Podcast appearances and mentions of chris ategeka

Ever Forward Club's Ashanti Branch is joined by Chris Ategeka, an entrepreneur, engineer, curator of TEDx Oakland, and the Founder/CEO of UCOT (Unintended Consequences of Technology). (1:25) Ashanti's Introduction. (4:07) Chris introduces himself - an entrepreneur, engineer, father, and Ugandan. Chris and Ashanti share how they met and have gotten to know each other. (6:00) Chris and Ashanti make their masks together, and share thoughts throughout the process. (11:55) Chris shares the front of his mask - funny, resilient, and hard-working - before Ashanti shares the front of his mask - funny, serious, and hard working. (15:00) Chris shares the back of his mask - failure, anxiety, and vulnerability. He reflects on how the function of vulnerability, to him, is tied to history, social class, and privilege - especially as someone who came from homelessness and poverty. (17:42) Ashanti shares the back of his mask - fear (not enough), sadness, and childhood trauma. It prompts him to reflect on how comparing himself to others gives him the feelings of not being enough, and how being prideful and bragging about his accomplishments was conditioned out of him at a young age. (20:30) The men continue to discuss how class and privilege play a huge role in someone's comfort with vulnerability. They talk about the turning point, when embarrassment becomes a badge of honor, in our “culture of conquering.” They talk about how, as public speakers, the audience's class and comfort dictate what they share while on the stage. (30:00) Ashanti shares how he was battling Covid-19 when he was a guest on Chris's podcast. It leads to a discussion on why, even with those we are close to, we still hold back our vulnerability. (36:45) Chris breaks down how everything in life comes down to safety and security. Ashanti relates this back to his work and his own childhood - how he, and now the young men he works with, sought safety and security, feared judgment and consequences, and did not yet know how to communicate the discomfort behind this search. (44:00) Chris shares his thoughts on how to encourage more people to make a mask and be vulnerable. He also gives a brief history of a similar platform to the Million Mask Movement, called PostSecret. (47:45) Chris shares his final thoughts for young listeners, and then the men wrap up. --- Connect with Chris Ategeka: Instagram: instagram.com/chrisategeka Twitter: twitter.com/chrisategeka Website and podcast: www.christopherategeka.com --- Create your own mask anonymously at www.100kmasks.com If you are interested in being on the Face to Face podcast, email us at everforwardclub@gmail.com --- Connect with Ashanti Branch: Instagram: instagram.com/branchspeaks Facebook: facebook.com/BranchSpeaks Twitter: twitter.com/BranchSpeaks LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/ashantibranch --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/branch-speaks/message

In this episode of "Technically Human," I speak with Chris Ategeka, the CEO of UCOT, the Center for the Unintended Consequences of Technology. Chris talks about what led him to build UCOT, what drives unethical tech, and how the destructive consequences in technological culture and products may be less unintended than willfully ignored. Chris and I talk about the relationship between diversity in tech culture on the one hand, and equity in tech products and outcomes on the other. Finally, Chris makes a case for why staying optimistic in this moment is not a choice--for him, it is an ethical mandate. 

Jeff Kirschner is the founder and CEO of Litterati, an app that encourages people to dispose of litter and log information about where it's found. Listen in as Chris Ategeka speaks with Jeff about the app, the health of the environment, and other unintended consequences of technolog.

Chris Ategeka chats with Trevor Timm, director of the Freedom of the Press Foundation, about privacy for journalists and the rest of us in the 21st century.

Like Batman, Christopher Ategeka witnessed the death of both his parents as a child. He grew up with immense hardships but managed to navigate - an experience that left him equipped with valuable life skills. The talent he now uses to tackle the worlds toughest problems. He is a serial entrepreneur in Silicon Valley, an engineer and a pioneer in the unintended consequences of technologies ("UCOT") movement. He is the founder and Managing Director at LyfBase, the world's first center for the unintended consequences of technology. Ategeka coined and popularized the term "UCOT" (unintended consequences of technology) in the tech sector and the concept of "UCOT" evangelism. Before that, he founded Health Access Corps, a non-profit that works to establish sustainable health care systems on the African continent. Before that, he founded Hourglass ventures a fund that supports visionary entrepreneurs who come from an underpriviledged background-who need a Friends and Family round financing. He has been invited to speak at the Clinton Global Initiative and United Nations, and he's won many international awards for his work; he was named a 2016 World Economic Forum Young Global Leader and a 2017 TED Fellow. His work has been featured in many major media publications both locally and internationally such as BBC, Forbes, and NPR. He holds a Bachelor’s of Science, and Master’s of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the University of California, Berkeley. http://www.christopherategeka.com/

Social Entrepreneurship can come from almost anywhere. Sometimes we hear stories of people in a position of privilege to use their resources to do good for the world. Chris Ategeka’s story does not start like that. Chris lost both parents to HIV / AIDS as a child in Uganda. Later he understood that, if his parents would have had access to simple healthcare and the required medicine, they could have lived to be a ripe old age. At the age of 7 Chris became the head of a household. He was responsible for caring for his younger siblings. At one point, one of his little brothers passed away because he could not make it to the hospital fast enough. Chris eventually made his way to an orphanage where he was matched with a sponsor in the United States. They provided assistance so that Chris was able to attend high school. He was a good student and eventually his sponsors offered him an opportunity to come to Berkley, where he studied engineering. But Chris experiences with the broken healthcare system caused him to want to return to his native Uganda. He wanted to be able to close the gap between patients and care. He first experimented with motorized bicycles, but the bicycles could not hold up under the tough east African road conditions. He tried building bicycles, but soon learned that he could buy whole bicycles from China cheaper than he could build one. Chris eventually started Rides for Lives, a company that builds innovative vehicles to bring healthcare to individuals in east Africa. They utilize micro entrepreneurs to deliver healthcare through their village ambulances and mobile clinics. Village ambulance drivers can quickly transport villagers to hospitals. The mobile clinics can see 150 – 200 people per day per unit. In this conversation Chris tells us his story, including his time as an Echoing Green fellow. He describes in detail his Echoing Green experience. Resources: eBook: Five Key Traits of Successful Social Entrepreneurs: http://tonyloyd.com/socent Try Audible and Receive Two Free Audiobooks: http://tonyloyd.com/books Rides for Lives: http://www.ridesforlives.org Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ridesforlives Twitter: https://twitter.com/ridesforlives Chris Ategeka on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/christopherategeka Chris Ategeka on Twitter: https://twitter.com/chrisategeka

Chris Ategeka, is an engineer, inventor, and founder CEO of Rides for Lives. Motivated by his experience growing up in rural Uganda, Chris Ategeka started Rides for Lives an innovative, award winning social enterprise that addresses the lack of healthcare access and youth employment opportunities for populations in Uganda/East Africa. Rides for Lives has developed...

{Sign up for my email newsletter by texting VAL to 38470 - no spam, just inspiration!!} www.ValerieGroth.com   One would never guess that Chris Ategeka, named last year as one of Forbes Magazine’s 30 under 30 social entrepreneurs, started life in a thatched hut with dirt walls in rural Uganda—and was in his teens before he owned his first pair of shoes. The eldest of five children, Chris Ategeka found himself orphaned at age 7 as Africa’s AIDS epidemic claimed the lives of both his parents. For the next few years, Chris struggled to balance schoolwork with the responsibilities of helping to care for himself and his younger siblings. A fortunate series of events allowed Ategeka to soon move be adopted by an American, and to later attend UC Berkeley, where he would earn a pair of degrees in mechanical engineering and study for a third. Chris founded a nonprofit company that is saving lives, one ride at a time.  Check out this episode to hear Chris talk about:   - His experiences as a child living in Uganda - How difficult it was trying to get an education - Being one of Forbes 30 under 30 social entrepreneurs  - His passion for flying. - Living with his adopted family and assimilating into American cultures and the difficulties that came along with it - Chris gives advice for people that is going through a difficult time and also for those who want to follow their passion!     Links: Ridesforlives.org Twitter: @chrisategeka Chris on LinkedIn

February 23, 2015 Rides for Lives w Chris Ategeka & Mental Fitness Coach Ava Diamond