Conference Agenda
Saturday, April 7 | MIT Media Lab
8:00-9:00 AM - Registration & Breakfast
9:00-9:30 AM - Opening Remarks by Conference Chair & Welcome Address by Professor Clapperton Mavhunga
9:30-10:00 AM - Opening Keynote by Ismail Ahmed, WorldRemit
10:15-11:30 AM
Power & Energy Panel | Healthcare Panel | Design Thinking Workshop by IDEO
11:30-1:00 PM - Lunch
1:10-2:25 PM
Financial Inclusion Panel | Urbanization & Infrastructure Panel | Solveathon Challenge (12:45-2:30pm) by MIT SOLVE
2:35-3:50 PM
Investment in Growth Panel | Education & the Future of Work Panel | Rapid Prototyping Workshop by Martin Trust Center for MIT Entrepreneurship
4:00-5:00 PM - Closing Keynotes by Billy Mawasha, Rio Tinto & Sara Menker, Gro Intelligence
5:00-7:00 PM - Career & Innovation Expo (hors d'oeuvres and beverages will be served)
10:00-2:00 AM - Conference After Party | CURE Lounge - 246 Tremont St, Boston, MA | $20 Entry
9:00-9:30 AM - Opening Remarks by Conference Chair & Welcome Address by Professor Clapperton Mavhunga
9:30-10:00 AM - Opening Keynote by Ismail Ahmed, WorldRemit
10:15-11:30 AM
Power & Energy Panel | Healthcare Panel | Design Thinking Workshop by IDEO
11:30-1:00 PM - Lunch
1:10-2:25 PM
Financial Inclusion Panel | Urbanization & Infrastructure Panel | Solveathon Challenge (12:45-2:30pm) by MIT SOLVE
2:35-3:50 PM
Investment in Growth Panel | Education & the Future of Work Panel | Rapid Prototyping Workshop by Martin Trust Center for MIT Entrepreneurship
4:00-5:00 PM - Closing Keynotes by Billy Mawasha, Rio Tinto & Sara Menker, Gro Intelligence
5:00-7:00 PM - Career & Innovation Expo (hors d'oeuvres and beverages will be served)
10:00-2:00 AM - Conference After Party | CURE Lounge - 246 Tremont St, Boston, MA | $20 Entry