Singularity University

Tobias Menne is Appointed to the Advisory Board of crop.zone

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Monday, January 23, 2023
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With Tobias Menne as a new member of the advisory board, the company has now gained an important expert in this field.

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  • With Tobias Menne as a new member of the advisory board, the company has now gained an important expert in this field.
  • Tobias Menne recently set up the SmartFarming joint venture between BASF and BOSCH and led it on the supervisory board.
  • Tobias Menne started his professional career in 2003 at Bayer as Managing Director for Bulgaria and Managing Director for Ukraine.
  • Tobias Menne studied Digitalisation & Future of Industry at Singularity University in San Francisco and Strategy and Agricultural Economics at Harvard Business School.

The Most Prominent Conference on Educational Innovation in the Spanish-Speaking World, CIIE 2023 Begins

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Monday, January 16, 2023
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MONTERREY, Mexico, Jan. 16, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The 9th International Conference on Educational Innovation (CIIE 2023) will take place in the Tecnológico de Monterrey, Monterrey Campus, from January 16–18.

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  • MONTERREY, Mexico, Jan. 16, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The 9th International Conference on Educational Innovation (CIIE 2023) will take place in the Tecnológico de Monterrey, Monterrey Campus, from January 16–18.
  • Tecnológico de Monterrey's Institute for the Future of Education Executive Director, Michael Fung, delivered the keynote address "Transforming Higher Education and Lifelong Learning" as part of the opening ceremony.
  • More than 722 proposals were submitted for this Conference's edition, focusing on six thematic tracks: Educational Innovation, Educational Technologies, Lifelong Learning, Academic Innovation in Health, Edtech Entrepreneurship and Educational Innovation Management.
  • More than 500 experiences on educational innovation are available at CIIE 2023, including presentations of research and innovation papers, panels, book presentations, workshops, networking opportunities and poster sessions by educators and experts from different countries around the world.

Blockchain Pioneer Brock Pierce Partners with Jeremy Gardner as a General Partner in Mystic Ventures

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Wednesday, November 9, 2022
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MIAMI, Nov. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- This week at the Wonderland Psychedelic Convention in Miami, Chairman of the Bitcoin Foundation, Economist, and Philanthropist Brock Pierce announced that he is partnering with Jeremy Gardner, the Managing Partner and Founder of Mystic Ventures, as a General Partner in this cutting-edge venture fund. Pierce is the co-founder of EOS Alliance, Block.one, Blockchain Capital, Tether, and Mastercoin, the sector's first ICO. Gardner is the Founder of Blockchain Education Network, Co-founder of Augur, the world's first Utility Token and first ICO on Ethereum.

Key Points: 
  • MIAMI, Nov. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- This week at the Wonderland Psychedelic Convention in Miami, Chairman of the Bitcoin Foundation, Economist, and Philanthropist Brock Pierce announced that he is partnering with Jeremy Gardner, the Managing Partner and Founder of Mystic Ventures, as a General Partner in this cutting-edge venture fund.
  • Pierce is the co-founder of EOS Alliance, Block.one, Blockchain Capital, Tether, and Mastercoin, the sector's first ICO.
  • Gardner is the Founder of Blockchain Education Network, Co-founder of Augur, the world's first Utility Token and first ICO on Ethereum.
  • Brock Pierce is a blockchain pioneer, technology investor and philanthropist with an extensive track record of founding, advising, and investing in disruptive businesses.

Talespin Announces Investment from WestRiver Group, Acquires 'Pioneer Adaptive Learning' Platform From Singularity Group

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Wednesday, October 12, 2022
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LOS ANGELES, Oct. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Talespin, a spatial computing company focused on workforce knowledge transfer and skills mobility, today announced new funding from the WestRiver Group (WRG). The deal also includes Talespin's strategic acquisition of the 'Pioneer Adaptive Learning Platform' from Singularity Group, and including the addition of new employees and advisors from Singularity.

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  • The deal also includes Talespin's strategic acquisition of the 'Pioneer Adaptive Learning Platform' from Singularity Group, and including the addition of new employees and advisors from Singularity.
  • "This social impact-driven innovation is the exact type of investment we at WestRiver Group are excited to support."
  • Singularity Labs' President Kyle Nel and Beth Haggerty, Singularity Group Advisor: Strategic Partnerships, will both become advisors to Talespin.
  • WestRiver Group is a thematically-driven investment platform that manages funds and builds companies in the global innovation economy.

Algorand Foundation Grant Recipient Launches Graphic Novel, Motion Comic and NFT Collection TRUST

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Monday, October 3, 2022
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SINGAPORE, Oct. 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Algorand Foundation, whose mission is to grow the ecosystem of Algorand, the carbon-negative Layer 1 blockchain invented by Turing Award winner and MIT professor Silvio Micali, is proud to support the launch of TRUST, a transmedia project featuring a graphic novel, motion comic, and NFT collection. Created by Chief Nyamweya, Anne Connelly and Sarah Mallia, the Algorand Foundation grant-supported project is being distributed worldwide by Freehand Studios for free through download on the TRUST Website. 

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  • SINGAPORE, Oct. 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Algorand Foundation ,whose mission is to grow the ecosystem of Algorand , the carbon-negative Layer 1 blockchain invented by Turing Award winner and MIT professor Silvio Micali, is proud to support the launch of TRUST, a transmedia project featuring a graphic novel, motion comic, and NFT collection.
  • Created by Chief Nyamweya, Anne Connelly and Sarah Mallia, the Algorand Foundation grant-supported project is being distributed worldwide by Freehand Studios for free through download on the TRUST Website .
  • "We are proud to support an initiative that aligns with Algorand Foundation's core values of using blockchain to build equitable and inclusive futures."
  • "Young Africans are hungry for a vision of an African future rooted in trust, sustainability and freedom from unaccountable state power.

Immunis Welcomes Dr. Peter Diamandis to the Executive Advisory Board

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Tuesday, September 20, 2022
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IRVINE, Calif., Sept. 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Immunis Inc., a private biotechnology company developing an immunomodulatory secretome for age and disease-related immune decline in Phase 1/2a testing, welcomes Peter H. Diamandis, M.D.

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  • IRVINE, Calif., Sept. 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Immunis Inc., a private biotechnology company developing an immunomodulatory secretome for age and disease-related immune decline in Phase 1/2a testing, welcomes Peter H. Diamandis, M.D.
  • Diamandis received degrees in molecular genetics and aerospace engineeringfrom MIT and is a Harvard-trained physician.
  • As the executive founder of Singularity University , Dr. Diamandis counsels the world's leaders on exponentially growing technologies with programs such as Abundance360 and the Abundance Platinum Longevity Program .
  • Dr. Diamandis is also the co-Founder & Executive Chairman of Fountain Life , a co-Founder of BOLD Capital Partners and a Board Member of four successful SPAC exits.Dr.

Herozona Foundation Announces Board of Directors Update

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Monday, August 29, 2022
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PHOENIX, Aug. 29, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Aaron Bare, co-founder of the HeroZona Foundation and author of the Wall Street Journal, USA Today, and number one Amazon bestselling book "Exponential Theory: The Power of Thinking Big", has announced he will officially step down from his role on the nonprofit's board of directors and will no longer teach at Arizona State University. Over the last 10 years, Bare has helped HeroZona grow into a powerhouse that serves the community in a variety of ways. Bare has also lectured and is a former entrepreneur-in-residence at the Thunderbird School of Global Management, WP Carey Business School, Fulton School of Engineering, School for Health Solutions, and Skysong Entrepreneurship & Innovation.

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  • "It's been an honor to serve the community and create a lasting impact with HeroZona and AP," Bare said.
  • Under this initiative, HeroZona partnered with Equality Health Foundation to create more than 500 vaccination events, which helped immunized 100,000 underserved community members.
  • Other experiences the Herozona Foundation is creating include Celebrate Arizona, Black Caucus Brunch, Herozona National Veterans Business Summit, My Brother's Keeper, the Honor Walk, Veterans Reach to Teach, and Play It Forward.
  • I am also confident in the new board members who will be announced this fall for HeroZona."

Singularity Group to Host Virtual Screening and Panel Discussion for Award-Winning Tech Documentary, The Hacktivist, on September 22, 2022

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Wednesday, August 17, 2022
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SANTA CLARA, Calif., Aug. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Singularity Group, a global impact organization that looks into the future to help leaders better understand how exponential technology will shape businesses and societies in the years ahead, today announced an international virtual screening of the award-winning documentary The Hacktivist. The virtual screening, which will take place on September 22, 2022 at 9 a.m. PST, will be followed by a 45-minute panel discussion featuring researcher, hacker and activist Andrew "bunnie" Huang alongside a diverse panel of participants.

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  • The virtual screening , which will take place on September 22, 2022 at 9 a.m. PST, will be followed by a 45-minute panel discussion featuring researcher, hacker and activist Andrew "bunnie" Huang alongside a diverse panel of participants.
  • Today, Huang is suing the United States government to restore users' rights to own and use their technology autonomously.
  • To learn more about attending The Hacktivist international virtual screening and subsequent panel discussion, visit https://hopin.com/events/the-hacktivist .
  • Over the past decade, Singularity has worked with more than 75,000 leaders drawn from corporations, nonprofits, governments, investors and academia.

Every Briton should plant 650 trees to offset their yearly CO2 emissions, estimated at 8 tonnes

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Friday, July 29, 2022
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Reducing these emissions is imperative to stop this progress, and this is what the UN's Net Zero strategy pursues.

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  • Reducing these emissions is imperative to stop this progress, and this is what the UN's Net Zero strategy pursues.
  • The App incorporates a carbon footprint calculator based on public data sources such as Eurostat and Our World in Data, among others.
  • ), so that they can raise their awareness of the effect that their individual day-to-day decisions have on their climate footprint.
  • In addition, in line with the United Nations Net Zero strategy, the App gives them the opportunity to offset this impact by planting trees.

Yiannis Monovoukas and Monte Stettin, Noted Executives and Entrepreneurs, Appointed as Advisors and Observers to the Board of Directors of Athos Therapeutics

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Tuesday, May 31, 2022
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"I am delighted to join the Athos Board of Directors as an observer," said Dr. Monovoukas.

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  • "I am delighted to join the Athos Board of Directors as an observer," said Dr. Monovoukas.
  • The Athos team has developed an impressive platform technology and I look forward to assisting them with future strategic options."
  • "It is a great privilege to join the Athos team in an advisory role and join as a Board of Directors Observer," said Mr. Stettin.
  • "We are very pleased to welcome Yiannis Monovoukas and Monte Stettin as observers to our Board of Directors," said Allan Pantuck, MD, MS, FACS, Chairman, Founder & CMO.