TEDxYouth@Stockholm

Speakers

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• Andra Farhad

  Founder and CEO at Börshajen

  Andra Farhad, 25, is the founder and CEO of Börshajen, Speaker and Investment Expert on television. She has been awarded Kompassrosen from The King of Sweden and has been named one of Sweden's 101 super talents. Andra grew up in the Stockholm suburb of Fittja. Money was a limited resource during her upbringing which made her want to learn how to earn money. At the age of 14, she stumbled upon the term 'stock market' on Flashback and one year later Andra bough her first shares. In 2016, she founded Börshajen with the aims to help more people get started with their savings and investments.

• Gurgîn Bakircioglu

  Podcast Creator

  After a decade in the rat race, Swedish public service radio profile Gurgîn Bakircioglu and sacrificed a fixed income in a tough industry for a nomadic existence, with only a few hundred dollars as monthly income. He redefined what capital was and concluded that time was his most important capital. he became an environmentalist and vegan. His goal is to work as little as possible. One work day per week should be enough to cover the necessary expenses His income will come from recording podcasts. His podcast about dogs “Our Best Friend” [translated from Swedish - Hundpodden Vår Bästa Vän] has become the biggest podcast about dogs in Sweden, his second podcast ”Minimalism on Wheels” tells the story of Gurgîn’s journey from the security of a stable income to the complete opposite and his third podcast ”Veganism Är Bror” is a podcast about veganism with his sister Solîn Bakircioglu.

• Shanga Aziz

  Co-founder / President Locker Room Talk

  Shanga Aziz, co-founder and president of Locker Room Talk, an organization where they visit sports teams and educate young guys in their locker rooms to talk about gender equality and changing bad attitudes. The organization has received various of prizes, including best JA-company in Sweden, best social media strategy in Europe and the Number 10 scholarship from Zlatan Ibrahimovic, the Swedish Football Association and Volvo.