Nelson Javier Mejia is a Salvadorean innovation enthusiast with expertise in new product and service development, and an entrepreneur in Frankfurt am Main, Germany.

At the age of 18, Nelson moved to Germany to become an industrial and product development engineer, and later completed an MBA in Sales and Service Engineering.

Nelson has worked in more than 15 companies of various industries. His last job was at Lufthansa Airlines, where he designed, built, and implemented multiple innovation strategies & departments for Lufthansa Group. Nelson participated as an active member of the TACIT and GAMIFY official EU projects, where he collaborated with Europe’s most innovative professionals to develop new innovation methods for the European Union.

After some years working in innovation, Nelson noticed the need to improve the innovative mindset inside large corporate cultures. Therefore, he decided to pursue his own project and decided to change the course of the innovation stage in Germany. In 2019, Nelson started his entrepreneurship journey and founded his first company weSpark, an agency dedicated to teaching, coaching and spreading innovation.

What can we expect from the talk?

Expect surprises, Nelson’s humor and expect to learn how our individual actions can have a big impact on the global education system.

Why do you want to be a TEDx Speaker?

I have a message to share with the world about innovation & education; I can think of no other platform being a better match for sharing this message.

Do you have an important message to spread or a motivational life motto?

Absolutely! Education as we know it needs change and innovation, I have an idea that explains how we can do it together.