Using bamboo to shift gears in business | Matthew Wilkins | TEDxYouth@Hewitt

This talk was given at a local TEDx event, produced independently of the TED Conferences. Matthew Wilkins imagines a world where we all do good by doing what we love. He uses his work building bamboo bikes as an example.

Matthew Wilkins is a co-founder of Pedal Forward, an organization providing sustainable solutions to poverty and transportation issues through the manufacturing, sale, and use of bamboo bicycles. Matt received his B.S. in Biomedical Engineering from The George Washington University in 2012 and completed his M.S. in 2014, also in Biomedical Engineering, while working as The Dean’s Fellow in the School of Engineering and Applied Science at GW. He comes from a family of cyclists whose idea of a vacation typically involves enjoying the road on two wheels. In addition to his work with Pedal Forward, Matt has worked on the Program Team for the Clinton Global Initiative, where he helped identify speakers and generate content for the 2014 Clinton Global Initiative Annual Meeting. He also worked as the Transportation Commitment Mentor for The Clinton Global Initiative University where he was responsible for the development of all transportation related commitments. He currently sits on the Board of Directors of The Nyota Fund, a non-profit scholarship fund that provides full academic scholarships to secondary school students who exhibit both high academic potential and strong financial need in Tanzania’s Ngara District. While his education is in engineering, Matt has a passion for international development and public health, and designed and currently teaches a course at GW which bridges the gap between all three.

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