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Angela Boss

World Renew
Program Manager
Wednesday, September 4
 

9:00am

Pre-Workshop: Operationalizing Responsible Data (Separate registration cost!) Greeley HallLinda Raftree • Alexandra Robinson • Kelly Church • Rebecca Saxton-Fox • Lynn Yoshikawa • Gigi Gatti • Amos Doornbos • Anindya Sharma • Richard Tighe • Sara Baker • Laura Walker McDonald • Adeline Sibanda • Jo Kaybryn • Samuel Scarpino
 
Thursday, September 5
 

8:30am

Registration and Meet & Greet Reception Area

9:00am

Welcome to MERL Tech Academy HallLinda Raftree

9:45am

MERL Tech State of the Field Academy HallLinda Raftree • Zach Tilton • Alexandra Robinson • Kerry Bruce

10:15am

Opening Talk: What’s next for data science in development? Academy HallTariq Khokhar

10:45am

Long Break Reception Area

11:15am

No Data, No Problem: Extracting Insights from Data-Poor Environments Academy Hall BBob Lamb • Arpitha Peteru

12:15pm

Lunch and Demo Tables Reception Area ICT4Eval Book Launch! VistaPrashanth Kotturi • Michael Bamberger • Linda Raftree

2:15pm

Short Break Reception Area

2:30pm

Harnessing Low-Cost, User-Friendly Google Resources for MERL Academy Hall CLaura Cortés Obregón • Maria Lopez

3:30pm

Short Break Reception Area

3:45pm

Big Data, Big Responsibilities Academy Hall BSamuel Scarpino • Mollie Woods • Michael Roytman

4:45pm

Short Break Reception Area

5:15pm

Does Your Tech Spark Joy? The Minimalist's Approach to MERL Tech Academy HallKate Scaife Diaz

5:30pm

Happy Hour and Fail Fest Academy HallKerry Bruce • Melissa Persaud • Wayan Vota
 
Friday, September 6
 

8:30am

Registration and Meet & Greet Reception Area

9:00am

Welcome to Day 2 of MERL Tech! Academy HallLinda Raftree

9:15am

Opening Talk: Ethical Tech Practices in Development -- How Can We All Do Better? Academy HallYvonne MacPherson

9:45am

Short Break Reception Area

10:00am

Ethics and Unintended Consequences of Digital Programs and Digital MERL Academy Hall AJo Kaybryn • Ritse • Amos Doornbos • Melissa Persaud

11:00am

Long Break Reception Area

12:40pm

How to Measure Local Ownership within Development Projects Academy HallRachel Dickinson

1:00pm

Lunch Reception Area

2:00pm

Ethics of Data: A Benefit/Risk Assessment Framework AngleSiobhan Green

4:00pm

Long Break Reception Area

4:30pm

Rights, Literacy, Control and Choice Academy HallAmos Doornbos

4:35pm

Turning Data into Meaningful Information Academy HallBolanle Olapeju

4:45pm

A Blockchain Success Story: Global Food Safety Academy HallMatt Nelson

4:50pm

Why MERL Needs Shared Knowledge Infrastructure -- And What It Can Learn from Open Science Academy HallMichael Lenczner

4:55pm

The Face of a Fairer Future Academy HallAnindya Sharma

5:00pm

Closing Session Academy HallLinda Raftree • Maliha Khan

5:45pm

Side Event: Happy Hour with DevResults Across the PondAasit Nanavati