300 students from schools in Cardiff & the surrounding areas enjoyed an impactful day of inspiration and innovation at the TeenTech Cardiff Festival, held at the All Nations Centre. The festival is now in its fourth year thanks to generous support from lead sponsor and co-ordinating partner Cardiff University , in addition to the regional sponsors AWS and Commvault.
Students and teachers remarked on the high quality of the interactive sessions provided by organisations including Admiral, Airbus, AWS, AtkinsRéalis, BBC Wales, Cardiff Council Curriculum Team, Cardiff and Vale College, JBA Trust, Oracle, Roche, South Wales Police, Swansea Bay NHS Renal Unit, South Wales Compound Semiconductors PBIAA, CS Connected, The Urbanists, Wales Air Ambulance Charity and 160th Welsh Brigade. They were joined by staff from Cardiff University’s School of Medicine, School of Computer Science, Institute for Compound Semiconductors, School of Physics and Astronomy, Cardiff School of Dentistry and the Welsh School of Architecture.
The students also developed their own ideas alongside industry mentors to make life smarter, simpler, safer or more fun. Teams can then enter them into the annual TeenTech Awards which celebrates the best ideas from around the UK.
Darren Thompson from Commvault said,
“What an amazing experience! It was lovely to see the students so enthusiastically embracing innovation and coming up with new ideas but, equally, the impact on our Commvault Ambassadors was tangible from the start. The positive energy generated but the students meant that we all left the event energised and wanting to re-engage as quickly as possible!”
Co-founder of TeenTech and former Tomorrow’s World reporter Maggie Philbin OBE says, ‘We deeply appreciate the support of Cardiff University, AWS and Commvault who help us support and celebrate the talent of young people in Wales’