Ayah Bdeir is the founder and CEO of littleBits, the award-winning company that invented the electronic building block and whose mission is to empower kids to be change-makers through invention and creativity. The company is the leader in education and STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Mathematics) and has partnered with industry giants, including Disney, Pearson, and the New York Department of Education.

Bdeir is an engineer, interactive artist and one of the leaders of the open hardware movement. Her career has centered on making education and innovation more accessible to people around the world and in 2010 she received a fellowship at...