Four Peaks Salon with Jessica Rothenberg-Aalami
Thursday, April 14, 2011 from 5:30 PM - 8:00 PM (PT)
University of Washington, KANE HALL Walker-Ames room
Entrepreneurship and Innovation in Emerging Markets: What?s Good for Them, Is
Good for Us
Jessica Rothenberg-Aalami, Managing Partner of the Gobee Group and co-author of
"Technology at the Margins: How IT Meets the Needs of Emerging Markets", will
kick things off with a live on-camera interview with Media Space host Hanson
Hosein. The Media Space conversation will explore how innovation in emerging
markets threatens some of our business models here in the developed world; so
much so that we're either looking to partner with those who are developing
those innovations, or we're importing them. Is what's good for them good for us?
Salon participants will enjoy light refreshments while they catch an exclusive
viewing of the 30-minute multi-cast Media Space TV interview as it?s happening
live from the UWTV studios. Immediately following the interview, Jessica will
join the salon partipants and Four Peaks thought leaders to initiate a larger,
participatory conversation to explore the emergence of a new global ethos of
innovation that designs technology solutions that catalyze efforts with a
social conscience. Jessica Rothenberg-Aalami's most recent book, Technology at
the Margins, is a call for local organizations and corporations who are eager
to remain competitive and effective to leverage change through useful, nimble,
and impactful information and communication technologies (ICTs).
"Technology at the Margins demonstrates that by making IT more accessible,
affordable, and relevant, new mass markets can be opened. Based on solid
insights generated in key areas of health, education, finance and the
environment, the book offers practical recommendations and insights from world
leaders, innovators, practitioners and new users of emergent technologies."
Muhammad Yunus, 2006 Nobel Peace Prize winner, provides the forward and Beth
Kanter, social media for change leader, refers to the book as ?a must-read for
nonprofit leaders and technologist who want to leverage the power of IT to help
solve global poverty.?
Rothenberg-Aalami heads the Gobee Group - an international firm that works at
the intersection of technology and social impact. To make technology
meaningful, she and her teams integrate policy, information and communication
technologies, creativity, and grassroots expertise to design and deliver unique
solutions to the world?s most pressing problems. As a research scholar
affiliated with the University of California, Berkeley Roundtable on the
International Economy (BRIE), she worked extensively on technology innovation
in emerging markets and global corporate social responsibility. She holds a
doctorate in Economic Geography and a Master's degree in International
Political Economy. Her book is titled Technology at the Margins: How IT Meets
the Needs of Emerging Markets and is coauthored with Sailesh Chutani and Akhtar
Badshah.
registration at:
http://fourpeaksapril.eventbrite.com
- Scott
Scott Macklin
Associate Director ? Master of Communication in Digital Media
University of Washington
206-616-5054
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