
Virtual Solve at MIT 2020
Annual MeetingVirtual Solve at MIT 2020
Watch all the videos from Virtual Solve at MIT 2020 on our YouTube channel.
In light of recent developments around Covid-19, we're transforming our annual in-person event into a powerful online experience that will convene, connect, and inspire Solve’s global community—our Solver teams, MIT faculty, and peer leaders from our Member organizations (which include eBay, HP, Ernst & Young, The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and many more).
Solve Members will have the opportunity to:
Build momentum on Global Challenges: Dive into discussions with cross-sector leaders as we set out to find solutions to Solve’s 2020 Global Challenges, including our newly launched Health Security & Pandemics Challenge.
Access cutting-edge innovations: Connect directly with Solver teams to share strategic advice and new ideas. In collaborative working groups, you’ll learn about and workshop their innovative solutions.
Create impactful partnerships: Expand your organization’s social and environmental impact by partnering with Solver teams to scale their work.
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Looking for ways to make your virtual events more engaging? Check out Solve’s tips to host an engaging virtual event.
Featured Speakers

Cady Coleman
Session Speakers

Temie Giwa-Tubosun

Mary-Ann Etiebet
Hear from an Expert Panel of global public health experts in conversation about how communities around the world can prepare for, detect, and respond to emerging pandemics and health security threats, including COVID-19. Then, join the Deep Dive to dive into the Health Security & Pandemics Challenge in small breakout groups to explore a dimension of the Challenge.
Session Speakers

Jonathan Jackson

Tolullah Oni

Feng Zhang

Suzanne M. Miller
Kick off the Expert Panel with insights from Challenge leaders on progress made among the Early Childhood Development Solver teams and the Challenge at large. Then, continue the conversation in the action-driven Solver Brain Trust where participants will meet with one Early Childhood Development Solver team to provide advice and brainstorm opportunities for advancement, partnership, and investment.
Session Speakers

Anna Bertmar Khan

Eric Brace

Ruchit Nagar

Dinesh Krishna

Luis Garza

Andrea Fahed

Sindhuja Jeyabal

Jim Gray
Mariana Luz

Carla Small
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Anastasia Elgina
Kick off the Expert Panel with insights from Challenge leaders on progress made among the Community-Driven Innovation Solver teams and the Challenge at large. Then, continue the conversation in the action-driven Solver Brain Trust where participants will meet with one Community-Driven Innovation Solver team to provide advice and brainstorm opportunities for advancement, partnership, and investment.
Session Speakers

Samuel Kellerhals

Yuriko Oda

Kamil Shafiq

Jérémy Lachal

Pedro Reynolds-Cuéllar

Lily Tsai

Rafael dos Anjos

C.D. Glin
Session Speakers
Michael Niconchuk

June Sugiyama

Carlos Moedas

Joseph Muhlhausen

Suprita Makh
Kick off the Expert Panel with insights from Challenge leaders on progress made among the Circular Economy Solver teams and the Challenge at large. Then, continue the conversation in the action-driven Solver Brain Trust where participants will meet with one Circular Economy Solver team to provide advice and brainstorm opportunities for advancement, partnership, and investment.
Session Speakers

Nicole Bassett

Adi Reza Nugroho

Stephanie Benedetto

Anirudh Sharma

Javier Larragoiti

Garry Cooper

Miranda Wang

José Manuel Moller

Mari Pantsar
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Liz Rodgers
Kick off the Expert Panel with insights from Challenge leaders on progress made among the Healthy Cities Solver teams and the Challenge at large. Then, continue the conversation in the action-driven Solver Brain Trust where participants will meet with one Healthy Cities Solver team to provide advice and brainstorm opportunities for advancement, partnership, and investment.
Session Speakers

S. Atyia Martin

Mauricio Cordova

Saba Khalid

Abhilasha Purwar

Katherine Clayton

Diana Yousef

Jonathan Jay

Aditya Kulkarni
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Romina Libster, MD, MSc

Gabriella Hernandez

Johannes Boch
Hear from an Expert Panel of sector experts in conversation about how marginalized populations access and create good jobs and entrepreneurial opportunities for themselves. Then, join the Deep Dive to discuss one of the following Challenge dimensions: Supporting Small and New Businesses, Social Safety Nets for all Workers, or Durable Skills for a Changing Market.
Session Speakers

Erik Brynjolfsson

Amir Banifatemi

Pedro Cunha

Philip Gaskin

Cindy Pace
Featured Speakers

Pita Taufatofua
Session Speakers

Abhilasha Purwar

Melinda Marble
Hear from an Expert Panel of sector experts in conversation about how marginalized girls and young women can access quality learning opportunities to succeed. Then, join the Deep Dive to discuss one of the following Challenge dimensions: Increasing Access & Retention, Education to Employment Pipeline, Reducing Gender-Based Barriers, and Gender-Responsive Learning.
Session Speakers

Anjali Sastry

Shaloo Garg

Lucy Lake OBE

Tiffany Drake

Cynthia Breazeal
Hear from an Expert Panel of sector experts in conversation about how to produce and consume low-carbon, resilient, and nutritious food for all. Then, join the Deep Dive to discuss one of the following Challenge dimensions: Supporting Small-scale Producers, Greener Large-scale Agriculture, Supply Chain Practices, and Low-Carbon Diets.
Session Speakers

Konrad Brits

LaKisha Odom

Sunny Reelhorn Parr

Ujunwa Ojemeni
Hear from an Expert Panel of sector experts in conversation about how every woman, new mother, and newborn can access the care they need to survive and thrive. Then, join the Deep Dive to discuss one of the following Challenge dimensions: Access to Care, Infectious Disease Control, Gynecological Health, and Mental & Emotional Health.
Session Speakers

Katja Iversen

Catherine D'Ignazio

David Sarley
We will livestream our closing plenary from 2:45 - 4:30 PM ET, so anyone, anywhere can tune in to access insightful speakers:
- A fireside chat between MIT President L. Rafael Reif and Mary Barra, Chairman and CEO of General Motors, who will discuss leadership in the face of the global Covid-19 crisis, and solving world challenges, like climate change.
- A performance from Yo-Yo Ma, the world-renowned cellist, who will explore how to find inspiration and connection while physically apart and discuss the link between art, culture and technology.
- The Solve Investor Showcase, which will include Solver pitches and an announcement of the first investments of Solve Innovation Future, a groundbreaking philanthropic venture fund.
Featured Speakers

L. Rafael Reif

Yo-Yo Ma
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Mary Barra
Session Speakers

Sanjay Sarma

Noubar Afeyan

Priya Lakhani

Ray A. Rothrock

Carrie Morgridge

Joseph Deitch

Carolina García Jayaram
Hosted by Morgridge Family Foundation and Penn Foster
The pandemic has dramatically highlighted fault lines in our economy, and accelerated the need for workers to adapt in order to survive and thrive. Hear from a panel of work of the future leaders about what can be done to accelerate, reactivate, and create viable pathways to employment.
Session Speakers

Carrie Morgridge

Michelle R. Weise

Rachel Wexler

Becky Takeda-Tinker

Angela Jackson
Hosted by Solve
Join us for a round-table discussion on how universities worldwide are supporting the next generation of social innovators and entrepreneurs, even in the midst of a rapid shift to (entirely) virtual education.
Hosted by Solve
Join us as we explore successful local models for sustaining rural America through workforce opportunities, food systems, and social cohesion. In this session we will share examples from Solve’s Indigenous Communities Fellows and Solve members, and discuss opportunities to scale and replicate these and other solutions across rural communities, both tribal and non-tribal.
Session Speakers

Nonabah Lane
Hosted by MIT, Innospark Ventures, and XPRIZE
Join this interactive session to hear how AI is already being used for the betterment of humanity and what the future holds. Participants will brainstorm opportunities to further leverage AI and big data to deepen social impact, and will learn from fellow researchers, practitioners, and funders who are working to build and support the future of AI and big data.
Session Speakers

Amir Banifatemi

Glen Comiso

Venkat Srinivasan

Catherine Havasi
Hosted by MIT ReACT
Join MIT ReACT in an interactive roundtable to explore and define agile models for higher education for refugee and internally displaced learners around the world in the face of modern global challenges. Participants will share best practices and learn from fellow researchers, practitioners, and funders across the refugee education ecosystem.
Session Speakers

Admir Masic

Philip Reuchlin
Hosted by Corning Capital and Someone Else's Child Foundation
This two-part discussion focuses on supporting social entrepreneurs. First, funders discuss how they are adjusting financing entrepreneurs in the difficult economic conditions brought about by COVID-19. Second, a social entrepreneur and a foundation leader share how their innovative partnership model helped successfully address a community need. Co-hosted with CCC Alliance and Someone Else’s Child Foundation.
Session Speakers

Carlos Pereira

Nathan Corning

Josh Cohen

Lopa Desai

Michael Christian
Hosted by the League of Intrapreneurs
At Solve, we talk a lot about social entrepreneurs, but many in the Solve Community are in fact intrapreneurs: the courageous and important allies who work from within larger organization supporting social impact innovation. Intrapreneurs bring entrepreneurial grit together with political savvy to harness the assets of their organizations for positive impact. Join this session co-hosted by the League of Intrapreneurs to discover The Intrapreneur’s Compass. In this time of uncertainty, this compass can help you clarify your purpose, focus on what matters most, and, importantly, maintain your personal resilience during the journey.
Session Speakers

Maggie De Pree
Ian Howatt

Antionette Klatzky

Michelle Khuu

Jake Hirsch-Allen
Featured Speakers

Cady Coleman
Former Astronaut
Pita Taufatofua
Olympian
L. Rafael Reif
President
Yo-Yo Ma
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Mary Barra
Chairman and Chief Executive OfficerSpeakers

Temie Giwa-Tubosun
Founder and CEO
Mary-Ann Etiebet
Lead & Executive DirectorMichael Niconchuk
Director of Research and Development
June Sugiyama
Director
Carlos Moedas
Trustee
Joseph Muhlhausen
Head of Drone Data & System
Suprita Makh
Impact Program Manager
Abhilasha Purwar
Founder and CEO
Melinda Marble
Executive Director
Sanjay Sarma
Vice President for Open Learning
Noubar Afeyan
Co-Founder and Chairman
Priya Lakhani
Founder and CEO
Ray A. Rothrock
Executive Chairman
Carrie Morgridge
Vice President and Chief Disruptor
Joseph Deitch
Founder
Carolina García Jayaram
Founding Executive Director
Jonathan Jackson
Chief Executive Officer
Tolullah Oni
Co-Director
Feng Zhang
Core Faculty Member
Suzanne M. Miller
Chief Medical Officer
Anna Bertmar Khan
Acting Director, Program
Eric Brace
Director of Programs
Ruchit Nagar
CEO
Dinesh Krishna
Director of Strategy, Enabling Inclusion
Luis Garza
Founder and CEO
Andrea Fahed
Education Officer
Sindhuja Jeyabal
Co-Founder and CTO
Jim Gray
Research Scientist & Learning LeadMariana Luz
CEO
Carla Small
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Anastasia Elgina
Senior Director of Institutional Partnerships
Nicole Bassett
Co-Founder
Adi Reza Nugroho
CEO
Stephanie Benedetto
Co-Founder and CEO
Anirudh Sharma
Co-Founder and Lead Scientist
Javier Larragoiti
Co-Founder & CEO
Garry Cooper
CEO
Miranda Wang
Co-Founder and CEO
José Manuel Moller
Founder and CEO
Mari Pantsar
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Liz Rodgers
VP of Sustainable Product
S. Atyia Martin
CEO & Founder
Mauricio Cordova
Founder
Saba Khalid
Founder
Abhilasha Purwar
Founder and CEO
Katherine Clayton
Co-Founder and CEO
Diana Yousef
Founder and CEO
Jonathan Jay
Assistant Professor
Aditya Kulkarni
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Romina Libster, MD, MSc
Investigator and Staff Scientist
Gabriella Hernandez
Business Development and Investor Relations Manager
Johannes Boch
Project Manager
Erik Brynjolfsson
Schussel Family Professor & Director
Amir Banifatemi
Chief Innovation and Growth Officer
Pedro Cunha
Director
Philip Gaskin
Vice President of Entrepreneurship
Cindy Pace
Vice President, Global Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer
Anjali Sastry
Senior Lecturer, System Dynamics
Shaloo Garg
Managing Director, Microsoft for Startups
Lucy Lake OBE
Chief Executive Officer
Tiffany Drake
Executive Director
Cynthia Breazeal
Associate Professor, Media Arts and Sciences
Konrad Brits
CEO
LaKisha Odom
Scientific Program Director
Sunny Reelhorn Parr
Head of Philanthropy
Ujunwa Ojemeni
Senior Energy & Finance Expert
Katja Iversen
President and CEO
Catherine D'Ignazio
Assistant Professor of Urban Science & Planning; Director, Data + Feminism Lab
David Sarley
Senior Program Officer, Global Delivery Programs
Samuel Kellerhals
Co-Founder
Yuriko Oda
CEO
Kamil Shafiq
Co-Founder and CEO
Jérémy Lachal
Executive Director
Pedro Reynolds-Cuéllar
Research Assistant
Lily Tsai
Faculty Director
Rafael dos Anjos
Founder, RevelaGov
C.D. Glin
President & CEO
Carrie Morgridge
Vice President and Chief Disruptor
Michelle R. Weise
Chief Innovation Officer, Strada Institute for the Future of Work & SVP
Rachel Wexler
SVP, Market Advisory Services
Becky Takeda-Tinker
Chief Educational Innovation Officer
Angela Jackson
Chief Ecosystem Investment Officer
Nonabah Lane
Co-Founder
Amir Banifatemi
Chief Innovation and Growth Officer
Glen Comiso
Senior Director for Institute Affairs, Office of the President
Venkat Srinivasan
Managing Director
Catherine Havasi
Research Scientist
Admir Masic
Associate Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Philip Reuchlin
Director of Programs & Strategy
Carlos Pereira
CEO and Founder
Nathan Corning
Impact Programs Coordinator
Josh Cohen
Managing Partner & Co-Founder
Lopa Desai
Managing Director
Michael Christian
Managing Director
Maggie De Pree
Co-FounderIan Howatt
Intrapreneur & Director of Strategic Design & Business Performance
Antionette Klatzky
Director
Michelle Khuu
Co-Founder