“I’m doing this work so that no other parent has to suffer losing a child the way I did.”

In 2020 Kristin lost her son Carson. He took his life after he had been viciously cyber-bullied on anonymous apps on Snapchat. Carson was 16.

Today, Kristin is one of the leading parent advocates, culminating in her testimony before the Senate Committee in February 2023. 

She fights every day to hold Social Media giants accountable for their harmful products. But does she stand a chance against Big Tech?  

“What if we could stop cyberbullying at the source, and help the bully make better choices?”

Trisha Prabhu is a 23-year-old Indian-American innovator, social entrepreneur, and global advocate. She is the inventor of ReThink, a patented technology and an effective way to detect and stop online hate. 

Can technology be employed to bring kindness and mutual understanding into our online interactions? And is this possible within the current business model?

“Our phones are taking too much of our valuable time, and we are not really connecting with people anymore.”

Ilya Kneppelhout is a 27-year-old Dutch entrepreneur, and co-founder of The Offline Club. 

Founded in Amsterdam, The Offline Club offers a space where members can disconnect from their digital devices and reconnect with the real world.

But can a temporary unplugging lead to a more balanced lifestyle? Is our desire for offline spaces a fad, or a meaningful cultural movement?