[Applause] by the time I’m done with this speech as
by the time I’m done with this speech as
by the time I’m done with this speech as many as 20 children will have perished
many as 20 children will have perished
many as 20 children will have perished succumbing to waterborne illness it’s a
succumbing to waterborne illness it’s a
succumbing to waterborne illness it’s a sobering statistic to be sure and
sobering statistic to be sure and
sobering statistic to be sure and definitely not the type of thing one
definitely not the type of thing one
definitely not the type of thing one normally starts a speech off with but
normally starts a speech off with but
normally starts a speech off with but the fact of the matter is a child dies
the fact of the matter is a child dies
the fact of the matter is a child dies every minute or every minute of every
every minute or every minute of every
every minute or every minute of every day because they lack access is
day because they lack access is
day because they lack access is something that so many of us excuse me
something that so many of us excuse me
something that so many of us excuse me so many of us here take for granted it’s
so many of us here take for granted it’s
so many of us here take for granted it’s a it’s just a startling statistic to
a it’s just a startling statistic to
a it’s just a startling statistic to really realize that but then you add in
really realize that but then you add in
really realize that but then you add in to the fact that here we turn on the
to the fact that here we turn on the
to the fact that here we turn on the faucet water comes flowing forth
faucet water comes flowing forth
faucet water comes flowing forth something that we see every day but for
something that we see every day but for
something that we see every day but for more than 600 million people in the
more than 600 million people in the
more than 600 million people in the world that’s not their reality more than
world that’s not their reality more than
world that’s not their reality more than 500 million people lack any access to an
500 million people lack any access to an
500 million people lack any access to an improved water source whatsoever another
improved water source whatsoever another
improved water source whatsoever another hundred and twenty million people have
hundred and twenty million people have
hundred and twenty million people have access to water but that water could be
access to water but that water could be
access to water but that water could be just as deadly as having none at all the
just as deadly as having none at all the
just as deadly as having none at all the end result is eight hundred forty
end result is eight hundred forty
end result is eight hundred forty thousand adults dying every year because
thousand adults dying every year because
thousand adults dying every year because they lack access to water in many parts
they lack access to water in many parts
they lack access to water in many parts of the world women and children spend as
of the world women and children spend as
of the world women and children spend as many as a hundred and forty million
many as a hundred and forty million
many as a hundred and forty million hours every day just gathering water for
hours every day just gathering water for
hours every day just gathering water for their families and for their villages
their families and for their villages
their families and for their villages that’s the man our equivalent of
that’s the man our equivalent of
that’s the man our equivalent of building 20 Empire State buildings every
building 20 Empire State buildings every
building 20 Empire State buildings every day seven days a week 365 days a year in
day seven days a week 365 days a year in
day seven days a week 365 days a year in these areas women will walk miles one
these areas women will walk miles one
these areas women will walk miles one way to the banks of a dangerous river
way to the banks of a dangerous river
way to the banks of a dangerous river fill containers full of water and then
fill containers full of water and then
fill containers full of water and then bear that heavy burden all the way back
bear that heavy burden all the way back
bear that heavy burden all the way back to their village only to have to
to their village only to have to
to their village only to have to complete that journey again and again
complete that journey again and again
complete that journey again and again and again now as I said before we turn
and again now as I said before we turn
and again now as I said before we turn on the faucet here and water comes out
on the faucet here and water comes out
on the faucet here and water comes out it’s a mundane occurrence but for them
it’s a mundane occurrence but for them
it’s a mundane occurrence but for them it would mean so much more means freedom
it would mean so much more means freedom
it would mean so much more means freedom freedom to pursue greater endeavors
freedom to pursue greater endeavors
freedom to pursue greater endeavors providing access to one basic amenity
providing access to one basic amenity
providing access to one basic amenity could be just the very catalyst it
could be just the very catalyst it
could be just the very catalyst it allows people to focus on even greater
allows people to focus on even greater
allows people to focus on even greater things
things
things imagine what these women and children
imagine what these women and children
imagine what these women and children could do with the time if they could
could do with the time if they could
could do with the time if they could pump water directly from the ground in
pump water directly from the ground in
pump water directly from the ground in their village instead of having to track
their village instead of having to track
their village instead of having to track miles to get this water they could spend
miles to get this water they could spend
miles to get this water they could spend more time caring for younger family
more time caring for younger family
more time caring for younger family members or elderly family members better
members or elderly family members better
members or elderly family members better yet they could go to school and get an
yet they could go to school and get an
yet they could go to school and get an education learn skills new ideas that
education learn skills new ideas that
education learn skills new ideas that will not only improve their lives for
will not only improve their lives for
will not only improve their lives for the lives of their families and of their
the lives of their families and of their
the lives of their families and of their villages in a ways that they haven’t
villages in a ways that they haven’t
villages in a ways that they haven’t even imagined yet all by providing
even imagined yet all by providing
even imagined yet all by providing access to something that we take for
access to something that we take for
access to something that we take for granted here water another basic amenity
granted here water another basic amenity
granted here water another basic amenity that a lot of us here take for granted
that a lot of us here take for granted
that a lot of us here take for granted is a complete luxury in many other parts
is a complete luxury in many other parts
is a complete luxury in many other parts of the world electricity when I go back
of the world electricity when I go back
of the world electricity when I go back to my hotel room tonight I’ll open the
to my hotel room tonight I’ll open the
to my hotel room tonight I’ll open the door and sink tively reach for the wall
door and sink tively reach for the wall
door and sink tively reach for the wall and flip a switch and presto they’ll be
and flip a switch and presto they’ll be
and flip a switch and presto they’ll be light but in fifteen percent of the
light but in fifteen percent of the
light but in fifteen percent of the world they don’t have regular access to
world they don’t have regular access to
world they don’t have regular access to electricity that may not seem like a
electricity that may not seem like a
electricity that may not seem like a particularly large percentage but keep
particularly large percentage but keep
particularly large percentage but keep in mind there’s more than 7 billion
in mind there’s more than 7 billion
in mind there’s more than 7 billion people on our planet do that math that
people on our planet do that math that
people on our planet do that math that means more than 1 billion people don’t
means more than 1 billion people don’t
means more than 1 billion people don’t have access to electricity if you wanted
have access to electricity if you wanted
have access to electricity if you wanted to count all of those people tallying
to count all of those people tallying
to count all of those people tallying one person per second it would take you
one person per second it would take you
one person per second it would take you longer than 31 years to count everybody
longer than 31 years to count everybody
longer than 31 years to count everybody who doesn’t have electricity something
who doesn’t have electricity something
who doesn’t have electricity something we consider a basic amenity many of
we consider a basic amenity many of
we consider a basic amenity many of these places that don’t have access to
these places that don’t have access to
these places that don’t have access to electricity are incredibly hot climates
electricity are incredibly hot climates
electricity are incredibly hot climates take India for example they have been a
take India for example they have been a
take India for example they have been a booming economy that’s lifted a lot of
booming economy that’s lifted a lot of
booming economy that’s lifted a lot of people out of poverty but they still
people out of poverty but they still
people out of poverty but they still have a tremendously large population of
have a tremendously large population of
have a tremendously large population of people for whom electricity is a luxury
people for whom electricity is a luxury
people for whom electricity is a luxury that they can’t afford now know that in
that they can’t afford now know that in
that they can’t afford now know that in India the average temperature in the
India the average temperature in the
India the average temperature in the country’s interior ranges between 90 and
country’s interior ranges between 90 and
country’s interior ranges between 90 and 104 degrees sure succumb is no surprise
104 degrees sure succumb is no surprise
104 degrees sure succumb is no surprise then that the number one use for an
then that the number one use for an
then that the number one use for an electrical connection is to run a fan
electrical connection is to run a fan
electrical connection is to run a fan it’s a simple appliance probably every
it’s a simple appliance probably every
it’s a simple appliance probably every one of us here has one in fact it’s so
one of us here has one in fact it’s so
one of us here has one in fact it’s so simple that we probably don’t even use
simple that we probably don’t even use
simple that we probably don’t even use it because we have something even better
it because we have something even better
it because we have something even better air conditioning but imagine life on 100
air conditioning but imagine life on 100
air conditioning but imagine life on 100 degree day when you don’t even have a
degree day when you don’t even have a
degree day when you don’t even have a fan let alone air conditioning to try to
fan let alone air conditioning to try to
fan let alone air conditioning to try to ease that oppressive heat
ease that oppressive heat
ease that oppressive heat imagine how difficult it would be to
imagine how difficult it would be to
imagine how difficult it would be to focus on studying or reading to a child
focus on studying or reading to a child
focus on studying or reading to a child it’s hard to focus on the basic things
it’s hard to focus on the basic things
it’s hard to focus on the basic things or is hard to focus on improving your
or is hard to focus on improving your
or is hard to focus on improving your life in greater ways but even your basic
life in greater ways but even your basic
life in greater ways but even your basic needs aren’t being met the second most
needs aren’t being met the second most
needs aren’t being met the second most common use for an electrical connection
common use for an electrical connection
common use for an electrical connection is to run a refrigerator now a
is to run a refrigerator now a
is to run a refrigerator now a refrigerator is more than just a modern
refrigerator is more than just a modern
refrigerator is more than just a modern convenience that keeps us from having to
convenience that keeps us from having to
convenience that keeps us from having to go to the market every day to procure
go to the market every day to procure
go to the market every day to procure food refrigeration staves off bacterial
food refrigeration staves off bacterial
food refrigeration staves off bacterial growth that can result in dangerous if
growth that can result in dangerous if
growth that can result in dangerous if not deadly foodborne illnesses an
not deadly foodborne illnesses an
not deadly foodborne illnesses an electrical connection can really provide
electrical connection can really provide
electrical connection can really provide meaningful change to people who don’t
meaningful change to people who don’t
meaningful change to people who don’t have that luxury it can be the
have that luxury it can be the
have that luxury it can be the difference between comfort or heat
difference between comfort or heat
difference between comfort or heat stroke good healthy nourishing food or
stroke good healthy nourishing food or
stroke good healthy nourishing food or food borne illnesses or even death
food borne illnesses or even death
food borne illnesses or even death electricity could provide the light a
electricity could provide the light a
electricity could provide the light a child needs to read a book that inspires
child needs to read a book that inspires
child needs to read a book that inspires her to take her place among the next
her to take her place among the next
her to take her place among the next generation of innovators and I’ll change
generation of innovators and I’ll change
generation of innovators and I’ll change world for us the world for us in ways we
world for us the world for us in ways we
world for us the world for us in ways we haven’t even imagined yet there’s a
haven’t even imagined yet there’s a
haven’t even imagined yet there’s a reason the light bulb is the symbol of
reason the light bulb is the symbol of
reason the light bulb is the symbol of inspiration and brilliant ideas
inspiration and brilliant ideas
inspiration and brilliant ideas rightfully so a lot of us looked at
rightfully so a lot of us looked at
rightfully so a lot of us looked at technology for the solutions of these
technology for the solutions of these
technology for the solutions of these problems also rightfully so we tend to
problems also rightfully so we tend to
problems also rightfully so we tend to assume that a lot of these solutions
assume that a lot of these solutions
assume that a lot of these solutions will be complicated and expensive we
will be complicated and expensive we
will be complicated and expensive we look at wind turbines as a solution to a
look at wind turbines as a solution to a
look at wind turbines as a solution to a lot of problems here in America will see
lot of problems here in America will see
lot of problems here in America will see hillsides covered in hundreds of wind
hillsides covered in hundreds of wind
hillsides covered in hundreds of wind turbines that kill three hundred
turbines that kill three hundred
turbines that kill three hundred thousand birds every year for a
thousand birds every year for a
thousand birds every year for a technology to be considered truly green
technology to be considered truly green
technology to be considered truly green shouldn’t be compatible with LR every
shouldn’t be compatible with LR every
shouldn’t be compatible with LR every element of our environment but what if
element of our environment but what if
element of our environment but what if solution the solution could be found in
solution the solution could be found in
solution the solution could be found in something simple what if thorough was
something simple what if thorough was
something simple what if thorough was even more prophetic than we first
even more prophetic than we first
even more prophetic than we first thought when he said simplify simplify
what if nature provided the solution in
what if nature provided the solution in fact Nature has the term is called
fact Nature has the term is called
fact Nature has the term is called biomimicry and the idea is to create
biomimicry and the idea is to create
biomimicry and the idea is to create something that moves with nature in
something that moves with nature in
something that moves with nature in harmony with it in concert with it not
harmony with it in concert with it not
harmony with it in concert with it not fighting it but moving with it like a
fighting it but moving with it like a
fighting it but moving with it like a bird doesn’t flight
bird doesn’t flight
bird doesn’t flight imagine what’s something that is simple
imagine what’s something that is simple
imagine what’s something that is simple to build built using scrap materials
to build built using scrap materials
to build built using scrap materials placing the hands of the very people who
placing the hands of the very people who
placing the hands of the very people who need it most imagine what that could do
need it most imagine what that could do
need it most imagine what that could do now we’re not talking about ideas idea
now we’re not talking about ideas idea
now we’re not talking about ideas idea of simple to build you don’t need an
of simple to build you don’t need an
of simple to build you don’t need an engineering degree or even manufacturing
engineering degree or even manufacturing
engineering degree or even manufacturing experience to put this together this is
experience to put this together this is
experience to put this together this is truly simple built using scrap materials
truly simple built using scrap materials
truly simple built using scrap materials imagine what that could do to change
imagine what that could do to change
imagine what that could do to change somebody’s life those women and children
somebody’s life those women and children
somebody’s life those women and children that we spoke about earlier they could
that we spoke about earlier they could
that we spoke about earlier they could focus on education instead of irrigation
focus on education instead of irrigation
focus on education instead of irrigation fewer parents would know the pain of
fewer parents would know the pain of
fewer parents would know the pain of losing a child before his or her time
losing a child before his or her time
losing a child before his or her time families could gather around the light
families could gather around the light
families could gather around the light of a lamp watching their child read
of a lamp watching their child read
of a lamp watching their child read their first book cooled by the breeze of
their first book cooled by the breeze of
their first book cooled by the breeze of a fan we have a vision of tariff in that
a fan we have a vision of tariff in that
a fan we have a vision of tariff in that vision is a world where everybody has
vision is a world where everybody has
vision is a world where everybody has access to most basic needs water and
access to most basic needs water and
access to most basic needs water and electricity and a tariff and we’re
electricity and a tariff and we’re
electricity and a tariff and we’re creating products that do just that give
creating products that do just that give
creating products that do just that give everybody what they need to improve the
everybody what they need to improve the
everybody what they need to improve the quality of life for people around the
quality of life for people around the
quality of life for people around the world especially those who need it most
world especially those who need it most
world especially those who need it most thank you
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