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**Originally published on VC Cafe. For the official recap of the Social Impact Day see summary post by Imperial College London
“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has” — Margaret Mead
This week I was delighted to speak at the Imperial College London Social Impact Day on the role of technology in social impact. It was great to see so many students from interdisciplinary faculties, engaged in social impact, and later in the day pitching their ideas for tech and impact, from phone-enabled diagnostics to AI generated patients to train doctors remotely…
Before me, spoke Nobel Peace Prize Winner Prof. Muhammad Yunus, pioneer of the concept of micro finance. What a treat. His point is that poverty belongs in the museum at this day and age… I completely agree. In our panel we discussed how despite being vilified today (think Cambridge Analytica), Technology can play a big role in driving social change.
That said, it’s easy to ignore this and go about your day. Don’t be fooled to think that social impact is the work of billionaires like MacKensie Bezos or Bill Gates only. You don’t have to wait…
