Yun-Ling Wong

Our Belief

SALL LIVES—NO MATTER WHERE THEY ARE BEING LIVED—

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The World TodayThe World Today

Why do one million students in the United States drop out of high

Why do four million adults in East Asia suffer from HIV/AIDS?States drop out of high

school each year?suffer from HIV/AIDS?

Why do three out of four people in Mexico lack formal financial

Why do one million children in Sub-Saharan Africa dieformal financial

services?Sub Saharan Africa die each year from malaria?

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How Innovate?How Innovate?

Grand Challenges | Explorations

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Innovation from anyone anywhereanyone anywhere

Low BurdenLow Burden of Entry

Champion C a p oBased Review

Open Path toOpen Path to Success

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Invisible Mosquito Net

Idea: Mosquitoes sensitive to light outside range of h i ihuman vision

Szabolcs MarkaColumbia UniversityColumbia UniversityUnited States

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Leveraging cell phone penetration to create low costLeveraging cell-phone penetration to create low-cost tools within resource limited settings

Inter-disciplinary innovation in: information technology (hardware software networks)information technology (hardware, software, networks)engineeringphysicsphysicschemistrybi lbiology

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20,000 applications from 130 countries

Over 400 projects awarded in 35 countries

Winner Profile:AcademicNot-for-profitsIndustryIndustryStart Up

So what is next?

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