The SDGs and Big Data | World Bank Live

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Big data is drastically improving our ability to understand the world around us. This event will showcase how big data and new technologies allow cities and local communities to seize new opportunities for jobs and manufacturing; deliver effective and inclusive transport and energy services; prepare for disasters; and target assistance to those who need it most. Join us to discuss how the public and private sectors can partner to unlock big data’s potential.

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Speakers

Amina Mohammed

UN Deputy Secretary-General

@AminaJMohammed
Ede Ijjasz-Vasquez

Senior Director, Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience Global Practice, World Bank Group

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Hartwig Schafer

Vice President, South Asia Region, World Bank Group

@HartwigSchafer
Dr. Sahar Nasr

Minister of Investment and International Cooperation, Egypt
Claire Melamed

CEO, Global Partnership for Sustainable Development Data
Jaana Remes

McKinsey Global Institute
Danielle Wood

Director, Space Enabled Research Group Media Lab, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

@space_enabled
Jennifer Musisi

Executive Director, Kampala Capital City Authority
Shaolin Yang

Managing Director and World Bank Group Chief Administrative Officer (MDCAO)
Mahmoud Mohieldin

Senior Vice President, World Bank Group

@WBG2030
Luis Fernando Mejia

Director General of Planning, Colombia
Uzziel Ndagijimana

Minister of Finance and Economic Planning, Rwanda

@undagijimana
Kai Klandorf

Executive Director, Network of Estonian Non-Profit Organizations
Ambroise Fayolle

Vice-President, European Investment Bank
Paulina Terrazas

Chief of Special Projects for the President of Mexico