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09:00

Welcome and Introductions Hall 3Schuyler Thorup

09:05

Telangana's Digital Transformation Hall 3K. T. Rama Rao

09:30

Digital India: Development Implications of India's Evolving Digital Economy Hall 3Jayant Sinha

09:55

Learning from India’s eGovernment Transformation to Advance ICT4D Innovation for the SDGs Hall 3Jayesh Ranjan • Kate Wilson

10:20

Panel: The Intelligent Cloud and Inclusive Transformation Hall 3Dr. Shaun Ferris • Prashant Gupta • Dr. B V R Mohan Reddy • Ajay Vij

10:55

Enabling and Strengthening a Culture of Data Use Hall 3Schuyler Thorup

11:15

Coffee & Tea Break Hall 4

11:45

Advancing a data-centric ICT4D strategy G.04FULLSteve Hellen Empowering organizations worldwide with collective intelligence G.03LIMITEDErick Ngwiri Moving beyond scale in digital solutions: what works and what doesn’t? G.02FULLSara Chamberlain • Melissa Johns • Hillary Miller-Wise • Chilunga Puta Beyond aid: ICT solutions for educating refugee youth G.05LIMITEDFrank Schott Implementation of a weather forecast SMS system in rural Mongolia G.06LIMITEDErkhes Batbold Monitoring migration and internal displacement - filling the data gaps with innovation 1.01LIMITEDLeonardo Milano Overcoming obstacles: Implementing technology at Kakuma Refugee Camp G.01LIMITEDGillian Javetski • Emily Taylor Bridging digital divides: Community partnerships & near to peer learning 1.03LIMITEDChris Benner • Yesenia Torres Digital inclusion of young aspirants 1.05LIMITEDDr. PS Gohil Solar Media Backpack: Bringing multimedia to low-resource settings 1.04LIMITEDBowden Percival Application of digital tools to accelerate community health in Uganda 2.02LIMITEDAlex Muhereza Enhanced management information systems to support public health commodity 2.01LIMITEDChristopher Opit • Mattias Wiklund OpenSRP: innovative features to revolutionize mHealth & primary health care 2.03LIMITEDRana Islamiah Zahroh Using ICT4D to increase accountability in the delivery of malaria services 1.06LIMITEDEric Hubbard Utility of a call centre and social messaging for health communication 2.04LIMITEDDr. John Mark Bwanika CE3: An ecosystem approach to SDG promotion 2.05LIMITEDThomas Loughran Digital initiatives to empower citizens and against corruption VIP Lounge (2nd floor)LIMITEDLaeticia Klein Distributed ledger technology in the humanitarian / development sector 1.08LIMITEDRic Shreves Multi-stakeholder collaborative for Sierra Leone 1.09LIMITEDMagnus Mordu Conteh The Big Discussions: Agriculture & Environment, Digital Financial Inclusion Hall 2LIMITEDDr. David Bergvinson • Dr. Shaun Ferris • Anne Hale Miglarese • Natalia Pshenichnaya • Michael Tsan

12:25

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12:30

Benefits and pitfalls to integrating technology into M&E activities G.02FULLPurnima Mehta • Sandeep Yadav Building a yellow umbrella - A data system the same, but different G.03LIMITEDBowden Percival eValuate 2.0 - An introduction G.01LIMITEDAlvaro Cobo-Santillan • Anusheel Kamle Locating the epidemic: Harnessing geographic data for HIV epidemic control G.04LIMITEDOluwasegun John Ibitoye Beyond aid: ICT solutions for educating refugee youth G.05LIMITEDFrank Schott Implementation of a weather forecast SMS system in rural Mongolia G.06LIMITEDErkhes Batbold Monitoring migration and internal displacement - filling the data gaps with innovation 1.01LIMITEDLeonardo Milano 'SMS Quicklearns' enhances women's parenting skills in Sri Lanka 1.03LIMITEDMaria Berenguer • Divakar Ratnadurai How data can transform the classroom 1.05LIMITEDEmily Nucciarone Virtual support desk – The path to global impact 1.02LIMITEDMonalisa Banerjee Clinical decision-support for diarrheal disease outbreak response 2.02LIMITEDDr. Eric Nelson Impact of a stage-based mhealth voice call and animation program in MCH 2.01LIMITEDDr. Aparna Hegde mHealth for acute malnutrition in five countries: Key lessons learned 2.03LIMITEDColleen Emary Using mobile tools for frontline outbreak surveillance 2.04LIMITEDJacqueline Edwards Digital initiatives to empower citizens and against corruption VIP Lounge (2nd floor)LIMITEDLaeticia Klein How ICTs have helped shape gender violence radio programming in Nepal 1.09LIMITEDShruti Shah Humanitarian ID Management 2.05LIMITEDRosa Akbari Machine learning in education 1.08LIMITEDPrashant Gupta

13:15

14:15

How did a farmers' knowledge network morph into a market access service? G.01LIMITEDUsha Devi Venkatachalam Plantwise: Using data to help prevent crop losses G.04LIMITEDMalvika Chaudhary Smart & safe agriculture G.03LIMITEDSrihari Kotela The effectiveness of ICT4D in baseline processes G.02LIMITEDThomas Valdivia CRS Haiti program adoption of technology 1.02LIMITEDFredson Joseph Mobile data collection and machine learning G.06FULLChristopher Burns • Matt McNabb • Deepak Menon • Melissa Persaud • Anand Varghese Technologies options for beneficairy accountability G.05LIMITEDSIKU Eric-Simeon Digital transformation in agri sector and the role of commercial players 1.04LIMITEDNatalia Pshenichnaya Using mobile payment for wage payment to workers in rural employment 1.05LIMITEDSoumen Das Empowering drought-affected families via e-vouchers in Mozambique 2.01LIMITEDKeith Chibafa Transforming lives through technology in humanitarian aid & disaster relief 2.02LIMITEDSailesh Savani e/mLearning roadmap: Discover steps, concepts & tools for e/mLearning 2.04LIMITEDJodi Lis Leveraging technology for global reading 2.03LIMITEDBhanu Potta Leveraging technology for quality education 2.05LIMITEDA.V. George You, too, can run a MOOC VIP Lounge (2nd floor)LIMITEDR Fight air inequality through a global, grassroots community and open data 1.10LIMITEDDr. Christa Hasenkopf How to develop a global strategy on collaboration 1.08LIMITEDClaus Nannerup Strategies for building and governing national digital health architectures 1.09LIMITEDDerek Treatman Big Data. Big Problems. Big Solutions! 1.01FULLNaveen Balani • Alvaro Cobo-Santillan • Caitlin Ferguson • Jeff Lundberg The Big Discussions, Health: Women in ICT4D Hall 2LIMITEDHeidi Good Boncana • Dipika Prasad • Debbie Rogers • Shruti Shah • Ranju Sharma • Lauren Woodman

14:55

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15:00

E-HINGA: A digital platform for modernization of agri-extension systems G.02LIMITEDGeorge Gitau • Emmanuel Niyongira FarmBeats: AI & IoT for agriculture G.04LIMITEDRanveer Chandra ICT in ag: Processes for progress G.03LIMITEDMansi Anand • Tapas Chakraborty • Diane Pueschel Social media for agricultural extension and advisory services G.01LIMITEDDr. Saravanan Raj Speed Networking Hall 1Sonja Ruetzel iDeliver: Developing a digital tool for intrapartum care G.05LIMITEDGillian Javetski • Emily Taylor Open source software for supply chain & logistics in rural emerging markets 1.02LIMITEDCHARAN MALEMARPURAM Social registries & single registries: Clarifying terminological confusion G.06LIMITEDShez Farooq Cash based interventions with Redrose 1.04LIMITEDBrian Healy Technology solutions for the field 1.03LIMITEDGaurav Singh Empowering drought-affected families via e-vouchers in Mozambique 2.01LIMITEDKeith Chibafa Transforming lives through technology in humanitarian aid & disaster relief 2.02LIMITEDSailesh Savani Unified ICT solution for CRS’ resettlement project in the Philippines 1.06LIMITEDRadin Rubis Bridging digital divides: Community partnerships & near to peer learning 2.03LIMITEDChris Benner • Yesenia Torres Bridging the distance: Mobile mentorship for vulnerable girls in India 2.05LIMITEDNamrata Baruah • Praekelt.org Building a culture of reading via crowdsourced and mobile delivered stories 2.04LIMITEDAyan Kishore Digital services changing lives VIP Lounge (2nd floor)LIMITEDArnab Chowdhury Analytics for connecting the unconnected 1.08LIMITEDDr. Justin Greenough ICTs for M&E and RCTs - Tech for impact evaluation in the African Sahel 1.07FILLINGRebecca Chapman Mobile tools to increase government accountability & citizen participation 1.10LIMITEDAvijit Michael Strategies for building and governing national digital health architectures 1.09LIMITEDDerek Treatman

15:45

Coffee & Tea Break Hall 4

16:15

Dimagi's implementation of mobile tech for agriculture at scale G.02FULLAnthony Connor Harnessing ICT for plant disease diagnosis and health protection in Africa G.04LIMITEDLava Kumar Using recent advances in ICT for better nutrient & crop management in rice G.03LIMITEDSheetal Sharma Application of ICT4D for SMILE Project mid-term review using the SenseMaker 1.01LIMITEDStanley Amadiegwu Future of digital birth registration: Making every child count G.05LIMITEDJessica Barrette ICT4D data protection & privacy G.06FULLAngella L McKay Case of use of alternative data by lenders 1.03LIMITEDReuben Gicheha Microfinance transformation through ICT Innovation 1.02LIMITEDBilly Blake • Boris Marković From spreadsheets to CRM platforms: Introduction of business approaches 1.05LIMITEDLukas Voborsky Unified ICT solution for CRS’ resettlement project in the Philippines 1.04LIMITEDRadin Rubis Delivering your learning content in a disconnected world 2.02LIMITEDLaura Moats e-Monitoring sytem: Stengthening government school monitoring system 2.01LIMITEDRuxana Parvin Hossain Increasing youth’s digital, vocational & entrepreneurial skills in Tanzania 1.06LIMITEDNengarivo Teveli Best practices using mHealth solutions for behavior change in LMIC 2.04LIMITEDAyomipo Edinger eRegistries ecosystems - Data solutions for women's and children's health 2.05LIMITEDFrederik Frøen Expanding healthcare access and delivery with a community health worker based digital clinical assessment platform 2.03LIMITEDDr. Barry Finette Use eDetection to find symptomatics of tuberculosis VIP Lounge (2nd floor)LIMITEDSonali Batra Community health supervision: Innovations for impact 1.10LIMITEDSatish Srivastava Do fingerprint biometrics work in developing countries? 1.09LIMITEDSebastian Manhart Global goals for local impact - Implementing SDGs at a subnational level 1.07LIMITEDAl Kags Opportunities and challenges in working with low resource languages 1.08LIMITEDDr. Matti Pohjonen

16:55

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17:00

Agriculture & Environment Track Panel: Comparing & contrasting knowledge services for rural households GalleryBright Schandorf Adu • Vinay Kumar • Melissa Persaud • Cliff Schmidt Data-driven Adaptation & Strategy Track Panel BallroomJessica Barrette • Shez Farooq • Steve Hellen • Erick Ngwiri Digital Financial Inclusion Track Panel: Yesterday, today and tomorrow - the transformative impact of DFS on low-income consumers G.01Joe Dougherty • Reuben Gicheha • Natalia Pshenichnaya • Swetha Totapally Disaster Management Track Panel G.03Isaac Kwamy • Leonardo Milano • Radin Rubis • Sailesh Savani • Frank Schott Education & Livelihoods Track Panel: Learning-People, Processes or Platform G.02Chris Benner • Anindya Chattopadhyay • Dr. PS Gohil • Jodi Lis • Laura Moats Health Track Panel 2.03Dr. John Mark Bwanika • Ayomipo Edinger • Jacqueline Edwards • Emily Taylor • Fredrik Winsnes Partnerships & Collaborative Solutions Track Panel Hall 1Rosa Akbari • Magnus Mordu Conteh • Sebastian Manhart • Derek Treatman

17:30

Big Data Launch Reception Hall 3Dr. David Bergvinson • Andy Jarvis • Jawoo Koo • CGIAR • ICRISAT