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The World Youth Investment Conference reached thousands of students worldwide from 52 different schools

July 9, 2024

The World Youth Investment Conference reached thousands of students worldwide from 52 different schools

The World Youth Investment Conference, founded in October 2023 by students Nam Trinh and Henry “Hank” Arditti at the International School Ho Chi Minh City, is a year-round, fully online investment competition for high school students, built around a $5,000 grand prize.

Its first season ran through to June 2024 and drew entrants from 52 schools worldwide, organised with the help of a small student team handling outreach, legal questions and market operations.

The founders started the competition after identifying a gap in financial literacy among high school students, designing it to give teenagers structured practice in investing, something they felt was largely absent from standard school curricula. A second season was planned for the 2024 to 2025 school year.

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