Speaker
Jenk enjoys speaking on the topic of Gen Z, social change, youth employment and young entrepreneurship. He has created a teaching workshop entitled 'Ideas Ink.', where he guides young people through the process of getting their ideas out of their heads and onto paper.
Jenk has given three TEDx Talks entitled 'Can a 'like change the world- the power of clicktivism', ‘Ideas Ink.’ & ‘Breaking the Pattern’; spoken at seven MUN conferences including Oxford Global: Model United Nations Conference, Oxford University. Additionally, he has spoken at Knowledge Summit, Dubai Expo; Amazon AWS Summit London; Brand Week, Istanbul; SME Beyond Borders, Dubai and Vox's YMS, New York City.
Jenk's work has been recognised by The Diana Award, Great British Young Entrepreneur Award, Digiday Future Leader Awards, Webby-Anthem Young Leader of the Year Award, Progress 1000: Most Influential Person, Science and Tech, Top 100 Digital Leaders, Top 20 Next-Gen Media Company, Future 25 under 25 and being voted Top 20 Young Entrepreneurs To Watch.
TEDx Talk- 'Can a 'like' change
the world- power of clicktivism'
Engomi, Cyprus- Russian Centre for Science & Culture 2021
The theme of this TED event was 'Think Deep'. Jenk spoke about how to go from watching to doing: Can a 'like' change the world- The power of clicktivism'. link
Ten Years Later- what will matter?
SME 10X, Dubai
The theme of this talk focuses on the future of Generation Z ten years forward. What does the future hold in education, technology, online activity, connectivity, retail experiences, food, marketing, youth employment opportunities and of course social change and sustainability.
Upcoming & Recent Speaking Engagements
Oct 12, 2022
The travel industry is going through very difficult times due to inflation and poor sustainability practices. Gen Z has turned away from traditional vacation in favour of eco-friendly travel. Jenk will discuss how to engage and attract an entire generation that has been turning away from plane travel for the last few years.
June 16th, 2022
Say hello to Gen-Z: What matters to young consumers in the voting booth and the checkout? Gen Z is changing the landscape of consumerism, pushing the boundaries of activism, and expecting more from brands and the government. Join Thred Media’s CEO, Jenk Oz, The Youth Vote UK’s CEO, Alex Cairn, and Bulbshare on 16th June, 15:00 BST, as we discuss the generation that represents 32% of the global population and trillions in hard and soft spending power.
June 7th, 2022
Balancing the catch-up agenda, a well-being and mental health crisis and the need to address a huge number of movements for change, there has never been more for school leaders and teachers to juggle. It’s time to address the truth of what’s going on and what needs to happen to create real, meaningful change. Expert speakers: Clare Marchant (CEO of UCAS), Professor Ger Graus OBE (Education expert), Nishy Lall (Head of Young People at Sky) and Elke Edward (founder of Ivy House), and Jenk Oz, Founder of Thred Media.
Founders 4 Schools
Career Jam May 2022
Young Entrepreneurship
Break The Ice Youth
May 2022
Social Change
Canvas8 Expert Outlook
Jan 2022
Gen Z Futurecasting
Millie Education
March 2022
Young Entrepreneurship
HundredED
May 2022
Young Entrepreneurship
Knowledge Summit
March 2022
Social Change
NEXUS MUN
Jan 2022
Social Change
Humanity UP
Feb 2022
Social Change
Speaking Engagements & Conferences
TEDx Talk 'Can a 'like' change the world?'
TED X London & Cyprus
Jenk discusses the power of clicktivism and allows you to decide on its effectiveness. link
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TEDx Talk
'Ideas Ink.'
TEDx Harlow, UK
11 year old Jenk, one of the youngest TEDx speakers, gives his talk entitled 'Ideas Ink.' for the very first time. link
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Oracle Startups
Young Entrepreneurs
Round Table Discussion
Oracle Startups interviewed young entrepreneurs to get their opinions on the future of business. link
One Better World
LIVE Dalai Lama
LIVE with Dalai Lama, India
Jenk was one of a handfull of changemakers invited onto a live discussion with the Dalai Lama.
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Expert Outlook 2022
Canvas8 Webinar
Jenk spoke about how Gen Z sees the next 10 years: education, employment, food, social responsibility & social media.
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Global Citizen Annual Strategy Summit
Global Citizen, USA & UK
Gen Z next 10 years: education, food, employment, social responsibility, social media, advertising, marketing & tech.
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SME Beyond Borders Dubai
Marriot Marquis, Dubai
Gen Z next 10 years: education, food, employment, social responsibility, social media, advertising, marketing, tech. link
Oxford Global
Model United Nations
Oxford University, 2019
Gen Z next 10 years: education, employment, food, social responsibility, social media and more.
SES Student Employment Summit
SES Group, UK
The changing employment landscape and how to uncover and take advantage of the new resources available.
Ascendance Pro
Say What Edition
Ascendance Pro, Malaysia
Thred Media and Clicktivism- how Gen Z approaches young entrepreneurship and social change.
Sustainability & Green Jobs Summit
Earth Day, Global
The green jobs of the future- how to find them and get hired.
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Big Ideas Summit
Sustainability
Procurious, Chicago USA
How Gen Z thinks about sustainability and how it factors into their purchasing decisions across all sectors.
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One Young World Summit, Germany
Munich, Germany
Jenk spoke about the powerful moment when he pivoted his business from privilege to purpose and why.
NEXUS Model United Nations Conference
NEXUS
Thred Media and Clicktivism- how Gen Z approaches young entrepreneurship and social change.
Humanity UP
Power of Clicktivism
Humanity Up
Thred Media and Clicktivism- how Gen Z approaches young entrepreneurship and social change.
Global Youth Equality
Summit
Social Chnage Conference
Thred Media and Clicktivism- how Gen Z approaches young entrepreneurship and social change.
London Speaker Bureau Summit
Annual Management Conference
Gen Z next 10 years: education, employment, food, social responsibility, social media and more.
Future Minds Network Conference
Entrepreneurship, Australia
Gen Z next 10 years: education, food employment, social responsibility, social media, advertising, marketing, tech. link
Young Entrepreneur
Round Table
Ivy House, UK
How to get strated on the road to young entrepreneurship and understand the best path to bring your idea to market.
Dream Big Summit
London 2021
Procurious, UK
Gen Z next 10 years: education, food employment, social responsibility, social media, advertising, marketing, tech.
United Leaders
Model United Nations
Las Positas College, India
The conference keynote focused on Social Change- Can a like change the world- Th power of clicktivism
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Phi Beta Lambda
Business Society
Las Positas College, USA
Gen Z next 10 years: education, food, employment, social responsibility, social media, advertising, marketing, tech.
Model United Nations Conference
DEMUN, Pakistan & Nepal
Gen Z next 10 years: education, food, employment, social responsibility, social media, advertising, marketing, tech.a
Maximum Achievement
Conference 2.0
Self Made Conference, UK
Spoke about young entrepreneurship and using winning strategies to forge ahead despite one's age.
Career Jam 2021
Founders 4 Schools
Caeer Fair, UK
Youth employment and how to navigate the ever shifting landscape and the new green job market.
Break The Ice
Global Entrepreneur Conf
Entrepreur Conference, India
Starting a company at a young age and how modern technology helped him achieve his goals.
hundrED Education
Young Entrepreneurship
Education Conference, UK
Jenk spoke about starting a company at a young age while managing school full time.
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KIDTech Conference London
KIDTech Conference, UK
Starting a company at a young age and how modern technology helped him achieve his goals.
Arlix Meet: Young Entrepreneur Conference
Arlix Meet London, UK
Ideas Ink.: Jenk spoke about young entrepreneurship and how he created iCoolKid.
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World Unity Week
Summit
World Peace and Unity, Pakistan
International children's month and world unity week themes discussed for a global audience of young professionals.
Kidpreneur Festival
KidZania
Kidania London, UK
Ideas Ink.: Jenk spoke about young entrepreneurship and how he created iCoolKid.
TEDx Talk
'Breaking the Pattern'
TEDx King's College, UK
Jenk both hosted & spoke at this TEDx event entitle Breaking Patterns; which he feels very passionately about.
Amazon AWS Summit London
Amazon Conference, UK
Young entrepreneurship with Dr Werner Vogels (CTO Amazon) about everything from AI to Big Data. link
Vox Youth Marketing Conference
New York, USA
Future Leaders: Jenk spoke about social change and how brands can gain share of mind and share of wallet.
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Amazon Young
Entrepreneur Camp
Enterprise Nation, UK
Young entrepreneurship- All things Thred Media and getting a company started at a young age.
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Tech. Retail Week Conference
Tech. Retail Conference, UK
Gen Z Consulting: industry led conference about retail trends and how to garner share of mind & wallet.
Oxford Global: Summit for Young Leaders 2019
Byron College, Athens, Greece
Oxford University hosts a 5 day conference on Leadership, young entrepreneurship, gig economy.
Knowledge Summit
Dubai Expo 2022
Dubai, UAE
Several topics including Thred Media, young entrepreneurship, youth employment and social change.
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Global Start Summit
Switzerland
Global Start, Switzerland
Several topics including Thred Media, young entrepreneurship, youth employment and social change.
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Young Minds
Future School Leaders
Leadership Conference, India
Leadership skills and finding your way to getting started as a young entrepreneur.
Gen Z- From The Ballot Box to the Cash Register
Bulbshare Conference, UK
Say hello to Gen-Z: What matters to young consumers in the voting booth and the checkout?
NACUE Enterprise Conference
NACUE, University of Kent, UK
Young entrepreneurship and how to get your company out of the classroom and into the Board room.
Global Digital Activism Spotlight Summit
Spotlight Foundation, Canada
The Future of Social Media'- Discussion centred around the benefits and drawbacks of life on line at all ages.
Single Use Plastics
Earth.org Summit
Earth.org, Hong Kong
21 practical everyday tips for living a more sustainable and plastic-free life- made easy for young people.
The Art of Building a Personal Brand
Ivy House, UK
Talks with Ivy House about building a successful brand and making a great first professional impression.
Youthnite 2021
United Nations SDGs
Youthtopia, Indonesia
United Nations SDGs- timed with COP26. The conf focus was on Sustainable Development Goals 16.
Model United Nations
Conference
YIS MUN, Global
Climate change could be slowed if lawmakers + corporate executives acknowledge climate science.
Youth 4 Youth
Summit US, UK
Look Up, US
Jenk discusses the power of clicktivism and allows you to decide on its effectiveness.
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Gen Z in Young Entrepreneurship
Grenoble Business School, FR
Gen Z next 10 years: education, food, employment, food, social responsibility, social media, tech.
Career Jam 2022
Founders 4 Schools
Career Fair, UK
Several topics including Thred Media, young entrepreneurship, youth employment and social change.
Innovative Leadership
IVY House Sessions
Ivy House Conference, UK
How to build out your innovative leadership skills while in full time education.
Social Entrepreneurship
Getting Inspired
Prasiddhi Forest Found, India
How to get started in social entrepreneurship and make the most of your impactful career.
Model United Nations Conference
NEOLAIA MUN, India
Jenk discusses the power of clicktivism and allows you to decide on its effectiveness.
HERE Documentary
Social Change
Los Angeles, California
The HERE Project is on a global tour speaking to change-makers and entrepreneurs about social trends.
Oxford Global: Summit for Young leaders 2020
Oxford University, UK
Several topics including Thred Media, young entrepreneurship, youth employment and social change.
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Phi Beta Lamda
Business Society
Dougherty Valley High, USA
Several topics including Thred Media, young entrepreneurship, youth employment and social change.
Oxford Global: Summit for Young leaders 2020
Oxford University, UK
Oxford University hosts a 5 day conference on leadership, young entrepreneurship, and gig economy.
SDG Impact Stories
Documentary
Oxford University, UK
Several topics including Thred Media, young entrepreneurship, youth employment and social change.
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Young Entrepreneurship EntreMind-Z
UTO, ED, Shri Lanka
Several topics including Thred Media, young entrepreneurship, youth employment and social change.
LookUp Competiton Demo Day 2021
LookUp, USA
'Shark Tank' judge for the finals of the LookUp Demo Day for Start-ups from across the USA.
Global Youth Equality Festival
CAREE, Indonesia
Jenk spoke about digital activism- Can a 'like' change the world- the power of clicktivism
A lIfe On-Line
The Future of Social Media
Oppidan Education, UK
'A Life On-Line, the Future of Social Media'. Discussion centred around the benefits and drawbacks.
Podcasts
Being Me Podcast
Mental Health
Podcast, USA
The podcast focused on climate anxiety., mental health, and all things Gen Z.
Top of the Class
Crimson Education
Podcast, Australia
The podcast focused on young entrepreneurship and social change
Gen Zers to Rise
Podcast
Podcast, USA & Greece
The podcast focused on young entrepreneurship and social change.
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Gen Z: A Phenomenom With Boarders
Engage Youth Co., USA
Gen Z Marketing: What makes them tick and global differences. Gregg Witt leads this insightful podcast! link
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The UK Young Entrepreneur Series
Enterprise Nation, London UK
Jenk sopke about young entrepreneurship and what is takes to succeed in the age of social media.
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House Hack Podcast
London, UK
Podcast, UK
The podcast focused on young entrepreneurship and social change.
Talkify Podcast
New Delhi, India
Talkify, India
Gen Z and young entrepreneurship- how to begin a career as a social entrepreneur.
Song Academy 2020 Song Competition Final
Hosted LIVE Finals
Jenk hosted the LIVE finals of the competition in a 90 minute tribute to all the winners.
Sneaker Trivia Quiz
LIVE at SneakerCon
The Sneaker Box, Detroit USA
Sneaker Trivia Quiz: Jenk hosted a sneaker quiz pitting two long standing experts against each other.
The Inspiring Vanessa
Show
Podcast, UK
Vaness interviewed Jenk on all things social change and the launch of Thred Media.
Weekend Mornings With Izzie
Podcast, US
Izzy interviewed Jenk on all things social change and the launch of Thred Media.
It's All Relative
Dr Eliza Filby
Podcast, UK
The podcast focused on Generational differences and young entrepreneurship.
Are You Convinced?
UK Youth
Podcast, UK
The podcast focused on whether young people should be given a day off to protest and express social change views.
The Human Entrepreneur
Podcast, UK
The podcast focused on young entrepreneurship and social change.
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Young Entrepreneur Series
Exist Great Podcast, Asia
Jenk spoke about growing up in an entrepreneurial family and how he got started. Giving advice to new entrep.
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Wake Up Millionaire
Podcast
Podcast, Costa Rica
Daniel Barahona interviewed Jenk on all things entrepreneurship and social change.
Entrepreneur Chit Chat With Alina Starr Morse
You Tube, US
Alina Starr Morse interiews Jenk about young entrepreneurship and shares tips about how to get started in business
Entrepreneur Chit Chat With Alina Starr Morse
You Tube, US
Alina Starr Morse interiews Jenk about young entrepreneurship and shares tips about how to get started in business
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Modern Toy & Game Industry
Power Kid Podcast, Nashville US
All things kids and gaming: Jenk spoke about starting a company and his favourite go to games.
Next Generation Role Model Podcast
Podcast/YT, USA & UK
Victoria Summer interviewed Jenk on all things entreprenurship and social change.
Next Generation Role Model Podcast
Podcast/YT
The podcast focused on young entrepreneurship and social change.
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Young Entrepreneur Series
Fun Kids Radio Podcast, UK
Kidpreneur Conference promotion- urging young people to get involved and attend some of his classes.
'Ideas Ink.' Workshops
'Ideas Ink.' Workshops
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KidPreneur Conference, London UK
Jenk taught a series of one hour classes on how to start a business and think through the first 30 days. He covers everything from conception, design, logos and trade marks through to writing business plans.
Please contact us should you wish to hire Jenk for an 'Ideas Ink.' Workshop for your event, school or conference. Contact jenk@thredmedia.com