Digital natives to embark on Oslo
(Thomson Reuters ONE) -
(Fornebu - 12 November 2014) Telenor Group is pleased to present 28 young
social entrepreneurs, who will join our second ever Youth Summit next month in
Norway. The summit, in partnership with the Nobel Peace Center, will give youth
from across Asia and Europe the opportunity to share ideas and discuss how
mobile and digital communication can improve lives, fuel inclusive growth and
foster cross-border dialogue.
More than 2,000 youth between 18 and 25 applied for the Telenor Youth Summit, to
be held in Oslo this December. In the end, the 28 individuals - two from each
market - who had the most compelling and engaging ideas were selected.
The three day summit will give these 28 youth a chance to share, discuss and
engage in an international setting, in order to further develop their ideas, all
in the spirit of the Nobel Peace Prize. The event also includes meetings with
Telenor's top management, experts from Telenor's digital innovation and research
departments, as well as representatives from Wikimedia and UNICEF, among
others.
"We believe that mobile phones and digital connectivity can transform and
empower people, businesses and societies. By hosting the Telenor Youth Summit,
we create an inspiring arena where young people can share their ideas and learn
from each other. We want to learn how today's digital natives see mobile
technology as a means to promote dialogue, drive socioeconomic change and enable
opportunities for all. I look forward to meeting 28 bright individuals from
across our markets," said Telenor Group CEO and President Jon Fredrik Baksaas.
"I am excited to meet, learn and be inspired by these talented youth from across
the globe. The Nobel Peace Center is proud to partner with Telenor on the
Telenor Youth Summit once again, and we are in particular looking forward to
facilitating a work session for these 28 candidates and to hear their ideas on
communication for a better society,'' said Nobel Peace Center Director Bente
Erichsen.
Meet the candidates
Arkar Min Aung, 22, from Myanmar, is an iOS developer at a fledging startup in
Yangon and passionate about revolutionizing education through mobile technology.
Wai Yan Min Htay, 25, a medical doctor from Myanmar, wants to improve
healthcare and disease prevention through use of mobile technology, with a
special focus on combating malaria.
Sara Magnusson, 24, from Sweden, is the founder of Experimental Factory, an arts
school for chemistry, programming and robotics. She aims to give young people
the opportunity to do lab work in their spare time with friends and other young
people. Ashrarul Haq Sifat from Bangladesh is coming to Oslo with an idea to
keep kids safe near water: Digital Maduli, while Karl Oskar Teien, from Norway,
is co-founder of Pulse Active Saving, a micro savings service for low-income
families in India.
These are just a few of the outstanding young people bringing their ideas and
digital passion to Telenor's headquarters and joining the three-day summit from
Dec. 9-11.
From 2,000 to 28 between 18 and 25
The selection process, which kicked off in August, included outreach to
institutions, organizations and entrepreneurial communities across Telenor's
markets in Myanmar, India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Thailand, Malaysia, Norway,
Denmark, Sweden, Hungary, Bulgaria, Russia, Serbia and Montenegro. Candidates
have been selected by a national jury appointed by the local Telenor business
unit, based on a brief idea description and a pitch presentation framing their
idea. The participants are between 18 and 25 years of age.
Below are the names of the chosen candidates.
You can find more details about the participants and the summit via:
www.telenor.com/youthsummit
· Ashrarul Haq Sifat, Bangladesh
· Nowshin Chowdhury, Bangladesh
· Christine Cheah, Malaysia
· Yong Wei Shian, Malaysia
· Arkar Min Aung, Myanmar
· Wai Yan Min Htay, Myanmar
· Asma Naksawee, Thailand
· Siraphat Boonyapan, Thailand
· Sadaf Amin, Pakistan
· Maaz Imran, Pakistan
· Nipun Matreja, India
· Swati Sachdeva, India
· Karl Oskar Teien, Norway
· Kathrine D Kvinnsland, Norway
· Jonathan Ekstrand, Sweden
· Sara Magnusson, Sweden
· Asbjørn DM Sørensen, Denmark
· Thomas K Petersen, Denmark
· Inna Vlasova, Russi
· Yulia Gilimyanova, Russia
· Tsvetelina Kalcheva, Bulgaria
· Melania Berbatova, Bulgaria
· Kornélia Bálint, Hungary
· Márk Matusz, Hungary
· Jovana Biga, Montenegro
· Nemanja Ostojic, Montenegro
· Daniel ?aranovic, Serbia
· Martin Pantovic, Serbia
The summit will be hosted by Telenor Group CEO Baksaas, in collaboration with
the Nobel Peace Center, with which Telenor has held a renowned strategic
sponsorship for many years.
Details on the summit
Follow us (at)TelenorGroup and #TYS14 on Twitter.
https://www.facebook.com/TelenorYouthSummit
Media Contact
Meera Bhatia, Communications Manager, meera.bhatia(at)telenor.com
+47 46 84 49 59
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