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PROGRAM
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WelcomingRemarks GuillerminaSanchez
2:10PM
Session1
3:40PM
Session2
ThePowerofYourInfluence LorenMountO'Brien
ThePerilandPromiseofSyntheticMedia HenrySabin
HowIBuiltaNetworkfromNothing JashinLin
Intermission All
RepurposingOurPersonalBrandsAsaForceForSocialGood MoWillan
ContentForTheMind YanKaled
HowToHearThe'Unsaid' SidBanerjee
ThePowerofSimpleWords,HopeandHealing ThomasSullivan
ClosingRemarks GuillerminaSanchez
Reception All
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Speaker Bios
Loren Mount O’Brien
The Power of Your Influence
Loren Mount-O’Brien is the Founder & CEO of Mirour, a personalized shopping platform that adapts to evolving identities and consumer behaviors. With a background in advertising, she has led multimillion-dollar campaigns for global brands at the world’s largest PR firm. Blending storytelling,
Mo Willan
Mo Willan is a Professor of Marketing and Strategy at Hult, where he previously served as Campus Dean for a decade across London, Boston, and San Francisco. A former Group Marketing Director at Lafarge, he also ran his own consultancy, working with Coca-Cola, Barclays, and The British Council. An Oxford and Cranfield graduate, Mo is a Chartered Marketer and Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Marketing (UK). He was named one of Poets & Quants’ Top 50 Global Undergraduate Business Professors in 2020 and earned Hult’s Professor of the Year award for seven consecutive years (2012–2018). His book, Essentials of Contemporary Marketing, is published by Bloomsbury Business. PEOPLE PEOPLE PEOPLE PEOPLE CHANGE CHANGE
rsonal Brands al Good psychology, and technology, Loren creates experiences that go beyond transactions. A former comedian with a theatre degree from LAMDA, she specializes in human behavior and shared experiences—understanding how people influence and shape one another.
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Jashin Lin
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How I Built a Network from Nothing
Jashin Lin is an award-winning founder, educator, and career strategist empowering international students in global job markets. She founded Growbie, the first career platform specializing in networking skills for international students, earning her the Student Founder of the Year title and selection to Harvard Innovation Labs’ Launch Lab X. A lecturer at Boston University’s Questrom School of Business, Jashin teaches the core career education course, where she is ranked one of the top instructors for energy, empathy, and expertise. She is also a top content creator on Xiaohongshu and a board member of First Generation Harvard Alumni.
Henry Sabin
The Peril and Promise of Synthetic Media
Henry Sabin is a Boston based entrepreneur working on building AI to revolutionize the way we communicate. His startup, convi.io uses artificial voice and video generation to personalize videos at scale for e-commerce brands. With a passion for synthetic media and its implications, Henry explores how
cutting-edge technology can enhance human connection while raising critical questions about authenticity in the digital age.
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Yan Kaled
Content For The Mind
Born in São Paulo, Brazil, Yan Kaled is the Founder and CEO of HiSolver, Inc., and holds a MEng in Computational Science and Engineering by Harvard SEAS, where he was the first student awarded the three most prestigiou fellowships for LATAM students, the Leadership Fellowship from Estudar Foundation, and the Lemann and Behring Fellowships. At Harvard, Yan worked on the Master's Thesis that originated HiSolver, an AI-powered Social Marketplace that allows creators to scale their community building and digital businesses with a new suite of digital products, such as multimodal interactive AI Clones, and automatically generated Micro SaaS.
Sid Banerjee
How To Hear
Sid Banerjee is a storyteller, strategist, and mentor who blends data-driven precision with theatrical creativity. As CEO of SG Analytics, he has transformed the firm into a globally trusted insights partner, helping businesses navigate complexity through strategic, humancentered narratives. With a background in theater and drama, Sid leads with observation, empathy, and adaptability, tackling challenges like a performer on stage. His achievements include being named Entrepreneur of the Year by Entrepreneur India, a feature in From Boardroom to Stage!, and an exclusive appearance on Leaders Talk with NASSCOM.
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Thomas Sullivan
The Power of Simple Words, Hope and Healing
Thomas Sullivan is a Professor of Practice in Leadership and Organizational Behavior at Hult International Business School.
With 25 years of global experience as a consultant, coach, and facilitator, he specializes in leading personal and organizational change. Co-founder of My City at Peace, a community-driven initiative to reduce urban violence, Thomas blends academic insight with hands-on impact. Fluent in Spanish and English, he has worked extensively in Mexico, where he met his wife and raised part of their family. Honored as Faculty of the Year, he’s known for his engaging teaching and leadership development work.
Guillermina Sanchez Master of Ceremonies
Guillermina “Mina” Sanchez, a PhD candidate in Integrative Medicine (Quantum University, HI), MBA, architect, and Executive Business Consultant, serves as a Student Development Coach at her alma mater. Her unique blend of science, design, and human development fuels her multidimensional approach to leadership and growth. Born in Argentina and raised in Brazil before moving to Boston in 2016, Mina’s pluricultural background has fueled her international career. She has led transformative projects across Latin America, India, Europe, and the U.S., driving innovation in tech, arts, and education. Passionate about bold living, she turns every interaction into an opportunity to ignite purpose, foster connection, and inspire change.
Special Thanks
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A very special thank you to all the speakers, Hult Staff, our special guests, and Deanery. This event would not have been possible without the TEDxHultBoston Core Team: Bharathi Kosaraju, Daniella Ubiera, Nicole Messias, Shoaib Ramani, Daniela Correa, Madhav Arora, Aaditya Baradiya, Colin Sunny, Juhi Gaur, Shridhar Tharnariwala, Jayanth Kodali; the Student Volunteers: Unuma Michael, Maria Hernandez, Daniela Hernandez, Catalina Diaz, Fahnam Naqvi, Siddhi Pareek, Maria Emilia Palacios, Angelina Goti, Owen Gachihi, Toshiaki Takenaka; Staff: Caitlin Corcoran, Kevin Martinez, Angel Hoagland, Stephanie Jordan, Rachel Rowe, Sofia V Fernandez, Aviral Narang; and AV Crew: Roan Weigert, Aliya Arkin, and Loc Nguyen.