Thursday, March 13, 2014
Tuesday, March 11, 2014
United Nation’s 58th Commission on the Status of Women
I will speak at the United Natrion’s 58th Commission on the Status of Women in
New York on March 12.
The Commission on the Status of Women
“CSW” is a functional commission of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC). It
is the principal global policy-making body dedicated exclusively to gender
equality and advancement of women. Every year, representatives of Member States
gather at United Nations Headquarters in New York to evaluate progress on
gender equality, identify challenges, set global standards and formulate
concrete policies to promote gender equality and women's empowerment worldwide.This year’s theme is challenges and achievements in the
implementation of the Millennium Development Goals for women and girls: http://www.un.org/millenniumgoals/
TurkishWIN Presents: Challenge or Opportunity
I will speak at the "Challenge or Opportunity" event, here are the details;
Turkish Women 's International Network of New York Wednesday, March 12, 2014 from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM (EDT) & New York, NY
Thursday, March 6, 2014
Friday, February 28, 2014
What’s the Secret to Making Wearables That People Actually Want?
I spoke to Wired magazine on wearables… Wired article published on February 24 2014.…
Misfit Wearables launched the Shine, an activity tracker that can be worn almost anywhere on your body. Image: Misfit Wearables
Misfit Wearables launched the Shine, an activity tracker that can be worn almost anywhere on your body. Image: Misfit Wearables
Last September, right around spring/winter Fashion Week, an
unexpected group of people gathered for a round table discussion at the main
offices of the Council of Fashion Designers of America in New York City.
Present was Steven Kolb, the CFDA’s CEO, a few higher-ups from Intel and a
handful of CFDA members who also
happen to be big names in fashion and accessory design.
Intel had called the meeting to discuss the idea of starting a
collaboration between the company and the fashion industry at large, with the
ultimate goal of figuring out a way turn their decidedly unwearable technology
into something people—fashionable people—might actually want to put on their
bodies.
‘Tech companies know what is
useful, but do we know how to make something desirable?’
Wednesday, February 26, 2014
Changing Lives Through Mobile – Innovation in Emerging Markets
On February 25, 2014, I had the opportunity to
speak about: “Changing Lives Through Mobile – Innovation in Emerging
Markets” at the Centre for Contemporary Culture in Barcelona.
Currently the average internet gap in
developing counties is 23%, and Intel estimates that if we get an additional
600 million women online – global GDP would increase by $18B. Beyond the
obvious economic impact, it is really the improved standard of living for
individual people that matters the most.
So as we look to the future, it is
important to think of how innovative mobile services can both build markets and
change lives. Through programs like “Intel Teach” we have trained more
than 500,000 teachers in Africa; and “She Will Connect” is closing the
technology divide for millions. Bringing
a smartphone to Africa was an immense learning experience to see how users
responded when a product is designed w their pain points in mind!
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