How Can Data Science be Used for Social Impact in Africa?

Kat Townsend is a dedicated, enthusiastic public servant advancing internal operations, civic engagement, public-private partnerships for social good. Kat currently serves as Executive Director, Open Data Collaboratives, where she brings to bear many years of groundbreaking work within policy and data. Kat was the founding employee of data.org and served as its…

Evan Tachovsky is the Global Director of the World Resources Institute (WRI)’s Data Lab. He leads the product, engineering, and data teams that power WRI’s data products.

Afua Bruce is a leading public interest technologist who has spent her career working at the intersection of technology, policy, and society.