Special Interest. This session was open to all.

This final session of the DRIVE Convening was an opportunity for attendees to understand how USAID initiatives and priorities may be viewed or shifted. Attendees also learned about how research has been leveraged to contribute to USAID’s priorities and the future for Climate Change, the Digital Strategy, COVID-19, and the root causes of Central American Migration. This session concluded the DRIVE convening.

Moderator: Dr. Ticora V. Jones, Acting Director for the Innovation, Technology, and Research (ITR) Hub, Chief Scientist, and Managing Director for Research in the ITR Hub

Panelists:

• Shilpa Modi Clift, Agency Learning Agenda
• Jeffrey Haeni, Climate Change
• Michael Camilleri, Northern Triangle TaskForce
• Andrew Merluzzi, Digital Strategy
• Maria Longi, COVID-19 TaskForce

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