Meet Our Organizers 

Tosca Killoran:
Licensee

License, branding standards, legal, website, social media, TEDEd club, ticketing, overall organization
Tosca has been teaching in the IB international community in Asia and Europe since 2000. As a doctoral student, Tosca’s published research focuses on innovation in education. She is a Amazon best seller author, website creator and app developer. She acts as a consultant for digital technology in international schools and is currently a digital learning coach at NIST International School. Tosca co-founded ED-ucation Publishing, founded TEDxYouth@BIS, and TEDxYouth@NIST in order to create opportunities for students and teachers to become change agents.

Matt Manfredi
Organizer

Student liaison, Mentor liaison, TEDEd club
Originally from New York, Matt currently works as an IB Diploma Programme teacher at NIST International School in Bangkok and is also DP History Examiner. He is certified in social studies, physical education, school administration and holds a master's degree in secondary education.  Motivated by his daughter Kayley Grace and the potential of her future education, Matt strives to adopt new and innovative practice into his teaching and learning cycle in order to model best practice for teachers around the world. 

Jared Kuruzovich
Organizer

Program & poster design, branding, logo, communications, sponsors
It is clear Jared loves what he does. As a creative, passionate educator he builds positive learning communities within schools and other organizations. With a diverse background in technology, communications, education, research, marketing and leadership, as well as over 10 years of professional experience in high-level positions, Jared draws upon a very broad mix of skills in helping organizations identify and solve issues quickly and efficiently.

Mini (Nandini) Pavaphiphat 
Organizer

Logistics, liaison for guest speakers, hotels, flights, purchasing
Mini is a long-time NIST International School employee who is no stranger to international education, having attended and graduated from Bangkok Patana School, also in Bangkok. She has worked in various roles, including admissions and administration, and is now the Alumni Manager. Much of her work has involved building an alumni community not only for NIST, but also for several of the other major international schools in Bangkok.

About NIST

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The first and only full, not-for-profit IB World School in Thailand, NIST International School was established in 1992 with the guidance and support of the United Nations. The school now welcomes over 1,500 students of over 50 nationalities and provides all three International Baccalaureate programmes: the Primary Years Programme (PYP), Middle Years Programme (MYP) and Diploma Programme (DP). NIST is governed by the Foundation for International Education and is accredited through the Council of International Schools (CIS) and New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC).

About TED, TEDx & TEDEd Initiatives

TED is a nonprofit organization devoted to Ideas Worth Spreading. Started as a four-day conference in California 25 years ago, TED has grown to support those world-changing ideas with multiple initiatives. The annual TED Conference invites the world’s leading thinkers and doers to speak for 18 minutes. Their talks are then made available, free, at TED.com. TED speakers have included Bill Gates, Al Gore, Jane Goodall, Elizabeth Gilbert, Sir Richard Branson, Nandan Nilekani, Philippe Starck, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Isabel Allende and former UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown. The annual TED Conference takes place each spring in Long Beach, California, along with the TEDActive simulcast in Palm Springs; the annual TEDGlobal conference is held each summer in Edinburgh, Scotland.

TED's media initiatives include TED.com, where new TEDTalks are posted daily, the recently launched TED-Ed platform for students and educators, the Open Translation Project, which provides subtitles and interactive transcripts as well as the ability for any TEDTalk to be translated by volunteers worldwide, and TEDBooks, short e-books by speakers that elaborate on a single idea originally presented on TED's stage. TED has established the annual TED Prize, where exceptional individuals with a wish to change the world are given the opportunity to put their wishes into action; TEDx, which offers individuals or groups a way to host local, self-organized events around the world, and the TED Fellows program, helping world-changing innovators from around the globe to become part of the TED community and, with its help, amplify the impact of their remarkable projects and activities. Follow TED on Twitter, Facebook, or now on Pinterest.