Sloanies Talking with Sloanies
Sloanies Talking with Sloanies is a conversational podcast with alumni and faculty about the MIT Sloan experience and how it influences what they're doing today. Over the course of this podcast, you will hear from guests who are making a difference in their community, including our own very important one here at Sloan. Sloanies Talking with Sloanies is produced by the Office of External Relations at MIT Sloan School of Management. Support for this podcast comes in part from the Sloan Annual Fund, which provides essential flexible funding to ensure that our community can pursue excellence. Make your gift today by visiting giving.mit.edu/sloan.
Sloanies Talking with Sloanies
Benjamin Boutboul, MBA ’20
Benjamin Boutboul, MBA ’20, joins Christopher Reichert, MOT ’04, to share his experience as a leader of the MIT-Africa Takes On COVID-19, a large global hackathon that was organized in less than two weeks as the pandemic forced MIT to transition to remote learning and cancel all in-person events.
More info on Africa Takes on COVID-19 Challenge
http://news.mit.edu/2020/mit-builds-community-africa-takes-covid-19-challenge-0514
https://trueafrica.co/article/how-a-few-mit-students-produced-one-of-the-best-hackathons-on-covid-19/
https://medium.com/@b.boutboul/mit-africa-takes-on-covid-19-snapshot-of-the-weekends-solutions-44084842fcc5
Thanks for listening! Find more episodes on our website Sloanies Talking with Sloanies. Learn more about MIT Sloan Alumni on X (Formerly known as Twitter), Facebook, Instagram, Threads, and LinkedIn.
To support this show or if you have an idea for a topic or a guest you think we should feature, drop us a note at sloanalumni@mit.edu
© MIT SLOAN SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT