Director of NASA Lifelines & Senior Advisor at DevGlobal Partners
• Believer in the impact of a future dedicated Earth observation satellite for humanitarian action
• Focused on creating meaningful data-driven partnerships to achieve results in global development and humanitarian assistance
• Interested in further democratizing the use of technology to realize and measure the SDGs
• David L. Boren Fellow 2011-2012 in Tanzania and Uganda
• Proficient in French, Swahili, Creole
Areas of interest:
Community building, public-private partnerships, open data and science, remote sensing, artificial intelligence, humanitarian assistance, human rights, monitoring & evaluation, crisis mapping, creative business models, data trusts, democratizing satellite technology
NASA Lifelines is a community of the future bringing together humanitarians and scientists, researchers, and technologists to accelerate use of satellite data for humanitarian action. In this talk, Rhiannan will reflect on highlights from the initiative's first year, discuss satellite-powered humanitarian use cases, and share opportunities to get involved in the community.