TEDxBinghamtonUniversity is an SA chartered event
This year's TEDxBinghamtonUniversity line-up includes a biologist hoping to rid the world of microplastics, an alumna hoping to make the concept of sustainability redundant, an artist who hopes art can help save the world, a physician who treats eating disorders holistically, a Binghamton University senior living life half empty, a practical philosopher, a community organizer and advocate, and a journalist who writes about the science of popularity. All of our speakers are strong voices and each is working to make our world one full of infinite possibilities. Our speakers are making a difference for today and tomorrow!
So this year's overarching theme? All of the TEDxBinghamtonUniversity 2018 speakers have a vision for a future that is improved, positive and sustainable. With the right ideas the possibilities are infinite!
Come be enlightened, inspired and entertained at TEDxBinghamtonUniversity: Infinity
Conference directors
Left to right: Emma Krempa, Jasmine Teu, Kyrin Pollock, Brendan Geen, Daniel Pressman
Emma Krempa is a sophomore majoring in management information systems and marketing in the School of Management. This is her first year as an organizer for TEDxBinghamtonUniversity. Krempa is also a lighting engineer for Binghamton Stage, Sound and Lights and has a strong interest in environmental science and sustainable practices. In her free time, she enjoys watching films, reading fiction novels and photography. After graduation, she hopes to work in the business sector of the entertainment industry.
Jasmine Teu is a senior majoring in accounting. This is her second year as an organizer for TEDxBinghamtonUniversity. In addition to TEDx, Teu is vice president for Imagination Craft Works and a student receptionist at the C4 Discovery Center. She will be interning this summer at a public accounting firm and continuing her accounting studies after graduation. In her free time, Teu enjoys photography, baseball and Broadway shows.
Kyrin Pollock is a senior majoring in biomedical engineering. This is her second year as an organizer for TEDxBinghamtonUniversity after being selected to give a TEDx talk her sophomore year. She is part of the team working on plans to build a campus welcome center, and is also involved in the implementation of a new master's degree program in data science at Binghamton University. Pollock is currently building an exoskeleton leg system with a group of four other engineers. Upon graduation, she plans to pursue a graduate degree. In her free time, she enjoys playing tennis and experimenting with new recipes.
Brendan Geen is a junior in the School of Management, concentrating in finance and management information systems. This is his first year as an organizer for TEDxBinghamtonUniversity. In addition to TEDx, Geen is also a vice president for the Binghamton University Relay for Life, a part-time employee for a construction supply company, and the president and co-founder for the new Charity: Water organization on campus. He will be interning this summer with a financial services company and plans to pursue management consulting upon graduation. In his free time, Geen enjoys playing cards, reading and playing recreational sports.
Daniel Pressman is a senior double majoring in English and educational studies. This is his second year as an organizer for TEDxBinghamtonUniversity. In addition to TEDx, Pressman works as a fitness manager and nationally certified personal trainer at the campus Rec Center. He is planning to work as a facilitator in a self-directed education environment in addition to personal training on the side. In his free time, Pressman enjoys playing all types of sports, working out, reading and theorizing about a better world.
