This episode of Big Ideas for Big Problems: Addressing Connectivity podcast explores the critical challenge of connectivity among displaced and underserved communities. Guests include telecom-inclusion pioneer Troy Etulain and digital access advocate Mea Thompson, who dive into:

• Why connectivity matters for refugees, students and women in host communities.

• The systemic barriers — infrastructure, policy, affordability — that keep communities offline.

• Real-world solutions: partnerships, community models and tech-enabled strategies making a difference.

• Big ideas for bold change: moving from access to meaningful use, ethical considerations of powering vulnerable contexts, and what a moon-shot to bridge the digital divide might look like.

Tune in for insight-driven talk that connects global policy, grassroots action and technology for inclusion.