Interdisciplinary STEM teaching is just entering the curricular of schools around the globe, but this subject is not only engaging and shifting traditional belief of what science is, but also encourages students to invent and tackle global problems. Harry believes that youth should be empowered and believed in to be able to create life-changing innovations already in school years, and this empowerment can be built through STEM education.
Harry is an 18-year-old entrepreneur from Kildare, Ireland. At the age of 15, he founded his first business - Kid Tech. Over the space of sixteen months, he went on to teach over 800 kids to code all around Ireland. In 2014 he founded the first Digital Youth Council in the World, which he is currently Director of and since 2013 has been working with government and industry to make sure young people are influencing the future of the STEM sector in Ireland and Europe.
Harry has spent the last two years working on several startup ideas and taking on advisory/board roles in the Irish government, and some of the biggest multinational businesses in the World.
His most recent business venture is Trendsterpress.com which he founded in January 2016, and it is currently one of his main focus.
This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at http://ted.com/tedx
