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June 23, 2020 0

Is creativity flourishing or contracting under quarantine and social distancing? What is the new creative currency? What is your idea worth when it’s all you’ve got? New Times, New Ways series has a multidisciplinary approach. And we’re keeping it fresh, cool and meaningful with this 2nd episode. TEDxBucharest becomes for this upcoming afternoon, a center for provocative thinking and meeting of creative minds. For the second episode we’ve mixed and matched a special hybrid edition, focused on creativity and the origins of ideas. Digital content sits well with live speakers, so this is our new NTNW event, hosted and broadcasted live from the home of our Creativity Partner, Qreator. An afternoon that promises to ignore distances, bridge people and ideas, while imagining this new normal at Qreator and online, a space connecting creatives and creators alike. With over 18 years experience in the field, working as Identity and Communication Director at UniCredit Bank in Romania and also having co-founded Beans&Dots specialty coffee shop in 2016, Anca Ungureanu is one of the most respected communication professionals in Romania and industry speakers. During the past 3 months of the COVID Pandemic Anca was also involved in raising money for #scutpentruspitale campaign initiated by “Zi de bine“ Association and she started 2 national campaigns, #SustinemAfacerileMici and #CafeaPentruSpitale.

Roxana Marin


June 23, 2020 0

Founder @Textile Museum | Ph.D. in Visual Arts, Florica Zaharia joined our Metamorphosis stage. After running The Department of Textile Conservation at MET (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York) for almost 3 decades, she returned to Hunedoara to open the first textiles museum in Romania with a collection that she and her family formed during the last few decades. Currently, Dr. Zaharia is a Conservator Emerita of The Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Co-Owner of the Muzeul Textilelor, Baita, Hunedoara County, Romania. Dr. Zaharia has researched, published, lectured, curated exhibitions, and taught on the subjects of tapestry conservation, textile materials and technology, Eastern European textiles, and textile conservation and preservation. Big thank you to Alexandru Agatinei for being the best Metamorphosis interviewer. Video crew: Dragos Ilie, Razvan Dascalescu, Mihai Chican.

#behindmetamorphosisseries #tedxbucharest #metamorphosis

Roxana Marin


June 22, 2020 0

Enhance people’s senses beyond the ordinary. Sounds good, doesn’t it? Well, Jorge Castellanos, Director of Technology at Rocket Insights was on Metamorphosis stage back in November 2019. Jorge works on the concept and development of audio wearables. His career has touched and has been touched by sound in many of its manifestations: guitar performance. film scoring, sound recording and postproduction, research on 3D sound reproduction and simulation, software development for music and sound applications. Currently, Jorge works on the concept and development of audio wearables, among several other projects. Prior to this, he founded Audreio, a technology company developing audio streaming and remote collaboration tools for musicians. Big thank you to Alexandru Agatinei for being the best Metamorphosis interviewer. Video crew: Dragos Ilie, Razvan Dascalescu, Mihai Chican.

#behindmetamorphosisseries #tedxbucharest #metamorphosis

Roxana Marin


June 20, 2020 0

Refael Bitton is all about making his clientele fully & truly enjoy their online experience. As Google enters their early 20’s, there was no better time to introduce you to a devoted professional. Refael has been with Google for over 11 years in various roles but has always held a great passion for innovation and mobile solutions. He’s worked with various clients globally in order to craft their mobile strategy from A-Z, improve their mSite performance, and increase user satisfaction. Refael is currently working with leading clients to rebuild & redesign mobile assets to increase satisfaction & rethink user journeys from A to Z. Long story short, Refael is all about making his clientele fully & truly enjoy their online experience. Big thank you to Alexandru Agatinei for being the best Metamorphosis interviewer. Video crew: Dragos Ilie, Razvan Dascalescu, Mihai Chican.

#behindmetamorphosisseries #tedxbucharest #metamorphosis

Roxana Marin


June 19, 2020 0

Olya Kudina, Ethics & Technology Researcher, tech and tech ethics enthusiast, human rights activist, AI aficionada and now a postdoctoral researcher in the philosophy of tech. Olya Kudina (Ukraine) works in the ethics of technology to help ensure an informed design and use of technologies. She received her PhD degree in Philosophy of Technology at the University of Twente (2019) on a project “Mediated Morality: Google Glass, Sex Selection, and the complex interactions between ethics and technology.” Here are a couple of thoughts and opinions on the interrelation of values and technologies, looking into how technologies induce value change. Big thank you to Alexandru Agatinei for being the best Metamorphosis interviewer. Video crew: Dragos Ilie, Razvan Dascalescu, Mihai Chican.

#behindmetamorphosisseries #tedxbucharest #metamorphosis

Roxana Marin


June 18, 2020 0

AI Visionary and Doer | Co-founder @LAIF, William Richard joined us on the stage of Metamorphosis 2019. Impelled by philosophy, inspired by art, empowered through science and technology and explorer of AI @LAIF, William inspired us to embrace life and its complexity. Big thank you to Alexandru Agatinei for being the best Metamorphosis interviewer. Video crew: Dragos Ilie, Razvan Dascalescu, Mihai Chican.

#behindmetamorphosisseries #tedxbucharest #metamorphosis

Roxana Marin


June 17, 2020 0

In November 2019 we had the honor to be joined by Jeffrey Eggers, well-reputed author and executive coach. Tension is the Key to Good Leadership, he says. The best leaders balance humility and frailty along with unmistakable confidence. His leadership skills in both real battles and business were put on stage at #TEDxBucharest11.

Co-author of the U.S. best-selling book Leaders: Myth and Reality, Jeff is passionate about his work as an executive coach and is currently serving as Executive Director of the McChrystal Group Leadership Institute, where he leads research and client training on human and organizational performance. Previously in public service, Jeff served as a Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs and worked at the White House in 2006-2007 and again from 2010 through early 2015. In 2014 President Obama presented Jeff with the Samuel Nelson Drew Award for “Distinguished Contribution in Pursuit of Global Peace” for his role in mediating a solution to the political crisis following the 2014 presidential elections in Afghanistan. Jeff also served in the military, retiring from the U.S. Navy in 2013, serving over 20 years as a combat veteran Navy SEAL. Jeff served in the military as Special Assistant to Chairman of the Joint Chiefs, Branch Chief for Combating Terrorism on the Joint Staff, and White House Fellow and Director for Combating Terrorism at the National Security Council. Jeff’s operational tours included several SEAL Teams, commander of the Special Operations Task Unit in western Iraq, and Operations Officer and Mission Commander for the U.S. Navy’s undersea special operations command. He is also a senior fellow at New America researching the behavioral and cognitive science of decision making and an advisor to the Geneva-based Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue where he assists with international conflict mediation efforts. Jeff serves on the board of a non-profit that cares for and assists the families of veterans killed in action. He holds an M.A. from Oxford University and a B.S. from the United States Naval Academy.

Big thank you to Alexandru Agatinei for being the best Metamorphosis interviewer. Video crew: Dragos Ilie, Razvan Dascalescu, Mihai Chican.
#behindmetamorphosisseries #tedxbucharest #metamorphosis

Roxana Marin


June 16, 2020 0

We are honored to salute today’s beginning of #FITS, while remembering such a creative and entertaining moment back in November 2019 @TEDxBucharest Metamorphosis.
Thank you, RECUL theater for joining us. This is our new #behindmetamorphosisseries – episode 15. Enjoy!
RECUL team members are: Vlad Dragomirescu, Bogdan Unitlă, Adina Maria Sandu, Adriana Bordeanu, Alexandra Băjan, Florin Lungu, Dan Miron, Dan Codreanu. 
Big thank you to Alexandru Agatinei for being the best Metamorphosis interviewer. Video crew: Dragos Ilie, Razvan Dascalescu, Mihai Chican.

 

Roxana Marin


June 16, 2020 0

Cătălin Ciupală, maths teacher and magician of numbers. He initiated a Mathematics club – ClubMateSaguna with the main scope to change the way of thinking and doing maths. Trainer of future overachievers with a revolutionary mindset and alternative methods and last November, one of our most interactive Metamorphosis speakers. We caught up with him behind the scenes in this short interview. Enjoy!
Big thank you to Alexandru Agatinei for being the best Metamorphosis interviewer. Video crew: Dragos Ilie, Razvan Dascalescu, Mihai Chican.
#onevideoperday #metamorphosis #behindmetamorphosisseries

Roxana Marin