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Jo Bennett

TolaData GmbH
Head of Business Development
Berlin, Germany
Websitetoladata.com
Jo works for TolaData, an organisation with a mission to bring the latest from the tech-industry to the not-for-profit sector. TolaData is a cloud-based platform that supports end to end indicator management from data collection, to tracking results against targets and visualisation on custom dashboards.
Thursday, September 5
 

8:30am EDT

Registration and Meet & Greet Reception Area

9:00am EDT

Welcome to MERL Tech Academy HallLinda Raftree

9:45am EDT

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

10:15am EDT

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

10:45am EDT

Long Break Reception Area

11:15am EDT

Data Approaches in Hard-to-Reach Places Balcony DMourice Barasa Wafula • Amanda Yembrick • Samantha Serrano • Jamie Frederick

12:15pm EDT

Lunch and Demo Tables Reception Area

1:15pm EDT

MERL Tech Dashboard Contest! Academy HallWayan Vota • Amanda Makulec • Charles Guedenet • Christopher Robert • Siobhan Green • Carmen Tedesco • Kerry Bruce • Alberto Nieto • Dustin Homer • Ailsa Cook • Munir Mahomar • Celeste Brubaker

2:30pm EDT

Beyond "Make vs. Buy": Making MERL Tech Work for YOU Academy Hall ASherri Haas • Christopher Robert • Vidya Mahadevan • Reid Porter

3:45pm EDT

Managing Development Data Across the Data Lifecycle Academy Hall AGayle Girod • Patrick Gault • M. Scott Thompson • Carmen Tedesco

4:45pm EDT

Short Break Reception Area

5:00pm EDT

Paving over Digital Health "Pilotitis" in Nepal Academy HallIchhya Pant

5:05pm EDT

10-Day Handwashing Challenge: A Digital Tool for Habit Formation in a Low-Income Context Academy HallPriya Kathpal

5:15pm EDT

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

5:20pm EDT

Reading Schematics Before Designing Your Robot: The Story of BecaXR Academy HallSteve DiPangrazio

5:25pm EDT

Can You Keep It All Going? Academy HallKurt Moses

5:30pm EDT

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

8:30am EDT

Registration and Meet & Greet Reception Area

9:00am EDT

Welcome to Day 2 of MERL Tech! Academy HallLinda Raftree

10:00am EDT

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

11:00am EDT

Long Break Reception Area

11:30am EDT

Decolonizing Data and Technology in MERL Academy HallSilvia Salinas • Adeline Sibanda • Veronica Olazabal

12:30pm EDT

Network Nodes That Fit Your Data Style Academy HallJennifer Himmelstein

12:35pm EDT

Understanding How DFID Makes Decisions: The Role of Portfolio-Level MERL Academy HallSarah Orton-Vipond

12:40pm EDT

How to Measure Local Ownership within Development Projects Academy HallRachel Dickinson

12:45pm EDT

Lessons from 'Aqoonta': Delivering a Digital Third-Party Monitoring Platform Academy HallGiselle Lopez • Will Lowrie

12:50pm EDT

Machine Learning to Measure Impact with Remotely Sensed Imagery and Vector Data Academy HallAlberto Nieto

12:55pm EDT

Stories from Our Litter Academy HallWekesa Zablon

1:00pm EDT

Lunch Reception Area

2:00pm EDT

The Role of Tech in the Organizational Journey to Better Data Management and Use Academy Hall ARichard Tighe • Arlene Lozano • Arshak Hovanesian • Eric Barela From Words To Wisdom: Everyday Tools to Visualize Qualitative Data VistaSamhir Vasdev

4:00pm EDT

Long Break Reception Area

4:30pm EDT

Rights, Literacy, Control and Choice Academy HallAmos Doornbos

4:35pm EDT

Turning Data into Meaningful Information Academy HallBolanle Olapeju

4:40pm EDT

Let's talk about a MERL Open Source Marketplace Academy HallMala Kumar

4:45pm EDT

A Blockchain Success Story: Global Food Safety Academy HallMatt Nelson

4:50pm EDT

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

4:55pm EDT

The Face of a Fairer Future Academy HallAnindya Sharma

5:00pm EDT

Closing Session Academy HallLinda Raftree • Maliha Khan

5:45pm EDT

Side Event: Happy Hour with DevResults Across the PondAasit Nanavati