ENTREPRENEUR BIZ TIPS: Innovate to Empower | Hamayal Choudhry | TEDxUTSC

Here’s Great Tip: Innovate to Empower | Hamayal Choudhry | TEDxUTSC

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Technology is more widespread all around the world than it has ever been before, and with it, the ambition to do amazing things is being increasingly democratized. However, there is also an amazing sense of responsibility we all have to collectively observe. The impact we’re going to have is based on the choices we make; the problems, and the challenges in the world that we choose to solve. To remain relevant amidst this digital revolution, we must be in a position to create impact. We must envision ourselves being a part of global societies greater than ourselves alone. Born in Pakistan and raised in Toronto, Hamayal Choudhry is a multi-award winning social entrepreneur, a mechatronics engineering student, and a keynote speaker. He’s the Founder and CEO of smartARM, a robotics company dedicated to democratizing the bionics industry by providing affordable yet ultra-functional bionics supercharged with artificial intelligence to amputees across the globe. In 2018, his company, smartARM, became the world champion of Microsoft’s biggest technology competition, the coveted Imagine Cup, and walked away with $130,000. smartARM has since been acclaimed by Forbes, Business Insider, and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. His passion for technology has led him to work with companies all around the world, including Tesla in California where he built robots. He has spoken on stages across the world including Paris, Berlin, Seattle, San Francisco, Egypt, and Pakistan. From multinational companies to lecture halls all around the world, Hamayal is regularly invited to present keynotes on creating sustainable start-ups that solve meaningful problems, finding purpose-driven work, how to be prepared for the fourth industrial revolution, and more. Through his work in engineering, his start-up, and his speaking. Hamayal’s self-motivation comes from seeking to empower people to find their purpose and create impact for those around them. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at