{"id":42129,"date":"2026-10-20T14:02:47","date_gmt":"2026-10-20T12:02:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cis-spain.com\/en\/?p=42129"},"modified":"2026-10-20T14:04:16","modified_gmt":"2026-10-20T12:04:16","slug":"cis-university-successfully-celebrates-the-first-edition-of-tedxcisuniversity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cis-spain.com\/en\/blog\/cis-university-successfully-celebrates-the-first-edition-of-tedxcisuniversity\/","title":{"rendered":"CIS University successfully celebrates the first edition of TEDxCISUniversity"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
Some ideas are born in a classroom, others from personal experience, and some from questions we have been asking ourselves for a long time. On October 7, six of them reached the TEDx red circle for the <\/span>first edition of TEDxCISUniversity<\/b>, held in Madrid before an audience of 100 people.<\/span><\/p> Under the theme <\/span>\u201cLeading Change through Education, Business, and Human Rights\u201d<\/i><\/b>, professors, students, and former members of CIS University shared the stage to talk about democracy, sports and mental health, adversity, education, opportunities, and personal transformation. Six very different perspectives united by a common purpose: to share ideas capable of sparking conversation and reflection.<\/span><\/p> The event was hosted by <\/span>Lucas Murphy<\/b>, a CIS University student and Master of Ceremonies for this first edition, and was also attended and supported by CIS University President <\/span>Mar\u00eda D\u00edaz de la Cebosa<\/b>.<\/span><\/p> Professor <\/span>Anthony Verrecchio<\/b> opened the talks with <\/span>\u201cHas Democracy Ever Existed?\u201d<\/i><\/b>, a reflection on democracy beyond the right to vote and on the role of education, dignity, freedom of expression, a free press, and the responsibility of those in power.<\/span><\/p> He was followed by student <\/span>Daniela Rubio Pastor<\/b> with <\/span>\u201cWhat Elite Sport Doesn’t Tell You About Mental Health\u201d<\/i><\/b>. Drawing on her own experience as an athlete, she spoke about pressure, anxiety, <\/span>burnout<\/span><\/i>, and the relationship between performance and self-esteem, challenging the idea that elite athletes necessarily have to be mentally stronger.<\/span><\/p> Leticia Errandonea<\/b> closed the first portion of the talk before intermission with <\/span>\u201cYou Don’t Choose the Path. You Choose How You Walk It\u201d<\/i><\/b>. Drawing on her experience with cancer, she reflected on adversity and on something that remains within our control when we cannot choose what happens to us: how we decide to walk the path ahead.<\/span><\/p> After the intermission, <\/span>Zachary Zemmels<\/b>, a former student, presented <\/span>\u201cWhy I Traded the American Dream for a Better One\u201d<\/i><\/b>. His decision to leave the United States at the age of 18 to study in Madrid and play soccer served to challenge a single definition of success and highlight the value of broadening our horizons.<\/span><\/p> Student <\/span>Grace Beaufort<\/b> continued with <\/span>\u201cWhat Rewired Me\u201d<\/i><\/b>, a story about how returning to the classroom ultimately changed career plans that had seemed perfectly mapped out. Her talk focused on the transformative power of education and on a sense of curiosity that knows no age limit.<\/span><\/p> Finally, Professor <\/span>Karyn Su\u00e1rez<\/b> closed out the evening with <\/span>\u201cIn a World That Can’t Focus, How Do We Teach?\u201d<\/b>, shifting the focus to educators. At a time when holding students\u2019 attention is becoming increasingly difficult, she invited educators to rethink how they communicate and how they can create more human, relevant, and engaging learning experiences.<\/span><\/p> TEDxCISUniversity was created with the purpose of providing a space where education, leadership, human rights, well-being, and personal transformation could come together through ideas. Its first edition turned that purpose into something tangible: <\/span>six people standing on the red circle, 100 attendees in front of them, and a university community working behind the scenes to make it all possible<\/b>.<\/span><\/p> For CIS University, the experience also represents a way of understanding education that extends beyond the classroom. Students were not simply members of the audience: they participated as speakers, took on responsibilities in the organization, and worked alongside professors and professionals to turn an idea into a real event.<\/span><\/p> Because, as Master of Ceremonies Lucas put it: <\/span>\u201cIdeas can be powerful. But it is people who bring them to life.\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Some ideas are born in a classroom, others from personal experience, and some from questions we have been asking ourselves for a long time. On October 7, six of them reached the TEDx red circle for the first edition of…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":"","_trash_the_other_posts":false,"editor_notices":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-42129","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-sin-categoria"],"yoast_head":"\n
<\/b><\/h2>Six Different Speakers, Six Unique Ideas<\/h2>