Webinar Showcasing Memory Haven - Winners of Technovation 2020
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About this event
This special event hosted by Tech for Good Dublin and TechFoundHer celebrates the phenomenal success of the Irish team behind Memory Haven - Dementia App, which won the top prize at the 2020 Technovation World Summit. Team members Rachael Akano (16), Margaret Akano (17) and Joy Njekwe (17) were mentored by the inspirational Evelyn Nomayo. Their winning pitch is Memory Haven – an app which supports people living with dementia and their carers. The scale of their achievement is amazing. They were in competition with over 1500 global app entries, and were the only team for the EU to make it to the final. They won both the top prizes, claiming both the senior girls' division and People’s vote prize. The group is now working with Microsoft, redesigning the app with “new, more robust software” to enhance its capabilities. The app is set to launch officially on the App Store and Google Play Store in October.
Event Format: 6pm start – 7pm finish.The event will be a Q&A style panel discussion hosted by social entrepreneur and community leader Leyla Karaha. Following a brief introduction, the 30 minute discussion will include an opportunity from some questions from the audience.
Memory Haven Team:
Rachel, Margaret and Joy were all students at Our Lady’s College in Drogheda. They were led by Evelyn through an intense 12 week programme using design thinking methodology, going from idea, to working prototype, to winning pitch (watch it here).
Evelyn Nomoyo is a self proclaimed technology evangelist and Tech for Good supporter, believing most social problems can be helped by technology. As regional ambassador for Technovation - a voluntary position she undertook - she coached the winning Memory Haven along with five other teams, with four of her teams making it to the semi finals.Evelyn is a UCD School of Computer Science Graduate and an experienced Software Engineer. She is currently a Ph.D. Research Fellow in Computer Science at Trinity College, researching Advanced Networks for Sustainable Societies. She’s on a mission to support women from underrepresented communities to excel in tech. She founded Phase Innovate - a not-for-profit organisation dedicated to bridging the gender and race gap in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) fields in Ireland.
Presenter - Leyla Karaha
Leyla Karaha is the founder of YourY Network, and an activist with a dream of starting a fintech microfinance social enterprise to provide financial services to the poor. YourY Network is a newly founded global community of social entrepreneurs which aims to raise awareness of social entrepreneurship and support the growth of the ecosystem.
More Information:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ruojqNgKZks&feature=youtu.be
https://www.technovation.org/blogs/technovation-girls-2020-finalists/
