Where:
Kresge Auditorium
48 Massachusetts Ave
Cambridge, MA 02139
Admission:
FREE
Categories:
Business, Food, Innovation, Lectures & Conferences, Social Good, Tech, University
Event website:
https://solvecommunity.force.com/s/lt-event?id=a2p2M000002yJceQAE#Overview
Speakers: Dr. Alaa Murabit, Joichi "Joi" Ito, Julia Kumari Drapkin, L. Rafael Reif, Luis Alberto Moreno, Lyla June, Mark Reuss
The world has made great strides over the last decade in reducing extreme poverty and expanding access to education and health care for millions, yet income inequality continues to increase between and within countries. A person’s zip code, gender, race, and nationality—rather than their talents—overly determine their opportunities. Technology holds great potential to speed progress; how can we design and deploy tech to reduce global inequality gaps—not exacerbate them?