Edusession: "Building a world without digital garbage"

On April 14 at 16:00, the next meeting within the framework of "Edusession" will take place at Amity University in Tashkent. 

The topic of the new meeting is “Building a world without digital garbage”. The session will be moderated by VEON Digital Product Director (Netherlands) George Held.

VEON is a global digital operator that provides mobile connectivity and services to over 200 million customers. We are transforming people’s lives, empowering individuals and driving economic growth across seven countries that are home to more than 8% of the world’s population.

During the session, he will talk about:

• how neural networks change our lives;

• why weed out inappropriate advertising;

• why it is necessary to deal with digital pollution;

• how Beeline Uzbekistan adapts the company's products to the interests of the user in the #1440 ecosystem.

The session will be held in English. Participation in the event is free of charge.

Applications will be accepted until April 14th at the following link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScVpivR-nT7dvFhC2CAzuX9CPCClekYsOwfr3w4UmQ-cE5U7g/viewform

Recall that the Edusession program is aimed at supporting young people who are interested in becoming part of the global IT community, building a career and starting to earn money.

Events within Edusession are held weekly in offline and online format. During the sessions, participants can gain knowledge in the chosen area (development, design, analytics, and others), learn about launching their own projects and career opportunities in the best companies in the world, improve their skills while working with experts, establish networking, and so on.

About speaker:

George Held has over 20 years of experience in the telecommunications industry. He is engaged in the development, implementation, integration and development of digital services and high-tech products in the countries of Europe, the Middle East, Asia and Africa.

George Held is a holder of a diploma from Harvard Business School. He graduated from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where he studied the development, implementation and management of artificial intelligence. He also received a prestigious MBA degree from Northeastern University (Boston, USA).

For the implementation of innovative products, George has received international professional awards, such as GSMA Global Mobile Awards, Global Telecom Innovation Awards, FT/IFC special commendation