Shashwat Vishwanath: Combating Climate Change With Carbon-Negative Solutions

Jul 21, 2022 Posted by: Anushree Nande IL,  SDG 13,  Shashwat Vishwanath,  USA

Shashwat: It’s my pleasure, Spiffy! GarboCarbo hopes to tackle the climate crisis that is on track to wreak havoc on the entire planet. Climate change is driven by rising CO2 emissions, and coal-fired power plants are responsible for over 46% of the 40 billion tons of emitted CO2. Thus, at GarboCarbo, we make it our goal to combat climate change at its root: power plants. We aim to integrate a carbon-negative solution into industrial plants to not only slow the increasing emissions but to eliminate them entirely in the coming decades.

Kingsley Ezeani: Reducing the High Cost of Money Transfers for African Migrants

Jul 20, 2022 Posted by: Anushree Nande Kingsley Ezeani,  MA,  SDG 10,  USA

Kingsley: Thrilled to be here today, Spiffy. At CashEx, we are working to reduce the high cost of money transfers to Africa. Africans are charged fees as high as 10% when sending money; these fees are the highest in the world and are not fair on African migrants. 

Regina Ryan: Taking Great Ideas and Helping Them Become Successful Companies

Jul 19, 2022 Posted by: Anushree Nande EEB,  MA,  Regina Ryan,  USA

Regina: Thanks for having me, Spiffy! Harvard Alumni Entrepreneurs takes great ideas and helps them become successful companies. We do this through a simple strategy: connect entrepreneurs, empower them to build a community, and offer the tools, resources and expertise to grow faster and better. Being an entrepreneur is tough. However, entrepreneurs are resilient. Our goal is to focus on getting them past the hurdles and looking to the future because we know that entrepreneurs have what it takes to make a real impact in the world.