Leapfrogging Development: How New Technologies Will Accelerate Change
Thursday, April 14, 2016
Session Description
New technology and applications have the potential to better reach underserved populations, navigate market gaps, and allow developing countries to leapfrog outdated models entirely. Technology is also improving the development community’s reach and efficiency, radically changing the way social entrepreneurs work. In a series of short talks, this session highlights five breakthrough technologies: digital currencies, drone delivery, remote sensing technology for agriculture, 3D mapping of oceans, and self-powered mobile wifi; and explores the potential each has to disrupt accepted methods of promoting social and environmental progress.
NOTE: SESSION IS 90 MINUTES.
FORMAT: SKOLL SHORTS
Time & Location
Time:
10:45 - 12:15, Thursday, April 14, 2016
BST
Location:
SBS, Lecture Theatre 4
Speakers
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Speaker
Founder/ President, The Hydrous
Sly Lee is a a marine scientist, designer, and serial entrepreneur. His mission is to utilize technology and design thinking to create a space for conversation about sustainability issues surrounding oceans and climate change. As founder of The Hydrous (www.thehydro.us), Lee incorporated his…
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Exec. Director, BRCK.org
Juliana Rotich is globally recognized as a technologist, strategic advisor, entrepreneur, futurist, and keynote speaker.
Juliana is a Venture Partner in Africa Technology Ventures (ATV) which is raising a $50m fund to invest in and support the growth of tech enabled start-ups in key sectors in East and West…
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CEO & Co-founder, Matternet, Inc.
Award-winning designer, inventor and entrepreneur. Founded Matternet and serves as Chief Executive Officer since 2011. Pioneering drone logistics networks for lightweight medical items and commercial goods. Motivated by the desire to solve one of humanity's grand challenges, access to physical…
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Jim Taylor is the Co-founder and Chief Executive of Proximity Designs – a social business that has created a platform for change in rural Myanmar. The big idea twenty years ago was to treat farmers as customers and design affordable technology and financing so they could escape poverty. After…
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Vice President, Digital Currency Council
Sarah Martin is the Vice President of the Digital Currency Council, the world’s largest bitcoin and blockchain technology trade group. Sarah’s dedicated to harnessing the power of blockchain technology to reimagine financial empowerment and advance inclusive economic growth. Presently, Sarah sits…
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Moderator
Director, X, Google
Obi leads early stage projects at X, Alphabet’s moonshot factory. X is a team of inventors and entrepreneurs working on projects like self-driving cars (Waymo), drone delivery (Wing) and internet from balloons (Loon). Obi is responsible for getting early stage X projects from the lab into the real world…
