Tag: tech for good

Andrés Tahta, managing director for Latin America public sector industry sales at Amazon Web Services (AWS), is an inspirational trailblazer who has devoted his career to uniquely solving tough problems with the power of technology. In the sixth episode of the AWS Behind the Cloud vodcast series, host Sarah Storelli interviewed Tahta about how generative AI is driving new levels of productivity and insights, and transforming offerings to foster continued innovation in Latin America.

In the fifth episode of the AWS Behind the Cloud vodcast series, host Sarah Storelli interviews Valerie Singer, general manager of global education at Amazon Web Services (AWS). Watch and listen to learn more about Singer’s journey and discover her insights on how generative artificial intelligence (AI) plays a pivotal role in education around the world.

Dave Levy, vice president of Amazon Web Services (AWS) worldwide public sector (WWPS), is an inspirational trailblazer who has devoted his career to helping customers realize technology’s potential for transforming their organizations and fulfilling their missions. In the fourth episode of AWS Behind the Cloud, I sat down with Dave

In the third episode of the AWS Behind the Cloud series, John Davies, director of Latin America, Canada, and the Caribbean (LCC) sales for Amazon Web Services (AWS) worldwide public sector (WWPS), speaks on the importance of building skills to deliver results; scaling teams and programs geographically to serve the greater good; and leveraging generative AI responsibly to create more meaningful impact for business, government, and society.

In the second episode of the AWS Behind the Cloud series, Dominic Delmolino, vice president of field technology and engineering for AWS worldwide public sector (WWPS) speaks on the big opportunities for generative AI, the importance of customer obsession in building long-term solutions for the public sector, and why it’s important, above all else, to make sure technology is used for good.

On September 15, Amazon Web Services (AWS) held its third annual AWS Summit in Bahrain – the first summit since the new Middle East AWS region launched in August. More than 1600 executives and technologists attended to connect, collaborate, and learn about AWS in more than 20 breakout sessions on topics ranging from machine learning, to databases, to workforce development. In the keynote address, Teresa Carlson, VP Worldwide Public Sector, AWS, shared regional announcements and welcomed local customers to share their journey on AWS. Read more about what you missed in Bahrain.

Imagine: hundreds of nonprofit leaders in a room, sharing ideas and learning how to leverage the full power of cloud technology to advance their missions. We’ve designed our AWS IMAGINE Nonprofit Conference to do just that. On August 13-14, 2019, AWS will hold its annual conference for nonprofit organizations. The IMAGINE Nonprofit Conference is a two-day immersive experience held in Seattle near Amazon’s headquarters. Our conference brings together hundreds of nonprofit leaders from around the globe to strengthen our collective ability to address the world’s most pressing challenges.

Data can be a powerful driver in solving social issues. The AWS Cloud Credits for Research Program seeks to remove barriers and enable researchers to do their best work, bringing them closer to the answers. DrivenData and the Data Science for Social Good Fellowship are two entities using research credits to make a difference for society.