Team
Amit Grinvald
TEDxUNYP Licensee, Organizer & Speaker Coach
Having lived in Israel, Thailand, England, China, Austria and the Czech Republic, Amit is a multicultural business graduate currently involved in the startup industry. His international experience has contributed to his interest in learning about different cultures and languages and working on projects with a global impact. Whilst presiding over the student council of the University of New York in Prague, Amit initiated the first TEDxUNYP and has kept his involvement with the event after graduation.
Danai Baouraki
TEDxUNYP Co-Organizer & Event Manager
Danai works as an Admission Advisor at UNYP. Before joining UNYP she spent a few years working as a brand manager and consultant. She is a proud UNYP Alumna having graduated there with her Bachelors and Masters degrees. Danai has years of experience organizing various events, conferences, performances during her educational and professional life. Her passion for organizing has led her to help out with more events that UNYP hosts and therefore, came on board the TEDxUNYP team.
Mathias Durand
Head of Curation
Mathias is a public speaker for Procrastination.com, a coach, and learning leader. After many years in coaching international sales, Mathias believes that human interactions are the key skills to learn in order to improve life and work all together. He has delivered many conferences all around the world, helped to promote Peter Ludwig's best-selling book "The End of Procrastination," and trained companies and entrepreneurs on soft skills.
Huy Do Quang
TEDxUNYP Partnerships Manager
Huy, an esteemed alumni of the University of New York in Prague, blends his passion for entrepreneurship with a flair for hospitality as the founder of Narodní 38 Cafe and Catering, nestled in the vibrant heart of Prague. Armed with a rich tapestry of experiences, Huy infuses his cultural insights and innovative spirit into every aspect of his business. Now, he embarks on a new chapter, bringing his expertise to the TEDxUNYP team. With his innate extroversion and keen eye for forging meaningful partnerships.
Sofiya Ogurtsova
Operations Manager
Sofiya is an Admission Advisor at the University
of New York in Prague. Before joining UNYP, Sofiya spent six years as an event
manager, and has years of experience as a relocation expert. Sofiya has great organization
and communication skills developed in her career in customer facing positions.
Her passionate enthusiasm for new challenges brought her to the TEDxUNYP team.
Tom Scally
Production Manager
Following his TEDx talk in 2017, the "future of Augmented Reality in Business Education" became more of a reality through the unexpected COVID pandemic and lockdowns in 2020-22. Tom has continued to pursue his passion in this area through voluntary help, advice and support of global students to National Fire Services wishing to pursue a future with tech. He currently works in one of the big 3 software companies where he represents Customer Success Partnerships for major international firms