This season of E.N. Thompson Forum on World Issues explores how creativity can help solve global challenges. The world faces complex challenges related to health, water, climate and more. Creativity to Solve Global Challenges elevates people and ideas addressing these concerns with vision and innovation.

Jane Chen is a globally recognized entrepreneur, inventor and speaker. She is co-founder & CEO of Embrace Global, which developed a groundbreaking, low-cost infant incubator that has saved over 350,000 babies. Embrace has been featured by the New York Times, CNN, Newsweek, the Guardian, and ABC’s 20/20. Chen is a TED speaker and a Young Global Leader of the World Economic Forum. She was selected for Forbes’ Impact 30, the Economist Innovation Award, and the Fast Company Innovation Award, and was recognized as Social Entrepreneur of the Year. Chen also served on the Board of Directors of the Center for Humane Technology.

The lecture is co-hosted by the College of Business.