Programme Day 1 | 24 February 2015
09:00
09:30
Registration, Coffee & Tea
Word of Welcome
Moderator: Mark Nelson, H-STAR, Stanford University
Welcome Speech
“Innovating Humanitarian Response in a Digital Era”
Christiaan Rebergen,
Director-General for International Cooperation
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of The Netherlands
Welcome by Organisers
Gideon Shimshon, Centre for Innovation, Leiden University
Sam Muller, The Hague Institute for the Internationalisation of Law (HiiL)
Alix Dunn, The Engine Room
William Hoffman, World Economic Forum
Conference Keynote
“Setting the Stage: Trends in Humanitarian Response”
Mark Dalton, Chief of the Information Services Branch, UNOCHA
THEME #1 Data Deficit
Thematic keynote: Ulrich Mans, Co-founder Peace Informatics Lab, Leiden University
Respondent: Emmanuel Letouzé, Director DataPop Alliance
Interactive break-out sessions:
How to resolve the data deficit?
09:35
09.50
10.15
10.30
11.00
12.45
14.15
14.45
A1 Increasing open government
data
B1 Improving private data
sharing
C1 Creating additional civic data
streams
D1 Building data pools
1: Theo van de Sande, Ministry of
Foreign Affairs
1: Nicolas de Cordes, Orange
Telecom
1: Sam Muller and Martin
Gramatikov, HiiL
1: Thomas Baar, Peace
Informatics Lab, Leiden University
2: Abdul Hafiz Koroma, Ministry
of Public Works, Liberia
2: William Hoffman, World
Economic Forum
2: Christophe Billen, People’s
Intelligence
2: Linus Bengtsson, Flowminder
3: Josje Spierings, Akvo
Mod: U. Mans
Mod: Z. Rahman
Mod: E. Letouzé
Buffet Lunch
Innovation Market: Data-Driven Innovation in Humanitarian Response
THEME #2: Human-centred Design
Thematic keynote: Abi Weaver, Director Global Dialogue on Emerging Technologies, American Red Cross
Respondent: Amanda Noonan, Director of Research, Design and Learning, Internews
Interactive break-out sessions:
How to safeguard a human-centred vision in a digital era?
A2 Building new
partnerships
B2 Challenges in the field
C2 Leveraging local
knowledge
D2 Including urban
communities
E2 In search of ground
truth
1: Robert Kirkpatrick, UN
Global Pulse
1: Kees Boersma, VU
University Amsterdam
1: Mark van Embden
Andres, Elva Community
Engagement
1: John Sabou, Leiden
University (NITIM)
1: Linnet Taylor,
University of Amsterdam
2: Nathaniel Raymond,
Harvard Humanitarian
Initiative
2: Tina Comes, Agder
University
2: Kevin Sudi, Sisi ni
Amani
2: Nico Keijzer, Slum
Dwellers Int.
2: Nick van Praag, Ground
Truth Solutions
Mod: G. Shimshon
Mod: A. Noonan
Mod: A. Dunn
Mod: E. Letouzé
Mod: T. Baar
16.30
Plenary: Conclusions themes #1 and #2
Andrej Zwitter, Co-Chair of Research in Ethics and Globalisation,
Groningen University
19.00
Conference Dinner
(by invitation only)
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Programme Day 2 | 25 February 2015
09.00
09.30
09.45
10.30
12.15
13.45
14.15
Doors open, Coffee & Tea
Welcome, Starting Questions
Moderator: Mark Nelson, H-STAR, Stanford University
THEME #3: Data Governance for Humanitarian Response
Thematic keynote: Stefaan Verhulst, Co-Founder, GovLab New York University
Respondent: Dennis Broeders, senior research fellow, Netherlands Scientific Council for Government Policy (WRR)
Interactive breakout sessions:
Case Studies & Benchmarks
A3 Data & Epidemics
B3 Understanding Human
Response to Emergencies
C3 Learning from the IATI Process
D3 From Policy to Practice
1: Marijn Both/Reinout van
Santen, Netherlands Red Cross
1: Jurjen Wagemaker, Floodtags
1: Roderick Besseling,
Coordinator Open Data, Cordaid
1: Alix Dunn, The Engine Room
2: Jean-Martin Bauer, World
Food Programme
2: Nuno Nunes, IOM
2: Zara Rahman, Open
Knowledge Foundation
2: Amy O’Donnell, Oxfam Novib
Mod: L. Bengtsson
Mod: U. Mans
Mod: A. Noonan
Mod: A. Dunn
Buffet Lunch
Innovation Market: Data-Driven Innovation in Humanitarian Response
Thematic Keynote
Pathways forward: Challenges ahead
William Hoffman, Director Global Agenda Council on Data-Driven Development, World Economic Forum
Respondent: Bartel van de Walle, Tilburg University
“Thought Leader Sessions”: Defining next steps for data governance
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16.00
TITLE TO BE ANNOUNCED
Chair: Bartel van de Walle, Tilburg University
Delivering justice in humanitarian response
Chair: Sam Muller, Director, The Hague Institute for the Internationalization of Law
A World Humanitarian Summit Perspective
Chair: Mahsa Jafari, Thematic Coordinator, World Humanitarian Summit
Addressing Risks, Harms and Ethics
Chair: Nathaniel Raymond, Director, Signal Program on Human Security and Technology, HHI
Checks and balances
Chair: Linnet Taylor, Senior Researcher, University of Amsterdam
The Engine Room Session
Chair: Alix Dunn, Co-Founder, The Engine Room
A Government Perspective
Chair: Jelte van Wieren, Deputy Director Stabilisation and Humanitarian Aid, MFA The Netherlands
Plenary Panel: Round-up and Way Forward
Moderator: Mark Nelson, H-STAR, Stanford University
Panelists:
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Robert Kirkpatrick, Director, UN Global Pulse
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Mahsa Jafari, Thematic Coordinator, World Humanitarian Summit
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Ulrich Mans, Co-Founder Peace Informatics Lab, Leiden University
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William Hoffman, Head Data-Driven Development, World Economic Forum
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Jelte van Wieren, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of The Netherlands
16.45
17.00
17.15
18.30
Announcement of the Data Governance Working Group
(initiated by Leiden University, World Economic Forum, New York University)
Announcement of the Data4Climate Initiative (Orange Telecom)
Closing remarks
Moderator: Mark Nelson, H-STAR, Stanford University
Reception & Small Bites
Screening of Peace in our Pockets at
Leiden University College, Campus The Hague
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