3 March 2019
Episode 230
15 minutes
This week we are joined by another of the inspirational thought leaders and innovators that UBS supports and celebrates through its Global Visionaries programme. This time it’s the turn of Vikas Pota from Tmrw Digital, who is passionate about using technology to democratise access to education.
3 March 2019
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