Bridging Data Divides: Collaborating for Impact (May 1-2)

This two-day in-person summit will bring together people who are interested in working collaboratively with data across government, philanthropy, non-profits, universities, businesses, and impacted communities. Speakers will address strategies for using data to promote positive change in areas of health, community development, environment, and beyond.

We are all data people. Whatever your role, experience, or relationship to data, this event is an opportunity to connect, share ideas, and discover new ways data can be leveraged to increase impact in St. Louis and beyond.

Topics include:

• Community- engaged research

• Collaborative data practice

• Community-centered philanthropy

• Data storytelling and community voice

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Confirmed speakers:

Lindy Drew, Co-Founder and Lead Storyteller, Humans of St. Louis

Fatuma Faarah, Campaign Officer, Global Partnership for Sustainable Development Data

Patrick Fowler, Co-Director, Division of Computational and Data Sciences, Washington University in St. Louis

Theresa Gildner, Assistant Professor of Biological Anthropology, Washington University in St. Louis

Andrea Jackson-Jennings, Managing Director, Regional Response Team

Shannon Koenig, Executive Director and CEO, County Housing

Adam Pearson, Director, Dept. Of Human Services, City of St. Louis

Riisa Rawlins, Chief Executive Officer, Community Health Commission of Missouri

Megan Simmons, Senior Research Strategist, Missouri Foundation for Health

Paul Sorenson, Co-Director, Community Innovation and Action Center at UMSL

Samantha Stangl, Executive Director, House Everyone STL

Atia Thurman, Lecturer, Brown School, Washington University in St. Louis

Jia Lian Yang, Director of Storytelling & Communications, Forward Through Ferguson

Hosted by Data for Social Impact (DSI) at the Center for Social Development and Transdisciplinary Institute in Applied Data Science (TRIADS) at Washington University in St. Louis, in partnership with the Community Innovation and Action Center at University of Missouri St. Louis. Support provided by the Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth and WashU Digital Transformation.

Host or Publisher The Center for Social Development