Patrick Meier is an internationally recognised thought leader on the application of new technologies for crisis early warning, humanitarian response, human rights and civil resistance. He serves as Director of Crisis Mapping at Ushahidi and previously co-directed Harvard’s Program on Crisis Mapping and Early Warning. Patrick holds a PhD from The Fletcher School, a Pre-Doctoral Fellowship from Stanford and an MA from Columbia University. He was born and raised in Africa.
2012 SESSIONS
Opening Plenary 2012 Skoll World Forum
Location: New Theatre, Oxford
Opening Plenary of the 2012 Skoll World Forum.
OPENING VIDEO
Murmuration
OPENING REMARKS AND MASTER OF CEREMONIES
Stephan Chambers, Director of the MBA, Saïd Business School, University of Oxford; Chair of the Standing Committee, Skoll Centre for Social Entrepreneurship
Peter Tufano, Peter Moores Dean, Saïd Business School
THE SPIRIT OF CHANGE
Jeff Skoll, Founder, Skoll Foundation, Skoll Global Threats Fund, Participant Media, Capricorn Investment Group
UNEXPECTED FACTS ABOUT A POPULATION IN FLUX
Hans Rosling, Professor of International Health, Karolinska Institutet; Co-founder, Gapminder Foundation, Sweden
INNOVATION IN TIMES OF FLUX: OPPORTUNITY ON THE HEELS OF CRISIS
Judith Rodin, CEO, Rockefeller Foundation
Patrick Meier, Director of Crisis Mapping, Ushahidi
Roger Martin, Dean, Rotman School of Business, University of Toronto
Soraya Salti, Senior Vice President of Middle East/North Africa for Junior Achievement Worldwide, INJAZ Al-Arab
MUSICAL PERFORMANCE
Eva Ayllon and Band
Speakers: Peter Tufano, Eva Ayllon, Hans Rosling, Soraya Salti, Roger Martin, Stephan Chambers, Judith Rodin, Jeff Skoll, Patrick Meier
2011 SESSIONS
Clouds, Crowds And Social Change
Innovations in mobile, social networking, cloud computing and open source offer tremendous promise toward bridging the people, institutions, information and efforts required for significant change. At the same time,critical challenges emerge as applications proliferate and sometimes clash in real-world efforts to make a difference. Join this session of experts and innovators as they discuss real world experiences in leveraging these technologies for social benefit.
