
The Gen Z LeadersSummit 2020 was held on July 29, 2020. The summit brought in multi-generational perspectives and thought leadership in the unpredictable times of COVID-19 from speakers all around the globe
Gen Z: Global Perspectives
Be part of the experience that connects and inspires a community of Gen Z leaders. The summit brings multi-generational perspectives and thought leadership in the current unpredictable times of COVID-19.
Watch the Gen Z Leaders Summit 2020 - Opening Note and Keynote
Watch the panel discussions here
A day of learning and thought-provoking discussions

Summit kick-off
9.35AM - 9.45AM EST

Key Note
9:45 AM - 10:00 AM EST
Dr. Corey Seemiller served as the Director of Leadership, Learning, and Assessment at OrgSync, Inc., a campus management technology platform for more than 450 colleges internationally. She has written multiple books on the topic of Gen Z. She is a a TEDx speaker and a thought leader.

USA


Cross-Generational Communication
10:00 AM - 10:40 AM EST
Panel 1:
Breaking down cross-generational communication barriers
Dr. Corey Seemiller served as the Director of Leadership, Learning, and Assessment at OrgSync, Inc., a campus management technology platform for more than 450 colleges internationally. She has written multiple books on the topic of Gen Z. She is a a TEDx speaker and a thought leader.

USA

Phyllis Weiss Haserot (Haz-er-o), a “uniter” dubbed the “cross-generational voice,” works with organization leadership and multi-generational teams. She is the author of YOU CAN’T GOOGLE IT! Phyllis is a speaker and blogger on intergenerational relations issues for Forbes.com, Next Avenue, Legal Executive Institute, IRIS.xyz, LinkedIn, and others. She is also founder of the Cross-Generational Conversation group on LinkedIn.

USA

Yash Tiwari is a 4 times TEDx Speaker and Josh Talks Speaker at the age of 18. He is a Youth Mentor and has written an internationally acclaimed and awarded book, "A Celebration In Tribulation" and published two Research Papers by the age of 16.

India

Gen-Z contrarian, Emissary & Mentor. Upcoming book, "If I Were Your Daughter: 7 Success Insights for Generation Z from Entrepreneurs Around the World"

USA


Entrepreneurship and Innovation
10:45 AM - 11:25 AM EST
Panel 2:
You’re never too young, it’s never too early
Juan David is the author of a book named Generation Optimism, which he wrote as a way to inspire and empower the next generations of Doers and Dreamers. He has also spoken in TedX twice on the topic of generation optimism.
He is also the CEO & Founder of Optimum Smart

USA

Jeremy Segal is the founder of a niche car dealership. He is the CEO of www.SOLminer.io, a GPU based cryptocurrency mining farm. He is a TEDx Speaker and was also Featured on ABC Action News, Yahoo! and other news outlets. Jeremy has successfully launched businesses in Blockchain, Software (SaaS), Automotive Importation, UAV (Drone), and eCommerce.

USA

Harry Beard runs Operations & Marketing for Future Labs, having founded OPEN Marketing aged 17. He is regarded as a leading Gen Z expert, having featured in a number of major outlets - including Forbes - and giving a TEDx Talk on the topic.

UK

Featured in Forbes, Harper Collins Gen Z @ Work, Lean Startup. Jeff is an experienced entrepreneur, consultant, speaker, and Gen Z blogger. He is the co-founder of JobSnap- the first hiring platform to focus on Generation Z.

USA

Mohammad Ali Husun is a Managing Director at TEDxOsmania University, India and a Board Member at Esfuerzone Student at UCE, Osmania University. He is a techpreneur involved in several startup missions as well as a mentor to the rising young talent at the Osmania University. He is originally from UAE, now studying Engineering in Osmania University, in Hyderabad India
FACILITATOR

India


Global Perspectives
11:30 AM - 12:10 PM EST
Panel 3:
Diversity and thought leadership among Gen Z across the world
Shamim Nabuuma Kaliisa is an experienced Social Entrepreneur with a demonstrated history of working in the For-profit organization management industry. Skilled in Strategic Planning, Research, Management, Business Strategy, and Project Planning.

Uganda

Priyadeep Sinha is currently a Vice President at Global Alliance for Mass Entrepreneurship (GAME) where I work on creating and providing the right ecosystem where millions of youth (potentially) are able to convert from being job-seekers to job-creators (entrepreneurs) across India. He is a TEDx Speaker and have also spoken about education across various forums in India, USA and Brazil.

India

TEDx speaker, organizer of a Twitter-trending political campaign, National finalist for Canada's most prestigious undergraduate scholarship, Creator of a database of scholarships that has reached 120,000 people.

Canada

Social entrepreneur, with a passion for connecting communities with resources to affect change and create opportunities for people with disabilities and rural women from deprived communities in Ghana in taking ownership of their lives.

Ghana


Emerging Technologies
12:15PM - 12:55 PM EST
Panel 4:
Exploring new realities
Sameer Gupta is a Forbes Under 30 Scholar and an author of "The Innovative Mindset". His mission is to democratize financial knowledge to students, senior citizens and everyone in between

USA

Julian Rachman is a founder and CEO at Ripplink. He is the founder in residence in Antler. He is currently a professional services technical intern at AWS.

USA

Head of Content @ Elpha (YC S19) & Harvard in Tech | EIR at Harvard Alumni Entrepreneurs

USA

Palash Shah is the founder of Libra: a machine learning API designed to let you build models in one line of code. His past experiences include being recognized with 3rd place at the International Science Fair, and leading a research team in an Italian Machine Learning Lab.

USA

Sahaj Sharda is the Author of The Extinction of the Price Tag an Amazon category best seller. He is also the former CEO and founder of Dynos a startup formerly working on bringing dynamic pricing to the restaurant industry. Currently he’s the host of a podcast on contrarian ideas called The Insurgency.
FACILITATOR

USA

