KLab Impact-a-thon Keynote & Workshop Sign-ups
Feel free to sign up for as many workshops as you'd like! These are open to all students, even if you are not participating in the impact-a-thon; and we would highly recommend all participants to attend. Our mentors and judges are all incredible and well-renowned social entrepreneurs in their fields and are really excited to meet students passionate about using tech for social good!

Opening Keynote Summary

Unintended Consequences of Technology
Chris Ategeka, UCOT Founder/CEO/Impact Investor

Humanity is at a crossroads. The explosion of technology and its exponential advancements are reshaping what it means to be human. As technology continues to expand, its incredible imprint on our lives continues to deepen. Algorithmic lifestyle has become one of the most powerful arbiters in our lives. They, the technologies, make decisions about the news we read, who we vote for, the jobs we get, the people we meet, and the ads we see. Along with the benefits and victories provided by new technologies come consequences that are alarmingly detrimental to society and to our planet that's where our work comes in. Chris will be diving further into this and more issues surrounding ‘The Unintended Consequences of Technology’ in his opening keynote for this year’s Impact-a-thon!


Workshop Summaries

1) Blockchain for Social Impact - Abrar Ahmed: What is blockchain? How does it work? It is much more than just cryptocurrencies (like Bitcoin and Ethereum). It can be used for social good like reducing poverty, promoting inclusion, fair trade, pandemic readiness and possible preventions. In this workshop, you'll learn how you can use this powerful platform to improve the world.

2) Appropriate Technology - Jodie Wu: As technology design has evolved, there are so many bells and whistles, and swanky new innovations, but they can often only serve the privileged who can afford them. Learn how to design 'appropriate' technologies that can help uplift the base of the pyramid out of poverty that will provide them with the opportunity to thrive!

3) Intro to Machine Learning - Anna Kazlauskas: Anna will give an overview of the human and technological aspects of building machine learning applications for impact. Anna is the founder and CEO of Corsali, a company making it effortless to leverage machine intelligence using a combination of machine learning and smart young people around the world who earn crypto by labeling data on their phones.

4) Design Thinking - Julie Gauthier: Building a Product That Matters - How do you know that your solution will work for the people you’re building it for? Well, you could just ask them! We’ll work through the Design Thinking process to determine the problem we’re solving, who we’re solving it for, what the minimum viable solution is, and how to iterate on it to make it great! Bring your ideas to work on!


Student Highlight Summary

From Student to Social Entrepreneur: Taking Your Idea to the Next Level
Liam Brennan-Burke CMC'21

As a student, you have access to resources and have more opportunities to connect with your dream connections that many start-up founders may not. People love mentoring students, especially when they are passionate and driven! Liam will share how he founded his start-up in his junior year at CMC, and how he harnessed his network and leveraged his status as a student to reach out to and garner support from some of the most influential thinkers, thought leaders and investors in tech.

Feel free to contact nmittal22@cmc.edu or kravislab@cmc.edu if you have any questions!
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