Yun-Ling Wong
Our Belief
SALL LIVES—NO MATTER WHERE THEY ARE BEING LIVED—
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The World TodayThe World Today
Why do one million students in the United States drop out of high
Why do four million adults in East Asia suffer from HIV/AIDS?States drop out of high
school each year?suffer from HIV/AIDS?
Why do three out of four people in Mexico lack formal financial
Why do one million children in Sub-Saharan Africa dieformal financial
services?Sub Saharan Africa die each year from malaria?
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How Innovate?How Innovate?
Grand Challenges | Explorations
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Innovation from anyone anywhereanyone anywhere
Low BurdenLow Burden of Entry
Champion C a p oBased Review
Open Path toOpen Path to Success
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Invisible Mosquito Net
Idea: Mosquitoes sensitive to light outside range of h i ihuman vision
Szabolcs MarkaColumbia UniversityColumbia UniversityUnited States
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Leveraging cell phone penetration to create low costLeveraging cell-phone penetration to create low-cost tools within resource limited settings
Inter-disciplinary innovation in: information technology (hardware software networks)information technology (hardware, software, networks)engineeringphysicsphysicschemistrybi lbiology
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20,000 applications from 130 countries
Over 400 projects awarded in 35 countries
Winner Profile:AcademicNot-for-profitsIndustryIndustryStart Up
So what is next?
Thank YouThank You
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