On July 15, 2010, I delivered a 2-hour keynote address on the Green Generation, a theme of the Global Initiatives Symposium, organized by the National Taiwan University. Here’s the blurb for my talk/workshop… The Green Generation: Redefining Success, Progress and Innovation The next Green Revolution has already begun. Its seeds are being planted not in [...]
Through Ashoka, I was invited to visit Belgrade for a week to train NGOs as well as youth in Innovation and Social Entrepreneurship. The youth were entrants in an innovation competition organized by the Ministry of Finance. From June 15 to 18, I shared with the participants various tools for “customer discovery” as well as [...]
In February, I brought a contingent of young inventors to Ashoka’s global conference called Tech4Society. The 13 youth (1 American, 1 Canadian, 2 Argentinean, 1 Mexican, 8 Indian) presented their projects to the entire conference and received the only standing ovation at the gathering. We were really proud of the youth venturers, some of whom [...]
I was honored to have given a presentation at the inaugural TEDxTaipei on October 17, 2009. I spoke about Inconvenient Youth, a term I used to describe young changemakers. When the video is posted, I will provide a link here. Stay tuned!
Well, it’s official. I’ve been invited to speak at the very first TEDxTaipei on October 17, 2009. I’ve been a huge fan of the TED phenomenon for a few years now so it’s an honor to be invited to speak at a TED event. This year, the Taipei event has three sub-themes: Taiwan Stories, Design [...]
