TEDxChisinau: Superposition

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Superposition. What does that mean? Despite our own settled beliefs of who we are, we all play several roles at the same time, dierent for each person we interact with. To our partners we may be a genius, to our friends we are a good companion, and to our competitors we are an unbeatable fighter.

Our personality may take dierent shapes for dierent observers, and yet all are equally true at the same time. Just the same, any action or event may also have an infinite amount of consequences or results (all of them also equally probable at the same time).

Each of us is given so many choices and possibilities throughout life. The state of ”superposition” is the gift we have all received: to be in one place, in one person, yet have the ability to choose from endless possibilities and directions.

This superposition makes us limitless. Our lives, like ourselves, can take one of any multitude of paths and directions, and the choices we make define who we become. By harnessing this potential, we break down the power of limiting restrictions we put on ourselves.

We invite you to share your expertise about how we can begin to remove the limits placed upon us in life, be they from technology, economics, politics, science, or even ourselves. How would you help people broaden their view and see a clear vision of their own potential and the potential of the world that surrounds us?

Speakers:

Sara Mitchell

• Sirah was born into circumstances most people don’t dare to imagine. Rather than break her, her experiences strengthened her. She went on to find her passion in music, working with such artists as Skrillex, Demi Lovato, and Lupe Fiasco, eventually a Grammy.
  
  For the past nine years Sirah has turned her own experiences into hope for people all over the world as she has toured the States, Russia, and Romania, to name a few. She has overcome homelessness, addiction, and a life that seemed to want nothing more than to break her, and has come out passionately committed to showing others what they can truly be. To help them find their purpose with humor, sincerity and grace.

Alex Magala

• Alex Magala is a renowened sword-swallower and a professional acrobat. His performances have been broadcasted worldwide and are considered some of the most dangerous shows on TV. In his fulminating career, Alex has performed at the Opening Ceremony of the Olympic Games in Sochi, won the famous russian TV show ”Minute of Fame” and was invited in one of the most popular TV shows in America ”Ellen Degeneres”. Till now, Alex has performed in 8 ”Got Talent” shows from eight different countries and continues to perform all over the world with its shocking performances, inspiring its audience.

Paula Erizanu

• Paula Erizanu was born in Chisinau in 1992. She had her BA in History and Literature at New College of the Humanities, London, and MA in journalism at City University, London. She debuted in the world of literature with ”This is my first revolution. Steal it. ” (ed. Cartier, 2010), book distinguished with the prize for the 2011 most beautiful book production in an emerging market by UNESCO Germany and the German Book Art Foundation. Newly, in 2015, she published the poetry book ”Take care of you” (ed. Charmides). Paula has experience in writing for local and international press: Moldova(PUNKT), Romania (Observatorul Cultural) and United Kingdom (The Guardian, The Architectural Review, Dazed, Wallpaper, etc.).

Roman Burlaca

• Born in Chisinau, Roman Burlaca is a professional video director and producer of Carla’s Dreams project, right from the beginning. In just two years, he became one of the highly ranked and appreciated video directors, with a portfolio comprising more than 40 videos and TV commercials for several big advertisers in Chisinau.
  
  The most watched video on Youtube in Romania is “Sub pielea mea” (50 million views), which maintained a long period of time leading positions in Top charts on TV & Radio. Newest, the director is nominated for best director, best music video debut in several competitions in Romania and it is very likely he will become “the director of 2016” in Romania. Roman has his own production company “BR films” in Chisinau & Bucharest. In three years he worked with a series of popular artists, such as: Carla’s Dreams, INNA, Alexandra Stan, Mohombi, Antonia, Uzzi, Ruby, Nicoleta Nuca, Irina Rimes, Lori, Yanka, Valentin Boghean, Angele Dubeaux etc.

Kumail Jetha

• Kumail is from London. A global nomad who has traveled to over 30 countries and has lived and worked in Australia, US, Romania and Moldova. An entrepreneur by nature, he has over 17 years of experience in IT project delivery, software development and tech startups. He specialises in setting up high-growth businesses within emerging markets, in attracting and growing talent, and delivering high quality Agile teams and services for international clients.
  
  He enjoys good banter, tennis, exotic destinations and being taken out of his comfort zone. Kumail now lives in Bogotá where he is leading a technology startup business.