Samara Werner at TEDxSaoPaulo

Samara Werner left her career as a systems developer at a large company to work in education. She is currenrly a Project Director at Oi Futuro, an institute that invests in information technology and communication as a means of promoting the development of people. With an Electrical Engineering degree from Universidade Estadual do Rio de Janeiro and a post-graduate diploma in Software Engineering from PUC-RJ, Samara oversees projects like the Advanced Center for Education (Núcleo Avançado em Educação -- Nave), a program that develops innovative educational solutions through games and multimedia programming, Novos Brasis, which funds NGOs, and Tonomundo, a digital inclusion project in public schools. Developed in partnership with UFRJ, Tonomundo has won over ten awards and currently benefits nearly 500 schools and 400 thousand students.

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About TEDx, x = independently organized event

In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TEDTalks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. These local, self-organized events are branded TEDx, where x = independently organized TED event. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events are self-organized. (Subject to certain rules and regulations.)