10:30 AM - 11:30 AM PDT
Open innovation can accelerate creative solutions to address critical challenges affecting people around the world. Development Innovation Ventures (DIV) - USAID’s open innovation program that invests in evidence-based, breakthrough solutions - is celebrating its 10 year anniversary! This panel will look back on DIV’s audacious start and the impact of its principled approach on the field over the last decade. We’ll hear from innovative DIV awardees whose game-changing work has improved millions of lives.
Speakers
Devyani Pershad
Head, International Collaborations
Pratham Education Foundation
Gayatri Datar
CEO
EarthEnable
Jeff Brown
USAID Development Innovation Ventures (DIV)
Jonathan Jackson
CEO
Dimagi
Leah Pedersen
Division Chief & Sr. Advisor
USAID Development Innovation Ventures (DIV)
Michael Kremer
University Professor in Economics and the College and the Harris School of Public Policy
University of Chicago