IOGDC Conference Program 2012

Speakers and sessions

10 July 2012 (Tuesday)

IOGDC Convenes: Day One

Times listed Eastern Daylight Time
TimeSessionPresenters
7:30 am - 6:00 pmRegistration
LocationPreston Auditorium – Plenary Sessions
8:30 - 9:15 amWelcoming RemarksDr. Jim Yong Kim, President, World Bank Group
Welcoming KeynoteCaroline Anstey, Managing Director, World Bank
The Impact of Open GovernmentSteven Van Roekel, U.S. Federal Chief Information Officer
9:30 - 10:00 amLightning Talks
  • Kenya Open Data (Al Kags, Chair of Kenya Open Data Board)
  • Global Open Data Stats (James Hendler, Tetherless World Constellation Professor, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute) (U.S.)
  • Additional Talks to Be Announced (Based on Actual Presentations on Friday and Saturday)
10:00 - 10:30 amNetworking Break
10:30 - 11:30 amSuccessful Adventures in Open Government: Putting Data to Work
  • Moderator: Andrew Stott, U.K. Transparency Board and former U.K. Deputy Chief Information Officer (U.K.)
  • Kathy P. Conrad, Principal Deputy Associate Administrator, Office of Citizen Services and Innovative Technologies, U.S. General Services Administration
  • Paul Kukubo, CEO, Kenya ICTboard (Kenya)
  • Stela Mocan, Executive Director, Moldova e-Government Center/Chief Information Office of the Government of Moldova (Moldova)
  • Mario Spinelli, Secretary for Corruption Prevention and Strategic Information, Open Government Partnership Representative (Brazil)
  • Carlos Viniegra, Chief Information Officer, Mexico (Mexico)
11:30 - 1:00 pmBirds of a Feather LunchTopics to Be Determined Based on Open Data Innovation Group Suggestions
LocationPreston AuditoriumMC13-121
TracksPolicy TrackTechnical Track
1:00 - 2:30 pm

Getting Started in Open Government Data

  • Moderator: Tariq Khokhar, Open Data Evangelist (World Bank)
  • Philip Ashlock, Open Government Program Manager, OpenPlans (U.S.)
  • Ninoschka Dante, Systems Analyst, AGESIC (Uruguay)
  • Maurice McNaughton, Mona School of Business, The University of the West Indies (Jamaica)
  • Mustapha Mezghani, Owner, 2CW (Tunisia)

Innovative Ways to Collect Data

  • Moderator: Neil Fantom, Manager, Open Data Initiative (World Bank)
  • Amparo Ballivian (World Bank)
  • Nathan Eagle, Chief Executive Officer, Jana (U.S.)
  • Stephanie Grosser, Program Analyst, USAID (U.S.)
  • Nada Hamadeh, Senior Statistician, Development Data Group (World Bank)
  • Pilar Iglesias, Chief Executive Officer, PriceStats (U.S.)
  • Michael Lokshin, Lead Economist, Development Research Group (World Bank)
2:30 - 2:50 pmNetworking Break
LocationPreston Auditorium – Plenary Sessions
2:50 - 4:20 pmOpening Up Financial Data
  • Moderator: (to be announced)
  • Prasanna Lal Das, Program Lead, World Bank Finances program (World Bank)
  • Rufus Pollock, Co-Founder Open Knowledge Foundation and CKAN Project Lead (U.K.)
  • Chris Taggart, Co-founder, OpenCorporates (U.K.)
  • Irina Tisacova, Moldova e-Government Center/Chief Information Office of the Government of Moldova (Moldova)
  • Amit Yadav, REI Systems, (U.S.)
4:30 - 5:30 pmThe Open Data Ecosystem
  • Moderator: Randeep Sudan, Lead ICT Policy Specialist (World Bank)
  • Amadou Daffe, Chief Executive Officer/Co-Founder, Coders4Africa Inc (Senegal/U.S.)
  • Joshua Goldstein, PhD candidate at Princeton’s Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs; Consultant, GICT Department (World Bank)
  • Ali Kone , Program Director/Co-Founder, Coders4Africa Inc (Senegal/U.S.)
  • Erik Mannens, Research Unit Leader - Future Media and Imaging Department, IBBT-MMLab (Belgium)
  • David Megginson, Co-founder, Acclar Open Aid Data (Canada)
  • Stela Mocan, Executive Director, Moldova e-Government Center/Chief Information Office of the Government of Moldova (Moldova)
5:30 - 5:45 pmSummary and Look AheadDavid McClure, Associate Administrator, Office of Citizen Services and Innovative Technologies, U.S. General Services Administration (U.S.)
6:00 - 7:00 pmReceptionHost: (to be determined)

 

11 July 2012 (Wednesday)

IOGDC Continues: Day Two

Times listed Eastern Daylight Time
TimeSessionPresenters
7:30 am - 6:00 pmRegistration
LocationPreston Auditorium – Plenary Sessions
8:30 - 8:45 amWelcoming KeynoteDavid Eaves, Open Innovation Expert, Open Government Advocate (Canada)
8:45 - 9:30 amOpen Data Impact on Developing Countries
  • Moderator: Fernando Perini, Senior Programme Officer, International Development Research Centre of Canada (Canada)
  • Jose M. Alonso, Program Manager, Open Data, World Wide Web Foundation
  • Tim Davies, Founder and Co-director, Practical Participation; PhD student, Web Science Doctoral Training Centre and Faculty of Human and Social Sciences, University of Southampton (U.K.)
  • Bjorn-Soren Gigler, Senior Governance Specialist, Innovation Practice, World Bank Institute (World Bank)
  • Dorothy Gordon, Director General, Ghana-India Kofi Annan Center of Excellency in ICT (Ghana)
  • William Tevie, Director General, National Information Technology Agency (Ghana)
9:30 - 10:15 amCreating Transparency: Advocates
  • Moderator: Hudson Hollister, Founder and Executive Director, Data Transparency Coalition (U.S.)
  • Bill Franks, Chief Analytics Officer, Teradata (U.S.)
  • David Robinson, Visiting Fellow at the Information Society Project at Yale Law School (U.S.)
  • Andrew Stott, U.K. Transparency Board and former U.K. Deputy Chief Information Officer (U.K.)
  • John Wonderlich, Policy Director, Sunlight Foundation (U.S.)
  • Tom Whaley, President, Level One Technologies (U.S.)
10:15 - 10:45 amNetworking Break
LocationPreston AuditoriumMC13-121
TracksPolicy TrackTechnical Track
10:45 - 12:00 pm

Open Data for Inclusive, Participatory Governance

  • Moderator: Jeanne Holm, Evangelist, Data.gov (U.S.)
  • Samantha Custer, Research Associate, Innovation Practice (World Bank)
  • Anupama Dokeniya, Governance Specialist, Public Sector Governance Group (World Bank)
  • Paul Stone, Information Services Manager, New Zealand Charities Commission (New Zealand)

Platforms and Technology for Releasing Open Data

  • Moderator: Neeta Verma, Senior Technical Director, National Informatics Centre (India)
  • Nik Garkusha, Open Platforms Lead, Microsoft Canada (Canada)
  • Diego May, Chief Executive Officer and Co-founder, Junar (Chile)
  • Kevin Merritt, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Socrata (U.S.)
  • Nick Edouard, Executive Vice President Business Development and Marketing, BuzzData (Canada)
  • Rufus Pollock, Co-Founder Open Knowledge Foundation and CKAN Project Lead (U.K.)
12:00 - 1:00 pmBirds of a Feather LunchTopics to Be Determined Based on Open Data Innovation Group Suggestions
1:00 - 2:30 pm

Engagement Around Open Data

  • Moderator: Tim Davies (U.K.)
  • Steve Davenport, Senior Director, Business Development, and Partnerships, Development Gateway (U.S.)
  • Shauneen Furlong, Consultant, Territorial Communications, Ltd. (Canada)
  • Nathaniel Heller, Executive Director, Global Integrity (U.S.)
  • Mikel Maron, Co-Director, Ground Truth Initiative (U.S.)

What does Open-Data-Ready Look Like?
Participatory Workshop

  • Amparo Ballivian, Lead Economist (World Bank)
  • Oleg Petrov, Program Coordinator, K&L, ICT@World Bank and Open Development Technology Alliance (World Bank)
  • Andrew Stott, UK Transparency Board and former UK Deputy Chief Information Officer (U.K.)
  • Jeff Kaplan, Senior Expert on Open Government and Open Data, ICT Unit - World Bank; Managing Director, Open ePolicy Solutions (U.S.)

How should the World Bank assess whether a new country is ready for an Open Data Initiative? What are the most important pre-conditions for a successful open data initiative?
2:30 - 2:50 pmNetworking Break
2:50 - 4:20 pm

Making Open Data Useful: Standards and Accessibility

  • Moderator: David Eaves, Open Innovation Expert, Open Government Advocate (Canada)
  • Jerry Johnston, PhD, Geospatial Information Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer, U.S. Department of the Interior (U.S.)
  • David Mitton, Director, Listpoint (U.K.)
  • Matthew Welch, Senior Statistician (World Bank)

The Art and Science of Data Visualization

  • Moderator: Chris Musialek, Chief Software Architect, Data.gov (U.S.)
  • John Erickson, Director of Web Science Operations, Tetherless World Constellation, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (U.S.)
  • Adrien Friggeri, Social Network Analyst, ENS de Lyon (France)
  • Marten Hogeweg, Senior Project Manager and Product Manager, Esri, Inc. (U.S.)
  • Marcela Oliva, Professor of Architecture and Environmental Design, Los Angeles Trade and Technical College (U.S.)
  • Michael Rendler, AIA (U.S.)
  • Andrew Turner, Chief Technology Officer, GeoIQ
LocationPreston Auditorium – Plenary Sessions
4:30 - 5:30 pmDelivering on the Value of Open Data (Social, Economic and Internal Government Value)
  • Moderator: Theresa Pardo, Director, Center for Technology in Government, University at Albany, State University of New York (U.S.)
  • Todd Park, U.S. Federal Chief Technology Officer (U.S.)
  • Luke Spikes, President and Chief Executive Officer, Spikes Cavell Analytics Inc. (U.K.)
  • Dan Weeks, Founder, Chief Operating Officer, BrightScope Inc. (U.S.)
5:30 - 5:45 pmSummary and Look Ahead(to be determined)
6:30 - 8:00 pmDinners Unconferenced (Un-Dinners)Hosts Propose Dinner Topics and Locations, Participants Sign Up

 

12 July 2012 (Thursday)

IOGDC Concludes: Day Three

Times listed Eastern Daylight Time
TimeSessionPresenters
7:30 am - 10:00 amRegistration
LocationPreston Auditorium – Plenary Sessions
8:30 - 8:45 amWelcoming KeynoteRufus Pollock, Co-Founder Open Knowledge Foundation and CKAN Project Lead (U.K.)
8:45 - 9:45 amCreating Local Impact
  • Moderator: Kathryn L.S. Pettit, Senior Research Associate, Metropolitan Housing and Communities Policy Center, Urban Institute (U.S.)
  • Ben Berkowitz, Chief Executive Officer, SeeClickFix (U.S.)
  • Rudi Borrmann, Open Government Director, Ministry of Modernization, Buenos Aires City Government (Argentina)
  • Dorin Chirtoaca, Mayor, Chişinău, Moldova (Moldova)
  • Abdoulaye Kanté, Associate Director, Head of Business Unit in Charge of Public Sector & International Organization, Group-Link4Dev (Senegal)
9:45 - 10:30 amBreaking News!
  • Moderator: Alex Howard (U.S.)
  • (to be determined)
10:30 - 11:00 amNetworking Break
11:00 - 12:00 pmOpen Data and the Open Government Partnership(to be announced)
12:00 - 1:00 pmBirds of a Feather LunchTopics to Be Determined Based on Open Data Innovation Group Suggestions
1:00 - 2:00 pmOpen Data: Challenges for the Future
  • Moderator: Andrew Stott, U.K. Transparency Board and former U.K. Deputy Chief Information Officer (U.K.)
  • James Hendler, Tetherless World Constellation Professor, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (U.S.)
  • Marion Royal, Program Director, Data.gov (U.S.)
  • Carlos Viniegra, Chief Information Officer, Mexico (Mexico)
  • (to be confirmed)
2:00 - 2:30 pmSummary and Next Steps
  • Jeanne Holm, Evangelist, Data.gov (U.S.)
  • Tariq Khokhar, Open Data Evangelist (World Bank)
2:30 - 5:00 pmUnconference NetworkingSessions and Networking Groups Suggested by Participants

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