Online TechTable
Online TechTable Recap: “Reinvent the Tech Industry’s Social Impact”
The tech industry is growing at an exponential rate. While technology start ups have been booming, there has also been a question of how tech companies can make a social impact at the same rate. Small start ups often have trouble finding time or equity to put toward social good because of pressure from venture…
Read MoreMichael Pollan has a big idea on how to transform our food system
[WATCH 10-minute recap] [WATCH full video] Michael Pollan, the bestselling author on food and agriculture issues, and a leading voice in the food movement, has a big idea about how to transform our food system. He sees the need for a national food policy – much like we have an economic policy or a foreign…
Read MoreT4A.org to host Online TechTable: “Reinvent Technology to Stop Ebola”
SAN FRANCISCO, California—October 23, 2014—In two weeks, T4A.org will host its ninth Online TechTable in partnership with Reinventors Network, entitled, “Reinvent Technology to Stop Ebola.” The TechTable will stream live on Google Hangouts on Thursday, November 6, 2014, at 11:00 a.m. PST. Peter Leyden, Founder & CEO of Reinventors Network, will host the TechTable, which will seek…
Read MoreWe have the 21st-century tools to stop Ebola in its tracks
It’s a good thing that Ebola is breaking out in the 21st century, because only now do we have the means to stop it in its tracks. Sure, Ebola spreads fast and has the potential to turn into a terrifying global pandemic. But we now have an array of new tools and technologies that could…
Read MoreDebrief: Digital Education Online TechTable
Also view: 10-minute recap | Full 90-minute Online TechTable Last Wednesday, we returned with our online TechTable series, “Reinvent America,” in partnership with the Reinventors Network. This particular discussion was centered on reinventing digital education and was anchored by Hadi Partovi, founder of Code.org and T4A.org board member. Other participants included Geoff Ralston, Founder &…
Read MoreA Civil Rights Issue of the 21st Century: Access to a Modern Education
Hadi Partovi, the co-founder of Code.org and the anchor for our “Reinvent Digital Education” Online TechTable, thinks providing access to learn computer science is one of the great civil rights issues of our time, along with providing a comprehensive education that keeps up with the high tech world developing around us. The TechTable that Partovi will…
Read MoreReinventing the veteran transition
Next Wednesday, we will launch our fourth Online TechTable as part of our Reinvent America series with Reinventors Network. LT Josh Fryday, JAG Corps, USN, Ret. (COO of NextGen Climate Action) will anchor the discussion, which asks the question “How do we improve the reentry experience of veterans into the American economy and society?” LT…
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