TEDxUANDES 2025 not only opened the doors to deep reflection, but also to a collaborative network that will continue to grow.
With Maroun KhouryD. in Health and Biology, expert in gene therapy and stem cells, director of the Impact Center; Carolina Melo, researcher at the Faculty of Social Sciences, director of UANDES Library and co-founder of "For a Chile that Reads"; Andrés Couve, biologist and neuroscientist, former Minister of Science, Technology, Knowledge and Innovation; Rosario Navarro, president of SOFOFA; and Anil SadaranganiTEDxUANDES 2025, which brought together more than 100 attendees at the Universidad de los Andes to reflect on the power of innovation as a driver of change.
Anil Sadarangani, Director of Innovation, UANDESWith the Quintuple Helix model as its axis -which integrates innovation from the public, private, academic, environmental and civil society sectors- TEDxUANDES became an interdisciplinary meeting space where knowledge, creativity and collaboration were projected as key tools to build a better future.
During the day, speakers from diverse backgrounds shared personal experiences, scientific advances and visions of the impact that ideas can have when transformed into action. Each talk was an invitation to look at the world with different eyes, to open uncomfortable conversations, and above all, to dare to imagine new solutions to today's challenges.
"This meeting was much more than a series of talks. It was a declaration of principles about the role we want to play as a University and as a community in the changes that our society needs."said Anil Sadarangani, Director of Innovation UANDES. TEDxUANDES 2025 not only opened the doors to deep reflection, but also to a collaborative network that will continue to grow. Because ideas are worth more when they are shared, TEDxUANDES was the starting point for many that are already in motion.