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Mateo Nicolás Salvatto
Born (1999-01-10) January 10, 1999 (age 25)
Buenos Aires, Argentina
NationalityArgentina
EducationORT Argentina
Occupation(s)Entrepreneur and speaker
Known forCEO and founder of Asteroid Technologies
Notable workHáblalo app

Mateo Nicolás Salvatto (born January 10, 1999)[1][2] is an Argentine technology entrepreneur specialized in robotics, founder of Asteroid Technologies[3] and creator of the app Háblalo,[4] which eases communication for people with speech and talk difficulties. It is used by 125,000 users in 55 countries.[5]

He is co-author of the books La Batalla del Futuro: Algo en qué creer (The Battle of the Future: Something to believe in)[6] and País de Mierda: Ideas y Reflexiones sobre el Mejor País del Mundo (Country of Shit: Ideas and Reflections on the Best Country in the World).[7]

Career[edit]

Asteroid Technologies and Háblalo[edit]

Mateo Salvatto studied electronics in high school and became a Systems analyst at the ORT Technological Institute of Argentina.[1]

Salvatto developed the Háblalo app at the age of 18,[8] which assists people who suffer from communication difficulties, such as deafness, hearing loss, cerebral palsy, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, autism spectrum disorder, aphasias, among others.[2] Háblalo is free, it has around 125,000 users[5] in 55 countries,[9] and works in more than 50 languages.[1]

In 2018 Mateo Salvatto co-founded and became CEO of Asteroid Technologies,[10] a company that develops free technology for people in vulnerable situations and with disabilities.[11]

Since 2019 he serves as Head of Innovation at ORT Technical Schools of Argentina[12] and since 2020 he holds that same position at Nawaiam, a video game company.[13]

Other projects[edit]

Mateo Salvatto is also a speaker, having given lectures in cities of Argentina and other countries,[11] including TEDxRíodelaPlata,[14] the 11th Bali Democracy Forum in Indonesia,[15] the IDEA colloquium in Argentina,[16] the Yenching Social Innovation Forum in China[17] and the Global Conference on Educational Robotics in Oklahoma, United States,[18] among others.

In 2021 he joined as a columnist the radio show "Diego a la tarde", hosted by journalist Diego Leuco on Radio Mitre,[19] where he started his podcast "10 Minutos para Cambiar el Mundo (“10 Minutes to Change the World").[20] That same year he published, along with his brother Augusto Salvatto, the book La Batalla del Futuro: Algo en qué creer (The Battle of the Future: Something to believe in).[21] In 2023, both brothers published their second book, País de Mierda: Ideas y Reflexiones sobre el Mejor País del Mundo (Country of Shit: Ideas and Reflections on the Best Country in the World).[22]

Awards and honours[edit]

In 2016 he was nominated along with other entrepreneurs for the Entrepreneur of the Year award given by the United States embassy in Argentina.[8]

In 2018 he received the Humanitarian Innovator of the Year award from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)[23][24] and the Pekin University awarded him with the Best Social Innovator Worldwide award.[5] The National Congress of Argentina declared him "Outstanding Entrepreneur"[25] and Ernst & Young named him Social Entrepreneur of the Year.[26][27]

In 2019 he received the Premio Perfil a la Inteligencia in the Digital Innovation category[28] and was recognized as one of the Ten Outstanding Young People (TOYP) of Argentina by the Argentine Chamber of Commerce and Services (CAC) and the Junior Chamber International (JCI).[29]

In 2017 the Háblalo application won the national application competition organized by the National Communications Agency of Argentina (ENACOM) and Scholas Occurrentes.[30]

The Háblalo application was also distinguished by the Congress of Argentina[25] and the Legislature of the City of Buenos Aires, which declared it "of social interest".[31] It was also chosen as the Best Social Innovation in China[32][33] and it appeared in Google's documentary "IMakeApps".[34]

In 2020 Asteroid Technologies was recognized as one of the Top 100 Global Startups by the Global Entrepreneurship Network in Saudi Arabia,[35][36] after Háblalo represented Argentina in the Entrepreneurship World Cup (EWC).[37]

In 2023 Salvatto was recognized by the British organization One Young World as one of the global entrepreneurs of the year.[38]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "La tecnología como democracia del futuro". Revista G7 (in Spanish). 2020-11-11. Retrieved 2021-04-14.
  2. ^ a b "Mateo Salvatto: el emprendedor argentino de 19 años que desarrolló la app Háblalo para personas con discapacidad". Infobae (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2021-04-14.
  3. ^ "Mateo Salvatto, el 'CEO' de 21 años que busca ayudar al mundo desde Argentina". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). 2020-11-11. Retrieved 2021-04-14.
  4. ^ "Debuta en radio Mateo Salvatto, el emprendedor estrella de los jóvenes | Expediente Político" (in Spanish). 2021-02-11. Retrieved 2021-04-14.
  5. ^ a b c "Mateo Salvatto: "Estoy ampliamente desilusionado con el liderazgo político de Argentina"". Perfil (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-04-14.
  6. ^ ""La batalla del futuro", un libro para dejar de temerle a la revolución de las máquinas". infobae (in European Spanish). 2021-06-27. Retrieved 2023-10-20.
  7. ^ "Ni un "País de mierda" ni una sociedad sin futuro: por qué hay que cambiar la forma en la que hablamos de lo que somos". infobae (in European Spanish). 2023-07-17. Retrieved 2023-10-20.
  8. ^ a b "El joven emprendedor Mateo Salvatto, campeón nacional e internacional en robótica, mañana en Trenque Lauquen". Infoecos (in Spanish). 2017-09-01. Retrieved 2021-04-14.
  9. ^ "Mateo Salvatto: "Algunos políticos y sindicalistas creen que estamos en el siglo XX"". La Nación (in Spanish). ISSN 0325-0946. Retrieved 2021-04-14.
  10. ^ UNCUYO, Prensa Institucional. "Mateo Salvatto en la entrega de los Premios FUNC 2020 a la innovación". UNCUYO (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-04-14.
  11. ^ a b "Mateo Salvatto: "Sin robótica en las escuelas no hay país que valga en el futuro"". www.laprensa.com.ar. Retrieved 2021-04-14.
  12. ^ "Mateo Salvatto: ¿Quién es el joven que es tomado de ejemplo por muchos argentinos?". MdzOnline (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-04-14.
  13. ^ "Nawaiam amplia su equipo directivo y suma a Mateo Salvatto". Inversor Latam. Retrieved 2021-04-14.
  14. ^ Maqueira, Enzo (2019-09-20). "Talento sub 21: el pibe de Caballito premiado en el MIT y China". Clarín (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-04-14.
  15. ^ "Bali Democracy Students Conference 2018 – Australia-Indonesia Youth Association". Retrieved 2021-04-14.
  16. ^ "Este joven de 20 años tiene la solución para que los argentinos se pongan "todos de acuerdo"". www.infotechnology.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-04-14.
  17. ^ "Yenching Social Innovation Forum 2018-Yenching Academy of Peking University". yenchingacademy.pku.edu.cn.
  18. ^ "Mateo Salvatto, el joven creador de la app "Háblalo", llevó sus conferencias a EEUU". www.ambito.com. Retrieved 2021-04-14.
  19. ^ "Debuta en radio Mateo Salvatto, el emprendedor estrella de los jóvenes" (in Spanish). 2021-02-11. Retrieved 2021-04-14.
  20. ^ "La cultura nerd encuentra su espacio en YouTube". MdzOnline (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-10-20.
  21. ^ "Augusto y Mateo Salvatto: "La Batalla del Futuro es con la tecnología y no contra ella"". Clarín (in Spanish). 2021-10-29. Retrieved 2023-10-20.
  22. ^ "Hay que pasar el invierno: diez libros para ejecutivos congelados". LA NACION (in Spanish). 2023-09-05. Retrieved 2023-10-20.
  23. ^ "El inspirador chico argentino que desarrolló una app para sordos y fue premiado en el MIT". Cristina Perez (in Spanish). 2019-09-06. Retrieved 2021-04-14.
  24. ^ "Mateo Salvatto". Fundación Lo Que De Verdad Importa (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2021-04-14.
  25. ^ a b "DISTINGUEN AL CAMPEÓN INTERNACIONAL DE ROBÓTICA POR SU APORTE A LA TECNOLOGÍA INCLUSIVA". www.hcdn.gob.ar (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-04-14.
  26. ^ Agency, Creativedog (2019-05-10). "EY Argentina otorgó el premio al emprendedor del año 2019". Revista Mercado (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-04-14.
  27. ^ "El conocimiento al servicio de ayudar – LA NACION". La Nación (in Spanish). ISSN 0325-0946. Retrieved 2021-04-14.
  28. ^ "Salvatto: "Podemos llegar a Marte pero un sordo no puede hacer una denuncia en una comisaría"". Perfil (in Spanish). 2019-10-17. Retrieved 2021-04-14.
  29. ^ "LA CAC Y JCI PREMIARON A LOS 10 JOVENES SOBRESALIENTES DEL PAIS". Cámara Argentina de Comercio y Servicios. Retrieved 2021-04-14.
  30. ^ "Mateo Salvatto – Campus Party Uruguay" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-04-14.
  31. ^ "El software Háblalo, declarado de interés social". Legislatura de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires (in Spanish).
  32. ^ "«Háblalo»: sinónimo de tecnología bien aplicada | radiouniversidad.com.ar" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-04-14.
  33. ^ "MATEO SALVATTO". www.forbessummit.com.ar (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-04-14.
  34. ^ "La historia del campeón del concurso de robots Mateo Salvatto | #IMakeApps".
  35. ^ "Asteroid Technologies, creadora de una app inclusiva: conocé a la empresa que irá al mundial de startups". iProUp (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-04-14.
  36. ^ "Mateo Salvatto: "Los desarrolladores son un segmento clave para la economía que se viene"". ITSitio (in European Spanish). 2020-10-29. Retrieved 2021-04-14.
  37. ^ "La startup de Mateo Salvatto, creador de la app Háblalo, representará a la Argentina en el mundial de emprendedurismo". Infobae (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2021-04-14.
  38. ^ "Introducing the Winners of the Entrepreneur of the Year 2023 supported by TFG Asset Management | One Young World". www.oneyoungworld.com. Retrieved 2023-10-20.

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