I have always been fascinated by the application of technological innovation to solve global issues, but within equal innovation in our politics and commerce, to help that technology achieve its greatest potential to transform lives and societies. Previously, I was with the Radiant Earth Foundation, an organization dedicated to providing open access to global ‘big […]
Panelists: Mayor Jorge Elorza, City of Providence ⁎ Jennifer Nazareno - Assistant Professor, Brown University, ⁎ Oscar Mejias - Director, RI Hispanic Chamber of Commerce ⁎ Matt Vargas - VP of Business Service, Rhode Island Commerce Corporation ⁎ Kelly Ramirez - CEO, Social Enterprise Greenhouse ⁎ Tony Mendez – Rhode Island Small Business Owner. Please […]
Arnell Milhouse is one of our 2019-2020 Entrepreneurs-in-Residence, which means he hosts bi-weekly office hours among other things at the Nelson Center. Arnell is a Providence local and graduate of Johnson and Wales University, where he discovered a passion for computer science. In 2015, he brought together his love of education and innovation by founding […]
The theme of this year's hackathon is Mental Health, and it will be a great opportunity to meet other students, connect with industry professionals, learn about mental health care, contribute to exciting projects, and win prizes! The kick-off event will feature a networking session and the Charles O. Cooke M.D. Distinguished Visiting Lectureship by Dr. Megan Ranney, […]
Brown Hack Health's 4th annual event is focused on Mental Health! This event is a new kind of hackathon that aims to create solutions to medical problems and barriers. It provides the opportunity to form teams and collaborate to identify issues and brainstorm innovative solutions. There will also be mentors from a diverse set of […]
Samanee recently graduated from Brown with a History major but has always had a hand in entrepreneurship. She’s been a student director of EP as well as a PEIR at the Nelson Center. While at Brown, she worked at 5 start-ups including Slack, and she’s done roles across product management, operations and marketing. She works […]
Laura Thompson ’09 has spent the past decade working on radical innovations aimed at solving the world’s toughest problems. Laura was an early product lead at Google X, where she drove product strategy for science fiction-sounding technologies including self driving cars, smart contact lenses, and delivery drones. While at X, she spread the team’s learning in […]
From Apple to Airbnb, we see the impact of design in some of the best products and services that we use every day. What about services for our most vulnerable populations? What does it look like to bring design to the work of improving services for governments and the public sector? Join Ben Guhin, Head […]
A defining feature of the American Dream is upward income mobility — the ideal that children have equal opportunities to succeed in life, regardless of the circumstances of their birth. Join The Policy Lab and John Friedman, Professor of Economics, International Affairs, and Public Policy at Brown University and Founding Co-Director of Opportunity Insights at […]
Eli A. Wolff directs the Power of Sport Lab, a platform to fuel and magnify creativity, diversity, connection and leadership through sport. The Power of Sport Lab works to help others realize the power of sport and its impact to connect and drive society forward. Eli is also an instructor with the Sport Management program […]
