The Technology + Innovation Forum will present and celebrate the innovators who are actively solving some of the world’s most pressing problems. The Forum will discuss and present leaders creating technologies and driving innovations that are positively transforming the world.
Keynote Speakers:- DEAN KAMEN - Chairman, DEKA Research & Development; Inventor and owner of 440 patents for health and medical technologies; Awarded National Medal of Technology by President Clinton for his life-saving inventions in the health and medical sector.
- VICTORIA GARCHITORENA - President, Ayala Foundation; Leader of GILAS, a nationwide initiative providing computer labs and internet connectivity to all public high schools in the Philippines.
- Dr. ANITA GOEL - Founder, Chairman, CEO, Nanobiosym. Recognized "Top 35 science and technology innovator under the age of 35” by MIT Technology Review. Leading the development of next-generation nano-enabled platforms for pathogen detection and nanoscale diagnostic kits for molecular biology and clinical medicine.
DEAN KAMENFounder & Chairman, DEKA Research & DevelopmentAwarded National Medal of Technology by President Bill ClintonAs an inventor and physicist, Dean Kamen has dedicated his life to developing technologies that help people lead better lives. As an inventor, he holds more than 440 U.S. and foreign patents, many of them for innovative medical devices that have expanded the frontiers of health care worldwide. While still a college undergraduate, he invented the automatic, self-contained, ambulatory pump designed to deliver precise doses of medication to patients with a variety of medical conditions. In 1976 he founded AutoSyringe, Inc., to manufacture and market the pumps. At age 30, he sold that company to Baxter International Corporation. By then, he had added a number of other infusion devices, including the first wearable insulin pump for diabetics. Following the sale of AutoSyringe, Inc., he founded DEKA Research & Development Corp. to develop internally generated inventions as well as to provide R&D for major corporate clients.
The array of products and technologies invented and developed by Mr. Kamen and the engineering team at DEKA is extremely broad.Two notable breakthrough medical devices invented and developed by DEKA are the HomeChoice™ portable dialysis machine, marketed by Baxter Healthcare, and the iBOT™ Mobility System, a sophisticated mobility aid developed for Johnson & Johnson. With the Segway™ Human Transporter, Mr. Kamen aspired to improve upon the most basic form of transportation, walking, by allowing people to go farther, move more quickly, and carry more without separating them from their everyday walking environment. DEKA’s other projects include: a DARPA-funded robotic arm project intended to restore functionality for individuals with upper extremity amputations; a new and improved Stirling engine intended to convert almost any fuel into electrical power and clean heat as part of a system that is clean, quiet, easy to use, and easy to maintain with a long operating life; new water purification technology intended to convert almost any source water into safe drinking water; and many others.
Among Mr. Kamen’s proudest accomplishments is founding FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology), an organization dedicated to motivating the next generation to understand, use and enjoy science and technology. In 2009, its flagship program, the FIRST Robotics Competition, will reach more than 42,000 high-school students on close to 1,700 teams in 40 regional competitions, seven district competitions, and one national championship. The FIRST Robotics Competition teams professionals and young people to solve an engineering design problem in an intense and competitive way. In 1998, the FIRST LEGO League was created for children ages 9-14. Similar to the FIRST Robotics Competition, these young participants build a robot and compete in a friendly event designed for their age group. In the 2008/09 season, over 137,000 children are participating in 42 countries. FIRST also offers the Junior FIRST LEGO League for 6 to 9 year-olds and the FIRST Tech Challenge, which provides high-school-aged students with the traditional challenge of the FIRST Robotics Competition, but with a more accessible and affordable robotics kit.
Mr. Kamen has received numerous awards and accolades including the Heinz Award in Technology, the Economy and Employment in 1998, the National Medal of Technology from President Clinton in 2000, the Lemelson-MIT Prize in 2002 for Invention and Innovation, the United Nations Association of the USA Global Humanitarian Action Award in 2006 and honorary degrees from more than 25 colleges and universities. Mr. Kamen was inducted into The National Inventors Hall of Fame in May 2005.
Dr. ANITA GOELFounder, Chairman, Scientific Director, Nanobiosym, IncFounder, Chairman, & CEO, Nanobiosym Diagnostics, IncDr. Anita Goel, MD, PhD founded Nanobiosym®, Inc as an R&D enginethat focuses on emerging technologies at the convergence of Physics, Medicine, and Nanotechnology. Dr. Goel’s pioneering contributions to this interface over the past 15 years have been recognized globally by several prestigious honors and awards. Her work on establishing the feasibility of the Gene-RADAR® technology platform at Nanobiosym® has been recognized by multiple rounds of funding from the United States Department of Defense agencies including Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR) and US Dept of Energy (DOE) and US Defense Threat Reduction Agency.
After successfully demonstrating proof-of-concept, Dr. Goel established Nanobiosym® Diagnostics to commercialize nano-enabled portable diagnostic capabilities. Dr. Goel has built a world-class team of advisors, sponsors, and strategic collaborators to realize the full potential for Gene-RADAR® in both developed and emerging world markets.
A Harvard-MIT trained physicist and physician, Dr. Goel was named in 2005 as one of the world’s “Top 35 science and technology innovators under the age of 35” by MIT’s Technology Review Magazine and in 2006 received the Global Indus Technovator Award from MIT, an honor recognizing the contributions of top leaders working at the forefront of science, technology, and entrepreneurship.
Dr. Goel holds a PhD in Physics from Harvard University, an MD from the Harvard-MIT Joint Division of Health Sciences and Technology (HST) and a BS in Physics with Honors & Distinction from Stanford University. She is a member of the Board of Overseers of the Boston Museum of Science and a Charter Member of TiE (The Indus Entrepreneurs, a global organization of successful entrepreneurs engaged in the cycle of wealth creation and giving back to the larger community). Dr. Goel is also a Fellow of the World Technology Network, a Fellow-at-Large of the Santa Fe Institute, an Associate of the Harvard University Physics Department and an Adjunct Professor of the BEYOND Institute for Fundamental Concepts in Science.
Dr. Goel has been an invited speaker and panelist at numerous conferences and colloquia in the U.S. and abroad. Her recent publications include “Molecular Evolution: a role for quantum mechanics in the dynamics of molecular machines that read DNA,” in the book Quantum Aspects of Life and “Harnessing Biological Motors to Engineer Systems for Nanoscale Transport and Assembly” in the August 2008 Nature Nanotechnology.She continues to focus on fundamental science, elucidating the physics of living systems, especially at the nanoscale. In applied science, she works through her companies to develop next-generation nano-enabled platforms for pathogen detection and nanoscale diagnostic kits for molecular biology and clinical medicine and explores nanobio computing architectures, including quantum information processing by nanomachines. In April, 2008 she gave expert testimony before John Kerry’s Senate Subcommittee on Science, Technology and Innovation in support of the reauthorization of the National Nanotechnology Initiative.
VICTORIA P. GARCHITORENAPresident
Ayala Foundation USA
Victoria P. Garchitorena is considered as one of the pillars of Philippine non-government organization sector. She was founding Chair of the League of Corporate Foundations, Philippine Council for NGO Certification, Philippine Association for Volunteer Efforts, Metro South Cooperative Bank, and the Makati NGO Network.
She is/has been Chair or Trustee of the following: Pinoy ME, Ramon Magsaysay Awards Foundation, EDSA People Power Commission, AIM Alumni Association, Mendiola Consortium, Ateneo de Manila University, De La Salle University, College of the Holy Spirit, Corporate Network for Disaster Response, Spirit of EDSA Foundation, Alliance of Women for Action Towards Reform, among others.
She is also a Board Member of the United States-based Council on Foundations and is a Senior Adviser of the World Bank’s Asia-Pacific Advisory Council Against Corruption.
Vicky also served as the Senior Consultant of the Office of the President of the Philippines, the Head of the Presidential Management Staff, Secretary to the Cabinet, and a Director of the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office.She is also the Managing Director of Ayala Corporation’s Stakeholder Relations and President of Ayala Foundation, Inc.
The Ayala Foundation is a nonstock, nonprofit organization that serves as the socio-cultural development arm of the Ayala Group of Companies (AGC). Through various social development and cultural programs, the Foundation works to fulfill the needs of the whole person, firmly believing in the human being as less of an object of charity than a cause for celebration. Today, the Ayala Foundation is also working to extend the benefits of recent technological developments to a greater number of men, women and children. Through these new technologies, the Foundation continues to work for the cultivation of Filipino ingenuity and talent, as well as the preservation of the Philippines’ rich culture, history and traditions.
Ayala Foundation USA creates opportunities for Filipinos in the U.S. to help the Philippines by facilitating meaningful contributions to social development initiatives. With over 100 projects supported in partnership with Philippine non-profits, AF-USA is able to address the country’s greatest needs. AF-USA assists Filipinos committed to helping the homeland in supporting projects closest to their hearts.