Ayah Bdeir
Ayah Bdeir is founder and CEO of littleBits, the easiest and most extensive way to learn and prototype with electronics. As an engineer and a leader in the Maker movement, Ayah's career has centered on advancing open source hardware to make education and innovation more accessible. She is a co-founder of the Open Hardware Summit, an alumna of the MIT Media Lab, and a TED Senior Fellow. Ayah has been named one of MIT Tech Review's 35 Innovators Under 35, one of Fast Company’s 100 Most Creative People in Business, and one of Inc.'s 35 Under 35. Originally from Lebanon and Canada, Ayah lives in New York City.
Alicia Gibb
Alicia Gibb is a researcher and prototyper at Bug Labs. She is a member
of NYCResistor, co-chair of the Open Hardware Summit, and a member of
the advisory board for Linux Journal. Her work has appeared in Wired
magazine, IEEE Spectrum, Hackaday and the New York Times.
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