Bridging the Gap and Hans Rosling

EWB's Bridging the Gap Conference is taking place on March 27, 2010 at UBC. Passionate students and professionals will explore how local actions impact extreme poverty. Held at the Life Sciences Institute on the University of British Columbia Campus, this year's conference will explore the aim to drive change through our work in Canada and in developing communities.

With the theme "Local Action to Global Impact: Vision, Action, Voice" professional and student delegates will examine the influence of our choices at home, on the development field, in parliament and in boardrooms. The attendees will have a full day of discussion, debate, collaboration and learning, with workshops and sessions led by an engaging line-up of speakers. The conference will close with a keynote address from Dr. Hans Rosling, professor of International Health in Stockholm, Sweden, co-founder of Médecins Sans Frontières in Sweden and Director of Gapminder Foundation.

If you haven't seen Hans Rosling's TED talk yet, be sure to check it out: