the the greatest significance you find in this life is actually found through
in this life is actually found through
in this life is actually found through service my name is Nathaniel Peet and
service my name is Nathaniel Peet and
service my name is Nathaniel Peet and [Music]
[Music]
[Music] when I was young I was really busy with
when I was young I was really busy with
when I was young I was really busy with my hands you know I was at home mom and
my hands you know I was at home mom and
my hands you know I was at home mom and dad bases would get me to make things
dad bases would get me to make things
dad bases would get me to make things cut things up primary school was really
cut things up primary school was really
cut things up primary school was really good for me I did well at primary school
good for me I did well at primary school
good for me I did well at primary school mathematics was fun things which I
mathematics was fun things which I
mathematics was fun things which I engaged in English was fun it was
engaged in English was fun it was
engaged in English was fun it was stories coming from a Jamaican family it
stories coming from a Jamaican family it
stories coming from a Jamaican family it was always about trying to do the best
was always about trying to do the best
was always about trying to do the best mom and dad always said to me Nathaniel
mom and dad always said to me Nathaniel
mom and dad always said to me Nathaniel you can do anything you put your mind to
you can do anything you put your mind to
you can do anything you put your mind to don’t let nobody tell you that you can’t
don’t let nobody tell you that you can’t
don’t let nobody tell you that you can’t do that thing but when I went to
do that thing but when I went to
do that thing but when I went to secondary school something happened
secondary school something happened
secondary school something happened boredom set in place I wasn’t engaged in
boredom set in place I wasn’t engaged in
boredom set in place I wasn’t engaged in the curriculum suddenly the fun that I
the curriculum suddenly the fun that I
the curriculum suddenly the fun that I was doing my hands were stripped away
was doing my hands were stripped away
was doing my hands were stripped away from me
from me
from me all the things I enjoyed doing gradually
all the things I enjoyed doing gradually
all the things I enjoyed doing gradually became less interesting in fact the
became less interesting in fact the
became less interesting in fact the teachers weren’t engaged and when you’re
teachers weren’t engaged and when you’re
teachers weren’t engaged and when you’re bored with your teacher and your teacher
bored with your teacher and your teacher
bored with your teacher and your teacher doesn’t engage you are you gonna learn
doesn’t engage you are you gonna learn
doesn’t engage you are you gonna learn if you don’t like your teacher you’re
if you don’t like your teacher you’re
if you don’t like your teacher you’re gonna learn no if you don’t like your
gonna learn no if you don’t like your
gonna learn no if you don’t like your teacher you’re very unlikely gonna learn
teacher you’re very unlikely gonna learn
teacher you’re very unlikely gonna learn and that was me and I fell into this
and that was me and I fell into this
and that was me and I fell into this negative type of mindset I got bored and
negative type of mindset I got bored and
negative type of mindset I got bored and fed up with school I didn’t do too well
fed up with school I didn’t do too well
fed up with school I didn’t do too well it’s quite started to hang on with the
it’s quite started to hang on with the
it’s quite started to hang on with the wrong people so many of my friends
wrong people so many of my friends
wrong people so many of my friends actually end up in crime
actually end up in crime
actually end up in crime some of them went to prison some of them
some of them went to prison some of them
some of them went to prison some of them ended up dead and then that I only got
ended up dead and then that I only got
ended up dead and then that I only got four GCSEs none of them were maths none
four GCSEs none of them were maths none
four GCSEs none of them were maths none of them were science and for those in
of them were science and for those in
of them were science and for those in the international audience that may be
the international audience that may be
the international audience that may be watching this or streaming this online
watching this or streaming this online
watching this or streaming this online you need at least 10 GCSEs to progress
you need at least 10 GCSEs to progress
you need at least 10 GCSEs to progress would be successful but you need five
would be successful but you need five
would be successful but you need five minimum math science and English to get
minimum math science and English to get
minimum math science and English to get into college and I remember basically
into college and I remember basically
into college and I remember basically having this mindset of you can do
having this mindset of you can do
having this mindset of you can do anything and I you know just the context
anything and I you know just the context
anything and I you know just the context of it my friend showed me a gun when I
of it my friend showed me a gun when I
of it my friend showed me a gun when I was about 16 15 years old that was what
was about 16 15 years old that was what
was about 16 15 years old that was what was happening outside and I knew that my
was happening outside and I knew that my
was happening outside and I knew that my mom
mom
mom dad said you know you can do anything
dad said you know you can do anything
dad said you know you can do anything you want you can do anything you want
you want you can do anything you want
you want you can do anything you want I had this ambition I wanted to fly
I had this ambition I wanted to fly
I had this ambition I wanted to fly aeroplanes I wanted to become a pilot
aeroplanes I wanted to become a pilot
aeroplanes I wanted to become a pilot and so I went to one college and I
and so I went to one college and I
and so I went to one college and I didn’t get into that college I went to
didn’t get into that college I went to
didn’t get into that college I went to another College didn’t get to that
another College didn’t get to that
another College didn’t get to that college because I didn’t have the five
college because I didn’t have the five
college because I didn’t have the five GCSEs to get in
GCSEs to get in
GCSEs to get in neither maths or science just English
neither maths or science just English
neither maths or science just English and I passed English because my English
and I passed English because my English
and I passed English because my English teacher was a very effective teacher he
teacher was a very effective teacher he
teacher was a very effective teacher he actually said to the young boys that
actually said to the young boys that
actually said to the young boys that were in the class if you pass I’ll give
were in the class if you pass I’ll give
were in the class if you pass I’ll give you a hundred pounds all of us passed he
you a hundred pounds all of us passed he
you a hundred pounds all of us passed he was a good teacher not because of that
was a good teacher not because of that
was a good teacher not because of that but he just understood the mindset of us
but he just understood the mindset of us
but he just understood the mindset of us at that time and so I went to one
at that time and so I went to one
at that time and so I went to one college and I I managed to get the
college and I I managed to get the
college and I I managed to get the enrollment letter from my friend who had
enrollment letter from my friend who had
enrollment letter from my friend who had been accepted for the college and we
been accepted for the college and we
been accepted for the college and we went into the college and he held it up
went into the college and he held it up
went into the college and he held it up and then he passed it back to me and I
and then he passed it back to me and I
and then he passed it back to me and I took it and I showed it and I got into
took it and I showed it and I got into
took it and I showed it and I got into the college and here you’ve got this
the college and here you’ve got this
the college and here you’ve got this wannabe rude boy fur gold cap two for my
wannabe rude boy fur gold cap two for my
wannabe rude boy fur gold cap two for my eyebrows might have a pattern here study
eyebrows might have a pattern here study
eyebrows might have a pattern here study as the bounce around like this bounce
as the bounce around like this bounce
as the bounce around like this bounce let you know I don’t bounce it and I and
let you know I don’t bounce it and I and
let you know I don’t bounce it and I and I queued up in the a-level physics line
I queued up in the a-level physics line
I queued up in the a-level physics line but no maths and I got to the front
but no maths and I got to the front
but no maths and I got to the front after an hour and the guy said to read
after an hour and the guy said to read
after an hour and the guy said to read you know what let me see your TCC slip
you know what let me see your TCC slip
you know what let me see your TCC slip so he flicked through and he saw failing
so he flicked through and he saw failing
so he flicked through and he saw failing math set failing science he only saw
math set failing science he only saw
math set failing science he only saw four music history and English and he
four music history and English and he
four music history and English and he said you don’t have the grades you’re
said you don’t have the grades you’re
said you don’t have the grades you’re gonna have to repeat GCSEs and I walked
gonna have to repeat GCSEs and I walked
gonna have to repeat GCSEs and I walked off and I remembered in my back of my
off and I remembered in my back of my
off and I remembered in my back of my mind what was happening outside I didn’t
mind what was happening outside I didn’t
mind what was happening outside I didn’t want to fall into this negative spiral
want to fall into this negative spiral
want to fall into this negative spiral that often times these black boys fall
that often times these black boys fall
that often times these black boys fall into knife and crime knife crime and
into knife and crime knife crime and
into knife and crime knife crime and violence and and and guns and and and
violence and and and guns and and and
violence and and and guns and and and drugs and I queued up again I got to the
drugs and I queued up again I got to the
drugs and I queued up again I got to the front I’ve been there for about two
front I’ve been there for about two
front I’ve been there for about two hours now it takes a lot of courage to
hours now it takes a lot of courage to
hours now it takes a lot of courage to go back in but that self resilience that
go back in but that self resilience that
go back in but that self resilience that self esteem that had been built in my
self esteem that had been built in my
self esteem that had been built in my primary school we’re still there and it
primary school we’re still there and it
primary school we’re still there and it took the knock and I went back and I
took the knock and I went back and I
took the knock and I went back and I queued up again for another hour got to
queued up again for another hour got to
queued up again for another hour got to the front a guy said you don’t have the
the front a guy said you don’t have the
the front a guy said you don’t have the grade you gonna have to repeat your
grade you gonna have to repeat your
grade you gonna have to repeat your exams I got up again and I I said you
exams I got up again and I I said you
exams I got up again and I I said you know I’m gonna have to go back because I
know I’m gonna have to go back because I
know I’m gonna have to go back because I it’s a lifeline to survival if I can get
it’s a lifeline to survival if I can get
it’s a lifeline to survival if I can get onto this a level and physics without
onto this a level and physics without
onto this a level and physics without the mast and I’m sure I’ll be able to
the mast and I’m sure I’ll be able to
the mast and I’m sure I’ll be able to get on and I basically went like you’d
get on and I basically went like you’d
get on and I basically went like you’d up again and the lady sitting next to
up again and the lady sitting next to
up again and the lady sitting next to the person that was rejecting me said to
the person that was rejecting me said to
the person that was rejecting me said to me I’ve seen you come back three times
me I’ve seen you come back three times
me I’ve seen you come back three times anyone with that level of determination
anyone with that level of determination
anyone with that level of determination and drive I’m sure would be able to do
and drive I’m sure would be able to do
and drive I’m sure would be able to do eleven in physics and you know what she
eleven in physics and you know what she
eleven in physics and you know what she did she accepted me onto the course
did she accepted me onto the course
did she accepted me onto the course because she was the head of the physics
because she was the head of the physics
because she was the head of the physics department she said on the condition
department she said on the condition
department she said on the condition that you passed your GCSE maths because
that you passed your GCSE maths because
that you passed your GCSE maths because you’re going to need that to go to
you’re going to need that to go to
you’re going to need that to go to university anyway to cut a long story
university anyway to cut a long story
university anyway to cut a long story short I went to university I did a
short I went to university I did a
short I went to university I did a foundation of engineering degree at the
foundation of engineering degree at the
foundation of engineering degree at the mechanical engineering degree and I did
mechanical engineering degree and I did
mechanical engineering degree and I did a master’s degree in advanced
a master’s degree in advanced
a master’s degree in advanced manufacturing systems and after that I
manufacturing systems and after that I
manufacturing systems and after that I tried to build myself and business and
tried to build myself and business and
tried to build myself and business and doing different things and then I became
doing different things and then I became
doing different things and then I became a pilot so it was different because I
a pilot so it was different because I
a pilot so it was different because I had to change the way I spoke I had to
had to change the way I spoke I had to
had to change the way I spoke I had to change way I I was doing things like
change way I I was doing things like
change way I I was doing things like your sermon without a fourth um what you
your sermon without a fourth um what you
your sermon without a fourth um what you got for a movie and I would change it
got for a movie and I would change it
got for a movie and I would change it now it’s Delta to 1 to 2 alpha in Bound
now it’s Delta to 1 to 2 alpha in Bound
now it’s Delta to 1 to 2 alpha in Bound for ILS 1 5 request 10 left home to
for ILS 1 5 request 10 left home to
for ILS 1 5 request 10 left home to seven zero degrees contact ground and so
seven zero degrees contact ground and so
seven zero degrees contact ground and so I learned by doing and understanding and
I learned by doing and understanding and
I learned by doing and understanding and knowing that I could do that motivation
knowing that I could do that motivation
knowing that I could do that motivation was in me and and I I wanted to then
was in me and and I I wanted to then
was in me and and I I wanted to then think about a way in which I could
think about a way in which I could
think about a way in which I could empower those that didn’t have the
empower those that didn’t have the
empower those that didn’t have the grades I wanted to find out if there was
grades I wanted to find out if there was
grades I wanted to find out if there was a way to empower those that didn’t have
a way to empower those that didn’t have
a way to empower those that didn’t have the opportunity I did have the
the opportunity I did have the
the opportunity I did have the opportunity but I threw it away I threw
opportunity but I threw it away I threw
opportunity but I threw it away I threw it away because I was bored with the way
it away because I was bored with the way
it away because I was bored with the way the education was being taught to me and
the education was being taught to me and
the education was being taught to me and that’s the problem because many young
that’s the problem because many young
that’s the problem because many young people are not reaching their full
people are not reaching their full
people are not reaching their full potential because the education that
potential because the education that
potential because the education that they’re learning is taught the wrong way
they’re learning is taught the wrong way
they’re learning is taught the wrong way and so I then thought how can I do
and so I then thought how can I do
and so I then thought how can I do something we’ve got people in Africa
something we’ve got people in Africa
something we’ve got people in Africa there’s people in India that don’t have
there’s people in India that don’t have
there’s people in India that don’t have the opportunities and so I started a
the opportunities and so I started a
the opportunities and so I started a company with my business partner Dawa
company with my business partner Dawa
company with my business partner Dawa who was actually in Nigeria at the
who was actually in Nigeria at the
who was actually in Nigeria at the moment a woman because I believe in
moment a woman because I believe in
moment a woman because I believe in equality and it’s a equal right the way
equality and it’s a equal right the way
equality and it’s a equal right the way down through the company and we started
down through the company and we started
down through the company and we started this company called geniux
this company called geniux
this company called geniux and this is what genex does
we look at empowerment electricity and
we look at empowerment electricity and innovation huge problems
innovation huge problems
innovation huge problems [Music]
when you’re trying to create impact you
when you’re trying to create impact you have problems with lack of energy and
have problems with lack of energy and
have problems with lack of energy and energy poverty people live in slums and
energy poverty people live in slums and
energy poverty people live in slums and they’re cooking with fires you’ve got
they’re cooking with fires you’ve got
they’re cooking with fires you’ve got issues where babies are dying because of
issues where babies are dying because of
issues where babies are dying because of indoor fuse we have to try to do
indoor fuse we have to try to do
indoor fuse we have to try to do something about that community struggle
something about that community struggle
something about that community struggle the doctors can’t perform operations
the doctors can’t perform operations
the doctors can’t perform operations vaccines go off children don’t have the
vaccines go off children don’t have the
vaccines go off children don’t have the same opportunities that we have in
same opportunities that we have in
same opportunities that we have in developed countries like the United
developed countries like the United
developed countries like the United Kingdom or the itis States or Canada
Kingdom or the itis States or Canada
Kingdom or the itis States or Canada energy poverty causes huge problems in
energy poverty causes huge problems in
energy poverty causes huge problems in education they’re not able to do things
education they’re not able to do things
education they’re not able to do things they are incredibly disadvantaged and so
they are incredibly disadvantaged and so
they are incredibly disadvantaged and so what we try to do is teach by doing so
what we try to do is teach by doing so
what we try to do is teach by doing so by getting young people that are
by getting young people that are
by getting young people that are disengaged with science and technology
disengaged with science and technology
disengaged with science and technology like I was teaching them how to build a
like I was teaching them how to build a
like I was teaching them how to build a solar circuit at age 13 and 14 and
solar circuit at age 13 and 14 and
solar circuit at age 13 and 14 and teaching them the circuitry of how to
teaching them the circuitry of how to
teaching them the circuitry of how to assemble that with their hands and doing
assemble that with their hands and doing
assemble that with their hands and doing it around the world
it around the world
it around the world [Music]
[Music]
[Music] inspiring young women and young girls
inspiring young women and young girls
inspiring young women and young girls we’re in Africa where gender inequality
we’re in Africa where gender inequality
we’re in Africa where gender inequality is so right across the nation empower
is so right across the nation empower
is so right across the nation empower women teaching them practical skills
women teaching them practical skills
women teaching them practical skills with their hands
with their hands
with their hands because women are amazing in the
because women are amazing in the
because women are amazing in the continent they’re heavily loaded
continent they’re heavily loaded
continent they’re heavily loaded they are managers of their houses they
they are managers of their houses they
they are managers of their houses they are experts in the garden they’re good
are experts in the garden they’re good
are experts in the garden they’re good at doing things and this is why we’ve
at doing things and this is why we’ve
at doing things and this is why we’ve got genex it means a beginning and a
got genex it means a beginning and a
got genex it means a beginning and a breakthrough a beginning and a
breakthrough a beginning and a
breakthrough a beginning and a breakthrough let’s look at learning you
breakthrough let’s look at learning you
breakthrough let’s look at learning you have studies which have been done for
have studies which have been done for
have studies which have been done for example the National Training Center
example the National Training Center
example the National Training Center which is over in Maine USA when you’re
which is over in Maine USA when you’re
which is over in Maine USA when you’re looking at the retention triangle you
looking at the retention triangle you
looking at the retention triangle you find that the best learning is actually
find that the best learning is actually
find that the best learning is actually done through experienced groups and then
done through experienced groups and then
done through experienced groups and then in that group teaching and practicing
in that group teaching and practicing
in that group teaching and practicing over and over again I’ve got a
over and over again I’ve got a
over and over again I’ve got a five-year-old and he actually knows how
five-year-old and he actually knows how
five-year-old and he actually knows how to bake bread could he read at age 4 no
to bake bread could he read at age 4 no
to bake bread could he read at age 4 no did he understand the ingredients at age
did he understand the ingredients at age
did he understand the ingredients at age 4 no but he watch granddad do it so he
4 no but he watch granddad do it so he
4 no but he watch granddad do it so he knew exactly that in his water he saw he
knew exactly that in his water he saw he
knew exactly that in his water he saw he needs maybe some sugar or maybe some
needs maybe some sugar or maybe some
needs maybe some sugar or maybe some honey he knows he needs yeast and he
honey he knows he needs yeast and he
honey he knows he needs yeast and he knows in his flour and he knows it needs
knows in his flour and he knows it needs
knows in his flour and he knows it needs to need it and so at age 5 he’s able to
to need it and so at age 5 he’s able to
to need it and so at age 5 he’s able to bake bread without reading without
bake bread without reading without
bake bread without reading without actually knowing directly the
actually knowing directly the
actually knowing directly the ingredients why because he has learned
ingredients why because he has learned
ingredients why because he has learned how to do it through his hands I believe
how to do it through his hands I believe
how to do it through his hands I believe that learning through doing is the best
that learning through doing is the best
that learning through doing is the best and the most efficient way of teaching
and the most efficient way of teaching
and the most efficient way of teaching and engaging people let’s look at the
and engaging people let’s look at the
and engaging people let’s look at the point of gender inequality in Africa now
point of gender inequality in Africa now
point of gender inequality in Africa now we’ve got a population just over a
we’ve got a population just over a
we’ve got a population just over a billion over half of that are women they
billion over half of that are women they
billion over half of that are women they get equal pay they don’t have the same
get equal pay they don’t have the same
get equal pay they don’t have the same opportunities an avocation they suffer
opportunities an avocation they suffer
opportunities an avocation they suffer some sexual abuse others struggle to
some sexual abuse others struggle to
some sexual abuse others struggle to actually go higher in their career
actually go higher in their career
actually go higher in their career they’re limited in terms of what they
they’re limited in terms of what they
they’re limited in terms of what they can do and what they can achieve what
can do and what they can achieve what
can do and what they can achieve what would happen now if we connect Africa’s
would happen now if we connect Africa’s
would happen now if we connect Africa’s development directly to Science and
development directly to Science and
development directly to Science and Technology what would happen we begin to
Technology what would happen we begin to
Technology what would happen we begin to teach them with their hand what happened
teach them with their hand what happened
teach them with their hand what happened to the productivity of a continent like
to the productivity of a continent like
to the productivity of a continent like Africa if we can connect women directly
Africa if we can connect women directly
Africa if we can connect women directly to stem collect women directly to
to stem collect women directly to
to stem collect women directly to understanding that they can make things
understanding that they can make things
understanding that they can make things with their hands what would happen to
with their hands what would happen to
with their hands what would happen to the production this is how we talk about
the production this is how we talk about
the production this is how we talk about disrupting and I’m talking wider than
disrupting and I’m talking wider than
disrupting and I’m talking wider than just Africa I’m talking about Africa’s
just Africa I’m talking about Africa’s
just Africa I’m talking about Africa’s diaspora because there’s many in other
diaspora because there’s many in other
diaspora because there’s many in other countries in South America in North
countries in South America in North
countries in South America in North America scattered around Europe and
America scattered around Europe and
America scattered around Europe and oftentimes this diversity issue hits
oftentimes this diversity issue hits
oftentimes this diversity issue hits these women I read somewhere that it’s
these women I read somewhere that it’s
these women I read somewhere that it’s woman’s year and International Women’s
woman’s year and International Women’s
woman’s year and International Women’s Day is coming up in March and so really
Day is coming up in March and so really
Day is coming up in March and so really this is a message start to do more to
this is a message start to do more to
this is a message start to do more to become recognized when you do and become
become recognized when you do and become
become recognized when you do and become excellent at what you do then people
excellent at what you do then people
excellent at what you do then people will be forced to recognize you if
will be forced to recognize you if
will be forced to recognize you if you’re running a race and you’re the
you’re running a race and you’re the
you’re running a race and you’re the best at run in that race someone will
best at run in that race someone will
best at run in that race someone will notice you so this is about taking the
notice you so this is about taking the
notice you so this is about taking the limits off it’s about breaking the
limits off it’s about breaking the
limits off it’s about breaking the limits through doing let us think about
limits through doing let us think about
limits through doing let us think about how we can teach others have in your
how we can teach others have in your
how we can teach others have in your mind persistence look at those people
mind persistence look at those people
mind persistence look at those people who can inspire be determined drive
who can inspire be determined drive
who can inspire be determined drive forward the only limitation that exists
forward the only limitation that exists
forward the only limitation that exists in your life is in your mind when we
in your life is in your mind when we
in your life is in your mind when we begin to accelerate and when we begin to
begin to accelerate and when we begin to
begin to accelerate and when we begin to do stuff with our hands and we begin to
do stuff with our hands and we begin to
do stuff with our hands and we begin to do and practice over and over again and
do and practice over and over again and
do and practice over and over again and we collaborate with each other we have
we collaborate with each other we have
we collaborate with each other we have that knock-on effect with each other we
that knock-on effect with each other we
that knock-on effect with each other we are then elevating and so this is a
are then elevating and so this is a
are then elevating and so this is a message to both women and also young
message to both women and also young
message to both women and also young people
people
people and also men I want you to aspire to
and also men I want you to aspire to
and also men I want you to aspire to inspire others before you expire thank
inspire others before you expire thank
inspire others before you expire thank you my name is Nathaniel Peet
you my name is Nathaniel Peet
you my name is Nathaniel Peet [Applause]
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