Engineering faculty interested in international development:

I invite you to participate in the hosted sessions, invited talks, and reception during the College's Innovation in International Development Expo on Friday, March 27. The Expo is a celebration of international development activities carried out by our faculty and students. Invited speakers include directors/senior program managers at Agencies/Foundations and leaders at the forefront of international development. The hosted sessions are a good opportunity to learn about ongoing programs at the agencies. The poster session is an opportunity to learn about ongoing projects at Purdue, and the talks will address the opportunity space for engineering in international development. The reception in the evening at the Co-Working studio will be a nice chance for further discussions with the visitors.

A full schedule follows below.

Regards,
Arvind

 

The I2D Lab Exposition will be on Friday, March 27.

 

Hosted sessions

10:00-11:00am  

Students: Focus-session on USAID Innovation Exchange, WANG 2501 

Alexis Bonnell, Director of the Office of Engagement and Communications, USAID Global Development Lab

 

10:00-11:00am  

Faculty & Staff: Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation “Ask Me Anything”, ARMS 3001Charlene McKoin, Senior Program Officer, Agricultural Development, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

 

11:00-1:30pm    

Poster session, Kurz Atrium & EPICS labs (ARMS 1st Floor)

Posters from engineering projects and graduate research in global development. Engineering Projects in Community Service (EPICS), Global Development Teams (GDT), Burton D. Morgan Center for Entrepreneurship, International Programs in Agriculture (IPIA), and other campus units will be represented.

 

Invited talks

1:30pm

Opening remarks, ARMS B071

Leah Jamieson, Dean of the College of Engineering, Purdue University

 

1:45pm                

Keynote address from Dr. Calestous Juma, ARMS B071

Professor of the Practice of International Development and Director of the Science, Technology, Globalization, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University

 

2:30pm                

USAID Global Development Lab, ARMS B071

Alexis Bonnell, Director of the Office of Engagement and Communications, USAID Global Development Lab

 

3:30pm                

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, ARMS B071

Charlene McKoin, Senior Program Officer, Agricultural Development, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

 

4:15pm

Catholic Relief Services, ARMS B071

Beth Collins, Senior Advisor, Catholic Relief Services

 

5:00pm                

Closing remarks, ARMS B071

 

Reception

Doors open at 6:30pm – Open to faculty, staff, and students

MatchBOX Coworking Studio, 17 South 6th Street, Lafayette

Featuring cash bar and EMT Food Truck. Poster session winners announced.