Unsung heroes shine at the third annual TEDxGCULahore

Unsung heroes shine at the third annual TEDxGCULahore, a conference held at Government College University on November 26, 2021 celebrating the sharing of ideas in the form of well-curated, powerful talks.

The event was sponsored by Sialkot Chamber of Commerce and Industry and was attended by students of  GC University, Kinnaird College, Punjab University and LCWU to name a few.

The event started at around 3 pm by the introductory remarks of the advisor Aqib Sikandar who also highlighted the key initiative of “Going Paperless” and announced a whopping 80% reduction in paper consumption for TEDxGCULahore 2021 as compared to previous events.

The first session featured TEDx Talks from Jawad Raza, Monis Rehman and Yumna Majeed, who talked about the effects of COVID-19 lockdown on mental health, reduction in job opportunities and the lack of knowledge regarding space education in Pakistan. The three talks were followed by a networking break with refreshments and goody bags for both attendees and the speakers.

'You don't have to change a thing, the world could change its heart' was a message beautifully sung by Javeria Amin at the start of the second session. Faraz Talat, Mahnoor Fatima and Muhammad Ahsan delivered their talks highlighting issues like harassment, introducing change, and the obsession of society with fair skin. Bilal Akbar put the audience in fits of laughter with his hilarious stand-up comedy, wrapping up the second session.

The third session featured the honorable Vice Chancellor GC University Prof. Dr. Asghar Zaidi’s talk on why we don't have and how we can have institutions like Oxford, Cambridge or Harvard in Pakistan. Rawal Bhatti bewitched the audience with his amazing guitar performance. The event ended with the Vice Chancellor presenting souvenirs to the TEDx speakers, performers, the organizer and the advisor. Mariam Ishtiaq, the organizer for TEDxGCULahore 2021 came up on stage to express a few words on the event. That was TEDxGCULahore 2021, till next time. 

TEDxGCULahore 2021’s talks and performances are available on TEDx’s official YouTube channel, or you can watch here.