Solving Humanity’s Grand Challenges
Exponential Technology and Solving Humanity’s Grand Challenges by Nicholas Haan (Singularity University) at Slush 2014.
Nicholas Haan is currently Director of Global Grand Challenges at Singularity University. Nicholas Haan has worked at the intersection of science, technology, social challenges, and innovation for the last 25 years. His issues of focus have included disaster relief, food security, environment, energy, public health, education, genetics, and information systems. And his affiliations have included the United Nations, governments, universities, donor agencies and non-governmental organizations. Nick is also involved with several start-ups, including as strategic advisor to a mobile app company called eMobilis. He has a keen interest in the crowdsourcing movement and is on the regional board of directors for crowdfunder.com. He has been a visiting professor at University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania; and was awarded a NASA Research Fellowship.
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