TEDx Eyüboğlu HS Youth

April 18, 2026 Saturday · Eyüboğlu Çamlıca Campus

In a world increasingly immersed in artificial intelligence and smart technologies, algorithms can predict our choices, generate art, and even write our stories. But beyond code and calculations lies something far more powerful — the human mind.

This event explores the unique qualities that machines cannot replicate: creativity, empathy, imagination, intuition, and moral courage. As technology advances, the real question is not whether AI can think — but whether we can think deeper, dream bigger, and create more meaningfully.

This TEDxYouth event invites you to harness the power of humanity — to use technology not as a replacement for human potential, but as a tool that amplifies it. By balancing innovation with wisdom and progress with purpose, we can shape a future where technology serves human values, not the other way around.

Because the future does not belong to algorithms alone.
It belongs to the genius within us — and the power we choose to unleash.

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2026 TEDxYouth@EyüboğluHS Event Schedule

Time	Session
08:30	Registration / Refreshments
09:00	Welcome
09:15	TED Talk: Deniz Yatağanbaba - Why AI Can’t Think Avant-Garde Cansu Uzel - From Guidance to Definition: AI and the Human Mind Performance Performance Tuna Temur - Are We the First Draft of Consciousness? Demir Erkan - AI Cannot Replace Human Doctors
10:15	Coffee Break
10:45	TED Talk: Mehmet Tarık İlci - Unleash What Can't Be Coded Ozan Can Kılıçözlü - The Boundary of Being Performance Sahra Brisbane-Flynn - The Story Behind The Story Ela Pehlivan - Innovation After AI: The Cost of Convenience
11:45	Lunch Time / Orchestra / Activities
13:15	TED Talk: Ela Beril Baytekin - The Perfect Imperfection of Being a Human Seçil Akaygün Cüntay - One Thing Will Always Remain the Same Performance Özgür Aslan - The Data Algorithms Can't Decode: Human Intuition Cihangir Gümüştaş - Beyond Intelligence: What Makes Us Irreplaceably Human Performance
14:15	Closing Speech