Be Inspired
Agenda
| 10:00 | Bernie Hollywood OBE Welcome and Introduction |
13:45 | Dr Alasdair Allan Scottish Government Minister for International Development and Europe |
| 10:10 | Stephen Kelly CEO SAGE How technology can change the way people do business in developing countries |
14:05 | Mark Beaumont Athlete, Broadcaster, Ambassador Perspectives on Technology during Africa Solo (video presentation) |
| 10:30 | Roland Bone Vice President, Barclays Challenges of Remitting Funds to Aid Recipients in Conflict Areas |
14:10 | Judith Hermetter Head of Communications, onebillion Education in the Hands of the Child |
| 10:50 | Matthew Gardiner Techfugees NGO Engagement Lead WiFi and Beyond: Tech Stacks in Refugee Aid |
14:30 | Charlotte Scott International Advisory Board of Mwabu Transforming Primary Education with Technology? Lessons from Rural Zambia |
| 11:00 | Bernie Hollywood OBE Q&A |
14:50 | Sir Dermot Turing Q&A |
| 11:10 | Coffee, Posters, Exhibition & Networking | 15:00 | Tea, Posters, Exhibition & Networking |
| 11:30 | Christopher Baker-Brian Co-founder and CTO of BBOXX BBOX: Scaling Up Off-Grid Energy in Rural Africa |
15:20 | Steve Clayton Microsoft’s Chief Storyteller Connecting the World with White Spaces (live from Seattle by Skype) |
| 11:50 | James Turing Founder and Director, The Turing Trust The SolarBerry: Computing in a Container |
15:40 | Hayley Sudbury CEO and Founder, Werkin Social Impact of Technology in Closing the Gender Gap Across the World. |
| 12:00 | Dr Geoffrey Siwo Research Scientist, IBM Johannesburg Stopping the Spread of Disease with Sensors |
15:50 | Amanda Regan Engineer & Project Manager, European Space Agency Earth Observations in Disaster Management |
| 12:20 | Eva Kaplan Innovation Specialist, UNICEF Jordan Smart Refugee Camps: Using Predictive Analytics for Waste Water Collection |
16:10 | Sir Dermot Turing Q&A |
| 12:40 | Bernie Hollywood OBE Q&A |
16:20 | Professor Sir Tim O’Shea Principal and Vice Chancellor of the University of Edinburgh Closing Remarks |
| 12:50 | Lunch, Posters, Exhibition & Networking | 16:30 | Close of Conference |
