Avanti Sharma | Pre-Teen Technology Specialist
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Avanti stands for the Sustainable Development Goals and encourages iGens to play a role in them. Starting with her TEDx about “How an iGen would implement the Sustainable Development Goals”, Avanti has been presenting her ideas on international forums.

Avanti’s contribution has been recognized by Technology Playmaker Awards 2018 hosted by Booking.com, IT Ladies Night 2019, InspiringFifty Belgium 2022, ShEU LEADS (European Commission) 2022, GirlsInTech 2022 WomenInTech 2023.

Avanti was interviewed by Randi Zuckerberg Influencer, CEO & Founder of HUG and former marketing director, Facebook, for her podcast ‘Dot Complicated’ in 2018. Avanti has been featured in Tech Talks podcast by legendary David Savage, Group Technology Evangelist, Nash Squared in 2017. In 2022, Avanti featured in EU Code Week podcast. 
In 2023, Avanti won the ‘honorable award’ and 1st place for International Delegates at the Largest Science Exhibition in Portugal for a software Studified™ she developed. Avanti was honored by receiving the ‘Aspiring Teen Award’ at the Women In Tech Europe Awards in October and representing Europe as a finalist for the Women In Tech Global Awards, held at the Sharjah Research Technology and Innovation Center.

Late last year, Avanti delivered the closing keynote at Codemotion Milan on October 25th, 2023, the day after World UN Day, where the UN’s headquarters were illuminated with the goals on the topic of “How the SDGs can learn from the journey of Technology”.

Appearances:

EDUtech Europe 2024 Conference Day 2 @ 09:00

Keynote – Reinventing STEM education

In this talk, Avanti delves into the current education system with a focus on STEM, unwrapping learning challenges students face when transitioning from theory on paper to application in the real-world. Whilst comparing multiple education systems, Avanti identifies the differences between subjects causing disinterest and a loss of motivation for students to pursue STEM subjects in the future. From exploring her own experience as a candidate in a science show, to other students’ perspectives on their future, Avanti proposes solutions to obstacles in developing interest in the technology field.

In this keynote, Avanti will discuss