This is not just another tech MeetUp, this is an impact opportunity.
An inspiring evening featuring the most innovative local tech companies and nonprofits that are using technology to make a positive impact on our world and communities.
Join them at Eureka Building, 1621 Alton Pkwy, Irvine, California.
Each of these companies will give a 10 minute "Lightning Tech-Fluential Talk" to discuss exactly how they are using their tech to make our world a better place. These talks are sure to educate and inspire!
Schedule:
Networking, food & drinks: 6-7:30
Lightning Tech Talks: 7:30-8:20
Q&A: 8:20-8:35
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The Companies & Nonprofits:
WILDLIFE CONSERVATION
Elephant Action League: https://www.elephantleague.org/
EAL is an innovative hybrid nonprofit organization that merges the worlds of intelligence, investigations and conservation in service of wildlife and the people who protect it. They started field operations in 2015, and within less than four years have conducted dozens of intelligence-gathering and investigative missions, in 14 countries throughout Africa, Asia and Latin America, on several criminal wildlife supply chains, including ivory, rhino horn, jaguar’s parts, live animals, seafood and other illegal wildlife products.
See them in their two documentaries: The Ivory Game and Sea of Shadows.
PUBLIC SAFETY
Sitch Ai: https://www.sitchai.com/sitchaware/
This groundbreaking technology is helping keep our public spaces safe from public shootings by using Ai and IoT to detect, notify and mitigate active shooter situations.
EDUCATION TECHNOLOGY
Illuminate Education: https://www.illuminateed.com/
Every minute counts in a student’s learning journey and educators need a real-time, actionable approach for understanding each student’s daily progress and challenges. Illuminate Education is bringing more teachable moments to light by empowering educators with the most powerful visualization of the whole student from one, simple view. Driven by data and insights that reveal both strengths and opportunities for growth that otherwise remain hidden, we increase the power of teaching and the delight of learning.
NONPROFIT INNOVATION
NEP: https://newequityproductions.com/
NEP helps non-profits develop targeted donor list while managing the design, print, and production of their outreach programs. They also offer a full web, social media, and dynamic marketing division which helps to drive and increase donor retention and communication. They ensure all websites are mobile friendly in order to allow access to all donor portals.
WORLD CHANGING JOURNALISM
Neo4J: https://neo4j.com/graphs4good/
Neo4j’s Graph Platform is specifically optimized to map, analyze, store and traverse networks of connected data to reveal invisible contexts and hidden relationships.
The International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) has been using Neo4j for positive world-changing impact since 2015.
In 2016, they broke the largest data leak in recorded history: The Panama Papers. The leak of 11.5 million documents (2.6 TB) from the Panamanian law firm Mossack Fonseca recorded 40 years' worth of transactions, accounts and intricate webs of shell companies from world leaders, celebrities and governments in 45 countries. Their work on the Panama Papers won them the Pulitzer Prize.
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* A cash bar will be on site.
* Food will be for purchase at an on site food truck!
Thanks to Tech In Motion Orange County for offering this local startup event, the details, and the graphic!