Name: Open Data in a Closing World
Start: 2018-04-11T08:00:00-04:00
End: 2018-04-11T12:30:00-04:00
Location: The National Geographic Society

Open Data in a Closing World 

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World Resources Institute and The National Geographic Society cordially invite you to an interactive event
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Featured Speakers
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Former Astronaut; Engineer; Physician; Lead 100 Year Starship; Founder and President, The Jemison Group; Founder The Earth We Share; Member National Academy of Medicine, National Women’s Hall of Fame and International Space Hall of Fame
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Former Administrator, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; Director, Harvard Center for Health and the Global Environment
 
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Resource Watch, developed by World Resources Institute and over 30 partners, harnesses the data revolution to create unprecedented transparency on the pulse of the planet. Join us to learn more about this new platform as well as other efforts like National Geographic Labs that aim to support science and exploration with breakthrough data and technology. This event will feature discussions, lightning talks, and interactive activities with a focus on how current trends in data, technology, media, and human networks can inform decision-making around natural resources.
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<H2>AGENDA</H2>
8:00 am Registration and Breakfast
9:00 am Joint Welcome National Geographic Society and World Resources Institute
Keynote: Open Data in a Closing World Gina McCarthy; Former Administrator, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Director, Harvard Center for Health and the Global Environment
Introducing Resource Watch: Monitoring the Planet’s Pulse Janet Ranganathan, Vice President of Science & Research, World Resources Institute
Lightning Talk: Monitoring the Earth's Vital Signs Rebecca Moore, Director, Google Earth, Earth Engine & Earth Outreach, Google
Armchair Discussion: Tech for a Sustainable Future 
Panelists: 
Christa Hasenkopf, CEO and Co-Founder, OpenAQ Jonathan Baillie, Chief Scientist and Senior Vice President, Science and Exploration, National Geographic Society Saleem Van Groenou, Program Manager, Google Earth Outreach, Google Steven Brumby, Co-Founder and Chief Science Advisor, Descartes Labs Viviana Zalles, PhD Student, University of Maryland, Department of Geographical Sciences 
Moderator: Andy Revkin, Strategic Adviser for Science and Environmental Journalism, National Geographic Society
Coffee Break
11:00 am Introduction to second session Jonathan Baillie, Chief Scientist and Senior Vice President of Grants, National Geographic Society
Keynote: Radical Leaps Dr. Mae Jemison, Former Astronaut; Engineer; Physician; Lead 100 Year Starship; Founder and President, The Jemison Group; Founder The Earth We Share; Member National Academy of Medicine, National Women’s Hall of Fame and International Space Hall of Fame 
Lightning Talk: The Water-Security Nexus Heleen Bakker, Deputy Chief of Mission, Embassy of the Kingdowm of the Netherlands in the USA
Armchair Discussion: Narratives in the Numbers 
Panelists:  Emily Holden, Climate Change and Energy Reporter, Politico Maggie Koerth-Baker, Senior Science Writer, Five-Thirty-Eight Aaron Williams, Graphics Reporter, Washington Post
Moderator: Lawrence MacDonald, Vice President of Communications, World Resources Institute 
Closing: The Future of Radical Transparency Craig Hanson, Global Director, Food, Forests, and Water, WRI
12:15 pm Resource Watch Interactive Demonstrations Light refreshments will be served

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