TEDxYSE – Youth Social Entrepreneurship

At the age of 23, Ben Lyon is pioneering technology that is connecting microfinance institutions to their borrowers via cell phones. After witnessing countries devastated through man-made strife and natural disaster, Ben began exploring how he could make a positive impact. The result:  his vision to bring mobile banking to the microfinance world and his [...]

I’m thrilled to announce our second speaker for TEDxYSE and second winner of the Staples Youth Social Entrepreneurship Competition, Mohammed Barry from The Gambia. Mohammed is empowering marginalized and socially disadvantaged children and young people.

Rebecca Kantar is the first speaker selected from the Staples Youth Social Entrepreneurship competition! Rebecca is a founding member of Minga, a youth-run organization building a movement of young leaders dedicated to ending the global child sex trade.