14th Annual Dreammakers & Risktakers Awards
The Hertz Foundation was a proud sponsor of the 14th Annual Dreammakers & Risktakers Awards, taking place November 21, 2024, in Dublin, Calif.
Dreammakers & Risktakers, hosted by the Innovation Tri-Valley Leadership Group (ITV), brings together the regional innovation ecosystem with the young innovators influencing the future of the Tri-Valley region of the San Francisco Bay Area and beyond. The annual event is a thrilling tribute to students from Tri-Valley public school districts and Las Positas College who are innovating the future as they fearlessly pursue their dreams.
The Hertz Foundation was honored to have Hertz Fellow Tracy Vogler, Research Engineer at Sandia National Laboratories, recognize a team of students from Amador Valley High School who designed an AI fact checker capable of real-time validation of statements. The team demonstrated their tool with the 2024 Presidential Debate in September, where it successfully provided accurate fact-checking on political claims.
ITV aims to connect the dots between public and private partnerships and works to nurture the ideas from academia and research institutions to industry, policy, and people to enable progress.
The Hertz Foundation and ITV recently announced a new partnership aimed at cultivating and connecting world-class talent in the Tri-Valley region of the Bay Area. Through special networking events and media coverage, this expanded partnership will spotlight how the Hertz Foundation has contributed to the Tri-Valley region and will help catalyze collaborations with ITV’s network of over 100 companies, non-profits, research labs, educational institutions and regional thought leaders.