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Chetana Kumar
Head of CSR and Special Projects at Fractal, Impact Speaker, Investor
Chetana Kumar is the Head of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and Special Projects at Fractal, where she has been instrumental in driving initiatives focused on sustainability and social impact since September 2016. Her role includes chairing the Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) task force and overseeing various projects aimed at enhancing the well-being of communities and promoting sustainable practices.1
With over seven years of experience at Fractal, Chetana has a diverse professional background that spans business development, risk management, and critical event response. She played a significant role in leading the Fractal Critical Event team during the COVID-19 pandemic, focusing on supporting employees and their families.1
Chetana is passionate about leveraging AI and analytics for social good, particularly in healthcare and behavioral science. She is committed to initiatives that aim to provide high-quality education to children and empower women economically, which she believes are crucial for breaking the cycle of poverty.1 Additionally, she advocates for achieving net-zero emissions and enhancing public healthcare infrastructure through effective risk management strategies.1
Her educational background includes prestigious institutions such as IIM Calcutta and ISB Hyderabad, further underscoring her expertise in her field.1
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𝐈𝐭’𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐤𝐞𝐧𝐝 – 𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐭 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐜𝐤 𝐢𝐧 𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐬𝐥𝐞𝐞𝐩?!
High quality sleep deprivation studies bring to the front important questions on – the effects of sleep deprivation (chronic deprivation or acute deprivation). So, how much is too little and why should you even take a moment to well - think about sleep?!
At least 2 Page 1 disasters were due to a lack of adequate sleep of the key personnel in charge … 1) a major 1989 oil spill in Alaska that took $ 2 billion to clean up and caused substantial marine pollution. 2) a 1999 airplane crash in Arkansas that saw ten dead and over 100 injured.
Enquiry commissions in both incidents attached significant weightage to the compromised decision making or speed of response abilities of key operators in command. A state due to inadequate sleep and existence of fatigue.
𝐍𝐞𝐰, 𝐝𝐞𝐞𝐩𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐥𝐞𝐞𝐩 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐲𝐢𝐞𝐥𝐝𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬: Cara Palmer, PhD, Montana State University has stated that 30% percent of adults and up to 90% of teens don’t get enough sleep. This has significant repercussions for both individual as well as public health. The loss of sleep can subject a person to a range of negative effects on mood, health, and their decision-making ability. Some of these mistakes can end up having far reaching consequences for more than the individual. Cara Palmer was the lead author of a recent, remarkably interesting study on sleep and emotion research. The study provided compelling evidence that shorter sleep duration, disturbed sleep and prolonged wakefulness negatively influenced emotional functioning.
𝐃𝐨𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐜𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐬𝐥𝐞𝐞𝐩: In a fascinating article in 2018, Susan Worley shares some insightful points on the direction of sleep research - 'sleep researchers are more deeply probing the cellular and subcellular effects of disrupted sleep, as well as the effects of sleep deprivation on metabolism, hormone regulation, and gene expression'. Susan cited David Dinges, PhD as he shared a very telling insight – time has become so precious that even sleep has become an annoyance to many of us! The article went on to share details on how the ‘sweet spot for sleep’ might lie between 7 – 7.5 hours for an average healthy adult.
𝐖𝐞𝐞𝐤𝐞𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬: Today, so many of us have access to wearable devices that can help us observe, measure and coach ourselves towards more restful sleep. It may well be easier said than done – especially with a countless set of things to be wrapped up and important responsibilities to be discharged. And possibly, some of us do not get to choose when we can go to sleep or where we work shifts or are busy caregiving.
This weekend, I have decided to consciously check on how I sleep, when I sleep and how I could get my best quality of sleep! That’s 3 nights of a personal experiment!!
𝐓𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐦𝐞 𝐞𝐱𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐆𝐞𝐧𝐀𝐈’𝐬 𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐜𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐜𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬.
“Climate change is no longer some far-off problem; it is happening here; it is happening now.” ~ President Barack Obama
In a period of sharply researched economic, social, and environmental consequences of climate change, the advent of Generative AI (Gen AI) in the mainstream collective consciousness has injected optimism, possibility, and many questions.
I strongly believe that Gen AI can capitalize on the pace of scientific and technological breakthroughs by providing real world applicability of solutions for climate change.
AI/Gen AI provides at least three great opportunities …
- 𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐚: Managing, integrating, and expanding accessibility of large volumes of high potential data such as earth observation data, geographic referencing, and citizen created data.
2) 𝐒𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐜𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐬: Climate projections, especially at the local level could be sharpened by making complex climate models easier to access for a range of stakeholders who are then able to extract need relevant data. And turn this data into actionable insights at the local level.
- 𝐅𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫, 𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐜𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐨𝐭𝐲𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐠: Given the urgent need to accelerate climate change mitigation or adaptation solutions, Gen AI’s ability to shorten the research and prototyping cycle in innovation is a powerful lever for climate leaders across the globe.
I look forward to hearing more on AI solutions to combat climate change at COP 29, scheduled in Azerbaijan, this November. As COP 29 lays out its two pillars – Enhance Ambition and Enable Action, I am certain that AI could play a key role in accelerating real world solutions in climate change mitigation and adaptation – in solidarity for a green world!
#COP29Azerbaijan #AIforGood
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Mesh offers competitive pricing in the personal CRM market. Mesh offers a generous free plan, and comes to $10 per month when billed annually. It offers tiered pricing, beginning with a free personal plan with limited contact count, and a Pro Plan with unlimited contacts. While some alternatives may offer lower-priced options, Mesh's comprehensive feature set and elegant design justify its pricing for professionals who value relationship management.
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