Kumar Garg: How philanthropy can fuel scientific innovation

What if we reimagined philanthropy not as a slow, bureaucratic process but as a dynamic engine for innovation? Kumar Garg, founder of Renaissance Philanthropy and former White House advisor, offers a compelling vision for how philanthropic capital can flow more effectively toward solving the world's biggest challenges. Drawing from eight years of experience in the Obama White House Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP) and his subsequent work with Eric Schmidt, Kumar says there's a fundamental disconnect in how philanthropy approaches edge-case science and technology. Through fascinating stories, (Ranging from the early development of mRNA technology that later enabled COVID vaccines to the untapped potential of AI for scientific research.) Kumar describes how the right funding structures can accelerate breakthroughs to benefit humanity. He also explores how education, AI readiness, and cross-domain expertise present enormous opportunities for philanthropic impact – but only if we can evolve our deployment models to match the speed of technological change. You can find out more about Kumar Garg and Renaissance Philanthropy at:RenaissancePhilanthropy.orglinkedin.com/company/renp/  aiEDU: The AI Education Project aiEDU.org linkedin.com/company/aiedu/

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