Frugal Innovation
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Frugal innovation is the ability to “do more with less” — that is to create more economic and social value using fewer resources. Long practiced in resource-constrained emerging economies like India, China, Africa, and Brazil, frugal innovation is now being adopted in the West to respond to the needs of cost-conscious and eco-aware consumers. This event will show how pioneering startups and universities in Silicon Valley are developing cutting-edge frugal solutions that deliver greater value at lower cost across sectors like healthcare, agriculture, energy, finance, and education.
Panelists:
Mark Hatch, CEO, TechShop
Bruce Borden, CEO, gThrive
Michel Ktitareff, VP US & Asia Operations and Business Development, Be-Bound
Silvia Figueira, Director, Frugal Innovation Lab, and Associate Professor of Computer Engineering, Santa Clara University
Moderator:
Navi Radjou, is a fellow at Cambridge Judge Business School. He is coauthor of Frugal Innovation (Economist Books, 2015). He won the 2013 Thinkers50 Innovation Award and spoke at TED Global 2014. An Indian-born French national, he lives in Palo Alto, California.
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