Frugal Innovation in Response to COVID-19 - Horasis Extraordinary Meeting on the USA, 18 March 2021
Channel: Horasis Org
Date: 2021-03-19

Frugal Innovation in Response to COVID-19 
Lack of resources and necessity for rapid scaling led to a burst of innovation in response to COVID-19.  Such frugal innovation promises to achieve more with less in the face of institutional voids. How to create trusted spaces for frugal innovation where ideas can compete in the wider confluence of globalization without huge capital investments? And how to deliver accessible and affordable solutions to serve the needs of the bottom of the economic pyramid? 
• Noel Akpata, Chief Executive Officer, Stratex Pro, Nigeria
• Ciprian Dan Costea, Member of the Board, Autonova, Romania
• Ben Crawford, Chief Executive Officer, CentralNic, United Kingdom
• Arvinder Kang, Entrepreneur In Residence, The Digital Economist, Canada
• Alexander R. Malaket, President, OPUS Advisory Services International Inc, Canada
Chaired by
• Yves Decadt, Chief Executive Officer, BioLingus, Switzerland