[NEDBIB-L] Big Data For Hunanity

18 August: High-Level Panel Session 'Big Data for Humanity'

The Peace Informatics Lab (Leiden University) will host a high-level panel
session on "Big Data for Humanity" on *Monday 18th August, from 18:00-20:00* at
Schouwburgstraat 2, Leiden University Campus The Hague. The event is
organised in cooperation with the Leiden Centre of Data Science, New World
Campus and Leiden University Campus The Hague, and is part of Campus The
Hague's "Big Data for Peace Summer School" week.

Big Data for Humanity

How could the ever-growing amounts of digital data help us improve the
conditions of the global poor? Will more data allow us to improve policy
responses to humanitarian crises and violent conflicts? Could Big Data help
us bring about peace, development and stability?

Big Data has often been described as a fuel for both innovation and our
economy. It is being applied in many areas, for example financial markets,
health and fast moving consumer goods. With this panel session, we want to
explore current trends in and prospects for Big Data to become a driver for
human development.

This event is part of the Peace Informatics Lab's efforts to build a
community of practitioners, researchers and policymakers interested in
applying Big Data and data analytics in the field of peace, justice and
development.
Speakers


- Robert Kirkpatrick
*United Nations Global Pulse (Director)*
- William Hoffman
Data Driven Development, World Economic Forum (Associate Director)
- Mark Nelson
*Stanford Peace Innovation Lab (Co-Director and Fouder)*
- Jaap van den Herik
*Leiden Centre of Data Science, Leiden University (Director)*
- Caroline Kroon
Open Development, Cordaid (Senior Corporate Strategist)


Programme

17:30 - 18:00 Registration18:00 - 18:05 Welcome by Ingrid van
Engelshoven, Deputy Mayor of The Hague18:05 - 18:10 Introduction by Ulrich
Mans, Peace Informatics Lab18:10 - 19:30 Panel session 'Big Data for
Humanity'19:30 - 20:00 Reception and drinks



Registration

Registration is free. If you want to attend, please register here
<https://www.jotform3.leidenuniv.nl/form/41901942163>.


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