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ENABLING YOUNG MINDS TO CHANGE THE WORLD
The Journey So Far
Our Genesis
We believe that young people are some of the most creative, talented and innately intelligent humans. Society needs their creativity and more than ever right now to engage and become a part of a global network to tackle the greatest challenges of our times
Our Vision
Enable young minds to change the world by developing a new interdisciplinary, global & accessible model of education
Our Goal
Develop 1 million 10 - 17 year old's globally to become changemakers, entrepreneurs and inventors by bringing together schools, universities and industry in an unprecedented way
Father & Son
Pure serendipity, a father-son initial team and a focus on engaging the young minds with two big trends- Sustainability & Skills of the Future
Team Lumi
Our Facilitators
Calvin Magara
An entrepreneurial and energetic undergraduate at Minverva KGI in San Francisco from Kenya,
Founding Facilitator
Former Headmaster of King's College Junior School
A self confessed budding tech entrepreneur, currently pursuing Computer Sciences at Minerva KGI. San Francisco. from Paraguay
Agustin Perzben
Facilitator
21+ year track record in 5 startups, incl. a $2bn exit. Recognised leader in global Ed-Tech, Ex-McKinsey
A vibrant Computer Science & Eng student at Minerva KGI, San Francisco, from Nigeria
Udodirim Iroaganachi
Facilitator
A highly entrepreneurial and experienced engineer who is currently pursuing a PhD in Mechanical Engineering from University College London, from Egypt
Aly El Shefai
Facilitator
Click Me
An Arts and Science undergraduate student at University College London, from the UK
Hannah Prytherch
Facilitator
Michelle Kim
Facilitator
Our Colleagues
Nikhil Raizada
Jr. Co-Founder
Voice of the Young
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Helped conceptualise Lumi & developed its first two innovations
21+ year track record in 5 startups, incl. a $2bn exit. Recognised leader in global Ed-Tech, Ex-McKinsey
Prashant Raizada
Founder
CEO
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21+ year track record in 5 startups, incl. a $2bn exit. Recognised leader in global Ed-Tech, Ex-McKinsey
Click Me
20+ year track record as Tech. leader, ML expert, Ed-Tech entrepreneur
Head of Technology
Savitra Sirohi
Former Headmaster of King's College Junior School
Dr. Gerard Silverlock
Global Ambassador Head of Schools
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Former Headmaster of King's College Junior School
15+ year track record in design thinking, content development & training
Pushkar Ingale
Head of Content Innovation Process
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23+ years as VC, academic, design thinking and innovation expert
Dr. Christopher Shen
Head of Innovation Curriculum
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What We Stand For
LOVING
Love as a state of being and for everything we do, with everyone we work with and serve. Love for the planet.
INCLUSIVE
We are current/future leaders committed to serving a culture that pulls diversity and evolves according to the needs of the community and the planet
POSITIVE
No negativity or criticism that is not constructive and maintaining this attitude towards each other regardless of our differences at times
FUN-LOVING
Enjoying life and having fun are essential components
COURAGEOUS
Being bold, not afraid to try, experiment, think big and carry an inner strength to speak our ideas and address any differences in opinion or style directly and respectfully with those in question regardless of position or role
EMPOWERING
We empower each other to thrive
and demonstrate our full potential by being empowered.
We create a culture of autonomy and trust
Safeguarding Statement
Lumi Network believes that participants in our quests have a right to grow in a supportive, caring, and safe environment, which includes the right to protection from abuse and other safeguarding concerns.
Lumi Network is committed to safeguarding and promoting the well-being of our participants.
We expect all Lumi Network personnel (administrators, facilitators, experts, volunteer), and invited guests to share this commitment.
Lumi Network’s standard operational procedures contribute to a safe online ecosystem for our participants, including:
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Only authorised persons are admitted into our Zoom sessions. Unidentified participants are removed.
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All Zoom sessions are recorded with explicit consent, and are used for quality and safety control purposes.
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Facilitators are pre-vetted (identity and security) and recruited from reputable higher educational institutions.
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Participants are strongly encouraged to communicate exclusively utilising invitation-only and moderated platform established by Lumi Network.
Lumi Network personnel are vigilant for signs of any young person in distress and are confident about applying the appropriate processes to intervene where necessary.