WFP Data Week: Full Schedule

Come to DATA WEEK.

3 TRACKS with sessions running throughout the week centred around key WFP priority themes where internal and external speakers will illustrate how data has the potential to step-change how we think and why understanding data is a key enabler to WFP delivering against its SDG objectives.

Sessions will be held in HQ and will be available to watch via web conferencing (links included in the agenda). If it is your first time using Zoom please click on one of the links and follow installing instructions prior to the sessions start time.

LEARN TRACK: data learning activities; GROW TRACK: WFP data initiatives; and LEAD TRACK: external speakers. Click on each session to find out more.

PLEASE NOTE: Please DO NOT log in or create an account. Grow and Lead tracks are open to all without registration needed. Sign-up required ONLY for Understanding Data sessions (grey), with links provided in session descriptions. If you have any questions, please contact GLOBAL.DATAWEEK@wfp.org

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13:00 CET

LEAD: How world leaders use social media to influence to shape public policy

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An insight into how social media, and Twitter in particular, has fundamentally shifted the ways in which global leaders influence and shape public policy; and what this means for international humanitarian organisations.

Speakers

Matthias Lüfkens

Managing Director Digital, EMEA HQ, Twiplomacy

Matthias Lüfkens, leads the Digital Practice of Burson-Marsteller across Europe, Middle-East and Africa (EMEA). Before joining Burson-Marsteller Lüfkens was Head of Digital media at the World Economic Forum (WEF) where he designed and implemented the digital strategy. He has brought the digital world to Davos through his innovative use of Social Media, Twitter, Facebook, Google+, Flickr, Wikipedia, YouTube and Livestream and has advised a wide range of Fortune 500 companies as well... Read More →

Ed Poultney

Head of Digital, PGM, WFP

Before joining WFP, Ed worked for a number of years as a Digital Director for global communications agencies Hill + Knowlton and Brunswick Group, as head of the teams covering the Africa & Middle East regions. Ed has extensive experience in 360 strategic campaigns, content strategies... Read More →

Friday December 1, 2017 13:00 - 13:30 CET
Aula Delegatis

Partners Donors & Government, Lead

Filters Culture change, digital transformation, IRM
Audience All, Senior Management
Track Lead, Grow

13:30 CET

LEAD: Working Together to Leave No One Behind

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From better coordinating our efforts to enabling smart policy, data is rapidly transforming the world around us. How do we come together to ensure the most vulnerable reap the benefits? What role does sharing data and opening our data to others, play in enabling us all to solve the world's biggest challenges?

Speakers

Philip Horgan

Head of Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning, The Open Data Institute

Philip Horgan is the Head of Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning at the Open Data Institute in London, where he investigates the effectiveness and impact of data that is as open as possible. Philip has, for the last 20+ years, worked as a specialist in the field of learning, analysis... Read More →

Claire Melamed

Executive Director, Global Partnership for Sustainable Development Data

Dr Claire Melamed is the Executive Director of the Global Partnership for Sustainable Development Data, headquartered in Washington, DC. She is based in London and was previously a Managing Director at the Overseas Development Institute, has worked for a number of international NGOs... Read More →

Matteo Piccolo

MasterCard Advisors VP - Head of Partnerships Europe, Mastercard

Matteo joined MasterCard Advisors in 2012 as part of the Consulting Delivery team. He led for MasterCard Advisors large accounts contributing to the relevant Advisors and MasterCard successes. He is now head of Partnerships for Europe, aiming at identifying and developing strategic... Read More →

Derek Ruths

Director, CAI, McGill Centre for Social and Cultural Data Science

Derek Ruths is co-founder and chief architect of CAI, a charity focused on bringing the power of data science to social good initiatives. Derek is also an associate professor of computer science at McGill University, the head of R&D at Data Sciences, and the director of the McGill... Read More →

Friday December 1, 2017 13:30 - 14:45 CET
Aula Delegatis

Partners Donors & Government, Lead

Audience All, Senior Management
Track Lead

14:45 CET

WFP Data Week Closing Session

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Presentations by DATA FELLOWS
WFP Partners performance monitoring in South Sudan
Hatem Kotb – VAM RBC
Tomilyn Rupert – Deputy of Monitoring in South Sudan
Ollo Sib – VAM in DRC
Beneficiary feedback system running in Kenya
Patrick Owour – Monitoring and Evaluation in RBN
Alla Kute – VAM in Kenya
Abdoulaye Ndaiye – VAM in RBD
Filling the Nutrient gap in Cambodia
Janosch Klemm – Nutrition in HQ
Gaby Alvarado – RITO in RBP
Hasiniaina Randria – IT in Madagascar

Speakers

Enrica Porcari

CIO & Director, Technology Division, WFP

Friday December 1, 2017 14:45 - 15:15 CET
Aula Delegatis

Partners Donors & Government, Lead

Audience All, Senior Management, Fellows
Track Lead