Shane O'Connor
Shane O’Connor is an Innovation Manager at UNICEF’s Office of Innovation, exploring how technologies, like blockchain, drones, virtual and augmented reality, AI and data science can intersect with the needs of a billion people to accelerate UNICEF’s impact for children.
Previously, Shane led Technology for Development (T4D) and Innovation efforts for UNICEF in Sierra Leone.
Before joining UNICEF, Shane was CTO, Deputy MD, and Co-Founder of a mobile financial services platform.
Sessions
10-11
14:30
50min
Building blockchain products for UNICEF. How to get involved.
Shane O'Connor, Naroa, Gerben Kijne
Opportunity & Global Impact
Workshop 2
10-12
14:00
50min
The Role UNICEF Plays in Encouraging the “Impact Trinity” – Real world Use-cases, Open-source Software and For-Profit Business models
Evelyn Casanova, Shane O'Connor
Opportunity & Global Impact
Talk 1