Monthly Events
Amplify 2023
An intimate conversation and update about the current 2023 innovator journey.
Advocacy with David Jay
Gain valuable insight on building community & taking action for advocacy in the responsible tech world from expert David Jay.
Live Podcast: TikTok and Mental Health - The Full Story with Kalista Dwyer
Come hear Shivani Murugapiran, host of Digital Decalogue, interview TikTok influencer Kalista Dwyer on her mental health advocacy.
Tech4Good Student Symposium by Shift SC
The Tech4Good Student Symposium is a first-of-its-kind event for USC students to share their ideas and projects related to shaping technology in a better direction and applying technology for social good. The event is organized by Shift SC, USC’s student-led platform for human-centered and socially responsible technology.
Storytelling with Julia Hoppock
Julia Hoppock, Impact Producer of The Social Dilemma, will speak to the power of storying telling as advocacy in the digital world. Come learn how the ways different stories create impact for The Social Dilemma's ultimate mission to shift The Attention Economy to one that prioritizes people not profit.
David Jay, Center for Humane Technology - Leadership Lab Speaker Series
In our first 2022 Leadership Lab Speaker Series, David Jay will give us an inside look at the makings and magic of this global effort. In addition, he will share the various movements and advocacy campaigns around the globe that are calling for youth involvement.
For Youth by Youth: Meet the LookUp YLC
Join the Youth Leadership Council for their first event! They will lead interactive workshops on youth advocacy, the harmful effects of social media, and using tech for good. They will also share their new and exciting podcast and have many engaging activities planned, so you definitely do not want to miss this!
Youth4Youth iSummit
This global event is designed to connect you with your peers, new ideas, and youth-driven solutions to this global dilemma. Come prepared to listen, learn, and share game-changing solutions - to meet, unite, and take collective action. Go find each other!
More than 140 youth leaders and award-winning speakers are lined up to share their personal stories and innovative solutions for creating a digital world that is free from harm and full of opportunities.
We are thrilled you have chosen to join this movement and look forward to seeing you October 14th - 17th.
May you be here, be well, and be happy.
The LookUp Y4Y iSummit Team
LookUp StartUp Demo Day 2021
Demo Day culminates the five-month journey that LookUp's 2021 StartUp winners have taken through our Leadership Lab.
From apps to advocacy campaigns - many of these pioneers are ready to take their idea to the next level including angel investments, partnerships, mergers, advisory, or exit strategies.
Come listen, learn, get inspired and involved by helping these young leaders tackle the youth mental health crisis by challenging the digital ecosystem and our unrelalistic social norms through digital wellbeing campaigns and ethical technology solutions.
This is a perfect opportunity for seasoned entrepreneurs, executives, or activists to volunteer a little time over the next six months to bring these concepts to the next level.
Your Brain on Social Media
Gen Z Activists and Allies Examine the Promise, Peril, and Future of Being Born Digital.
If technology’s promise to keep us more connected is real, then why is Gen Z considered the loneliest generation in America? Why is youth anxiety, stress, depression, and suicide increasing at alarming rates? What role did and should big digital media companies, governments, and schools play in reversing these trends?
Join Julia Hoppock (The Social Dilemma), Bob Wigley, (Born Digital), Jon Gedney (MTV News), and youth activists Lars Bjork (17), Maddie Freeman (19), Hannah Chung (17), and Aliza Kopans (17) for a lively and candid discussion about what this generation is doing to “mount a revolution against harms from technology and create the future that they deserve.”
As MTV News recently posted, “The quantification of popularity on social media exploits our natural tendency for social comparison to create addiction for profit. It can make you the perfect target for advertisers... at the expense of your mental health and free will.”
This is a Mental Health Awareness Month Event.
GenZ Founders Round Table Designing for Presence, Passion & Connection
Celebrating Digital Wellness Day
Society’s increased and unhealthy dependence on digital media is affecting Gen-Z’s social lives as well as their mental health and well-being. Join us in celebration of Digital Wellness Day for a discussion with three teams of LookUp Social Innovators — FriendOver, Raincheck, and Unpluggers — who developed solutions to help Gen Z explore their passions, become more present, and nurture personal relationships through human connection.
