TEDxBRACU: Inspiring for innovative impact
On January 16th, International Association for Business Communicators Club (IABC) organised TEDxBRACU, sponsored by Veloce Bicycles and Cotton Group Bangladesh. It celebrated the voices of impact through change makers across the country from various fields. The event commenced with acknowledgements from the Registrar, Dr. David Dowland, and Tahsina Rahman, the joint director of Student Life. According to Aiman Zerin Chowdhury (Sophomore, ESS), “TEDx being the innovative platform for growth has always intrigued young minds like me and encouraged new ideas.”
The talks began with Shayaan Sheraj’s “Silent Crisis”, shedding light on the air and water quality along with the food adulteration in the country. Next, Adnan Imtiaz Halim emphasized on how social impact can pave the way for a better country while Subimal Chakma displayed how Hillsbazar has been working to resolve several crises in the Chittagong Hill Tracts. Followed by Nabil Bin Arif (Lecturer, BBS) who shared the importance of the 4Gs-grace, grit, goodness, and gratitude- to create a lasting impact in life and Anika Rabbani, founder of Yoganika, highlighted the importance of yoga as the solution to our plight of mental health.
After a brief lunch break, the program commenced with a new array of speakers. At first, Shah Ali Newaj Topu (CTO, Brac IT) highlighted the concept of ‘scalable technology.’ Following him, the renowned musician, Miftah Zaman took over the stage. With fun-filled anecdotes of his childhood and professional life, he humbly conveyed the idea of staying frugal and motivated throughout the passage of life. He ended with a melodic note through his signature song ‘Chiro Odhora’. Then Azwa Naeem, founder of Alokito Hridoy Foundation, gave a talk focusing on empowering teachers to build a progressive society. Lastly, former Bangladeshi cricketer Shahriar Nafees shared his take on balancing life between sports and academics. He stated, “With consistency and determination, you might achieve the greatest peak of your dream.”
After these talks, Dr. Mohammad Mujibul Haque (Dean, BBS) delivered a speech praising the overall event, and he urged the students, “Take inspiration; make your life count by impacting others’ lives.” The curtains drew close after a small performance.
