Achievement
People often see achievements as trophies on a shelf. But for me, every award I’ve earned carries a different kind of memory — not of winning, but of becoming.
🥈 Silver Medal – iCAN 2025 |
AI-driven Credit Risk Evaluation Project
This was the first time I used AI not just as technology, but as a bridge — connecting financial inclusion with real lives. When our AI model helped simulate fairer access to credit for those traditionally rejected by banks, I realized:Innovation feels most powerful when it gives someone a chance they never thought they’d have.
Winning with an AI-powered waste sorting solution didn't make me feel proud because of the medal — but because strangers came up to me afterward and said:“I never thought sustainability could be this simple — or this cool.”That was when I understood something crucial:Technology doesn’t change the world by being advanced — it changes the world by being accessible.
🥈 First Runner-up – Vietnam Youth Start-up 2024
Standing on stage, pitching in front of judges twice my age, I wasn’t nervous about failing.
I was nervous about not being believed.
But when they announced our name as Runner-up, I realized:
Recognition doesn’t validate the idea — it validates the courage to stand for it.
Music has always been my private world — so stepping onto an international stage felt like sharing a piece of my inner self with strangers.
Winning wasn’t the best part.
The best part was seeing people feel what I played — without needing to say a single word.
What I’ve Learned From Every Achievement
Awards don’t define me — but they reveal parts of myself I didn’t know existed.
Competitions are not about proving I’m better than others — but about confirming who I want to be.
True success is not when people clap for me — it’s when someone says: “You made me think differently.”