At hashtagDavos, our kids spent the morning at the hashtagUkraine House, and learnt what it means to be a solider and the sacrifices they make just so that the rest of us can sleep peacefully at night.
In the Ukrainian dialect there is a word воля which has 2 meanings “Freedom” or “Will”. I look at it as the “will to be free”
As Finns, we owe the hashtagUkrainianArmy a debt of gratitude for being on the Frontline of Europe.
Thank you Katherine Vellinga for sharing “Ukraine” with Sophie, Alena Aisha and myself
Ref: Teemu Seppälä Ilkka Korkiamäki Timo Harakka Mikko Armila Miikka Neuvonen
Why is Microsoft investing in nuclear power plants?
When hashtagFinland‘s Sophie (9) and Alena (14) launched their own AI hashtagchatbot called Glowie.fi we taught them self-governance
This helped them understand what is responsible and ethical AI
Aisha and I took the girls to hashtagWEF, so they can explore:
“What will it mean to be HUMAN in the age of AI”
Ref:
Karine Perset Judith Peterka Ella Palo
Anna Hakobyan Kana Enomoto Dr. Patrizia Ariane Ecker Elizabeth Kuiper Vesa Riihimäki Aura Salla Jukka Koski Heli Hidén Jukka Rantala Jouni Lehtinen Elias Aalto Lasse Sinikallas Asma Derja Sol Rashidi, MBA Janna Salokangas Sami Kazi Kate Hancock Mikko Puhakka 溥 墨 Caj Södergård Reetta-Liisa Viitanen Iikka Upanne Mervi Palander Alan Laubsch Fredrik Borgström Inka Mero Andre Shojaie Ben Hamley Katarina Danihlikova Engel Reshma Ramachandran Dr Michael Rothschild MD 🦒Xiaolan Fu Rhonesia Perry, MBA Acquanetta Warren
Here is a $500 drone that can take out a tank
Special thanks to Teemu Seppälä who invited Sophie, Alena, Aisha and I to a talk in the Defense sector at World Economic Forum
We are Finns, and we live right next to an angry neighbor, so all Finns, even our kids need to take defense seriously.
In a MAGA world where NATO-member states are being encouraged to increase their defense spending, Finland is fortunate to have a city like Riihimäen kaupunki – City of Riihimäki that houses Defence Innovation Network Finland (DEFINE)
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Jouni Eho Ilkka Korkiamäki Samuel Koivisto Juha Hiltunen Henri Hallanoro Kristian Keinänen Laura Manner-Raappana Reetta-Liisa Viitanen
Sophie (9) and Alena (14) talk about their journey and how they launched their AI Chatbot Glowie.fi
Special thanks to Petri Malmelin for giving the girls an opportunity to speak at Monday.ai
During our talk at Monday.ai Sophie and I recalled our journey from VTT where we learnt about IQM Quantum Computers and then how we got a chance to speak at the World Economic Forum, and now we launched our AI startup called Glowie.fi
Throughout our 20-minute talk, I was smiling within, and I was so grateful to Sami Kazi for being such a wonderful mentor, and to Janna Salokangas who believed in us and gave us the opportunity to speak at hashtagWEF and at the Mia AI Global Summits
Our parents Saleem and Aisha have taught us that we should always remember those who have supported us in our journey
A very special shout-out to Petri Malmelin for giving us the opportunity to speak at his event
When Aisha and I moved to Finland, we decided to create an hashtageducation system that would help kids prepare for the hashtagAI-economy
We decided to experiment with our own kids, and now both our daughters Alena and Sophie will be sharing their experiences on AI Monday
They will be talking about how they launched their own AI startup called Glowie.fi
special thanks to Petri Malmelin for extending an invitation to us
You can join us in person or online
https://lnkd.in/e_NDGi3V
What’s so special about the way Lincoln Method teaches hashtagAI to kids?
Join us on 2nd December at AI Monday in Helsinki to listen to how Aisha and I have used our education programs to guide Alena and Sophie onto their AI journey
You will listen to the girls talk about:
– Their first experience of seeing IQM Quantum Computers at VTT thanks to Sami Kazi
– The opportunity they got by Janna Salokangas through Finnish Flow to speak at the World Economic Forum
– Their summer course on Entrepreneurship & AI
– How they launched their first AI Chatbot called Glowie.ai
– How they partnered up with Burak Çevik of Gameness who drove traffic to the Telegram channel
see you soon
Thank you Petri Malmelin for giving them this opportunity
How do you grow a marketing campaign for Glowie.fi – it’s a Chatbot for Gen-Z?
Before Alena and Sophie went to bed, we had a brainstorming session on how to feed their marketing campaign so that they would continue growing their user base (while they sleep)…
The girls came up with several examples for their audience…
This was their favorite (and mom… Aisha loved it too)
Special thanks to Burak Çevik and Gameness for driving the marketing campaign
hashtagAI
hashtagGenZ
hashtaglaunch
hashtagHelsinki
hashtagFinland
3,000 members is 6 hours of launching Glowie.fi
Special thanks to Burak Çevik and Gameness who are helping young entrepreneurs like Alena and Sophie launch their Chatbot
Partnerships are everything: Alena and Sophie’s Telegram group reached 1,000 members in 1 hour thanks to the partnership with Burak Çevik and Gameness
Check out Glowie.fi
Why did Ressu School in hashtagHeksinki ask our girls to create a video on “Chain of Thought Reasoning, and on AI Agents”?
SCHOOLS WANT TEACHERS TO ADOPT AI
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Since Alena (14) and Sophie (9) launched their own AI startup, their teachers at Ressu are taking notice. So our girls were asked to create a video to show the importance of why progressive schools should adopt AI.
LEADING SCHOOLS, LEAD THE WAY
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Ressu is one of the top rated schools in Finland, so if Ressu wants to lead the way, then other schools will follow.
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There are 3 people in academia (outside Finland) whose efforts I really appreciate as they are pushing hard to bring in an AI roadmap for their schools. I would like to give a shout-out to:
1. Mayor Acquanetta Warren (California)
2. Ambassador Dr Kenneth Vella (Malta)
3. Rehan Allahwala (Pakistan)
Ref:
Jaakko Skantsi Outi Hakanen Kirsti Lonka Silva Paananen Tony Mizzi Sami Kazi Caj Södergård Mikko Puhakka 溥 墨 Janna Salokangas Anne-Marie Enns Anna-Maria Meurman Carolina Bermúdez Parra Solja Sulkunen Umair Ali Khan Aisha Saleem Dino Fino Fajer Rabia Petri Malmelin Rhonesia Perry, MBA Shain Hymon
Why does Finland create happy parents?
DIFFERENT PRIORITIES
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Last week someone asked Aisha and I “why are you in Finland, and not in a larger market”…
it got us thinking…
At what age did Aisha and I start teaching our hashtagkids about AI?
WHY WAIT
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If AI is going to change the world, then our kids should become the hashtagchangemakers!
UP OUR GAME
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We should encourage our kids to participate in high-powered hashtagconferences like the one being organized by Mia AI on September 19-20
https://lnkd.in/dZzx5JFk
FIND GOOD MENTORS
We should surround our kids with leading minds in AI within our network like Sami Kazi, so Alena and Sophie can get on to an accelerated learning path.
We also make sure that the girls read Sol Rashidi‘s book the AI survival guide
Special thanks to the Mia AI team for doing our kids an opportunity:
Janna Salokangas Tarja Stephens Anne-Marie Enns Tammy Capistrant
How are we preparing 9year old Sophie for her 2nd World Economic Forum in Davos 2025?
WHAT HAPPENED AT WEF 2024?
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This year Alena Saleem and Sophie were invited by Janna Salokangas of Finnish Flow to speak at WEF on hashtagAI, and she spoke about the importance of girls in AI and they drew their inspiration from Martin Wezowski from SAP
WHAT WILL HAPPEN AT WEF 2025?
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Next year we are preparing our daughters to talk about “AI in the Boardroom”, and they are drawing their inspiration from Sol Rashidi
WHY ARE WE DOING THIS?
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Aisha and I are using our Lincoln Method to work with family offices and other eager parents to create the next generation of leaders
Special thanks to Sami Kazi for constantly guiding our daughters, and to Mikko Puhakka 溥 墨 for introducing us to Janna
Ref:
The Female Quotient
Naheed Chowdhry Shelley Zalis Jessica Sibley Amber Coleman-Mortley Anu Bhardwaj Sadaf Lodhi, D.O. FACOOG,MSCP,IF Mikko Armila Kirsti Lonka Kenneth Vella Teemu Seppälä Katherine Vellinga Fatima-Zahra BENSAID Fatima Akhtar Maria Andros JapNeet K. Gillian Marcelle, PhD Cindy Eckert Acquanetta Warren Rhonesia Perry, MBA Shain Hymon Caj Södergård
What did our guests from Philippines say about education in Riihimäen kaupunki – City of Riihimäki ?
APPRECIATING VISIONARY LEADERSHIP
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The Philippines delegation immediately recognised that Mayor Jouni Eho is a visionary leader who has put together a committed team including Teemu Seppälä, Juha Hiltunen, Kristian Keinänen, Samuel Koivisto as well as passionate educators like Reetta-Liisa Viitanen
Introducing robotics into the school curriculum at an early age gives kids an added advantage over others.
Ref:
Maria Andros Hanna Lankinen Ossi Ritvos Eija Tynkkynen Mikko Armila Melissa Arni-Hardén Matleena Vuola Olli-Pekka Mäkirintala Miikka Neuvonen
Ilpo Järvenpää Pekka Bäck Mikko Heickell Lauri Virkkunen Elisa Vepsäläinen Timo Harakka
Glenn Gassen Teemu Seppälä Isaac Schild (he/him) Olivier Bonfils Shalini Sharma Takura Matswetu
Mirja Hannula Riikka Heikinheimo 🚴🏽♀️🍃 Ulla Heinonen l Katri Raevuori
Laura Lindeman Juho-Tuomas Järvikangas Jenni Falck Anne Jämsén Joonas Halla
hashtagRiihimäki hashtagSeuraavanaRiihimäki hashtagFutureSkillsThroughRobotics
hashtagFinland hashtagresponsible hashtagforeign hashtagworkers hashtagimmigration
It is important to teach kids how hashtagAI is a new life form, which does not have hashtagemotions or feelings.
In 2023, this is how we taught our daughters about one aspect of AI when we took them to hashtagCopenhagen
Ref:
Alena Saleem
Why is Lincoln Method being used to teach AI to schools in hashtagMalta🇲🇹?
The AI economy is here to stay and it will create many new jobs. This is why our hashtagFinnish🇫🇮 edtech is working with schools in Malta to launch AI Awareness programs and get students curious and interested in studying AI
Aisha Saleem and I would like to give special thanks to:
1. Ambassador Kenneth Vella for leading this program and for facilitating us at every step of the way
2. Ambassador Sannamaaria Vanamo for her support to get this program launched
4. Simon Arrigo for participating in the initial discussions
5. Zubair Anwar-Bawany for traveling to Malta and observing the rollout of the program and ensuring that it met compliance standards and was aligned with UN SDG
6. Brian Gatt from the Gozo Innovation Hub for observing the roll out of the program at Gozo College Middle School
7. Mikko Puhakka 溥 墨 for advising us on the roll-out of the program in 3 schools in Malta
8. Teemu Seppälä for introducing us to Finns in Malta
9. Sami Kazi for advising on the course design
10. Caj Södergård for guiding us on the continuous development and evolution of AI
Ref:
Malta Enterprise
Jaakko Skantsi Jouni Kangasniemi Kirsti Lonka Mia-Stiina Heikkala Eero Nikula Jukka Hakola Will Cardwell Pekka Koponen Pekka Salmi Yaroslav Karulin Elton Kullström Petri Vuorinen Petri Malmelin Solja Sulkunen Muzaffar Bukhari Rhonesia Perry, MBA Acquanetta Warren Rukaiya Salman, CFA
Maria Zammit Micallef Marion Zammit Kurt Farrugia Anthony David Gatt Matthew Zammit Patrick Camilleri Johan Zammit Mark Bajada Dino Fino @
How are 🇫🇮Finnish kids learning about the hashtagsemiconductor war that are starting.
KIDS TALK ABOUT SEMICONDUCTOR SHORTAGE
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Sophie (8yrs) has started learning about the business of semiconductors, and why Sam Altman is raising $7 Trillion dollar.
Last summer Sophie learned about the hashtagscience behind semiconductors, and now she is learning about the hashtagbusiness of hashtagsemiconductors and the chip-wars
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Business Finland Finnish AI Region (FAIR EDIH) Finnish Center for Artificial Intelligence Opetushallitus – Utbildningsstyrelsen – Finnish National Agency for Education Opetus- ja kulttuuriministeriö/Undervisnings- och kulturministeriet/Ministry of Education & Culture
Teemu Seppälä Mikko Armila Jouni Kangasniemi Jessica Sibley Shelley Zalis Hanna Riski Jaakko Skantsi Jyri Linden Juha Vartiainen Amber Coleman-Mortley Timo Harakka Petri Malmelin Sami Kazi Caj Södergård Mikko Puhakka 溥 墨 Kenneth Vella Martin Wezowski Kirsti Lonka
Sophie and I went to attend a Women in AI event hosted by Yle and we heard a really informational talk presented by Irene nikkarinen
I wanted to know more about what she thought about how Qstar and A-search has evolved, and if AGI is closer to reality
Thank you Lincoln Method for teaching us about AI
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Tove Mylläri Saleem Qureshi Aisha Saleem Janna Salokangas Shelley Zalis Jessica Sibley Amber Coleman-Mortley Ronny Eriksson Markus Wartiovaara Thommie Burstrom Ada-Maaria Hyvärinen Johanna Törn-Mangs Laura Isotalo Anu Bhardwaj Naheed Chowdhry Sami Kazi Caj Södergård Mikko Puhakka 溥 墨
Cheers to young brilliance at Lincoln Method!
Our 8-year-old prodigy, Sophie, has been offered a phenomenal opportunity to write for Time Magazine.
Witnessing her talent shine bright at such a tender age fills us with immense pride. The journey of a future wordsmith begins – congratulations, Sophie! 🌈
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Although some might disagree but we are teaching our kids that hashtagcrypto is the future, that’s why we have started buying hashtagBitcoin for our daughters
What happened when our kids went to see the Quantum Computer at VTT ?
INVESTMENT:
Finland will be investing €250million+ in quantum computing ventures…
FORWARD-LOOKING PARENTS:
So we decided to enroll our girls in a hobby club with Lincoln Method that teaches Quantum computing…
GIRLS STUDY QUANTUM COMPUTING:
This is the perfect age to help kids build their curiosity,
Alena is 13, and Sophie is 8
LEARNING BY VLOGGING:
As a part of their hobby club, the kids are required to create vlogs about what they learn in quantum computing…
This way they are building their own portfolio…
MEETING THE CEO:
Alena’s vlog reached Antti Vasara the CEO of VTT, and he invited the girls to visit VTT and learn more about quantum computing Industry
the CEO spent almost an hour educating the girls about the science and the business behind this new revolution, and they took photographs in front of the quantum computer…
IT TAKES A VILLAGE TO RAISE A CHILD:
The only thing certain about the future is that the AI-economy is here to stay, and it will be powered by quantum computers…
so if you are a forward-looking parent and want to prepare your child for the future, then just ask for some help, and you will be pleasantly surprised how many people come to help you
A lot of people have helped Aisha Saleem and I, and we want to say thanks:
What makes our 🇫🇮Finnish EdTech Lincoln Method different from other programs?
TEACH WHAT IS NOT TAUGHT
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Conventional schools only take kids to a certain point, however we work with kids and groom them for leadership. This means we teach kids like Alena Saleem Sophie and Iqra Bawany how to talk and interact with global leaders
TEACH VOCABULARY OF LEADERSHIP
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We teach kids the vocabulary of leadership, so that when they meet leaders, they can hold a meaningful conversation
Special thanks to the The Female Quotient for putting together an expectational platform
Ref:
Business Finland Business Helsinki Helsinki Partners Finnish Business Angels Network (FiBAN) Finnish Education Evaluation Centre Nordic Business Forum Hanken School of Economics Finnish Flow
Aisha Saleem Teemu Seppälä Mikko Armila Dr. Henrik Keinonen Will Cardwell Mia-Stiina Heikkala Petri Virtanen Petri Vuorinen Pekka Koponen Jouni Kangasniemi Jukka Hakola Eero Nikula Jaakko Skantsi Michael Zarb Sami Kazi Jyri Linden Priit Liiv Sari Salojarvi Tuula Antola Pekka Salmi Naheed Chowdhry Anu Bhardwaj Kenneth Vella
Fatima-Zahra BENSAID Sami Kazi Mikko Puhakka 溥 墨 Caj Södergård Janna Salokangas
hashtagwef hashtagwef2024 hashtagwef24 hashtagdavos
Why do leaders like Jason M. Girzadas CEO of Deloitte US want to talk to our students like Alena Saleem and Sophie who are studying hashtagAI?
AI IS THE FUTURE
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If AI is the future, and if kids of today will be running Fortune 500 companies tomorrow, then it makes complete sense for leaders to be listening to what the kids have to say about shaping the futureSpecial thanks to the The Female Quotient for putting together an expectational platform
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Business Finland Business Helsinki Helsinki Partners Finnish Business Angels Network (FiBAN) Helsinki Education Hub Finnish Education Evaluation Centre Nordic Business Forum Hanken School of Economics
Aisha Saleem Teemu Seppälä Mikko Armila Dr. Henrik Keinonen Will Cardwell Jussi Heinila Mia-Stiina Heikkala Miikka Neuvonen Robert Bruch Petri Virtanen Petri Vuorinen Pekka Koponen Jouni Kangasniemi Jukka Hakola Eero Nikula Jaakko Skantsi Michael Zarb Sami Kazi Joel Palathinkal, Ph.D Jyri Linden Priit Liiv Sari Salojarvi Tuula Antola Zahoor Ahmed Pekka Salmi Naheed Chowdhry Anu Bhardwaj SHEQONOMI
Why will Lincoln Method be teaching AI tools like Synthesia to kids in primary and secondary schools in Malta 🇲🇹?
The AI-economy will create many new jobs, so we are partnering with schools to teach kids how to use tools like Synthesia so that they can become desirable for future employers
Our course will be piloted in 3 schools in hashtagMalta (from January 20-26).
Ref:
Business Finland Finnish Business Angels Network (FiBAN) Business Helsinki Opetushallitus – Utbildningsstyrelsen – Finnish National Agency for Education Malta Enterprise
Teemu Seppälä Mikko Armila Sami Kazi Caj Södergård Mikko Puhakka 溥 墨 Janna Salokangas Risto Kuulasmaa Kenneth Vella Maria Zammit Micallef Kurt Farrugia Nathalie Farrugia Brian Gatt Dino Fino Esa-Matti Harkke Mia-Stiina Heikkala Jouni Kangasniemi Jaakko Skantsi Miikka Neuvonen Aisha Saleem Alena Saleem Zubair Anwar-Bawany Iqra Bawany Petri Vuorinen Ajeet Khurana ⭕
How did we go from hashtagAmsterdam to hashtagDavos in 8 months?
WHAT HAPPENED
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8 months ago we asked our 🇫🇮 Finnish tutors at Lincoln Method to teach our kids about hashtagAI and neural networks that power ChatGPT
LEARNING HOW CHATGPT WORKS
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We took Alena Saleem and Sophie to Amsterdam’s Rijkmuseum Research Library and they discussed how processing power from a GPU plays a vital role in the speed of receiving your answers from ChatGPT
OUTCOME
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Today our hashtaggirls have progressed and they are going to hashtagDavos to speak at the World Economic Forum about the future of AI
MORAL OF THE STORY
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think big, start early
RAISING GIRLS
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Aisha Saleem and I along with other parents like Anu Bhardwaj of SHEQONOMI and Zubair Anwar-Bawany are determined to make sure that girls have a big voice in tomorrow’s tech
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Finnish AI Region (FAIR EDIH) Finnish Center for Artificial Intelligence Petri Malmelin Business Helsinki Opetushallitus – Utbildningsstyrelsen – Finnish National Agency for Education
Clifton Grima
Teemu Seppälä Sami Kazi Caj Södergård Terhi Kajaste Jaana Leikas Mikko Puhakka 溥 墨 Kenneth Vella Kurt Farrugia Nathalie Farrugia Brian Gatt Maria Zammit Micallef Jaana Tuomi Jaakko Skantsi Jouni Kangasniemi Marion Zammit Johan Zammit Hanna Riski Hanna Viitala Kimmo Koponen Vilma Jaanto Irene Hernberg Salla Lamberg Dino Fino Anamaria Magri Pantea Iqra Bawany Rehan Allahwala
Ajeet Khurana ⭕
hashtagdavos hashtagwef hashtagwef24
BEHAVIOR MANIPULATION
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After launching a teen chatbot Glowie.fi both Alena & Sophie have noticed an increase in teen-lonliness, and teen-addictions. That’s why in the absence of governance frameworks, teens will be vulnerable to AI-manipulation
INCLUDE KIDS IN CREATING AI GOVERNANCE
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Kids know where all the areas of vulnerability are, so they are the best resource when it comes to creating a governance framework.
Special thanks to Janna Salokangas and the Mia AI team as well as Sami Kazi and Caj Södergård for giving our kids the break they needed.
We will definitely be listening to all the talks hosted by Shelley Zalis and Amber Coleman-Mortley at the The Female Quotient and with Kate Hancock
Ping me if you will be at hashtag#WEF and Aisha and I would love to catch up