Innovations arise from the convergence of many itches, ideas and investments.
Communications technology accelerates the convergence of ideas and investments, but it all starts with an itch. Matthew, Director of Strategy for Crossroads Foundation, shares about an interesting way to help people get itchy about the world’s most pressing problems.

Matthew Gow is the Vice President of Global Hand and CTO of Crossroads Foundation. He is an experienced IT and management professional with a commitment to positive social impact.

Gow’s background in IT includes tenures at Hewlett­Packard, ING Bank, and SAP. He manages the development of various online portals such as the Crossroads Foundation and the United Nations business partnerships portal that facilitate partnerships between nonprofit organisations, corporations, government bodies and other entities. His state of the art websites to help those in need has earned him a nomination for the Spirit of Hong Kong Awards.

This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at http://ted.com/tedx