mDevelopment: Harnessing Mobile Technology for Global Economic Growth
Ann Mei Chang, Alex Counts, and Scott C. Ratzan discuss innovative ways mobile technology can be leveraged to foster economic growth, empower...
Introductory Speaker: Cherie Blair, Founder, Cherie Blair Foundation for Women
Speakers: Ann Mei Chang, Senior Adviser for Women and Technology, Office of Global Women's Issues, U.S. Department of State
Alex Counts, President and Chief Executive Officer, Grameen Foundation
Scott Ratzan, Vice President, Global Health, Johnson & Johnson
Presider: Isobel Coleman, Senior Fellow and Director, Women and Foreign Policy Program, Council on Foreign Relations
May 10, 2012
Ann Mei Chang, Alex Counts, and Scott C. Ratzan discuss innovative ways mobile technology can be leveraged to foster economic growth, empower women, improve public health, and alleviate poverty.
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Ann Mei Chang, Alex Counts, and Scott C. Ratzan discuss innovative ways mobile technology can be leveraged to foster economic growth, empower...
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