Leaders’ Stage: Humanitarian Innovation @ MWC Shanghai
Asia-Pacific is the most disaster-prone region in the world and here the effects of climate change are not an imminent threat, but today’s real problem. But there is hope, where humans have created problems, we also have the solutions to pre-empt, combat and deter humanitarian disasters.
This hard-hitting session will explore technology in the face of our world’s largest problems; Climate change to food security, preventing Natural Disaster to Humanitarian crisis response. In this Leader’s Stage, we bring together the pioneers who are very literally saving the planet one app and service at a time.
Speakers include:
- Dr Cristian Birzer, Director of the Humanitarian and Development Solutions Initiative (HDSI), University of Adelaide
- Paul Mesarcik, CTO, Lumkani
- Hongxi Zhang, President of Corporate Marketing Dept, Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd
- Luca Orsini, Head of Networks of MNEA, Ericsson
- Liu Mingming, Director of ZTE Energy R&D Center, ZTE Corporation
- Deependra Bahadur Shah, Unit Head, Ncell Axiata
The Humanitarian Innovation Leaders’ Stage will be taking place from 10:30 – 13:00 on Thursday 27 June at MWC Shanghai. To find out more and register visit www.mwcshanghai.com
