In 2018 ma got decided to take a break from retirement and her home in the quiet Little German village of townhouse. Bah, to embark on an adventure. A marathon motorbike trip to iran . No matter how painstakingly the 64 year old prepared there would be on forcible challenges ahead on her 18000 kilometer tour. He failed beth ma got got off to a bumpy start. Suffering engine problems before shed even gotten out of germany from poland. She continued across ukraine to russia and on through cossacks down was becca stan kirk, a stan and to chica stand. And that didnt go smoothly either. Still there was no stopping her progress to iran until nath ah, my god had thoughtfully cut off. 2 yet so m o d him say for you ah, ah, my god, next stop is morgan in touch because stan, the 64 year old, has already put more than 7000 kilometers behind her. Moga has a population of 7000. The market is a Meeting Place for everyone who lives in the surrounding mountains. Were still in an altitude of 3600 meters
Has grown to more than 40 employees and has expanded to boston, chicago, los angeles, new york city, portland, San Francisco, and seattle, with several more markets to come. Under her leadership, it was named one of the next big things in tech by the wall street journal, the start up to watch by ink magazine. Please welcome leah. Jamie wong is the cofounder and ceo of viable. Com. Her vision of a more open world and exchanges through travel is the driving force. Her commitment to bringing travel experiences to the world by making it easier to find, create, and book provides a platform for the community. She is a dynamic creative and leader with a passion for bringing ideas to market the change the way people live. Finally, jay. In his girl as the chief innovation officer, he is working with the Tech Community and public to bring the government into the digital age. A partnership announced in 2012 will open the doors of government to our Tech Community to drive new solutions and busines
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Teach me so many things all day every day. I rarely talk about that because if it hits to the core of may. And that is why i have learned the necessary needs of technology whto learn and to grw at to do things. And why you and i need the things youre going to hear in just a couple of minutes. I just want to take a quick moment as you get settled. You will have to stop talking because i will not talk over you. You, too. Im going to count to ten. I usually dont have to finish to ten. When you think of technology in the world today, we cant even imagine what is going to have the month from now. Think of the things that have been eaten up. We used to have payphones. They are gone. The cellphone 8 it up. The cellphone 8 of the camera industry. You dont need to buy a camera. The cellphone 8 the watch industry. I dont even wear a watch. You can go through the list. He you dont have to go to the bank anymore. Take a picture of a check and make a deposit. Look at all the things that we have cha
I would like you to take a moment and reflect on what would be a good life. What are the critical elements for you, of a good life . This is a question of philosophers have explored over the ages. Time after time, this is what we like to explore with people facing disabilities and life challenges. I am curious, when you thought about what would be critical for a good life, how many of you listed family and friends . How about making a contribution or participating . Being engaged . How about good health and having choices . All of these are core elements. You know how most of our efforts are focused . Yes, this is it. This is how we have a whole industry thinking about future planning and what a good life is. It is focused on money. You can see some canadian money up there. In any case, i am curious about how come how money is easy to plan for, and but what about planning for people . What about those loved ones, those friends that we all say are so critical for having a good life . Ho