Limitless | TEDxSurreyUniversitySalon

In recent years, Surrey has established itself as a top-ten university in major national university league table rankings. 'University of the Year' in The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2016. 4th in the Guardian University Guide 2017. Now, in our final event of the year, it's time for you to hear groundbreaking stories and ideas from our very own talent. 

Your ticket includes all the talks and discussions, plus light refreshments during the break.

Speakers

André John, Physics
Fail Fast, Fail Forward
André believes that the crux of failing fast and failing forward is becoming better because of your mistakes, not in spite of them. Drawing on his past experience as the founder of TEDxSurreyUniversity and launching his own startup company, André returns to teach us how we can use our failures to grow.
 
Alka Sathyan, Engineering
Third Culture Kids
One of our hosts from Over The Edge, Alka is back to share her stories of Third Culture Kids, who are people who've spent a significant part of their childhood in a culture different to their parents. With the use of graphs and personal insight, Alka will tell us what it's like to be a TCK in the 21st century.

Sascha Brumm, Environmental Psychology
How to: Save yourself, others and the planet
Sascha's talk challenges our beliefs on the ethical, sustainability and health related issues regarding the Western diet and the consumption of animal products. Using the latest scientific research and psychological analysis, he will tell us how we can all be superheroes and save the world.