Theme: Unknown Beauty

This year, we invite you to embark on a journey of discovery, where beauty is not just what meets the eye, but something deeper, more profound, and often overlooked. How have you explored the unseen, the unconventional, and the unexpected facets of our world that evoke wonder and awe?

From hidden natural wonders and under appreciated art forms to stories of resilience, creativity, and human connection, we invite you to challenge traditional perceptions of beauty in your talk. Whether it's in the shadows, in the ordinary, or in the unfamiliar, beauty is everywhere, waiting to be discovered. How have you discovered it?

Join us as six speakers share where they find beauty in the unexpected. From the power of AI in medicine to the magic of storytelling or the love to be found in grief and loss, the TEDxBostonCollege 2025 Spring Conference is not one to be missed.

Robsham Theater Arts Center
Campanella Way
Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, 02467
United States

Estelle Erasmus

Author and Journalist

Estelle Erasmus: an award-winning journalist, is the author of WRITING THAT GETS NOTICED (named a "Best Book for Writers" by Poets & Writers Magazine), a Contributing Editor for "Writer's Digest," and host of the podcast Freelance Writing Direct. She is a writing professor at NYU’s School of Professional Studies/Center for Publishing, Writing, and Media, and received the 2023 Teaching Excellence Award. She also teaches at NYU's High School Academy Program, where students come from all over the world to study journalism with her. Erasmus has written for over 150 publications, including The New York Times, Next Avenue/PBS, WIRED, The Independent, The Washington Post, and AARP: The Magazine, and was the editor-in-chief of five national publications.

Louise Baigelman

Founder and CEO of Storyshares

Louise began her career with Teach for America in Boston, as a middle school teacher at KIPP Academy Lynn. She created the school’s Multilingual Learner program, and it was there that she developed a passion for solving the larger challenges her students faced. Louise’s work with Storyshares has been recognized by the Forbes’s 30 Under 30 list, the International Literacy Association's 30 Under 30 list, the Library of Congress’s Best Practices in Literacy, Teach for America’s Social Innovation Award, the Milken Penn Business Plan Competition, the Reimagine Education Awards, Philadelphia’s Social Innovation Prize, and the Stevie Awards for Women in Business. Louise earned her BA in English and Psychology from Cornell University, and her Master's in Education from Boston University.

Meena Menon

Psychology Student

Peter Boronkay

Portfolio Manager

Raised in Montreal and Boston and now lives in Vancouver, BC, Peter has a B. Comm from Concordia University and pursued continuing education at the University of Oxford’s Christ Church summer residency programs. During his tenure he earned the Certified Financial Planner, and portfolio management (CIM) credentials. He developed a scientific system of “Six Investment Models” that helps both clients and their advisors remove emotion and focus on rational judgment in the investment decision-making process. Peter’s volunteer commitments are centered on sport, and is serving as a governor of Golf Canada, and is a past Director of Finance at the Canadian Paralympic Committee (CPC). In his own sporting life, Peter founded and played on a curling team that won gold at an international curling tournament in Budapest. Peter is a published author of “HEROISMS 8 Pillars to a Life of Passion, Beauty & Creativity” that is part of Oxford’s Bodleian library collection.

Rayan Harari

Scientist-Technologist and Entrepreneur

Dr. Rayan E. Harari is a scientist-technologist and entrepreneur working at the intersection of AI, medicine, and education. As a faculty member at Harvard Medical School, he focuses on AI-driven diagnostics, and smart glasses for doctors-AI collaboration in healthcare. His research has led to advancements in AI systems that detect diseases and smart glasses to help everyone save lives. He has collaborated with NASA, the Department of Defense, and leading hospitals to integrate AI into real-world patient care. Beyond medicine, Rayan is the founder of NexEds, an organization with the mission to prepare the next generation for the paradigm shift AI is bringing to our lives—equipping students with the new skills they need to thrive in an AI-driven world.

Tamara Myles

Author, Researcher, and Professor

Tamara Myles is an author, researcher, and professor specializing in the science of human flourishing at work. She helps leaders and organizations like Microsoft, KPMG, and MassMutual unlock the power of meaningful work to drive peak performance, innovation, and resilience. She also serves as a faculty member at Boston College and a researcher and instructor at the University of Pennsylvania, Tamara’s work challenges assumptions about work, showing that when leaders make work meaningful, they create thriving teams and lasting impact.