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Using AI to Help the World Thrive

Andrew Winston

How can our economic and political systems enhance well-being for all and reduce inequality? In 2014, IBM launched a 10-year, $100 million project to use its Watson cognitive computing system to help Africa solve business and social challenges. We may need some serious help answering these kinds of questions. Get your copy here.

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The 2020 GreenBiz 30 Under 30

GreenBiz

He also worked with Nestlé while at McCann Enterprise to develop a low-technology platform for communicating nutrition and health information to low-literate consumers in equatorial Africa. Elizondo abandoned his plan for a career in the public sector and booked a one-way ticket to San Francisco, with no job and nowhere to live. .

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The Story of Sustainability in 2018: “We Have About 12 Years Left”

Andrew Winston

The year 2018 brought extreme change — in weather and environmental ecosystems, in political winds and power, and in the expectations of business. State Department to use blockchain to fight forced labor. Ultimately, today’s global political situation is, at best, unpredictable. Venezuela’s last glacier is disappearing.