2016 Conference

MIT SDV 2016: April 1

8:30 - 9:15
REGISTRATION & COFFEE

9:15 - 9:30
WELCOME!

9:30 - 10:15
KEYNOTE: HANNES VAN RENSBURG,
Founder, Fundamo

10:15 - 10:45
CURATED CONVERSATION

10:45 - 11:00
BREAK

11:00 - 11:30
CURATED CONVERSATION

11:30 - 12:00
DEMO-SHOWCASE PITCHES

12:00 - 1:30

LUNCH

12:00 - 1:30

MIT STUDENT DEMO-SHOWCASE

1:30 - 2:00
SPECIAL GUEST SPEAKER:
ANN MEI CHANG
Chief Innovation Officer & the Executive Director of the U.S. Global Development Lab at USAID

2:15 - 3:30
ROUND 1 BREAKOUT SESSIONS*

3:30 - 3:45

BREAK

3:45 - 5:00

ROUND 2 BREAKOUT SESSIONS**

5:15 - 6:00
PANEL: CONFERENCE REFLECTION

6:00 - 7:00
NETWORKING GATHERING TBA

The 2016 MIT Scaling Development Ventures conference will feature more than 30 speakers and panelists. Program sessions will include a keynote and guest speaker, vision talks and a "fireside chat," a student demo-showcase, and 10 breakout sessions.

This year's conference is made possible by the MIT Legatum Center for Development and Entrereneurship and has been organized by conference partners MIT D-Lab, MIT Priscilla King Gray Public Service Center, MIT Media Lab, MIT Practical Impact Alliance , International Development Innovation Network, Comprehensive Initiative on Technology Evaluation, Trust Center for MIT Entrepreneurship, and MISTI.

Download conference program PDF.

Keynote speaker Hannes van Rensburg, founder of Fundamo.

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Bartos Theater, Wiesner Building

20 Ames Street (MIT E15)

Cambridge, MA 02139

Conference activities will take place in the Bartos Theater, lower level; the lower level and first floor lobbies. Directions.

Conference Program

MIT Wiesner Building.

* Round 1 Breakout Sessions: 1) Scaling Financial Inclusion; 2) The Right Path to Last-Mile Distribution; 3) Knowing Your Market: From There - Lived There - Been there; 4) From Problem Framing to Mass Production: Best Practices in DIY Product Evaluation, 5) Scaling Innovation Ecosystems. Session descriptions here.

** Round 2 Breakout Sessions: 1) To Co-Design or Not to Co-Design; 2) Entrepreneurship, Science, & Technology as Bridge-Building and Solution-Making Tools for Cultures in Conflict; 3) The Marketing Roadmap in the BoP; 4) Scaling Knowledge, Team, & Networks, 5) Smart Villages and Slowing Down Urban Migration. Session descriptions here.

Don't miss the pre-conference panel on Thursday, March 31 and MIT IDEAS Global Challenge Showcase the day following the conference, Saturday, April 2!

THE POLITICS OF INVENTION

Thursday, March 31, 5-6:30 PM

MIT Museum, 265 Massachusetts Ave.

Featuring Amy Smith (MIT D-Lab), Pagan Kennedy (author, Inventology), Sasha Costanza-Chock (MIT Civic Media) and others.

MIT IDEAS GLOBAL CHALLENGE INNOVATION SHOWCASE

Saturday, April 2, 12-3 PM

MIT Media Lab

Come join the MIT IDEAS Global Challenge for a celebration of the spirit of innovation, entrepreneurship, and public service and the program’s 15th anniversary! For the first time ever, we’ll be combining our Innovation Showcase and Awards Ceremony into one exciting event! Showcase webiste.

MIT Scaling Development Ventures