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Salome Tsereteli-Stephens

Creative Associates International
Senior Manager, Design, monitoring and evaluation
Complexity-aware monitoring, mixed methods M&E, DRG and rule of law, outcome harvesting,
Responsible data
Wednesday, September 4
 

9:00am EDT

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 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

Developmental Evaluation Journey in a Global Network AngleRasha Abdel Latif • Noel Dickover

12:15pm EDT

ICT4Eval Book Launch! VistaPrashanth Kotturi • Michael Bamberger • Linda Raftree

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

2:15pm EDT

Short Break Reception Area

2:30pm EDT

Using Cutting-Edge Technology to Measure Global Perceptions of Gender-Based Violence Online Balcony DPaulina (Paula) Rudnicka • Chai Shenoy • Mercedes Fogarassy

3:30pm EDT

Short Break Reception Area

3:45pm EDT

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

9:15am EDT

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

10:00am EDT

Building Bridges Between Data Scientists and Evaluators: A Review of Trends and Challenges in Recent MERL Tech Conferences Academy Hall BMichael Bamberger • Kecia Bertermann • Alexandra Robinson 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

Ethics of Data: A Benefit/Risk Assessment Framework AngleSiobhan Green The Secret Life of Dashboards: How to Transform Your Data into Dashboards That Can Promote Data-Driven Decision-Making Academy Hall BMegan Philbin • Suzannah Dunbar • Tony Tseng Collecting Data in Fragile and Conflict-Affected Settings: Approaches, Principles, and Tools Balcony DWill Lowrie • Giselle Lopez • Kathryn Rzeszut • Christopher Robert • Lindo Simelane

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