

2021 Recap
2021 Teen Innovation Summit Virtual Experience
HELD ON APRIL 16, 2021
Students from across the nation participated in the Teen Innovation Summit Virtual Experience on our website and across social media platforms from YouTube, Facebook, and Twitch. Led by our teen hosts who interviewed leaders in media, technology, gaming and more. Take a look at a couple of video clips from interviews by our teen hosts and key speakers from Tik Tok, Overtime and more.
Program was held on Friday, April 16, 2021
VIDEO CLIPS
View short video clips below from our live streamed
2021 Teen Innovation Summit Virtual Experience
held on Friday, April 16, 2021.
careers in sports and social media.
W/ Tom Weingarten of OVERTIME.
TEEN HOSTS, CARTER NEWSOME AND JAHKIL JACKSON, interview Overtime’s Head of Social Media, Tom. Watch this short video clip from the live streamed interview.
OVERTIME Is the leading brand for the next generation of sports fans by giving a platform to our community to be seen AND heard with over 1.5B views monthly.
$100K SALARIES FOR HIGH SCHOOL PLAYERS?
SKILLS TO WORK @ OVERTIME
IMPORTANCE OF EDUCATION at OTE

careers in creativity + technology
w/ Todd Triplett of Tik Tok
TEEN HOST, SUMMER CHAMBLIN, interviews Todd Triplett of Tik Tok.
Todd Triplett, a Chicago native, who is a graduate of Kenwood Academy has worked as an entrepreneur as well as now leading creative for one of the most progressive social media platforms today.
WHAT HAPPENED IN HIGH SCHOOL THAT CHANGED HIS TRAJECTORY?
WHY AUTHENTICITY IS KEY ON TIK TOK?
METAVERSE
TECHNOLOGY, NFT, BITCOIN AND MORE.
TEEN HOST, Carter Newsome interviews leaders who are shaping the new world of the internet — the metaverse. .
OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUNG CREATORS IN THE METAVERSE
UTILIZING TECHNOLOGY FOR GOOD.

fashion
sponsored by PUMA
INDEPENDENT FASHION DESIGNERS FROM NEW YORK TO CHICAGO
TEEN HOST, KENNEDY JADE, interviews independent fashion designers who have created local popular brands that have been distributed nationally and partnered with international brands such our sponsor, PUMA.
HOW HAS THE FASHION INDUSTRY CHANGED OVER THE PAST TEN YEARS?
TECHNOLOGY AND DIGITAL ECOSYSTEM’S IMPACT ON STREETWEAR.