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9:00am EST

#1 Opening Plenary: Equity in the Americas: How Can Technology Help? Hall of the Americas OASMaria Liliana Mor • Dwight Lomayesva • Alexander Salazar • Katie Sgarro

11:00am EST

#2a Creating a Culture of Trust Petworth Neighborhood LibraryDaniela Greeb • Vanessa Labigalini #3a Designing with the Community for a Fairer Criminal Justice System Shaw Neighborhood LibraryGabriel Leader-Rose #4a How Does Design Thinking Need to Adapt to Become Community-Centered Design? Mt. Pleasant Neighborhood LibrarySamantha Zucker

1:45pm EST

#2b Financial Tech Apps for Good Petworth Neighborhood LibraryNejeed Kassam • Isaac alfton • John Gossart • Peter Prix • Ben Smilowitz • Jim Wills #3b Refugee Apps Shaw Neighborhood LibraryWendy Harman • Adam Motiwala • Tom Nassr • Katie Sgarro #4b Resource and Referral Apps for Communities Mt. Pleasant Neighborhood LibraryMarnie Webb • Margo Johnson • Giovanna Mingarelli • Danielle Varda

3:30pm EST

#2c Scaling High Impact Communications Petworth Neighborhood LibraryMeghan Nesbit • Matthew Bradley • Alina Liao #3c Looking at Communication Tools to Scale Your Impact Shaw Neighborhood LibraryHillary Violet Lehr • Tamilla Mirzoyeva #4c Beyond the Bare Minimum: How to Actually Impact Diversity and Inclusion in Tech Mt. Pleasant Neighborhood LibraryDeloris Wilson • Sibyl Edwards • Monica Kang • Matt Malzkuhn • Dominique Taylor

6:00pm EST

#5 Evening Reception Pillsbury

9:00am EST

#6 Opening Plenary: We Make Change: How Do We Prove Our Impact Hall of the Americas OASCarey Anne Nadeau • Alexis Bonnell • melissa Bradley

11:00am EST

#6a Using Space Technology to Help with Forestry Management in Guatemala Petworth Neighborhood LibraryEduardo Hueso #8a The Power of Authentic Cross Collaboration in Unexpected Places, Rethinking Collaboration Shaw Neighborhood LibraryMonica Kang #9a How to Take Your Idea and Make It Into a Technology Project Mt. Pleasant Neighborhood LibraryFaz Besharatian

1:45pm EST

#7b Citizen Powered Air Quality Data and Improvement in Colombia Petworth Neighborhood LibraryCatalina Escobar #8b Environmental Apps Panel Shaw Neighborhood LibraryParam Jaggi • Sieren Ernst • Miriam Haart • Fidan Karimova • Lynn Labieniec #9b Policy and Participation Apps Mt. Pleasant Neighborhood LibraryNejeed Kassam • Laura Ellena • Jonathan Fishbein • Jill Nguyen • Brett Nielsen

3:30pm EST

#7c Case Study on Scaling a Web-Based Inventory System Petworth Neighborhood LibrarySean Marcia #8c Circular Value and Sustainable Business Shaw Neighborhood LibraryTom Nassr #9c Robert Wood Johnson Foundation on Scaling Collaborative Impact Mt. Pleasant Neighborhood LibraryDanielle Varda

6:00pm EST

#10 Evening Reception WeWork Dupont Circle

9:00am EST

#11 Opening Plenary: How Do We Move Forward: Working Session. Continental breakfast will be served. Gensler

11:00am EST

#12a How to Hack Participatory Learning Petworth Neighborhood LibraryJuliana Cardona Mejia #13a Future of Workforce: How Citizens Can Interact, Influence, and Design Government Programs Shaw Neighborhood LibraryNicholas Skytland #14a Tackle Challenging Collaborations with Design Thinking Mt. Pleasant Neighborhood LibraryClaire Brawdy • Jo Golden • Erin Gordon

1:45pm EST

#12b Smart Cities and CivicTech Panel: Building Resilient Infrastructure Petworth Neighborhood LibraryTamilla Mirzoyeva • Jordan Birnbaum • Michelle Chang • Adero Davis #13b Safety Apps Panel Shaw Neighborhood LibraryMeghan Nesbit • Greg Czarnowski • Natalia Margolis • Raphael Mimoun • Alexander Salazar #14b Food Rescue Apps Panel Mt. Pleasant Neighborhood LibraryCaesar Layton • Mark Abbott • Sheryle Gillihan • Ayo Oshinaike

3:30pm EST

#12c Participatory Data Validation Petworth Neighborhood LibraryDaniela Greeb • Vanessa Labigalini #13c Opening Government Data in Costa Rica Shaw Neighborhood LibraryRodrigo Iriani 14c Community-Sourced Transit Mapping Mt. Pleasant Neighborhood LibraryRichard Abisla

6:00pm EST

#15 Evening Reception - Sponsored by HUSTLE Alley powered by VerizonMatt Malzkuhn