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MERL Tech DC 2018

Riccardo de Marchi Trevisan

Esri
Account Manager
Washington D.C.

https://linkedin.com/in/riccardodemarchi/

I'm an Account Manager in the Nonprofit and International Organizations team at ESRI. Previously, I worked for Forum One and Development Gateway, where I supported international governments, non-profits, and research institutions in the identification of innovative solutions that can solve important issues related to their transparency, accountability, and sustainability.

9:00am

Workshop: Big Data and Evaluation (Separate registration required) World Bank, "I" Building, Room I-1-200Michael Bamberger • Kerry Bruce • Peter York

8:30am

Registration and Meet and Greet Reception Area

9:00am

Welcome to MERL Tech 2018! Academy Hall Main RoomLinda Raftree

9:20am

Opening Talk: The Long Road Home... A Brief History of ICT for Development (ICT4D) Academy Hall Main RoomAnahi Ayala Iacucci

9:45am

What's the State of MERL Tech? Academy Hall Main RoomMichael Bamberger • Maliha Khan • Linda Raftree • Zach Tilton

10:30am

Long Break Reception Area

11:00am

Mobile Data Collection combined with Business Intelligence tools to support survey management and data driven decision making VistaAudra Blanchfield • Nael Jean-Baptiste • Mike Klein

12:00pm

Lunch and Demo Tables Reception Area

2:00pm

Measuring impact with remotely sensed imagery and machine learning Academy Hall Breakout BChuck Conley • Brendan O'Neill

3:00pm

Short Break Reception Area

3:15pm

From words to wisdom: Exploring free tools for qualitative data analysis VistaSamhir Vasdev USAID Open Data Policy and Intellectual Property Rights Academy Hall Breakout AAnna Brenes • Gayle Girod • M. Scott Thompson

4:15pm

Short Break Reception Area

9:10am

Opening Talk: Data Science for MERL in 20 Minutes or Less Academy Hall Main RoomGreg Maly • Ben Mann

9:30am

Hard Talk: Will Technology and Big Data Replace Monitoring Evaluation, Research and Learning? Academy Hall Main RoomAlexa Courtney • Madeleine Gleave • Samuel V. Scarpino

10:30am

Measuring impact with remotely sensed imagery and machine learning Academy Hall Main RoomBrendan O'Neill

10:45am

Satellite data for decision making and situational awareness? Academy Hall Main RoomDaniel Berger

10:50am

Mobile Tracking of Land Parcel Ownership in Zambia Academy Hall Main RoomJulie Doherty

11:00am

Long Break Academy Hall Main Room

11:30am

Moving from data to action: How can real-time data enable adaptive management? Academy Hall Breakout BErica Gendell • Rebecca Saxton-Fox Responsible Data: Ready, Set? Stop and Prep. AngleLaura Walker McDonald • Alexandra Robinson

1:00pm

Lunch and Demo Tables Reception Area

2:00pm

Evidence-based decision-making & impact: The future of MERL through technical and qualitative tools VistaGreg Maly • Komal Bazaz Smith

3:00pm

Ice Cream Social! Reception Area

3:40pm

Scaling storytelling with data science at GlobalGiving Academy Hall Main RoomNick Hamlin

3:55pm

Mapping ICT4D Evidence Base: How much evidence is there really? Academy Hall Main RoomAnnette Brown

4:00pm

Irresponsible innovation? Time for ICT4D to grow up and get its M&E house in order Academy Hall Main RoomAnnette Brown • Michael Eddy • Anahi Ayala Iacucci • Laura Walker McDonald

5:00pm

Day 2 Summary and close out Academy Hall Main RoomMaliha Khan • Linda Raftree