What if the very thing you’re celebrated for is holding you back? In her TEDx talk, Sarah unpacks the silent cost of adaptation and the power of reclaiming identity beyond achievement. She challenges the notion that success comes from fitting in, revealing how true leadership emerges when women stop conforming and start leading from their unfiltered, undeniable selves. Sarah Khan is a leadership strategist and advocate for unapologetic self-definition. With a sharp lens on identity, power, and resilience, she challenges narratives that keep high-achieving women confined to expectation. Through bold storytelling and direct insight, she empowers audiences to break free from prescribed roles, reclaim their full presence, and lead with uncompromising authenticity. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx

As technology accelerates beyond prediction, education must evolve. How do we prepare students for an unpredictable future where AI and emerging tech resemble magic? Explore history, adaptation, and the critical mindsets needed to thrive in this new age of wizards. Lachapelle has helped to develop and manage the Red Bull Gaming Hub at Toronto Metropolitan University, also helped establish the university as the first in the world to host multiple global esports finals. He has produced non-fiction media with CBC, Cineplex, VICE, The Documentary Channel, and more, notably co-producing the Canadian Screen Award-winning documentary The Artists. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx

Imagine a world where you were only encouraged to exercise when you were out of shape, but once you were fit, continuing was seen as optional. Sounds odd, right? Yet society treats mental health this way, waiting until things feel overwhelming. What if we trained our minds like our bodies, strengthening them regularly? In Ahmad Jabbir’s TEDx talk, he explores how to build a mental fitness routine by applying lessons from the world of physical fitness. Let's make mental fitness as common as physical fitness. Ahmad Jabbir is an international keynote speaker who shares the power of creating your own mental fitness routine just like a physical fitness routine. With over a decade of experience in the world of mental fitness, Ahmad also led the marketing for Seek Discomfort, which is the clothing brand of Yes Theory, a YouTube channel with over 9 million subscribers. During his time there, he saw how people across 160+ countries pushed their mental limits, proving that strengthening the mind is just as important as training the body. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx

In this talk, Victoria Gracie delves into the science of body perception, exploring how our body image is often quite distorted. Drawing from her own experience with body dysmorphic disorder, she explores the debate between body positivity and body neutrality, offering insight into the ideal mindset for healthier self-perception. Victoria Gracie is a research trainee at the Brain, Body, and Perception lab, a clinical neuroscience laboratory in CAMH and Temerty Faculty of Medicine. Outside of academia, Gracie is a fashion model and a Miss Canada top 8 finalist, expanding her work in body image to the fashion industry. Her story of becoming a changemaker has been showcased on national television and in publications internationally. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx

Now more than ever, AI is touching every facet of our lives. This talk will highlight some achievements of AI as it pertains to social good, as well as the limitations of the technology and the ethical implications to consider to be conscious consumers. Kelsey Doerksen is a PhD Candidate in Autonomous Intelligent Machines and Systems at the University of Oxford in the Oxford Applied and Theoretical Machine Learning Group. She is also a Data Scientist at UNICEF on the Climate and Environment Data Unit, where she is working on building UNICEF’s Children Climate Risk Index, and a Research Affiliate at the NASA Jet Propulsion Lab, working on the Scientific Understanding from Data Science Initiative. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx

Our healthcare system is under intense strain, but positive change starts with rethinking exercise. Fitness expert Mike Kelly challenges current beliefs related to exercise, motivation, and aging — revealing how a mindset shift can lead to lasting, life-changing consistency. Better understanding a problem, should be the first step in being able to deal with it. Mike Kelly is the founder of We Mean Fitness, Inc., a company dedicated to empowering individuals to achieve lifelong fitness. With over 45 years of experience in the fitness industry, Mike, in addition to being a Queen’s University psychology graduate, has served as a Varsity Strength & Conditioning Coach, Personal Trainer, Expert Fitness Witness, Presenter, Course Creator & canfitpro PRO TRAINER (training & certifying fitness professionals). Passionate about helping people move better and stay consistent, Mike is driven by a mission to make fitness sustainable for all. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx