Zain, the leading digital service provider in Kuwait, hosted a special talk on science and technology innovation featuring The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) in collaboration with the Embassy of the United States of America in the State of Kuwait. The talk was held at the Zain Innovation Center (ZINC) in the company’s main headquarters in Shuwaikh.
Zain hosted the special talk in line with its continuous keenness to offer world-class specialized programs for those who are interested in developing their talents within all areas, especially in science and technology innovation. Zain, being a leader in the Kuwaiti private sector, believes in the importance of enriching the talents of the community in which it operates by adopting such initiatives.
The special talk, held at the Zain Innovation Center (ZINC) in the company’s main headquarters in Shuwaikh, featured Zainab “Nagin” Cox, a senior engineer at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), who discussed many of NASA’s missions like the Kepler telescope mission that aims at searching for earth-like planets around other stars, and many more interesting topics related to technology, science, and innovation. Currently, Cox is a Mission Lead on the operations team for Mars Science Laboratory (MSL), NASA’s Mars Curiosity Rover, which landed in August of 2012 and has been exploring Mars ever since.
The Zain Innovation Center (ZINC) is a hub for entrepreneurs and digital investments launched as a platform for the innovations of students, youth, and entrepreneurs. ZINC encourages young minds to think and act creatively outside of the norm in an open, supportive environment for entrepreneurs to generate new ideas and develop them into viable opportunities.
Zain affirms that it is committed to exerting more efforts into offering similar programs that enrich human resources development in all areas. The company will spare no efforts in making its capabilities and resources available as well as reinforce its collaboration with entities and organizations that provide such initiatives and actively develop Kuwaiti talents.
Source: Zain Press Release