[open-government] Join us for the Open Impact Day tomorrow in DC

Thu Jun 11 15:36:11 UTC 2015

*Register*
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/open-impact-day-tickets-16868168145

     June, 12 2015
8:00 AM – 7:00 PM

FHI360 | 1825 Connecticut Avenue, NW <http://www.fhi360.org/>

Open Impact Day is a one day conference that will emphasize the impact of
open data initiatives on the lives of the world’s poorest populations. The
day will include engaging panel discussions, inspiring lightning talks, and
smaller breakout sessions from leading open data organizations so that
participants walk away with a comprehensive understanding of using open
data initiatives to improve development outcomes.

*AGENDA*

*8:00 - 9:00         Registration, Breakfast*

*9:00 - 9:15         Welcome and Opening Remarks*

*Robert Floyd*, Director, Operations, Strategy and Innovation, Leadership,
Learning and Innovation Vice Presidency, World Bank Group

*9:15 - 10:40       Keynote Session/Panel*

*Moderated by:* *Stella Dawson*, Chief Correspondent, Governance and
Anti-Corruption, Thomson Reuters Foundation

*Haishan Fu*, Director, Development Economics and Chief Economist, World
Bank Group

*Joel Gurin*, President and Founder, Center for Open Data Enterprise

*Khadija Sesay*, Director, Open Government Initiative, Government of Sierra
Leone

*Stefaan Verhulst*, Co-Founder and Chief Research and Development Officer,
The Governance Laboratory @NYU (GovLab)

*10:45 - 11:30     Lightning Talks*

*11:30 - 11:45     Coffee Break & Change of Rooms*

*11:45 - 13:15     Breakout Sessions*

·         InfoMEDIAry: Catalyzing Open Data Impact

·         Citizen Action Platform

·         Digging Deep - Opening Up Oil, Gas and Mining

·         Rethinking the Open Data Paradigm: The Impact of Government Open
Data Users

*13:15 - 14:15     Lunch*

*14:15 - 15:00     Lightning Talks*

*15:00 - 15:15     Coffee Break & Change of Rooms*

*15:15 - 16:45     Breakout Sessions*

·         Getting to Use: What Works in Encouraging Uptake of Open Data

·         Making Open Budgets Count

·         Aligning Supply and Demand for Better Governance: Open Data in
the Open Government Partnership

·         Deals and Dollars – The Impact of Open Contracting

*16.45 - 17:00     Closing Remarks *

*Rob Baker*, Program Lead, Open Aid Partnership, Leadership, Learning and
Innovation Vice Presidency, World Bank Group

*17:00 – 19:00    Reception*

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