2014 Conference

2014 Conference: Market-Driven Paths to Scale

Full 2014 MIT SDV Conference Program (PDF)

Keynote

Paul Polak: "The Business Solution to Scale"

Panel: Appropriate Solutions for Real Needs

Shannon Lucas, Vodafone; Wendy Taylor, USAID; Clive Allison, Unilever; Ned Breslin, Water for People; Shawn Powers, J-PAL (Moderator).

Special Guest Speaker
Nancy Wimmer: “The Art of Rural Business”

Panel: Partnering for Scale

Alex Counts, Grameen Foundation Jean-Christophe Laugée, Danone Radhika Thakkar, Greenlight Planet Alban Jacquin, Schneider Electric Moderated by Kim Wilson, Fletcher School of Law & Diplomacy

Panel: MIT Alumni Scaling Up Innovation

Shayna Harris, Mars; Stephanie Dalquist, Air Liquide; Christina Riechers, Evidence Action; Vitor Pamplona, EyeNetra; Harald Quintus-Bosz, Cooper-Perkins (moderator).

Scaling Development Ventures Student Poster Session

Heather Beem / Practical Education Network: STEM teacher training, curriculum, and materials.
Amita Gupta: Recycling, Bolivia.
Yscaira Jimenez / Plexx: Mobile job training app, multiple areas.
Peger Kang: Water sanitation, Tanzania.
Kevin Kung / Takachar: Biowaste solid fuel, Kenya.
Caroline Mauldin / Love Grain: Gluten-free food products from Ethiopian teff.
Netia McCray / Mbadika: Entrepreneur toolkit for young people, Sub-Saharan Africa.
Sidhant Pai / Protoprint: 3-D printer filament technology to generate income for waste-pickers.
Victoria Park: Walking cane, Ecuador & Peru.
Elana Benakiva, Anika Gupta, Jessie Press-Williams, Inbar Yamin: Menstrual hygiene pad, Zambia.
Vivek Sivathanu: Chronic disease monitor, India.
Elana Benakiva, Anika Gupta, Jessie Press-Williams, Inbar Yamin: Scaling ag-waste charcoal capacity, Zambia.
Christopher Tang: Agricultural training and equipment, Philippines.
Jaya Narain / Embracing Education: Facilities improvement project for nonprofit school, Malawi.

This conference was made possible by funding to the D-Lab Scale-Ups program from the Abdul Latif Jameel Community Initiatives.