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Join leaders from X (formerly Google X) for a hands-on workshop, and get in the mindset that helped create breakthrough technologies such as internet-beaming balloons and self-driving cars. This interactive, problem-solving session — driven by a set of guidelines known as the Sustainable Development Goals — is an opportunity to flex your creative muscles and imagine new ways to improve the health of our planet.
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