TEDxLSPR 2024: Change the Narrative, Change the World

Jakarta, 31 August 2024 – TEDxLSPR is an independently organized TEDx event held annually by LSPR Institute of Communication and Business. This year’s TEDxLSPR welcomed 100 participants on the 31st of August 2024 at Prof. Dr. Djajusman Auditorium & Performance Hall, LSPR Sudirman Park Campus in Jakarta, Indonesia. With the theme of ‘Stories of Impact: Inspiring Change Through Shared Experience’, TEDxLSPR 2024 brought the renowned psychologist, Caca Tengker, national fashion designer, Didiet Maulana, founder of Green Welfare, Nala Amirah, content creator, Rian Fahardhi, and assistant chief digital officer of InvestasiKu, Della Fadillah to its stage.

With a vision to foster a wide platform for new ideas that could contribute towards societal development, TEDxLSPR opens its stage for TED-like talks and performances from individuals of various expertise and backgrounds. TEDxLSPR has become a prominent medium for local communities, leaders, as well as thinkers, to gather and participate in the exchange of different perspectives that shed light to unheard ideas or modern issues. Inspiring positive changes, introducing innovations, and initiating discussions are the three missions of TEDxLSPR.

TEDxLSPR 2024 curated the theme ‘Stories of Impact’ with the aim to pave the way for participants, speakers, and committee members to express themselves verbally in an effort to make a positive contribution to their communities. As a venture to educate and start discussions regarding the current social, economic, and environmental issues, in today’s youths, five different topics and speakers are presented in this year’s TEDxLSPR event.

The featured speakers of TEDxLSPR 2024 include:

1. Caca Tengker: Conquering Loneliness

2. Didiet Maulana: Archive of the Past: Finding Your Heritage

3. Nala Amirah: Seeds of Sustainability: Illusion of Impact

4. Rian Fahardhi: Behind the Screen: Shaping a Generation Through Media

5. Della Fadillah: Surviving as the Sandwich Generation

As one of its event agendas, TEDxLSPR invited Dr. (H.C). Prita Kemal Gani, MBA, MCIPR, APR, FIPR as the Founder and CEO of LSPR Institute of Communication & Business, Mrs. Indah Septiani, M.I.Kom as the Head of Student Talent Management Center LSPR Institute, and Laureen Eldora Lie as the Lead Organizer of TEDxLSPR 2024 to give their welcoming remarks.

Dr. (H.C). Prita Kemal Gani, MBA, MCIPR, APR, FIPR as the Founder and CEO of LSPR Institute of Communication & Business, stated in her welcoming remarks, “I believe that everyone has a story that can be shared to inspire others, your personal experiences and opinions can make an impact that goes beyond.”

The first TEDx Talk given by Caca Tengker, left the audience with a new perspective into loneliness, “trust our own vulnerability to ourselves, to others, and to a higher power.”

Didiet Maulana also contributed to the diverse narratives of TEDxLSPR 2024, adding, “mengejar mimpi dan disaat yang sama mengejar passion saya untuk mengeksplorasi budaya, ternyata justru dari situ bisa membuka banyak sekali pintu-pintu kemungkinan, the door of possibilities.

On the topic of sustainability, Nala Amirah exclaimed, “don’t just make a difference—measure it, live it, and make sure it lasts.”

Rian Fahardhi made an important remark as well on the topic of media, “hari ini kita aktor utamanya, kita bukan boneka yang bisa dikendalikan algoritma atau penguasa.”

Lastly, Della Fadillah closed the TEDx Talks sessions with a statement responding to the struggles faced by the current sandwich generation, “Kita tidak bisa memilih dari keluarga seperti apa kita dilahirkan. Namun kita bisa memilih jalan apa yang ingin kita tempuh.”

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