Category Archives: Industry
Professor Makinda is Professor Emeritus of International Relations & Security Studies at the College of Law and Arts and Social Sciences at Murdoch University, Western Australia.
He was earlier a senior journalist with the weekly review and the nation group of the newspapers in Nairobi, and he has been recognized and awarded by former Kenyan President Mogwai Kibaki as the one of the elders of the order of the Burning Spear.
Entered digital advertising at the rise of the Internet era
Early experiences in Silicon Valley and meetings with Steve Jobs
Realizes personal strengths lie beyond test scores
Combines computer science and pre-med in undergrad despite advice
Discovering design thinking at UBC
Leap to Dubai for SAP innovation leadership
Stephen Ibaraki acknowledges Jack Dongarra as the creator of libraries and standards essential for scientific computing.
Recognition of Jack Dongarra’s mentorship, community building, and influence in industries like pharmaceuticals and simulation.
Diana Szyszka Pompei is the Executive Director of Canadian Business Council (CBC), Dubai.
Nirmala (Nimmi) Ramanujam is the Robert W. Carr Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Professor of Cancer Pharmacology and Cancer Biology, and Global Health at Duke University.
She founded the Center for Global Women’s Health Technologies(GWHT) in 2013 to reshape women’s health through technology innovation.
Léonie is the founder of Kinetik, a venture dedicated to deep-tech solutions that unlock human knowledge within the bioeconomy, a $4-$7T market.
