Empowering the young digital generation - Telenor Youth Summit
(Thomson Reuters ONE) -
(Fornebu, Norway - 26 November 2013) Telenor Group has invited 25 young social
entrepreneurs from across Asia and Europe to its inaugural Youth Summit. The
summit, which is arranged together with the Nobel Peace Center, aims to fuel
ideas where mobile phone technology can provide solutions that address societal
and economic challenges.
It's a gathering of youth from the millennial generation - who use technology
for social change. All candidates have through passion and commitment developed
ideas that they during the summit will get a chance to further enhance in an
international setting and in the spirit of the Nobel Peace Prize. The three day
event will also include meetings with Telenor delegates and representatives from
renowned companies such as Facebook, Twitter and Wikipedia where the
participants can seek inspiration and get practical advice.
"I look forward to meeting these 25 unique individuals, selected to join our
first ever Youth Summit," said Telenor Group CEO and President Jon Fredrik
Baksaas. "This group represents the voice of a digital generation with strong
commitments to drive change in their societies spanning from Asia to Europe.
They fully understand how connectivity and access to internet can play a role in
improving societies, and we are eager to provide support to empower them in
realizing their solutions and help their ideas reach a wider audience."
Among the candidates we find Safa and Sami, two women from Bangladesh, who were
nominated for their mutual idea with the ambition to provide personal security
and keep people safe at home and on the roads. Another participant is Benjamin,
who was born in Bosnia-Herzegovina, and is now living in Denmark. He was chosen
for his engagement in how digital technologies can be utilised in relief work,
and how mobile technologies can help people act via smaller local initiatives
with a global impact.
These are just a few of the outstanding young people travelling to Telenor's
headquarters and joining the three-day summit from Dec. 9-11. The selection
process throughout the summer has formed a diverse youth group of 13 women and
12 men from across Telenor's markets in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Thailand,
Malaysia, Norway, Denmark, Sweden, Hungary, Bulgaria, Russia, Serbia and
Montenegro. The participants are between 18 and 25 years of age.
"The summit aims to inspire this youth with new innovative ways to get their
social voices heard via the use of digital technology,'' said Baksaas. "We are
committed to building a digital future for all people across our markets and
believe that mobile internet is a catalyst for development and growth. By
enabling young entrepreneurs to develop their solutions we stimulate local
content production and create ambassadors that can inspire others to start
developing own ideas."
Below are the names of the chosen candidates. For a more detailed presentation
click here:
http://www.telenor.com/media/in-focus/internet-for-all/youth-summit-
participants/
* Safa Tasneem, 23 years, Bangladesh
* Sami Tahsin, 21 years, Bangladesh
* Wong Gwen Yi, 19 years, Malaysia
* Farah Fauzi, 20 years, Malaysia
* Onravee Tangmeesang, 24 years, Thailand
* Prach Panchakunathorn, 25 years, Thailand
* Awais Imran, 21 years, Pakistan
* Saad Hamid, 25 years, Pakistan
* Shikha Pathak, 21 years, India
* Abhishek Gupta, 21 years, India
* Lise Lørup, 25 years, Norway
* Jonas Borchgrevink, 23 years, Norway
* Robin Liendeborg, 25 years, Sweden
* Amanda Andersson, 23 years, Sweden
* Benjamin Nisic, 24 years, Denmark
* Phillip D. Lerer, 20 years, Denmark
* Anna Uskova, 20 years, Russia
* Galina Shchukina, 21 years, Russia
* Stefani Toneva, 22 years, Bulgaria
* Valeriya Yordanova, 25 years, Bulgaria
* Kristóf Kálmán, 23 years, Hungary
* Filip Markovic, 21 years, Montenegro
* Anton Jurovicki, 23 years, Montenegro
* Petar Korda, 23 years, Serbia
* Bojana Stajic, 21 years, Serbia
Energy and creativity will be key during these inspirational days. The summit
will be hosted by Telenor Group CEO Baksaas, in collaboration with the Nobel
Peace Center, a renowned strategic sponsorship held by Telenor for many years.
For further details on the summit, follow this link.
http://www.telenor.com/media/in-focus/internet-for-all/telenor-youth-summit/
Follow us (at)TelenorGroup and #TelenorYouthSummit on Twitter.
Media Contact:
Meera Bhatia, Communications Manager, Telenor Group, meera.bhatia(at)telenor.com,
+47 4684 4959.
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