Joel studied engineering and psychology at UWA. His design won WA Inventor of the Year (2008) and he was a finalist on ABC’s “The New Inventors” 2007. He is currently completing his PhD - developing next-gen orthopaedic implants.  Joel was Science Magazine’s “Dance Your PhD” 2011 winner. He is co-founder of the current TEDxPerth creative team.

Jasmin has over 10 years marketing, event and business administration experience across various sectors. Wanting to contribute more she moved to the aged care and community services sector this year, working for a not-for-profit.

Katie is an event, sponsorship and brand marketing professional with 14 years AU and UK experience and a proven track record of successful projects from initial concept through to completion. She’s currently working as Events and Sponsorship Manager at Synergy, a newly created role managing a program of strategic partnerships, customer experience and brand activations. Previously, Katie was delivering the City of Mandurah’s major events program and she’s worked as an Events Manager in the UK, both for the CFA Society and Serco.

Emma works as the Community Engagement and Activation Specialist at CGM Communications, a West Australian-owned strategic communications consulting firm. Emma has nine years experience in political campaigning across the United States and around the world.

Emma helps individuals and organisations connect, engage, and activate any audience. Working one-on-one or in large groups, she bring stories and people-centred messages to the forefront. In this role she served as Field Director for WA Labor for the 2016 Federal Election, and the 2017 State Election. Most recently she was the WA State Coordinator for Australians for Marriage Equality, Postal Survey Campaign 2017.

In her spare time, she enjoys playing cello in an Aussie pub rock band, exploring Perth’s surrounding parks, and enjoying the tasty culinary scene.

Peter Cheng is a director and cinematographer who has been working in the West Australian film industry since 2012. His work has spanned several styles and formats including documentary series, short films, music videos and commercials. He has gained recognition in the Perth arts community for his ongoing documentary series, Perth Artists. In 2018, Peter was awarded a community broadcasting grant to continue to produce the series for West TV.

Peter has also won several awards for his work, including the Best Cinematography Award at the 2016 Stage One International Film Festival, First Place in the 2016 Tropical North Queensland Paradise Through Your Lens Competition, and his self-directed short film was a finalist in several categories in the 2016 International My Rode Reel Competition. He has also had success overseas with a short film receiving official selection in the 2016 Vancouver Short Film Festival.

Most recently, Peter has produced video advertising content for several companies and institutions including Murdoch University, Lotterywest, The Water Corporation, The Metropolitan Redevelopment Authority, Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts, and the West Australian Department of Communities.

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Thuy is a corporate communications professional with almost two decades of experience in Australia and the United Kingdom. She is passionate about CSR, social change and innovation, and is currently doing her postgrad studies in Social Impact. Away from work, Thuy is a sports fanatic, growing up on the softball field as both a player and coach, and now shares her love of sports and the great outdoors with her three young girls.

Susan is a corporate affairs, partnerships and engagement professional with over 12 years’ multi-industry experience. As a born and bred WA girl, Susan loves her home town of Perth and enjoys adventures with her little girl, eating delicious food and sharing a glass of bubbles with family and friends. Susan is a happy and positive individual, often seen smiling and laughing, and is excited to be part of the TEDxPerth experience in 2018.

Lisa Evans is the Director of Speaking Savvy and Founder of Stories From The Heart. She is an international speaker, author, member of Professional Speakers Australia, World Class Certified Speaking and Storytelling Coach, speechwriter and business storytelling expert. Lisa has been a TEDxPerth Speaker Coach since 2014.

Shil Shanghavi is a Public Speaking mentor and the Founder of Chatterbox Public Speaking. Despite living with a stutter, Shil has trained himself to become a professional speaker and developed an intimate understanding of how to harness the fear of speaking. He helps his clients become confident speakers, guiding them to overcome their anxieties and discover innate hidden strengths to find their own public speaking style. Shil has worked across numerous corporate roles for almost two decades, he currently serves as the President of his Toastmasters Club and is delighted to join the 2018 TEDxPerth team as a Speaker Coach.

Kellie has provided Western Australian businesses with communications advice for over 25 years, 20 as a founder and Director of Clarity Communications, one or Perth’s leading corporate communications consultancies.

With over 20 years' experience in corporate communications, and a background in PR, Kellie possesses strong insights into the importance of communications, brand and image in the workplace. As a strategic communications advisor to many blue-chip clients in the mining, industrial, property, health, telecommunications and agricultural sectors, he has positioned businesses for success by leveraging traditional and emerging communications technologies and platforms to cultivate strong brand presence and market awareness.

Kellie also provides individual coaching to senior executives to support them in their purpose, personal brand and leadership communication style.

Cindy is a multi-faceted human behavioural coach and consultant who helps her clients become seen and heard as leaders within their communities and organisations. With a background in film, television and theatre Cindy has produced documentary and cultural awareness festivals, master classes for the Banff International Television Festival and worked in primetime television drama. Her passion for story morphed into teaching the art of storytelling to speakers and leaders. A professional speaker herself, she currently sits on the leadership team for Professional Speakers Australia WA Chapter and is thrilled to join the 2018 TEDxPerth team as Speaker Coach.

Anthony is a leading communications consultant with more than 25 years experience in a wide range of industries, both in Australia and internationally. He is Managing Director of Clarity, the leading brand and communications agency, which he co-founded in 1999.

Lani currently works as the Communications & Community Engagement Manager for Curtin University’s Properties, Facilities & Development department. Her experience includes brand development, strategic communications and community engagement working with both local organisations and global brands such as Faber-Castell. Her work with TEDxPerth represents a culmination of her passions – great people, a beautiful brand and an opportunity to celebrate Perth.

Linh is a post-graduate student at the University of Western Australia. She has a passion for brand strategy and digital marketing and loves exploring the gap that allows organisations to market and communicate their ideas with impact. Linh has a background working with not-for-profit organisations and is passionate about leadership development in young people through understanding cultures and developing solution-oriented leaders. She is a great believer in creating a social impact through UN’s Sustainable Development Goals and has worked with United Nation’s Association WA to engage with businesses, governments and NFPs to create awareness and take action on Sustainable Development Goals.

Linh is a fervent believer in the power of ideas and their potential to transform the world. She is excited to be part of the TEDxPerth team to share ideas that matter.

Mick loves photography and telling stories. It's from this passion that the seeds for his business, Mick Lee Photography, were sown.

His belief is simple. To provide clients with images that don’t just show their business or product, but capture their essence and story.

Mick works closely with his clients to design tailor made packages that are cost effective, flexible and provide confidence to remove reliance on stock images.

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Jiaranai is an IT student at the University of Western Australia who shines brightest when using her skills to bridge the gap between technical and non-technical problems. IT has become part of everything in the world she knows, Jia understands that knowledge from various domains is interconnected and even greater when combined. However, Jia's background was all about people, not machines, she was involved in a personal development project, helping the young generation in her community realise their potential. With this project, she was nominated for the Western Australia Young Leadership Award in 2018.

Her love for Perth has grown tremendously since moving here in 2016. Jia has joined TEDxPerth to support Perth’s brightest minds to spread their ideas that can potentially transform the world.

Amy has over ten years’ experience working for multinational professional services firms, government and the not-for-profit sector. Amy graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree and Postgraduate Diploma in Science and previously worked as a consultant managing environmental social impact assessments in Australia, China, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Mongolia and Liberia. Based in China for six years, Amy attained professional fluency in spoken and written Mandarin.

Amy is currently a Senior Business Development Manager with the Perth Convention Bureau, responsible for marketing Western Australia (WA) to secure international business events for economic and social benefit. Amy is dedicated to applying her life and work experiences to engage with Asia to strengthen and diversify Western Australia's economy. Amy sits on the board committees for Australian Institute of International Affairs (AIIA WA), Australia China Business Council (ACBC WA) and Curtin University Humanities Faculty Advisory Council.

Benjamin studied lighting design at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts, during which he worked with the Australian Ballet on the Royal Birmingham production of the Nutcracker.

After graduation Benjamin worked as a freelance engineer working with a variety of different arts organisations around Australia, including ballet, opera, rock and roll, and dance.

In 2009 he moved to Mauritius to be Lighting Designer and Consultant for theatre, dance, corporate and Presidential events. His work involved large scale dance concerts, corporate entities, such as HSBC, Air Mauritius, The Shaolin Monks and events for the President and Prime Minister.

Returning to Australia in 2010, Benjamin became Head of Lighting at West Australian Ballet, working with the company for two years and including a lot of regional touring. Subsequently he moved to London to work with White Light, the leading production supplier of lighting and AV services to the entertainment and corporate event industries.

Returning to Perth, Benjamin established his own company What Noiz, specialising in design, installation and production management for corporate events and theatre. He has been Lighting Designer for the West Australian Ballet and offered technical solutions for a large range of companies, including Toyota and the Perth Arena, in space activation and live streaming events such as the UFC Romero and Rockhold Fight at The Perth Arena.

Capucine has over 20 years marketing manager, communication and event experience across various sectors and internationally.

Capucine arrived in Perth in 2013. Wanting to contribute more, she is also working for other not-profit-institutions, such as Australian Red Cross as Vice President of the Bindaring Unit.

Kristen has nine years experience in leadership training and development, logistics and volunteer management, and is a seasoned volunteer herself. She currently co-ordinates a number of leadership development programs for students at Curtin University, and loves working with some of the most engaged and socially conscious young minds in the country. In addition to managing the logistics for ‘on the day' volunteers at our flagship event, she will be working hand in hand with Zena and the team to develop an appreciation program for all the incredible volunteers that make TEDxPerth possible.

Sharné has over a decade of marketing and business development experience in the vocational and higher education industries, focussing mainly on engineering and technology. She is excited to be involved with TEDxPerth. 

Loren has been a management consultant at EY for over six years, focusing on helping clients to improve their processes and risk management. Loren has a particular interest in helping businesses implement new ways of doing things and supporting not-for-profit organisations to improve their governance. Originally from New Zealand, Loren loves to explore the WA wine regions and bush.

Charlie Gunningham sits on various advisory boards and is active among Perth’s tech startup sector. His full-time role is with the federal government’s Accelerating Commercialisation programme providing access to commercial advice and matching grants of up to $1 million for eligible projects. Having landed in Perth in 1997, Charlie topped the MBA at the UWA Business School, cofounded and then later sold aussiehome.com, ran reiwa.com and was CEO of Business News.

Michael Tucak is Principal Lawyer at creative legal, a specialist legal firm for WA's creative industries. He is a board member of pvi collective and the Chamber of Arts and Culture (WA), and a previous board member/chair at RTRFM 92.1, board member/secretary of Emerging Writer's Festival and board member at Artrage (Fringeworld).

Michael is passionate about developing the creative capacity of Western Australia and championing the benefits that flow from our own creative abilities. He has lectured in Arts Law at WAAPA and in Fashion Law and occasionally presents RTRM 92.1's 'Siamese Dream' show. He was recently elected as a local Councillor.