{"id":955,"date":"2014-02-13T18:09:54","date_gmt":"2014-02-13T18:09:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.humanitariantechnology.org\/?page_id=955"},"modified":"2014-05-25T08:28:03","modified_gmt":"2014-05-25T08:28:03","slug":"invited-talks-and-sessions","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.humanitariantechnology.org\/HumTech2014\/?page_id=955","title":{"rendered":"Plenary, Keynote and Invited Talks"},"content":{"rendered":"

Humanitarian Assistance \/ Disaster Relief<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\"OLYMPUSLewis Curtis<\/strong>
\nDirector
\nMicrosoft Services Disaster Response<\/strong>
\nWorld Wide Public Sector Services<\/strong><\/p>\n

As the Director of Microsoft Services Disaster Response, Lewis is accountable for the safety and success of all Microsoft services teams and ground operations for disaster response worldwide. Lewis has been a long time technology architect and program manager for many years at Microsoft. read more
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\"RCruzon\"Rebecca E. Curzon<\/strong>
\nSenior Program Manager<\/strong>
\nIBM Corporate Citizenship and Corporate Affairs<\/strong><\/p>\n

Rebecca E. Curzon is Senior Program Manager with IBM Corporate Citizenship and Corporate Affairs, with leadership roles in business integration, philanthropy, and volunteer enablement. Ms. Curzon manages IBM’s global strategy in humanitarian disaster response, applying IBM technology, solutions, expertise and innovation to critical needs in the aftermath of disaster; and developing strategic partnerships around mitigation of the effects of disaster using technology for smarter and more resilient cities. read more<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Gembara_Profile\"Albert Gembara<\/strong>
\nTechnology Integration Officer<\/strong>
\nUSAID\/OFDA<\/strong><\/p>\n

Albert Gembara is the Technology Integration Officer (TIO) for the U.S. Agency for International Development – Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance (USAID\/OFDA). OFDA is the office that is responsible for leading and coordinating the U.S. Government\u2019s response to international crises and disasters. As TIO, Albert serves as OFDA\u2019s lead advisor on the use of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in humanitarian assistance and foreign disaster relief operations. read more<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Paulo1-1\"Paulo Gon\u00e7alves<\/strong>
\nAssociate Professor of Management<\/strong>
\nAcademic Director, Advanced Master in Humanitarian Logistics and Management<\/strong>
\nUniversit\u00e0 della Svizzera italiana<\/strong><\/p>\n

Prof. Gon\u00e7alves is Associate Professor of Management and Founder and Director of the
\nMaster in Advanced Studies in Humanitarian Logistics and Management (MASHLM) and Humanitarian Operations and Supply Chain Management (MASHOM) at the Universita della Svizzera Italiana (USI), Switzerland. He is also Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of SwissLeg, an affordable high-mobility prosthetic social enterprise that aims to restore mobility to the most destitute amputees in the world. read more<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Korenblum<\/p>\n

Jacob Korenblum<\/strong>
\nPresident & CEO<\/strong>
\nSouktel<\/strong><\/p>\n

Jacob leads Souktel’s growing team, building on his past experience managing economic development and emergency relief projects for US Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) projects. Fluent in Arabic and French, Jacob has worked in the emergency aid sectors in the Middle East, East Africa, South Asia, and the Caribbean. read more<\/a><\/p>\n

\"DavidM\"David Megginson<\/strong>
\nArchitect, Humanitarian Data Exchange<\/strong>
\nUN OCHA<\/strong><\/p>\n

David has been active within the data-sharing community since 1991. David created the original schemas for the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI), is currently leading the Humanitarian Exchange Language (HXL) standards initiative within the United Nations, and is serving as architect for UN OCHA\u2019s new crisis-data initiative, the Humanitarian Data Exchange (HDX). read more<\/a><\/p>\n

\"PatrickPatrick Philippe Meier
\nDirector of Social Innovation
\nQatar Computing Research Institute<\/strong><\/p>\n

Patrick Meier (PhD) is an internationally recognized thought leader on the application of new technologies for crisis early warning, humanitarian response and resilience. He presently serves as Director of Social Innovation at the Qatar Computing Research Institute (QCRI) where he develops and prototypes Next Generation Humanitarian Technologies using Social Computing, Big Data Analytics, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning. read more<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Nigel_Snoad\"Nigel Snoad<\/strong>
\nProduct Manager<\/strong>
\nGoogle.org Crisis Response<\/strong><\/p>\n

Nigel is a product manager for Google\u2019s Crisis Response team, which is changing how citizens stay informed during crises by providing information and tools to help people collaborate during emergencies and build resilient communities. read more<\/a><\/p>\n

\"JoseJos\u00e9<\/b> Holgu\u00ed<\/b>n-Veras
\n<\/strong>Professor and Director
\nRensselaer Polytechnic Institute<\/strong><\/p>\n

Dr. Jos\u00e9 Holgu\u00edn-Veras, is the William H. Hart Professor and Director of the VREF Center of Excellence for Sustainable Urban Freight Systems, and the Center for Infrastructure, Transportation, and the Environment at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. He is the recipient of numerous awards, including the 2013 White House\u2019s Transportation Champion of Change Award, the 1996 Milton Pikarsky Memorial Award, and the 2001 National Science Foundation\u2019s CAREER Award, for his contributions to freight transportation modeling and economics.\u00a0read more<\/a><\/p>\n

\"PatrickPatrick Vinck<\/strong>
\nProgram for Vulnerable Populations<\/strong>
\nHarvard Humanitarian Initiative<\/strong><\/p>\n

Patrick Vinck, Ph.D., is the director of the Program for Vulnerable Populations at the Harvard Humanitarian Initiative. He works on peace, reconstruction and development projects throughout Africa and Asia including most recently in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Ivory Coast. He also serves as a regular consultant on vulnerability analysis and evaluations to the United Nations World Food Programme, World Bank, and Peacebuilding Fund.\u00a0 read more<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Benson\"Benson Wilder<\/strong>
\nHumanitarian Information Unit
\nOffice of the Geographer and Global Issues<\/strong>
\nU.S. Department of State<\/strong><\/p>\n

Benson Wilder is a geographer and human security analyst in the U.S. State Department\u2019s Office of the Geographer and Global Issues, Humanitarian Information Unit (HIU). Benson joined the HIU in July 2008 following several years of work in the non-profit sector. His work in the HIU centers on complex emergencies, conflict, and human security in sub-Saharan Africa, in particular Sudan, South Sudan, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. read more<\/a><\/p>\n

Health and Disease Management<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

\"goentzel-jarrod\"Jarrod Goentzel<\/strong>
\n Director<\/strong>
\n MIT Humanitarian Response Lab<\/strong><\/p>\n

Jarrod Goentzel is founder and director of the MIT Humanitarian Response Lab and is a research lead for the MIT Comprehensive Initiative on Technology Evaluation sponsored by USAID. His research focuses on meeting human needs in resource-constrained settings through better supply chain management, information systems and decision support technology. read more<\/a><\/p>\n

\"jlascher\"Jonathan Lascher<\/strong>
\nPartners In Health<\/strong><\/p>\n

Jonathan Lascher is the Haiti Program Manager at Partners In Health (PIH). Since joining PIH in 2009, Jonathan has been responsible for managing programs and operations in Haiti. He helped manage the Haiti-based response efforts to the 2010 earthquake, coordinating emergency relief supplies, donated materials, and product distribution throughout PIH\u2019s network of hospitals. Jonathan also managed PIH\u2019s campaign to introduce the cholera vaccine in Haiti and oversaw the vaccination of nearly 50,000 people in the rural Lower Artibonite region. read more<\/a><\/p>\n

Public Safety and Emergency Management<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\"NicoleLurie\"RADM Nicole Lurie, M.D., M.S.P.H.
\nAssistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response
\nU.S. Public Health Service
\nU.S. Department of Health and Human Services<\/strong><\/p>\n

Dr. Lurie is the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) at the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The mission of her office is to lead the nation in preventing, responding to and recovering from the adverse health effects of public health emergencies and disasters, ranging from hurricanes to bioterrorism. read more<\/a><\/p>\n

\"TedOkada\"Ted Okada
\nChief Technology Officer
\nFederal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
\n<\/strong><\/p>\n

A member of the Senior Executive Service and FEMA\u2019s Chief Technology Officer (CTO), Mr. Ted Okada is responsible for leading the technology strategy and direction for a wide variety of mission, business and enterprise systems, providing guidance, advisory services as well as investment and change management planning. read more<\/a><\/p>\n

Emerging Technologies<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\"JohnClark\"<\/a>John Clark
\nEnterprise Market Manager
\nSkybox Imaging
\n<\/strong><\/p>\n

John is an Enterprise Market Manager at Skybox Imaging. Skybox empowers global businesses, governments, and non-governmental organizations to make better decisions with timely satellite imagery and analytic services. At Skybox, John is building a network of humanitarian partners that leverage Skybox technology to advance their missions. read more<\/a><\/p>\n

\"PAJustin Hughes<\/strong>
\nConsultant<\/strong>
\nPA Consulting<\/strong><\/p>\n

Justin Hughes is a consultant based in New York with PA Consulting, a technology and
\nmanagement consultancy that is headquartered in the UK. Since joining PA Consulting, Mr. Hughes has supported clients across the world in their technology sourcing and supply
\nchain projects with a focus on new and innovative technologies including biometrics and medical devices. read more<\/a><\/p>\n

\"AndreKearns\"Andre Kearns<\/strong>
\nSenior Director
\nDigitalGlobe<\/strong><\/p>\n

Andre Kearns is currently Senior Director, Solutions Marketing at DigitalGlobe and leads the effort to identify, evaluate and incubate new solutions that enable the company to drive profitable growth. An accomplished executive, Andre has focused his career in technology, primarily serving in marketing and strategy roles. read more<\/a><\/p>\n

\"emanuele_lubrano\"<\/strong><\/p>\n

Emanuele Lubrano<\/strong>
\nFounder and Vice-President for Drone Adventures<\/strong>
\nHead of Industrialization for senseFly<\/strong><\/p>\n

Emanuele Lubrano, Ph.D., is one of the founders of Drone Adventures. The goal of this non-profit organization is to demonstrate the many great applications of drones in conservation, cultural, humanitarian and search and rescue domains. This is done by carrying out practical missions using drones in the four corners of the earth and communicating the results through videos, articles and conferences. read more<\/a><\/p>\n

\"LinaLina Nilsson
\nInnovation Director
\nBlum center for Developing Economies
\nUniversity of California Berkeley<\/strong><\/p>\n

Lina Nilsson is the Innovation Director at the Blum Center for Developing Economies at the University of California Berkeley. At the Center\u2019s Development Impact Lab (DIL), a USAID Development Lab headquartered at UC Berkeley, she designs financial and technical support platforms for university innovations (from \u2018lab bench to community\u2019). read more<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Raj\"Sreenivasan (Raj) Rajagopal<\/strong>
\nSenior Product Manager<\/strong>
\nIBM Cloud \/ DevOps Services<\/strong><\/p>\n

Raj manages App Development & DevOps in the cloud solution for IBM. He has over 16 years of software industry experience and has previously managed Test Automation, Service Virtualization (GreenHat) and Enterprise Change and Configuration Management Solutions (ClearCase, ClearQuest, Rational Team Concert, Jazz Integrations) for IBM. read more<\/a><\/p>\n

\"RameshRaskar\"Ramesh Raskar<\/strong>
\nAssociate Professor
\nMIT Media Lab<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ramesh Raskar is an Associate Professor at MIT Media Lab. Ramesh Raskar joined the Media Lab from Mitsubishi Electric Research Laboratories in 2008 as head of the Lab\u2019s Camera Culture research group. read more<\/a><\/p>\n

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\u00a0\"JulieJulie Shah<\/strong>
\nBoeing Assistant Professor<\/strong>
\nDepartment of Aeronautics and Astronautics
\nComputer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab<\/strong>
\nMIT<\/strong><\/p>\n

Julie Shah is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics and leads the Interactive Robotics Group in CSAIL. Her research goals are to develop innovative methods for enabling more fluid human-robot teamwork in high intensity domains\u2014drawing on expertise in artificial intelligence, human factors, and systems engineering. read more<\/a><\/p>\n

International Development, Poverty Alleviation and Food Security<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\"CRingholz\"Corinne Ringholz<\/strong>
\nAAAS S&T Policy Fellow
\nData and Analytics Team<\/strong>
\nCenter for Data, Analytics, and Research<\/strong>
\nUSAID Global Development Lab<\/strong><\/p>\n

Corinne Ringholz is an American Academy for the Advancement of Science Science and Technology Policy Fellow at the U.S. Agency for International Development \u2013 Global Development Lab (USAID\/LAB). read more<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Tomicah_Tillemann\"<\/p>\n

Tomicah S. Tillemann<\/strong>
\n Senior Advisor to the Secretary for Civil Society and Emerging Democracies<\/strong>
\n U.S. Department of State<\/strong><\/p>\n

Dr. Tillemann and his team operate like venture capitalists, identifying ideas that can strengthen new democracies and civil society, and then bring together the talent, technology and resources needed to translate promising concepts into successful diplomacy. He and his team have developed over 20 major initiatives on behalf of the President and Secretary of State. read more<\/a><\/p>\n

\"NazliChoucri\"<\/p>\n

Nazli Choucri
\nProfessor of Political Science
\nMassachusetts Institute of Technology<\/strong><\/p>\n

Nazli Choucri is Professor of Political Science. Focusing on international relations, she concentrates on sources and consequences of international conflict and violence. Professor Choucri is the Principal Investigator and Director of a multi-year multi-disciplinary collaborative research project of MIT and Harvard University on Explorations in Cyber International Relations. read more<\/a><\/p>\n

\"AmyNoreuil\"Amy Noreuil
\nGeographic Information Specialist and Co-Team Lead, Geographic Information Unit
\nUSAID Office of Transition Initiatives<\/strong><\/p>\n

Amy Noreuil is a Geographic Information Specialist and Co-Team Lead for the USAID Office of Transition Initiatives (OTI) Geographic Information Unit. USAID\/OTI supports U.S. foreign policy objectives by helping local partners advance peace and democracy in priority countries in crisis. read more<\/a><\/p>\n

Water, Energy, Agriculture, Policy, Security, Education, \u2026 <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\"JamesSmith\"<\/p>\n

James A. Smith<\/strong>
\n Professor, University of Virginia<\/strong>
\n Founder and Director, PureMadi<\/strong><\/p>\n

Professor James A. Smith is the founder of PureMadi, a not-for-profit organization working to solve global water and health problems by working at the interface of water, societal, and human health disciplines. His research interests include sustainable point-of-use water treatment technologies for the developing world and their impact on human health. read more<\/a>
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\"Martha<\/p>\n

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Martha Symko-Davies
\nDirector, ESI
\nNational Renewable Energy Laboratory
\n<\/strong><\/p>\n

Dr. Martha Symko-Davies is the Director of Partnerships for Energy Systems Integration (ESI) at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). Previous to this role she was the architect for the PV Technology Incubator resulting in over $1.4 billion in private investments.<\/span> Recently she was selected by DOE as one of the top Innovators in the area of photovoltaics. read more<\/a>
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