Opening Keynote - Ijeoma Uche | EDGE in Tech Symposium 2024

Ijeoma Uche, MPH, is the co-founder of Birth By Us, a postpartum and pregnancy app created to empower women of color to shape their own birthing experience - while giving providers and hospital systems the necessary insights to best support their pregnancy, birth, and postpartum journey and reduce preventable maternal deaths and complications. With a Masters in Public Health, specializing in Maternal, Child, and Adolescent Health from UC Berkeley, Ijeoma's journey in healthcare has been marked by a passion for addressing maternal health disparities. Her earlier research at Brown University focused on these disparities, and she is excited about the transformative potential of digital healthcare and technology in advancing reproductive health and health equity as a student physician.
Acknowledged for her dedication to social impact, Ijeoma has been honored as an MIT SOLV[ED] Under 24 Innovator, a recipient of the Westly Prize Foundation, and a UC Berkeley BIG IDEAS awardee. She also brings a wealth of knowledge to the forefront, serving as a guest lecturer at UC Berkeley. With a robust background in statistical computing, data visualization, biostatistics, and health informatics, she combines five years of qualitative and quantitative research experience. Ijeoma's passion is the driving force behind her advocacy for inclusive health tech solutions that empower communities. Connect with her on LinkedIn: / ijeoma-uche
Now in its eighth year, the annual EDGE in Tech Symposium highlights the experiences of experts "Advancing Health Tech for All." #HealthTechforAll Panels span telehealth, IoT, medical imaging, sensors, and AI. The symposium was a great introduction to many of the ways technology is changing healthcare and promoting a greater healthspan for all. It also showcased jobs and roles for technologists in health and career paths the speakers took to get there. This event also features the EDGE in Tech Initiative Athena Awards, recognizing those who have championed the advancement of women and people of color in technology.
Thank you to the symposium sponsors and supporters: Siemens, Sandia National Labs, Berkeley Engineering, UC Davis College of Engineering, Baskin School of Engineering at UCSC, Bakar Fellows Program, IoT4Ag at UC Merced, and philanthropist Carla Itzkowich, who made a generous contribution in honor of her father.
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