Corporations increasingly leverage data to dissect potential markets and target relevant consumers. How can the social sector apply this methodology for widespread systems change? Social entrepreneurs increasingly think about how to ask the right questions, use answers effectively, and capitalize on existing systems to maximize the impact of data—without breaking the bank. We’ll hear from social entrepreneurs whose core innovations rely on data. We’ll see how they use data to change the sectors in which they work, facilitate collaboration, and the challenges they face along the way.
Session Description
Time & Location
Time:
1:30 PM - 2:45 PM, Wednesday, April 5, 2017 BSTLocation:
Lecture Theatre 4
Speakers
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SpeakerFounder & CEO at Kamara Global Group / President at Videre Est Credere, Kamara Global GroupOren’s entrepreneurship in social justice focuses on harnessing technology, contributing to initiatives for the advancement of democracy and holding power to account. His current organisation, Kamara, has deployed significant technical capacities for monitoring online civic space in both open and…
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ModeratorFounder and Executive Director, DataKindJake Porway is a machine learning and technology enthusiast who loves nothing more than seeing good values in data. He is the founder and executive director of DataKind, an organization that brings together leading data scientists with high impact social organizations to better collect, analyze, and…
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SpeakerExecutive Director, Open Data CharterAnia has recently taken on the role of Executive Director at the Open Data Charter. For the past three years, she led the National Open Data Policy in Mexico, delivering a key presidential mandate. She established capacity building programs across more than 200 public institutions, developed tools…
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SpeakerMa Jun began his career in 1993 working for the South China Morning Post, where his research on China’s environmental problems spurred him to publish the 1999 book China’s Water Crisis. In 2004 he was selected as a Yale World Fellow. Upon returning to China, Ma Jun founded the non-profit…
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SpeakerFounder, ProvenanceJessi Baker is the founder of provenance.org. Provenance is a digital platform enabling producers, manufacturers and retailers to track the journey of people, places and ingredients behind their products. They use blockchain and smart tagging technologies to revolutionise supply chain transparency…
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SpeakerSenior Director, Human Rights, Education, and Empowerment Group, Winrock InternationalSarah Jakiel, Winrock’s Senior Director of Human Rights, Education & Empowerment, has been on the cutting edge of counter-human trafficking efforts for more than a decade. In her most recent role, as chief program officer at Polaris, she led program development, set organization-wide strategy and…