BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:IEEE vTools.Events//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20260308T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=2SU;BYMONTH=3 TZNAME:EDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20261101T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=1SU;BYMONTH=11 TZNAME:EST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260327T145428Z UID:6A551971-6936-4489-A2FB-6E312B41CF8C DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260402T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260402T120000 DESCRIPTION:Abstract:\n\nIn many emerging economies\, the transition from s econdary school to higher education is a "bottleneck" where talent is lost due to a lack of resources\, connectivity\, and specialized guidance. Thi s presentation explores how the Uayki Foundation\, led by founder Karim Ri fai Burneo\, is dismantling these barriers through its innovative pre-univ ersity platform.\n\nRifai Burneo discusses the development of a hybrid lea rning ecosystem designed specifically for "last-mile" communities. At the heart of this initiative is the Uayki Kit\, a proprietary technological so lution that allows students to access high-quality\, curated pre-universit y content—including mock exams\, video tutorials\, and interactive exerc ises—without the requirement of a continuous internet connection.\n\nThe session will detail:\n\n-\nThe Content Gap: How Uayki curates university- standard curricula to ensure rural students are competitive with their urb an peers.\n\n-\nTechnological Sovereignty: The engineering behind the "off line-online" synchronization that ensures no student is left behind by the digital divide.\n\n-\nMeasurable Transformation: Case studies of students who\, through the Uayki platform\, have successfully matriculated into to p-tier universities\, shifting their life trajectories.\n\nBy moving beyon d simple information delivery\, Rifai Burneo demonstrates how the right te chnological connection acts as a catalyst\, transforming a student’s pot ential into tangible academic and professional success.\n\n*This event is being recorded.\n\nSpeaker:\n\nKarim Rifai Burneo\, founder of the Uayki F oundation and Uayki Technologies Inc.\, is an economist and for-purpose te ch entrepreneur at the forefront of digital education and connectivity. Ac knowledged by the Congress of Peru and a speaker at international forums p romoted by the World Bank and the United Nations\, Karim has led Uayki to develop an internationally patented technology that allows access to sever al useful platforms and millions of digital resources without requiring In ternet access. Specialized in emerging economies at Harvard and holding a master’s in telecommunications engineering from the oldest university in America\, Universidad Mayor de San Marcos\, he has significantly impacted disadvantaged communities across Latin America by connecting thousands of users with the best development opportunities of the digital age. Through successful projects in alliance with the UN and USAID\, and partnerships with major multinational corporations\, he achieved a 300% revenue growth in 2022. His leadership in Uayki has been crucial in connecting remote low -income communities to the digital age\, enhancing their quality of life a nd access to education and information.\n\nCo-sponsored by: IEEE Future Ne tworks INGR CTU WG\n\nRoom: EAS 130\, Stevens Institute of Technology\, Ho boken\, New Jersey\, United States\, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.o rg/m/551074 LOCATION:Room: EAS 130\, Stevens Institute of Technology\, Hoboken\, New Je rsey\, United States\, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/551074 ORGANIZER:craig.polk@ieee.org SEQUENCE:4 SUMMARY:IEEE Webinar - "The Right Connection: How Technology Turns Educatio n into Transformation" URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/551074 X-ALT-DESC:Description: <br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 12.0p t\;"><img src="https://events.vtools.ieee.org/vtools_ui/media/display/7933 fd5b-19a4-477d-9c3e-2863bbc75dd3" width="1002" height="262"></p>\n<p class ="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 6.0pt\;"><strong><span style="font-size: 1 6.0pt\; font-family: Copperplate\;"><u>Abstract</u>:</span></strong>&nbsp\ ;</p>\n<p data-path-to-node="2">In many emerging economies\, the transitio n from secondary school to higher education is a "bottleneck" where talent is lost due to a lack of resources\, connectivity\, and specialized guida nce. This presentation explores how the <strong data-path-to-node="2" data -index-in-node="227">Uayki Foundation</strong>\, led by founder Karim Rifa i Burneo\, is dismantling these barriers through its innovative pre-univer sity platform.</p>\n<p data-path-to-node="3">Rifai Burneo discusses the de velopment of a hybrid learning ecosystem designed specifically for "last-m ile" communities. At the heart of this initiative is the <strong data-path -to-node="3" data-index-in-node="160">Uayki Kit</strong>\, a proprietary t echnological solution that allows students to access high-quality\, curate d pre-university content&mdash\;including mock exams\, video tutorials\, a nd interactive exercises&mdash\;without the requirement of a continuous in ternet connection.</p>\n<p data-path-to-node="4">The session will detail:< /p>\n<ul data-path-to-node="5">\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node="5\,0\,0"><str ong data-path-to-node="5\,0\,0" data-index-in-node="0">The Content Gap:</s trong> How Uayki curates university-standard curricula to ensure rural stu dents are competitive with their urban peers.</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p data-pa th-to-node="5\,1\,0"><strong data-path-to-node="5\,1\,0" data-index-in-nod e="0">Technological Sovereignty:</strong> The engineering behind the "offl ine-online" synchronization that ensures no student is left behind by the digital divide.</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node="5\,2\,0"><strong d ata-path-to-node="5\,2\,0" data-index-in-node="0">Measurable Transformatio n:</strong> Case studies of students who\, through the Uayki platform\, ha ve successfully matriculated into top-tier universities\, shifting their l ife trajectories.</p>\n</li>\n</ul>\n<p data-path-to-node="6">By moving be yond simple information delivery\, Rifai Burneo demonstrates how the right technological connection acts as a catalyst\, transforming a student&rsqu o\;s potential into tangible academic and professional success.</p>\n<p>*T his event is being recorded.</p>\n<p><strong><span style="font-size: 16.0p t\; font-family: Copperplate\;"><u>Speaker</u>:</span></strong>&nbsp\;</p> \n<p>Karim Rifai Burneo\, founder of the Uayki Foundation and Uayki Techno logies Inc.\, is an economist and for-purpose tech entrepreneur at the for efront of digital education and connectivity. Acknowledged by the Congress of Peru and a speaker at international forums promoted by the World Bank and the United Nations\, Karim has led Uayki to develop an internationally patented technology that allows access to several useful platforms and mi llions of digital resources without requiring Internet access. Specialized in emerging economies at Harvard and holding a master&rsquo\;s in telecom munications engineering from the oldest university in America\, Universida d Mayor de San Marcos\, he has significantly impacted disadvantaged commun ities across Latin America by connecting thousands of users with the best development opportunities of the digital age. Through successful projects in alliance with the UN and USAID\, and partnerships with major multinatio nal corporations\, he achieved a 300% revenue growth in 2022. His leadersh ip in Uayki has been crucial in connecting remote low-income communities t o the digital age\, enhancing their quality of life and access to educatio n and information.</p>\n<p>&nbsp\;</p> END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR