Join us on Friday, September 18th from 12-1pm as we connect with TiE Boston Charter Members who have been key in the creation of PathCheck - the leading provider of privacy-preserving pandemic preparedness and response software.

PathCheck was founded in February, 2020, at MIT by TiE Boston Charter Member Ramesh Raskar and a passionate community of people and organizations to contain the spread of COVID-19 and help revitalize economies without sacrificing personal privacy. They are pioneers in digital contact tracing and exposure notification technology. To assist the roll-out of their open source solutions, and supplement existing resources, PathCheck provides a range of pro-bono and paid services to support planning efforts.

During this webinar, TiE Boston Charter Members Raghav Gupta and Vinit Nijhawan, who are both involved with PathCheck as well, will discuss with Ramesh the role of technology to help contain the pandemic while preserving privacy and encouraging adoption. By also doing a deep dive into what Google and Apple have rolled out, they will share how various jurisdictions have been using contact tracing, exposure notification and related technology to safely reopen their economies.

The Speakers:

• Ramesh Raskar: Ramesh Raskar is a tenured Associate Professor and Director of the Camera Culture group at MIT. He has over 20 years of research experience in imaging and holds over 90 patents across computational photography and human-computer interaction fields. His many inventions have granted him several awards, opportunities to speak at large keynote talks such as TED, and appearances in NYTimes, CNN, and BBC
• Raghav Gupta: Over the past 20 years, Raghav Gupta has served as an entrepreneurial executive at 5 startup companies, including 1 IPO and 1 acquisition. With his experience in robotics, IoT, and enterprise software, he has commercialized new technologies and has led digital businesses to successful exits. Gupta was previously the COO of Humanics.
• Vinit Nijhawan: Vinit Nijhawan is a serial entrepreneur with an engineering background and has over 30 years of experience building 5 successful startups companies. He currently teaches MBA courses on Entrepreneurship at Boston University's Questrom School of Business. In over two years at Key Venture Partners, he sourced over 200 deals and made one investment that was acquired for $430M. He is currently the Managing Director of Mass Ventures.

This event will take place on Zoom. Event attendees will receive the event link prior to the start of the event.