In his talk, Amit will share how his upbringing in an enterprising immigrant family instilled in him the importance of entrepreneurial thinking as a foundational life skill. Amit sheds light on his discoveries as he takes us through his journey of building multi-disciplinary educational platforms for the delivery of entrepreneurship and leadership programs for high school students. He explains how widespread, community supported mentorship in collaboration with passionate educators within existing school systems can truly empower the next generation of change makers and creative problem solvers. Amit Sandhu is real estate developer and entrepreneur with a passion for high impact community initiatives and collaborations. Working with educators and policy makers at all levels, he has been instrumental in the launch of innovative platforms for the delivery of entrepreneurship education. Amit was Founding Chair of the TiE Young Entrepreneurs Program for Metro Vancouver, part of a multi-city 600+ student global initiative, where he and his colleagues developed a world leading mentorship program for enterprising youth in Vancouver. He has since co-founded the NPO Young Entrepreneur Leadership Launchpad and is collaborating with school districts to provide a one-of-a-kind accredited entrepreneurship and leadership program integrated within the public school setting. Through his efforts he has successfully led collaborative ventures and fundraisers in support of universities, hospitals and other vital community institutions. 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
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