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Liridon Shurdhani

Connect International
Program Coordinator
Brussels
Websiteconnect-international.org
1. Program Coordinator - Connect International - #Access #Rights #Citizenship #Innovation
2. Legal & Regulatory Specialist the World Bank  & the International Financial Cooperation
3. Human Rights Education Trainer @Council of Europe Trainers pool
#Law#Technology#InternetLaw#Article10  #ECHR
Thursday, September 28
 

8:00am EDT

Evidence Resource Hub Amphitheater Foyer Registration/Check-In Amphitheater

9:00am EDT

Welcome & Opening Remarks Amphitheater

9:25am EDT

Evidence and Evaluation in U.S. Foreign Assistance: A Historical Perspective Amphitheater

9:30am EDT

Learning from the Best: The Potential for Machine Learning Innovations in International Development Continental Room B Systematic Reviews 101: Using and Commissioning Systematic Evidence in International Development Continental Room C

10:00am EDT

Innovation Marketplace: Stability and Security Atrium Ballroom

10:10am EDT

A Social Rate of Return Approach to Measuring the Portfolio-level Impact of Social Innovation Funds: A Case Study of the Development Innovation Ventures Program Amphitheater

10:45am EDT

Geospatial Technology: A New Perspective on Development Challenges Continental Room B

11:00am EDT

CANCELLED: Talking Truth about “Sustainability”: The Role of Public-Private Partnership in Solving the Youth Unemployment Crisis in South Africa Horizon Ballroom The Walmart Model: Process Improvements to Drive Cost-effective Scale-up of Evidence-based Innovations Amphitheater

11:15am EDT

Forecasting, Tracking, and Evaluating Impact: The Global Innovation Fund’s Approach to Practical Impact Analysis Continental Room C

11:20am EDT

Enterprise Replication: Accelerating Change in Mexico through Replication of Evidence-based, Private Sector Path to Scale Solutions Horizon Ballroom

11:30am EDT

Innovation Marketplace: Prosperity Atrium Ballroom

11:35am EDT

Improved Flooring as a Health Intervention: How one social enterprise has used and is generating rigorous evidence through its commercial floor sales model Horizon Ballroom

12:00pm EDT

The Ultra-Poor Graduation Model: Leveraging Rigorous Evidence and Ongoing Iteration to Scale One of the Most Effective Poverty Alleviation Innovations in Development Amphitheater Lunch Atrium Ballroom

12:20pm EDT

Beyond Products: Ecosystem Approaches to Fostering Local Innovation Continental Room C

1:00pm EDT

Building Evidence into USAID Program Design: Academia-Donor Partnerships in Democracy, Human Rights, and Governance Continental Room B Partnering for Evidence-based Innovation with the Private Sector: The Global Innovation Fund Amphitheater Scaling Evidence-based Innovations in Education with Government Partners Horizon Ballroom

1:15pm EDT

Poverty Measurement in the Age of Lean Data: An Introduction to the Progress out of Poverty Index (PPI) Continental Room C

1:30pm EDT

Innovation Marketplace: Health & WASH Atrium Ballroom

2:00pm EDT

Our Conflict Blind Spot: Have we been thinking about the problem the wrong way? Amphitheater

2:15pm EDT

From Evaluation Findings to Impact at Scale: How Researchers and Social Entrepreneurs Are Collaborating to Put Evidence into Action Horizon Ballroom Improving Ongoing Programmatic Decision-making: Innovations in Monitoring, Evaluation, Research, and Learning Continental Room B

2:25pm EDT

Evidence Use Today in U.S. Foreign Assistance - How Do We Measure Up? Amphitheater Transitioning from Paper to Digital Data Collection for Non-Techies: An Introduction Continental Room C

3:00pm EDT

Innovation Marketplace: Humanitarian Assistance Atrium Ballroom

3:30pm EDT

Nudging Our Way Toward Better Development Outcomes: How the Use of Behavioral Science Innovations Can Drive Cost-Effectiveness Horizon Ballroom Why Not Cash? A Conversation about How Development’s Simplest Idea Came to Be Its Most Proven Intervention Continental Room B

3:40pm EDT

Decision-Focused Evaluations: A Practical Guide Continental Room C

3:45pm EDT

Millions Saved: Proven Successes and Some Disappointments in Global Health Amphitheater

4:00pm EDT

Innovation Marketplace: Cutting Edge Atrium Ballroom

4:10pm EDT

When Do Innovation and Evidence Change Lives? Amphitheater

4:30pm EDT

Closing Remarks Amphitheater

5:00pm EDT

Innovation to Action: Recognizing Leaders in Innovation Amphitheater

6:30pm EDT

Reception Amphitheater
 
Friday, September 29
 

8:00am EDT

Registration/Check-In Amphitheater

8:30am EDT

Where Defense and Development Meet Amphitheater

9:00am EDT

Innovation Marketplace: Agriculture Atrium Ballroom CLOSED EVENT: Strengthening Impact Investing in Global Health Continental Room B Reaching Deep in Low-income Markets: Enterprises achieving impact, sustainability, and scale at the base of the pyramid Continental Room C Digital Identity for Inclusive Development Horizon Ballroom

9:15am EDT

Using Agriculture to Address Rising Insecurity and Youth Unemployment in Nigeria: A Spotlight on Babban Gona Amphitheater

9:25am EDT

Applying Science, Technology, and Innovation to Development Challenges: A Vision for the Future Amphitheater

9:40am EDT

Digital Development - Building the Infrastructure of the 21st Century Amphitheater

9:50am EDT

Closing the Gender Digital Divide for Women's Economic Empowerment Amphitheater

10:00am EDT

Innovation Marketplace: Education Atrium Ballroom

10:20am EDT

Building Innovation Culture: Development Organizations on the Rise Amphitheater

10:30am EDT

Private Event, by Invitation Only: Designing a Mobile Clinical Diagnostic Lab for Disease Surveillance and Outbreak Response Horizon Ballroom

11:00am EDT

Innovation Marketplace: Energy Atrium Ballroom

11:05am EDT

Design to Impact: Developing Human Centered Strategies for Sustainability Amphitheater

11:15am EDT

Innovations in Agriculture: Scaling Solutions for Smallholder Farmers Amphitheater

12:00pm EDT

Lunch Amphitheater Foyer

12:45pm EDT

Overcoming Barriers to Scale: Lessons from Successful Businesses and Organizations Amphitheater

1:00pm EDT

An Introduction to Blockchain Continental Room C

1:25pm EDT

Beyond the Big Idea - Navigating Pathways to Scale Amphitheater

1:35pm EDT

Closing the Financing Gap: Supporting Thriving Enterprises in Emerging Markets Amphitheater

2:25pm EDT

A Million Lives or More Amphitheater

3:00pm EDT

Agriculture Innovator Pitch Session Continental Room B