On February 21-22, 2019, BlueCrest University College Liberia held yet another TEDx Monrovia intellectual training seminar in an effort to make university students and community residents cognizant of the significance of TEDx (Technology, Entertainment, and Design) talks.
TEDx are independently organized discussion forums where individuals present innovative ideas in the form of short speeches regarding education, business, Science, technology, creative arts, etcetera live to a cross-section of influential professionals as well as curious members of society These idea symposiums are organized in order to explore social, professional, and environmental issues shaping the world around us. The aim of these ideas’ worth sharing will spark constructive dialogue and influence appropriate action within local communities across the globe.
The two-day program was structured as a training seminar on how to orally convey innovative ideas that would benefit society as a whole. Each day concluded with a three-hour open call of ideas from members of the cross-section of business professionals, journalists, academicians, policymakers, and university students.
Former Director General of the National Commission on Higher Education (NCHE), Dr. Michael Slawon, commended the audience for taking part in idea development workshops such as TEDx. He challenged the audience, especially the students, to actively pursue new paths to improving their social and economic environments.
During the Open Call, speakers from different professions and organizations presented innovative ideas ranging from Artificial Intelligence, Network Integration, Internet of things (IoT), Mobile Computing, Subsistence agriculture and several other key issues affecting society. The open call of ideas was highlighted by one of the speakers, Mr. Togba G. Ngangana 3rd, BlueCrest University College Adjunct Instructor. He proposed an immediate call to action from Liberia’s stakeholders to make concrete plans to adopt the Cloud Computing networking system to effectively and efficiently address the vast majority of the nation’s digital data problems.
TEDx Monrovia representative, Mr. Logan Campbell, an internationally esteemed digital multimedia and communications entrepreneur, along with Mr. D. Othniel Forte, an esteemed author and Director of Monrovia Reads, a Philanthropic literacy organization, served as facilitators, trainers, and curators. Following his closing remarks and a question and answer (Q&A) session, Mr. Logan briefed the audience of the upcoming TEDx Monrovia event in the month of May 2019.
BlueCrest University College Liberia President, Dr. Gajendra Singh, The NIIT Centre Manager, Mr. Pankaj Kumar Singh and Head of IT and TEDx BlueCrest University Club Coordinator, Mr. Kamal Kant Hiran thanked and congratulated the TEDx club students, speakers and attendees for this achievement.
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