martin
President & Curator

Partnerships & Finance

Charlotte Chehardy
Charlotte Chehardy
Director
Claire Miller
Claire Miller
Director
Georg Schmitz-Dörner
Georg Schmitz-Dörner
Director
Leonard J. Weihe
Leonard J. Weihe
Member
Paula Benthake
Paula Benthake
Member
Santiago Cardenas Ibarra
Santiago Cardenas Ibarra
Member

Marketing & Communications

Ananya Kumar
Ananya Kumar
Director
Beatrice Dye
Beatrice Dye
Director
Aman Kulkarni
Aman Kulkarni
Member
Gayatri Nair
Gayatri Nair
Member
Morade Adeniji
Morade Adeniji
Member
Szidonia Sandor
Szidonia Sandor
Member

Operations & Logistics

Daniele Dell'Acqua
Daniele Dell'Acqua
Director
Muaaz Qadir
Muaaz Qadir
Director
Snehal Kini
Snehal Kini
Director
Anushka Puranik
Anushka Puranik
Member
Laura Toffoli
Laura Toffoli
Member
Rachael Dhalwani
Rachael Dhalwani
Member

Content & Speakers

Anita Garbin
Anita Garbin
Director
Darya Petrovskii
Darya Petrovskii
Director
Massimiliano Giunchi
Massimiliano Giunchi
Director
Alexander Berner
Alexander Berner
Member
Lara-Maria Mixdorf
Lara-Maria Mixdorf
Member
Leonardo Bressan
Leonardo Bressan
Member
Vaibhav Jain
Vaibhav Jain
Member

Technology and Production

Annamária-Réka Vass
Annamária-Réka Vass
Director
Dhruv Chaudhari
Dhruv Chaudhari
Member

Conference 2026

This year’s conference will take place on February 28, 2026, at ESMT Berlin. With the theme “Unseen Currents: “Stories That Shape Us”, we present to you the embodiment of such remarkable stories: our great speakers who have chosen a path that is conventionally at odds with the blueprint and five-year plan-driven world. Together we will experience their hard sailing journeys through resilience and purposeful experiences, who believed not in scripts but in their wonderfully imperfect plans, proving that life is not just about the destination, but about the discoveries you make along the way.