Hi friends,

I’m so excited for this year’s Global Digital Development Forum ([link removed]) (GDDF) coming up on April 26-27. This will be the 4th year we’ve co-hosted this free, virtual event to bring over 3,000 people together for engaging discussions, lightning talks, tech demos, and opportunities to connect with others working in the digital development space.
Register for free here ([link removed])

And while the programming will be hosted virtually on the TechChange platform, our GDDF Ambassadors will be hosting in-person Watch Parties ([link removed]) in the cities below:
* Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
* Ribeirão Preto, Brazil
* Lagos, Nigeria
* Nairobi, Kenya
* Guatemala City, Guatemala
* Islamabad, Pakistan
* New Delhi, India

At each of these Watch Parties, there will be a viewing of GDDF sessions as well as facilitated discussions and networking. If you’re based in one of these cities, I can’t recommend it enough. Reach out to your city’s Watch Party Ambassador ([link removed]) through LinkedIn to let them know if you can make it.

First time at GDDF? Not sure what to expect at this year’s forum?

Here’s a sample itinerary to see what a day at this year’s GDDF could look like:

Time

Activity

9:00 AM

Log in to the TechChange platform and watch a session that was hosted in another timezone on Mainstreaming Locally Led Digital Solutions. ([link removed])

10:30 AM

Open the session on Voices of the Youth as Partners of Digital Development ([link removed]) and get creative ideas for engaging youth as collaborators in your organization’s work

11:30 AM

Enjoy your lunch break at home while you watch a lightning talk about Unlocking the Potential of the Metaverse in Africa ([link removed])

12:00 PM

Watch a keynote from earlier in the day that you missed on Digital Policies & Challenges in Bangladesh ([link removed])

1:00 PM

Take a break to grab another cup of coffee and catch up on emails

1:30 PM

Join Google for their Super Searchers ([link removed]) workshop and chat with other attendees in the discussion forums

2:30 PM

Make some new connections during a dedicated networking session. Find your new connections on the forum's Participant page and connect with them on LinkedIn

3:30 PM

Join the workshop hosted by Palladium on Empowering Frontline Staff: A Workshop on Developing Digital Skills ([link removed]) while browsing sponsor posts to see who’s hiring new digital development positions

4:30 PM

Watch the closing remarks and commute home…oh wait, you’re already there!

Sounds good, right? Yeah, we’re excited, too.


Registration for this event is FREE, so I hope you will join us for what will surely be the biggest and best GDDF yet.


Can’t wait to see you there!

Nick
Register Here ([link removed])

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GDDF2023 is made possible by TechChange, USAID, Chemonics, IBM, Deloitte, Google, DAI, RTI International, Save the Children, Interledger Foundation, Bixal, and Palladium.

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