Adam is a 17-year-old student who is originally from Egypt & currently lives in Saudi Arabia. His goal is to change our understanding of technology and its role in society in order to better and more quickly support student learning. With this system, Adam hopes to improve and better the education and lives of the general world. In his free time, his hobbies include: politics, biology, and the arts. In his free time he enjoys reading, drawing, and spending time with his family.

Haya is a 12 year old student who is excited and scared to be speaking to you today.  Even though she struggles with stage fright, Haya knows how important it is to do hard things and go out of our comfort zones.  Haya is excited to speak to you today about how looking beyond the exterior helps us to understand each other better.  In her free time, Haya enjoys badminton, basketball and swimming.  

Izabela Aquino Aniversario is a 13 year old student at ISG Dammam.  Izabela is proud of her accomplishments as a member of the National Junior Honors Society and for placing 3rd  in the 2023 EPID Junior division.  Izabela loves to run and chase her dreams and is a person who believes in the importance of the right perspective and character to live a purposeful life. 

Sarah Emad Philopus, a Grade 12 student from Egypt, serves as the President of the Math Club for the 2024-2025 academic year at ISG Dammam. Previously, she was the Art Club Vice President for the 2023-2024 year. Sarah has completed a 3-week internship at ATCO in the commercial office and is recognized as an honor student. She has participated in multiple Model United Nations (MUN) conferences and has completed three AP courses, with plans to finish three more by the end of this year.

Yeon Elizabeth Kim is a 12 year old student at ISG Dammam.  She is originally from South Korea, and loves to crochet, read and bake. Elizabeth is excited to speak to you today about breaking limitations. Elizabeth's accomplishments include winning most compassionate project in the 8Billion Ideas Challenge competition, placing third in the MathCounts competition, and in being class president for her class two years in a row.  She hopes to one day work in the United Nations Environment Program.  

My name is Muhammad Mohid Alam Siddiqi, and I’m not at all what I seem. I get good grades, but I have a lot of other achievements too, I won third place in EPID 2022, won 3rd place in my committee in the very first MSMUN, attended mathcounts 2023, was president of debate club, joined some FLL lego robotics competitions, and won 7th place in cross country 2024. But behind the scenes, I’m your average kid, here to talk to you all about how technology’s impacts on our mental health, isn’t as serious as you think. 

Ahmed Faraz is a senior at ISG Dammam and is delighted to be presenting at TEDxYouth@ISGDammam.  He is currently the ISG Dammam Student Council President and was formerly the Math Club president.  Ahmed is proud of his work in Model United Nations and in Debate, specifically within the Saudi Arabian National Debate (SAND) Competition, where his team placed 2nd.  He has been a member of National Honors Society for four years and is excited to start university next year. 

 Omar is in grade 8 at ISG Dammam and is in Junior Student Council.   He is excited to be speaking today at TEDx and hopes it helps him with his goal of one day becoming a lawyer.   He is very interested in speech and debate in general.  Omar  participated in the Innovation Challenge for WOW week in 2024 and his confidence blew away the judges.  He is confident that you will enjoy his speech at TEDx. 

Zarmeena is an 8th grade student at ISG Dammam.  Zarmeena is passionate about public speaking.  She won 2nd place in the table topic session for the Youth Leadership Grand Finale, She is proud to have been awarded the Distinguished Services as a Servant at Arms of the Green Ambassador Gavel club.  She is the Vice President of the Green Ambassador Gavel Club.  Zarmeena is proud to have been elected a member of the National Junior Honors Society in 7th grade.  

Hamza is an 8th grade student at ISG Dammam. He is excited to make his TEDx debut today.  Hamza believes in the power of creativity and is proud of the two go karts that he has built, placing 2nd in a rocket building contest, as well as winning a Halloween costume contest by building a working transformer costume.   

Maria Bassim is a senior in ISG Dammam. Maria loves to playing multiple instruments and enjoys listening to music in her free time.  Maria enjoys debate, as well as participating in Model United Nations (MUN). In her free time, she also pursues a wide range of hobbies.

Nadia is a dedicated educator with a passion for fostering critical thinking and communication skills in her students. Currently, in her sixth year at ISG Dammam, she teaches English Language Arts and Social Studies to middle schoolers. She believes in creating an inclusive environment where every student feels valued and heard. 

Her commitment to education extends beyond the classroom as she also leads a Debate Club, encouraging students to articulate their thoughts confidently and develop their public speaking abilities.

Betsey has worked at ISG Dammam as the middle school/high school librarian for three years. She loves reading and helping students figure out what they love to read.