face new challenges of the globalized world with singularity university
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Participate in the Global Impact Competition and win a full scholarship worth 25K$ to attend Singularity University Graduate program. Learn more about Singularity University and its values from the TED talks of its founders, Peter Diamandis and Ray Kurzweil: http://www.ted.com/talks/peter_diamandis_abundance_is_our_future.html http://www.ted.com/talks/ray_kurzweil_announces_singularity_university.htmlTRANSCRIPT
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Graduate Studies Program
Singularity University Founding Conference
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September 2008 Founding Conference
SU Founding Meeting @ NASA Ames - Sept 2008; 50 leaders from the Bay Area
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Larry Page – Go Big
Observation -many of our grand challenges are rooted in accelerating factors
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Founders
Singularity University was founded in Sept 2008 by Drs. Ray Kurzweil & Peter Diamandis
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Mission
Our mission is to assemble, educate and inspire a new generation of leaders who strive to understand and facilitate the development of exponentially advancing technologies to address humanity’s grand challenges
DisruptiveStress/Opportunity
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Educational Programs
Graduate Studies Program 10 Weeks
Executive Programs7 Days
FutureMed5 Days
Custom Programs
1 -3 Days
Future Security3-5 Days
•1x per year, 80 Rising Leaders, Focus on Team Projects
•Multiplex per year, 60-80 Participants•For established Business, policy leaders, entrepreneurs
•1x per year, 60-80 Participants•Focus on Future of Medicine and Biotech
•1x per year, 60-80 Participants•Focus on Future of Info and Personal Security
•Multiplex per year, XXX Participants•Tailored for specific organization (corporate, government, etc.)
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Graduate Studies Program
Singularity University Graduate Studies Program
NASA Research Park
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GSP Academic Tracks
Technology Tracks• Artificial Intelligence & Robotics• Nanotechnology & Digital Fabrication• Networks & Computing Systems• Biotechnology & Bioinformatics• Medicine & Neuroscience
Resource/Mgmt Tracks• Futures Studies & Forecasting • Policy, Law & Ethics• Design• Finance & Economics• Entrepreneurship
Application Tracks• Energy &
Environmental Systems
• Space & Physical Sciences
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Examples of Advisory Faculty & SpeakersOther Notable:•Sebastian Thrun, Stanford AI, GoogleX; Founder – Udacity•Saul Griffith, PhD, Eyeglasses, Squid Labs, Instructables.com, Makani Power•Dan Kammen, PhD – Lead Author, 2007 Nobel Peace Prize-winning IPCC report; Faculty, UC Berkeley•Bob Metcalfe, PhD, Founder, 3Com; co-inventor of Ethernet•Chris DiBona, Open Source Program Manager, Google Inc.•Larry Smarr, PhD, California Inst. for Telecom & IT•Chris deCharms, PhD, Founder Omneruon•Tim Ferriss, Author- 4-hour Workweek
Sonia Arrison Senior Fellow, Pacific Research Institute
Aubrey de Grey, PhDChairman & CSO, SENS Foundation
Vint CerfChief Internet Evangelist, Google
Will WrightCreator – SimCity, Spore; Founder, Maxis (EA)
George Smoot, PhDUC Berkeley; 2006 Nobel Prize in Physics
Tina SeeligExec Dir Stanford Tech Ventures
Justin RattnerCTO, Intel Labs
Yvonne Cagel, M.D.Astronaut, Colonel-USAF
Dean KamenInventor,Founder DEKA
Craig VenterFounder, CEO Synthetic Genomics
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Track Chairs
Dan Barry, MD (Space; AI, Robotics) NASA astronaut; Head of Faculty
Neil Jacobstein(AI, Robotics)AI CEO, Visiting Scholar Stanford
Daniel Kraft, MD (Medicine)Stem cell Biology, Stanford
Raymond McCauley(Biotechnology)CSO-Genomera; Founder -BioCurious
Andrew Hessel(Biotechnology) Co-Founder Pink Army Cooperative
Brad Templeton(Computer & Networks) Chairman EFF
Ralph Merkle, PhD(Nanotechnology)Inst. for Molecular Manufacturing
Robert Freitas(Nanotechnology)Inst for Molecular Manufacturing
Marc Goodman (Policy Law & Ethics)Futurist for FBI
David S. Rose(Finance)CEO Gust, Chair NY Angels
Jonathan Knowles(Design)Senior Advisor Autodesk; Apple
Gregg Maryniak(Energy)Founding Exec. Dir XPrize Found.
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Who are the students?
GSP’11 Class Photo
GSP Admissions Criteria:
• Extraordinary Brilliance
• Proven entrepreneurs with proven successes
• Proven interest in the world’s “grand challenges”
• Graduate/post-Grad level
• Average age: 30
GSP-2010: 80 Students / 35 countries
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Student Selection Criteria
Passionate aboutGrand Challenges
Three primary Selection Criteria for students:
Top in their field academically
Demonstrated Entrepreneurs/Leaders
GSP-2010: 80 Students / 35 countries
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Innovation Engine
10 Week Program phases:
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Larry Page – Google
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“If I were a student, this is where I’d want to be”
- Larry Page
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GIC
Singularity University Global Impact Competition
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Change the World
GIC2012 CEE&SEE summary: 250 000 technology students reached in 6 countries 60+ press appearances (online and print) in 6 countries 50+ project applications from 8 countries $85 000 worth of awards for the 6 finalist from 4 countries 3 acceptances to SU GSP12 from 3 countries (Pl, Hu, Bg)
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SU CEE Impact Competition
“To win the chance to attend SU and work on projects to impact a billion people, come up with an idea that would impact 1 million people within 3 years... and start implementing it”.
Winner – receives full scholarship to attend SU $25k
2nd Place - $15k to implement project 3rd Place - $10k to implement project 4th Place - $5k to implement project Top 3 finalists will also receive $10k worth
of software from Autodesk
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The regional SU GIC 2013 covers 10+ countries in CEE&SEE
With the help of 50+ SU Ambassadors, SU alumni, and networking partners (Corporations, VCs, Angels, Incubators, R&D centers, Universities, Gov. Institutions, etc.) we could potentially reach 1 million innovators in 10+ countries
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Competition finals for CEE&SEE on 14:00 P.M. April 12, 2013
BUDAPEST
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Csaba SzabóSingularity University Emissary
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