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📢 Mikhara Ramsing is a social entrepreneur, the founder of Miks Chai, and has been recognised as one of Australia's Top 100 Women of Influence by AFR. She believes that stories save lives and has travelled 70,000km around Australia to connect with rural communities.

📢 Allan Paull is the DST Chair in Future Hypersonic Technologies. Allan's imagination and love of exploration would be instrumental in developing and leading the HyShot, HyCAUSE, and HIFiRE Flight Programs. facebook.com/events/8537338…

📢 Deena Lynch is a singer/songwriter, producer, multimedia creative, and the brainchild behind Jonze Society. A tireless advocate for mental health, she joins us to share her experience of overcoming complex PTSD through art. facebook.com/events/8537338…

📢Lukas Ritson’s work as a playground designer and educator has touched the lives of tens of thousands of children through innovative playgrounds that create a healthy stage for limitless learning opportunities for them. facebook.com/events/8537338…

📢Rachel Allavena is a veterinarian with a PhD in immunology. She studies how disease affects animals and how to treat them. Her research focuses on priming the immune system to kill and prevent the spread of cancer cells. facebook.com/events/8537338…

📢 Tim Duignan is a Discovery Early Career Researcher at The University of Queensland. His research focuses on the use of mathematical models to predict the properties of salt solutions for uses such as energy storage and carbon capture technologies. facebook.com/events/8537338…

📢Paige Krystal Wilcox was the Director of State Development for Out for Australia, is an award-winning activist, writer, and a passionate diversity and inclusion advocate. Paige's passion was the driving force behind her science fiction novel Before We Pulled The Trigger.

📢 Ben Bjarnesen is the Founder of the LGBTQ Domestic Violence Awareness Foundation, a Churchill Fellow and a Human Rights Hero. He believes that all people deserve the right to live a life free of domestic and family violence. facebook.com/events/8537338… #TEDx #domesticviolence

Lost Goat Found is a homegrown Brisbane pop rock band and the first of our amazing line-up of performers for TEDxUQ 2021. Lost Goat Found will be performing a mesmerising stripped back acoustic show of their hits. We can't wait! facebook.com/events/8537338…

📢Ashley Baxter is the founder and CEO of a waste technology startup, Monty Compost Co. Passionate about sustainability and climate change action, she understands the potential impact of recycling and the role of innovative technologies in creating solutions. #TEDx #Sustainable

We are so excited to welcome our female speakers to the TEDxUQ stage this Saturday. Maggie James, Mikhara Ramsing, Deena Lynch, Rachel Allavena, Paige Krystal Wilcox, and Ashley Baxter all 'choose to challenge' every day, and we can't wait for you to hear their talks. #IWD2021

🎶Alternative singer-songwriter Emma Whines is one of our stellar performers at TEDxUQ 2021: Connected. Having been featured on Triple J and a regular at music festivals, Emma will be playing a mixture of covers and originals. We can't wait! facebook.com/events/8537338…

🎶Yb. is an indie artist and producer based in Brisbane. He draws inspiration from a diverse range of musical tastes, gaining him a deeper understanding of musical styles and fuelling his need to get his audience grooving. We can't wait! facebook.com/events/8537338…

🎶Aboriginal Australian musician Ben Barker will combine the Didgeridoo and Guitar simultaneously to create a fusion of the past and present at TEDxUQ 2021: Connected. We can't wait for Saturday! Stay updated here: facebook.com/events/8537338…

Are you ready for TEDxUQ 2021? Did you know we will be live streaming the entire event on the TEDxUQ Facebook page ? Tune in from 10am tomorrow to join the conversation: facebook.com/TEDxUQ/

Today's the day! TEDxUQ The whole event will be available via livestream, stay updated here: facebook.com/events/8537338…

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Are you a wizard with words? 🧙‍♂️A public speaking prodigy? 🏆 Applications are now open to join TEDxUQ as a Curator in 2023! Applications close Sunday 11 December at 11:59pm. tedxuq.com/join-the-crew/