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Conference Agenda

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Session Overview

Date: Friday, 29/Mar/2019
8:55am - 4:00pm	FT-1: Field Trip I: Commissioner of Revenue’s office in Stafford County (Virginia, USA You will gain a first-person perspective of how Stafford County, Virginia, a local U.S. county, administers land, values properties, and ensures fair and equitable taxation. Join us for a short trip south of Washington, D.C. to the peri-urban community of Stafford, for a briefing co-hosted by Scott Mayausky, Commissioner of Revenue for Stafford County, and also from the International Association of Assessing Officers (IAAO). Lunch, transportation, and a tour of the George Washington’s boyhood home is included in the $29 registration fee. Pre-registration required via: www.iaao.org/wbc19
Stafford county, Virginia
8:59am - 12:30pm	Consultation DRC: Consultation: Lessons learned on preventing and addressing land-related conflict in East DRC By invitation only: please contact: Hans.Raadschilders@minbuza.nl Translation French-English
MC 13-121
9:00am - 10:30am	12-01: Using drones for land use mapping and risk assessment
MC C1-100
	Using drones for land use mapping and risk assessment Edward Anderson World Bank group, Tanzania
9:00am - 10:30am	12-02: Analyzing and improving land conflict resolution mechanisms - sharing experiences from the GIZ Global Program Responsble Land Policy
MC C1-200
	Analyzing and improving land conflict resolution mechanisms - sharing experiences from the GIZ Global Program Responsible Land Policy Babette Wehrmann Independent Expert, Germany
9:00am - 10:30am	12-03: Scaling up municipal spatial data infrastructure: regulatory innovations and technology solutions
MC 6-100
	Scaling up municipal spatial data infrastructure: regulatory innovations and technology solutions Gayatri Singh, Seetha Raghupathy, Champaka Rajagopal, Aurora Dias Lokita, Tony Widjarnarso Hartanto, Christopher Paul Crow World Bank, Indonesia
9:00am - 10:30am	12-04: Guidelines on resilience and land administration
MC 8-100	12-04: Guidelines on resilience and land administration
	Guidelines on resilience and land administration Alvaro Federico Barra World Bank, United States of America
9:00am - 10:30am	12-05: Innovative grassroots women led tools for gender responsive land governance
MC 9-100
	Innovative grassroots women led tools for gender responsive land governance Mino Harivelo Ramaroson¹, Frances Birungi², Birte Scholz¹, Gaynor Paradza¹ ¹HUAIROU COMMISSION, United States of America; ²UCOBAC, Uganda
9:00am - 10:30am	12-06: National Land Observatories: a tool for transparency, accountability, and informed decision making over land for all
MC 10-100
	National Land Observatories: a tool for transparency, accountability, and informed decision making over land for all Ward Anseeuw¹, Grislain Quentin², Ibrahima Ka³, Jeremy Buorgoin⁴, Perrine Burnod⁵ ¹CIRAD / International Land Coalition, Italy; ²CIRAD / International Land Coalition, Senegal; ³IPAR, Senegal; ⁴CIRAD / ISRA-BAME, Madagascar; ⁵CIRAD / Observatoire foncier Madagascar
9:00am - 10:30am	12-07: Analyzing land use change using Google Earth Engine -I- Session Chair: Brad Bottoms, New Light Technologies, United States of America
MC 6-860
	Analyzing land use change using Google Earth Engine -I- Brad Bottoms New Light Technologies, United States of America
9:00am - 10:30am	12-08: Working with the Private Sector: bridging the gap between the Public, Private and Civil Society Sectors to catalyze innovation in Land Markets
MC 7-860
	Working with the Private Sector: bridging the gap between the Public, Private and Civil Society Sectors to catalyze innovation in Land Markets William E Endsley, Glenn Williamson Georgetown University, School of Continuing Education, United States of America
9:00am - 10:30am	12-09: Promoting women’s land rights in land investment in Tanzania - using RIPL engendered guidebooks
MC 2-850
	Promoting women’s land rights in land investment in Tanzania - using RIPL engendered guidebooks Monica Elias Mhoja Landesa, Tanzania
9:45am - 12:00pm	FT-II: Field trip II: Washington DC - Infrastructure financing, taxation and urban revitalization of the Wharf/southwest waterfront
The Wharf; Washington DC
10:30am - 11:00am	Coffee Break
Front Lobby	Coffee Break
11:00am - 12:30pm	13-01: How land professionals can contribute to making the SDGs a reality
MC C1-100
	How land professionals can contribute to making the SDGs a reality James Kavanagh¹, Diane Dumashie², Ben Elder¹ ¹RICS, United Kingdom; ²FIG, United Kingdom
11:00am - 12:30pm	13-02: Using machine learning for property valuation
MC C1-200	13-02: Using machine learning for property valuation
	Using machine learning for property valuation Luis Triveno¹, Sarah Antos² ¹World Bank, United States of America; ²World Bank, United States of America
11:00am - 12:30pm	13-03: Urban Planning Tools: Suitability and Urban Performance. How spatial data is helping cities in making evidence-driven decisions
MC 6-100
	Urban Planning Tools: Suitability and Urban Performance. How spatial data is helping cities in making evidence-driven decisions Gayatri Singh¹, Seetha Raghupathy¹, Champaka Rajagopal¹, Aurora Dias Lokita¹, Tony Hartanto Widjarnarso¹, Ricardo Ochoa-Sosa², Jose Eduardo Diaz-Azcunaga², Daniela Evia-Duarte², Eduardo Perez-Denicia² ¹World Bank, Indonesia; ²CAPSUS, Mexico
11:00am - 12:30pm	13-04: "Its4land" - innovative geospatial tools for fit-for-purpose land rights mapping
MC 8-100
	"Its4land" - innovative geospatial tools for fit-for-purpose land rights mapping Mila Koeva¹, Tarek Zein², Claudia Stocker¹, Sophie Crommelinck¹, Joep Crompvoets³, Serene Ho³, Ine Buntinx³, Angela Schwering⁴, Malumbo Chipofya⁴, Sahib Jan⁴, Christian Timm², Kaspar Kundert⁵, Placide Nkerabigwi⁶, Berhanu Alemie⁷, Robert Wayumba⁸ ¹University of Twente ITC, Netherlands; ²Hansa Luftbild AG; ³Katholieke Universiteit Leuven; ⁴Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität; ⁵Esri Rwanda Ltd; ⁶Institute of Applied Sciences INES Rwanda; ⁷Bahir Dar University BDU Ethiopia; ⁸Technical University Kenya TUK Kenya
11:00am - 12:30pm	13-05: Starting with women: tools for empowerment
MC 9-100	13-05: Starting with women: tools for empowerment
	Starting with women: tools for empowerment Amanda Richardson¹, Amy Coughenour², Anne Girardin³ ¹Resource Equity, United States of America; ²Cadasta, United States of America; ³Cadasta, France
11:00am - 12:30pm	13-06: Enabling voices, demanding rights: A guide to gender-sensitive community engagement in large-scale land-based investment in agriculture
MC 10-100
	Enabling voices, demanding rights: A guide to gender-sensitive community engagement in large-scale land-based investment in agriculture Eileen Wakesho Mwagae¹, Francine Picard Mukazi², Charles Opiyo¹ ¹Oxfam International; ²International Institute for Sustainable Development, IISD, Switzerland
11:00am - 12:30pm	13-07: Analyzing land use change using Google Earth Engine -II- Session Chair: Brad Bottoms, New Light Technologies, United States of America
MC 6-860
	Analyzing land use change using Google Earth Engine -II- Brad Bottoms New Light Technologies, United States of America
11:00am - 12:30pm	13-08: Urban data collection tools and approaches
MC 7-860	13-08: Urban data collection tools and approaches
	Urban data collection tools and approaches Frank Pichel¹, Shishir Ranjan Dash², Tim Fella³, G. Mathivathanan⁴, Shikha Srivastava² ¹Cadasta Foundation, United States of America; ²Tata Trusts, India; ³ESRI; ⁴Housing and Urban Development Department, Government of Odisha State, India
11:00am - 12:30pm	13-09: How to conduct impact evaluation of land tenure and governance interventions, from theory to practice
MC 2-850
	How to conduct impact evaluation of land tenure and governance interventions, from theory to practice Everlyne Nairesiae Lingoine², Jennifer Lisher³, Harold Liversage¹, Giulia Barbanente¹ ¹IFAD, Italy; ²UN-Habitat, Kenya; ³MCC, United States of America
12:30pm - 1:30pm	Lunch
Front Lobby	Lunch
1:30pm - 3:00pm	14-01: Build a blockchain land record register
MC C1-100	14-01: Build a blockchain land record register
	Build a blockchain land record register Chris Chrysostom, Trent Larson Medici Land Governance, United States of America
1:30pm - 3:00pm	14-02: The Land Matrix: An open online tool to collect, visualize and provide information about large-scale land acquisitions and to support decentralized land observatories.
MC C1-200
	The Land Matrix: An open online tool to collect, visualize and provide information about large-scale land acquisitions and to support decentralized land observatories. Christof Althoff GIGA German Institute of Global and Area Studies / Land Matrix Initiative, Germany
1:30pm - 3:00pm	14-03: MODELLING intensity of land use for three-dimensional urban activity space
MC 6-100
	Modelling intensity of land use for three-dimensional urban activity space Tschangho John Kim University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, United States of America
1:30pm - 3:00pm	14-04: Practical approaches to implementing and monitoring free, prior and informed consent processes Session Chair: Luis Felipe Duchicela, Equitable Origin, United States of America
MC 8-100
	Practical approaches to implementing and monitoring free, prior and informed consent processes Soledad Mills, Emma Hague, Luis Felipe Duchicela Equitable Origin, United States of America
1:30pm - 3:00pm	14-05: A Women Land Rights scorecard, tool for monitoring implementation of African Union Instruments at country level, A case of eight countries
MC 9-100
1:30pm - 3:00pm	14-06: The East African community model contract for farmland investments: ensuring responsible investment in land in east africa.
MC 10-100
	The East African community model contract for farmland investments: ensuring responsible investment in land in east africa. Christopher Bazivamo¹, Jean Baptiste Havugimana¹, Mohamed Coulibaly² ¹East African Community - EAC; ²International Institute for Sustainable Development - IISD, Mali
1:30pm - 3:00pm	14-08: Women's land rights conceptual framework
MC 7-860	14-08: Women's land rights conceptual framework
	Women's land rights conceptual framework tool Elisa Scalise, Amanda Richardson, Renee Giovarelli Resource Equity, United States of America
1:30pm - 3:00pm	14-09: Tackling land corruption risks to achieve the SDGs.
MC 2-850
	Tackling land corruption risks to achieve the SDGs. Farai Mutondoro¹, Rukshana Nanayakkara², Rueben Lifuka², Micheal Okai³, Mary Maneno⁴, Amanda Shivamba⁵ ¹Transparency International Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe; ²Transparency International Zimbabwe; ³Ghana Integrity Intiative; ⁴Transparency International Kenya; ⁵Corruption Watch

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