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Thursday
, September 28
Amphitheater
8:00am •
Registration/Check-In
9:00am •
Welcome & Opening Remarks
9:25am •
Evidence and Evaluation in U.S. Foreign Assistance: A Historical Perspective
10:10am •
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
11:00am •
The Walmart Model: Process Improvements to Drive Cost-effective Scale-up of Evidence-based Innovations
12:00pm •
The Ultra-Poor Graduation Model: Leveraging Rigorous Evidence and Ongoing Iteration to Scale One of the Most Effective Poverty Alleviation Innovations in Development
1:00pm •
Partnering for Evidence-based Innovation with the Private Sector: The Global Innovation Fund
2:00pm •
Our Conflict Blind Spot: Have we been thinking about the problem the wrong way?
2:25pm •
Evidence Use Today in U.S. Foreign Assistance - How Do We Measure Up?
3:45pm •
Millions Saved: Proven Successes and Some Disappointments in Global Health
4:10pm •
When Do Innovation and Evidence Change Lives?
4:30pm •
Closing Remarks
5:00pm •
Innovation to Action: Recognizing Leaders in Innovation
6:30pm •
Reception
Amphitheater Foyer
8:00am •
Evidence Resource Hub
10:30am •
Refreshment Break
2:30pm •
Refreshment Break
Atrium Ballroom
9:00am •
Innovation Marketplace: Featured Innovator Videos
10:00am •
Innovation Marketplace: Stability and Security
11:30am •
Innovation Marketplace: Prosperity
12:00pm •
Lunch
12:40pm •
Innovation Marketplace: #InnovatingNow Digital Event: Facebook Live
1:30pm •
Innovation Marketplace: Health & WASH
3:00pm •
Innovation Marketplace: Humanitarian Assistance
4:00pm •
Innovation Marketplace: Cutting Edge
Continental Room B
9:30am •
Learning from the Best: The Potential for Machine Learning Innovations in International Development
10:45am •
Geospatial Technology: A New Perspective on Development Challenges
1:00pm •
Building Evidence into USAID Program Design: Academia-Donor Partnerships in Democracy, Human Rights, and Governance
2:15pm •
Improving Ongoing Programmatic Decision-making: Innovations in Monitoring, Evaluation, Research, and Learning
3:30pm •
Why Not Cash? A Conversation about How Development’s Simplest Idea Came to Be Its Most Proven Intervention
Continental Room C
9:30am •
Systematic Reviews 101: Using and Commissioning Systematic Evidence in International Development
11:15am •
Forecasting, Tracking, and Evaluating Impact: The Global Innovation Fund’s Approach to Practical Impact Analysis
12:20pm •
Beyond Products: Ecosystem Approaches to Fostering Local Innovation
1:15pm •
Poverty Measurement in the Age of Lean Data: An Introduction to the Progress out of Poverty Index (PPI)
2:25pm •
Transitioning from Paper to Digital Data Collection for Non-Techies: An Introduction
3:40pm •
Decision-Focused Evaluations: A Practical Guide
Horizon Ballroom
9:30am •
Paying for Results in Development: Advice for and from Practitioners
11:00am •
CANCELLED: Talking Truth about “Sustainability”: The Role of Public-Private Partnership in Solving the Youth Unemployment Crisis in South Africa
11:20am •
Enterprise Replication: Accelerating Change in Mexico through Replication of Evidence-based, Private Sector Path to Scale Solutions
11:35am •
Improved Flooring as a Health Intervention: How one social enterprise has used and is generating rigorous evidence through its commercial floor sales model
1:00pm •
Scaling Evidence-based Innovations in Education with Government Partners
2:15pm •
From Evaluation Findings to Impact at Scale: How Researchers and Social Entrepreneurs Are Collaborating to Put Evidence into Action
3:30pm •
Nudging Our Way Toward Better Development Outcomes: How the Use of Behavioral Science Innovations Can Drive Cost-Effectiveness
Friday
, September 29
Amphitheater
8:00am •
Registration/Check-In
8:30am •
Where Defense and Development Meet
9:15am •
Using Agriculture to Address Rising Insecurity and Youth Unemployment in Nigeria: A Spotlight on Babban Gona
9:25am •
Applying Science, Technology, and Innovation to Development Challenges: A Vision for the Future
9:40am •
Digital Development - Building the Infrastructure of the 21st Century
9:50am •
Closing the Gender Digital Divide for Women's Economic Empowerment
10:20am •
Building Innovation Culture: Development Organizations on the Rise
11:05am •
Design to Impact: Developing Human Centered Strategies for Sustainability
11:15am •
Innovations in Agriculture: Scaling Solutions for Smallholder Farmers
12:45pm •
Overcoming Barriers to Scale: Lessons from Successful Businesses and Organizations
1:25pm •
Beyond the Big Idea - Navigating Pathways to Scale
1:35pm •
Closing the Financing Gap: Supporting Thriving Enterprises in Emerging Markets
2:25pm •
A Million Lives or More
Amphitheater Foyer
10:00am •
Refreshment Break
12:00pm •
Lunch
Atrium Ballroom
9:00am •
Innovation Marketplace: Agriculture
10:00am •
Innovation Marketplace: Education
11:00am •
Innovation Marketplace: Energy
Continental Room B
9:00am •
CLOSED EVENT: Strengthening Impact Investing in Global Health
1:00pm •
Providing Safe, Sustainable Drinking Water at Large Scale: What We’ve Learned on Decentralized Solutions
3:00pm •
Agriculture Innovator Pitch Session
Continental Room C
9:00am •
Reaching Deep in Low-income Markets: Enterprises achieving impact, sustainability, and scale at the base of the pyramid
1:00pm •
An Introduction to Blockchain
Horizon Ballroom
9:00am •
Digital Identity for Inclusive Development
10:30am •
Private Event, by Invitation Only: Designing a Mobile Clinical Diagnostic Lab for Disease Surveillance and Outbreak Response
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