Join us for this event to hear from a panel of social entrepreneurs in a discussion about new products, tools and ideas for global development. The conversation
will challenge participants to think about the role of technology in creating a more equitable, healthy and prosperous world. A reception will follow the panel discussion.
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Panelists:
Ali Arjomand, PhD
Director, Analysis and Evaluation
Global Good
Ali Arjomand is Director of analysis and evaluation at Global Good. His team is responsible for analyzing business and market opportunities, developing opportunities
to generate intellectual property for impact in developing world settings and quantifying the impact of our investments by measuring specific metrics and indicators in global health and development. Prior to joining Global Good, Ali was president and COO at
Accium BioSciences, a research company he founded in 2004 focusing on accelerator mass spectrometry and clinical pharmacology. He was also co-founder of Carepeutics, Inc., a personalized medicine company developing novel diagnostic tests in oncology.
Beth Kolko
CEO
Shift Labs
Beth is the co-founder and CEO of Shift Labs, a for-profit company building low-cost medical devices for emerging markets leveraging global innovation networks. She
also holds position as Professor of Human Centered Design & Engineering at the University of Washington where she co-directs the Tactical and Tactile Technology Lab. At UW she also created the Hackademia Project which builds innovation potential among broad
audiences by imparting functional engineering skills combined with design thinking. Hackademia grows out of her experience since 2006 in makerspaces and hackerspaces and is an effort to amplify the non-expert innovation that happens outside of formal institutional
settings. Her technology development projects have included work on a low-cost ultrasound system for midwives in Uganda and a grassroots public transportation information system in Kyrgyzstan.
Laura McLaughlin
Director of Global Health
Mountain Safety Research
Laura McLaughlin is the Director of MSR Global Health at Mountain Safety Research©. She manages product development efforts often integrating partnerships
with the U.S. Department of Defense, non-profit organizations, and philanthropic funders into her programs. As one of the founding members of MSR Global Health, Laura has worked at MSR for over seven years, leading her team through commercialization, research
and development activities, and global health community events. Laura holds a Master’s degree in Environmental Health and Environmental Engineering from the University of Washington.
Moderator:
Chris Coward
Co-Founder
Technology & Social Change Group (TASCHA), UW
Chris Coward is the co-founder, Principal Research Scientist, and Director of the Technology & Social Change Group (TASCHA) at the University of Washington
Information School. Under Chris’ leadership, TASCHA has grown in size and scope, encompassing research in 50 countries. Chris specializes in designing research programs that improve policy and practice in the area of information and communication technologies
(ICTs) and international development. Chris’s current interests include ICTs for employment and entrepreneurship, innovation spaces, digital inclusion, and impact evaluation and measurement. Much of his work focuses on the role of public libraries and civil
society organizations in these areas. Chris holds a Master of Public Administration and a Master of Arts in International Studies, both from the University of Washington.
Who:
Everyone
When:
Tuesday, June 9
2:30pm – 3:00pm: Registration
3:00 – 4:30pm: Panel Discussion
4:30pm – 5:30pm: Reception
Where:
Seattle Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce
1301 Fifth Avenue, Suite 1500
Seattle, WA 98101
Registration:
$25 (members) Email
pratima@globalwa.org for member code.
$45 (non-members)
Light snacks and drinks will be provided.
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