Hasan Abo-Shally talks about pursuing a meaningful journey, finding belonging, leaving the default path, creating opportunity, building communities and leading social change from within. He also talks about how you just might need to sleep behind a refrigerator to reach your goal. Hasan is an impact-driven, multidisciplinary social entrepreneur, a designer of experiences, and a technologist. He taught himself software development at a young age, sold his first application while in high school, and has worked for several tech startups.

In 2014, Hasan founded “Hasoub," a grassroots NGO, fostering tech entrepreneurship as an economic lever for the local Arab society. In 2016, he founded “Ibtekar,” a socio-educational venture promoting technological innovation among kids and youth from underprivileged backgrounds.

Hasan Abo-Shally is a Forbes Under 30 honoree (2017), a Stanford AMENDS fellow, a OneYoungWorld ambassador, and the youngest among TheMarker’s 2018 list of “40 Under 40” promising youth in Israel. Hasan has a degree in interactive media from IDC-Herzliya (with full scholarship) and served on the research team of its Media Innovation Lab (miLAB). Currently, he is leading strategy and innovation at Hasoub and pursuing an MBA in Technion’s Startup MBA program.

This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx