Our Second Batch of Speakers

Following from our first speaker announcement, we are pleased to share with you two more speakers from our TEDxPortofSpain 2015 roster!

Gareth Jenkins

Gareth Jenkins founded and is Managing Partner of Abovegroup, the region’s leading branding consultancy, and works extensively in the fields of branding, graphic design and communications strategy. After studying politics in the UK and working for about a decade in London, mainly in the financial sector, he discovered design and what has remained one of his core areas of interest – the world of identity.

He’s a big believer in design and the collective responsibility of designers to develop better communities, societies and nations through their work. He started Show & Tell, Abovegroup’s highly successful series of talks; and co-founded HOME, the region’s first dedicated co-working space. He runs Picture House, a mobile classic cinema series; serves on the board of Plastikeep (Trinidad & Tobago’s largest environmental management company); and advises a number of start-ups on business and communications strategy.

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Indrani Goradia

Indrani Goradia is a founding member of a ground-breaking philanthropic and advocacy initiative aimed at catalyzing the next wave of philanthropists setting out to improve the health and rights of girls and women worldwide. She is in partnership with a global NGO called Population Services International (PSI). She is also the founder of Indrani’s Light Foundation, a nonprofit foundation dedicated to ending gender-based violence and empowering women around the world with tools to live healthy and meaningful lives.

Indrani completed her formal education at Queens College and Kent State University in New York City. She is an author, speaker and certified life coach and most recently was invited to the World Women’s High Level Development Forum on Women’s Health & Development where she addressed the United Nations on eradicating gender-based violence internationally. She was also invited to give the keynote address at the PSI 2015 Latin America and Caribbean Regional Retreat.

As a victim of violence in her childhood, it has driven her to work tirelessly to help others understand its devastating effects and lead empowerment trainings for girls and women in several countries around the world.

She is a philanthropist, triathlete, marathoner and most of all a proud mother and wife.

Website: http://indranislight.org/

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Over the next few weeks, we will be announcing more speakers, and hosting small events as part of the lead up to the main conference. Tickets for the main conference are available online through our website. In-person (cash) tickets will be available this week through our committee members. Visit our website for updates. Tickets will be allocated on a first come, first served basis. Limited quantities have been reserved for both cash and online purchases. 

Here are the details of the conference:
Date: October 14, 2015
Time: 12:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Venue: Queen’s Hall

This year we have introduced Tiered ticketing:
$300 Limited Early Bird – Extended till August 14
$400 Limited Advanced – Available from August 15
$500 General Admission – Available from September 19

We also have a limited number of student tickets available at $200.

Early bird discount in effect. Code: OffRec15
Hashtag #TedxPOS15