#MEET I-Fourth HyperGenerator - EcoProject
This is a short interview we conducted with Vahram Ayvazyan, the creator of I-Fourth HyperGenerator - EcoProject. If you like this project and would like to vote for it, click here
1. Please, tell us a bit about yourself: where are you from and what is your background?
Vahram Ayvazyan co-founded I-Fourth in December 2016 and focuses on social innovation at the global level, artificial intelligence, and climate change. Vahram is a Climate Reality Leader and was trained by former US Vice President, Nobel Peace Prize winner Al Gore. Since then he has campaigned for action against climate change and researchers climate justice and diplomacy. Vahram has eight years of experience in the nonprofit sector. Previously, he participated in the Youth Peace Ambassadors project at the Council of Europe, where he focused on conflict resolution and peacebuilding in local communities affected by conflict in the South Caucasus and the Balkans. Furthermore, he has volunteered as a human rights activist with several international foundations and government agencies working on projects ranging from Indigenous Peoples’ rights to peace deal implementations. Vahram has also worked as an educator and teaching fellow with the Colombian Ministry of Education and with the Nukanti Foundation to advance education and promote bilingualism in underprivileged areas of Colombia. Vahram comes from Spitak, Armenia and graduated from Yerevan State University, Armenia with a degree in International Relations and Diplomacy. He is also a graduate of the University of Toronto and Zoryan Institute’s Genocide and Human Rights University Program. He has participated in hundreds of conferences across three dozen countries, published a vast number of articles on pressing international issues in renowned journals and magazines, and has won numerous awards for his research and publications. Vahram also plays chess professionally.
2. Can you describe your idea or project in two sentences?
I-Fourth's HyperGenerator is multifunctional & self-sufficient(clean water & energy, purified air, and ecological data through IoT sensors). The key problems the Hyper Generator seeks to address are the water and energy scarcity globally as well as air pollution.
3. How did you get your idea or concept?
We are a team of young people from different backgrounds and we have been working on it together. For more information on I-fourth, please visit: http://i-fourth.com/
4. What is unique about your idea/project and how does it benefit mankind?
First of all, we deliver 4 products at the same time which means that we are going to build smart cities via self-sufficient buildings. Also, we bridge the technological and social innovations to provide complete products and services. We are entering the market to eliminate the gap between the rapidly developing technology and the slowly changing societies. No company addresses this gap, I-Fourth will do!
5. Describe yourself as an entrepreneur in one sentence
I have strong leadership skills and am a chess player which helps me build a strong team with a strong vision.
6. How do you deal with people that doubt your abilities/initiatives?
I do my best to advance further so that they get surprised at my progress.
7. Where does your passion lie?
I want to write my name in history.
8. What are you afraid of or what keeps you up at night?
I am nervous about the time as it flies.
9. According to you, money is a synonym for.....
Math ;)
10. If you could rid the world of three things, what would they be?
Nuclear arms; extremist propaganda; hawkish governments
11. What are the benefits you take from the Entrepreneurship Campus?
I learn a lot from other people and I also make good networking as well as the internationalization of my project.
12. What do you like more about the Entrepreneurship Campus?
I do like the clash of ideas! That battle make the world better for us so the Campus is a step forward!
13. Which idea/project do you like most?
I have looked through the projects on the platform and many of them sound awesome to me and are gonna make a huge impact worldwide. But honestly, put I am in love with my hyperGenerator 'cause it focuses on 4 important areas: water, energy, air, data.
14. Please, include a link to a video if you have one
https://www.youtube.com/embed/cTF2a1iV6LY
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