• Ariel BenYishay, AidData at William & Mary
• David Laborde, Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations
• Karen Macours, Paris School of Economics
• Kunwar Singh, AidData at William & Mary
• Claire Zanuso, Agence Française de Développement (AFD)

Moderator: Aaron Eubank

1. Rainwater Harvesting in Niger: Kunwar K. Singh
2. Farmer-Managed Natural Regeneration in Niger: Arnaud Dakpogan and Jessica Wells
3. Irrigation Canal Rehabilitation in Somalia: Kamran Khan Niazi and Ariel BenYishay

Moderator: Matt Hallas

1. Alternate Wetting & Drying for Irrigated Rice in Bangladesh: Kunwar Singh and Reeya Shrestha
2. Scaling Leaf Color Charts Among Cotton Farmers in India: Tomoko Harigaya and Yuntian Bi
3. Mutual Crop Insurance in Nigeria: Peter Njiforti and Kendra Walker

Moderator: Jessica Wells

1. Reducing Environmental Risks through Sugarcane in Nepal: Dinee Tamang and Kunwar Singh
2. Stress-tolerant Rice Varieties at Scale in Bangladesh: Matt Hallas and Jeff Michler
3. Diffusion of Sweet Potatoes in Ethiopia: Katherine Nolan and Ariel BenYishay

Moderator: Karen Macours

1. Using Remotely Sensed Data to Assess War-Induced Damage to Agriculture: Klaus Deininger
2. Agricultural Technology Adoption and Deforestation: Jeff Bloem
3. Large-Scale Land Acquisitions in Ethiopia: Solomon Zena Walelign
4. Irrigation Infrastructure and Satellite-Measured Land Cultivation Impacts: Joel Ferguson

Moderator: Kunwar K. Singh

1. Gas Flaring, Agricultural Productivity and Labor Reallocation: Arinze Nwokolo
2. Landmine Clearance and Economic Development: Rachel Sayers
3. Welfare Effects of Data-Driven vs. Administrative Borders for Insurance Zones: Ella Kirchner and Elinor Benami
4. Downstream Impacts of Mines on Agriculture in Africa: Nikolas Kuschnig

Moderator: Katherine Nolan

1. Causal Inference and Counterfactuals in Earth Observation Research: Anthony D’Agostino
2. Spatial Differences-in-Differences: Ajay Shenoy
3. Integrating Remote Sensing and Randomized Controlled Trials: Kendra Walker

Moderator: Kunwar K. Singh

1. The Uses (and Misuses) of Earth Observation Data on Weather and Vegetation: Jeff Michler and Elinor Benami
2. Geospatial Analytics and Advanced Methods for Impact Evaluation: Sara Sayedi
3. Geospatial Foundation Models for Data Generation and Indicator Production: Vivek Sakhrani

Offsetting Forest Loss from a Major Infrastructure Development: Katie Devenish

Moderator: Sara Sayedi

1. A New IATI-Based Location Standard for Better Data and Impact: Oliver Mundy and Maja Bott
2. Design Choices and Resources for EO–Socioeconomic Data Integration: Elinor Benami and Jeff Michler
3. Ethical Considerations for Geospatial Impact Evaluation: Rubayi Estes

Rainwater Harvesting (Demi-Lune) Impacts in Arid Landscapes: Yuntian Bi

Moderator: Rachel Sayers

1. Geospatial Synthetic DID of an Agricultural Intensification Program: Sanchi Lokhande
2. Assessing Forest Loss in Ghana Caused by Illegal Gold Mining: Foster Mensah
3. Measuring Local Economic Impacts of Typhoons: Boi Yen Ha

Moderator: Ana Paula de la O Campos

1. Monitor EO Tool: Assessing Land Restoration at Scale: Lorenzo de Simone and Vivian Ondieki
2. EVE. Global Open-Access Platform for Flood Monitoring and Exposure Assessment: Andrea Amparore
3. Benin. Oueme Basin Climate Resilience Initiative: Luis Becerra Valbuena
4. Bolivia. Upscaling Ecosystem Based Climate Resilience”: Silvio Daidone

Moderator: Claire Zanuso

1. Christoph Aubrecht, Global Development Assistance Programme Coordinator, European Space Agency
2. Laurent Durieux, Head of International Cooperation, Data Terra
3. Claire Zanuso, Head of the Emerging Tech Lab, Agence Française de Développement

Moderator: Leonardo Corral

1. Strategic Vision: Measuring What Lasts: Carola Alvarez
2. Rangeland recovery: Mongolia and Kyrgyzstan: Cristina Chiarella
3. Irrigation systems: Cabo Verde, Ethiopia and Philippines: Rodrigo Salcedo
4. Feedback of Long-Term Evaluation into Operations: Tunisia and Tajikistan: Alessandra Garbero
5. Integration of EO within IFAD Systems: FIELD, Guide, GeoAI, CAPEO: Michelle Piccoli

Moderator: Alison Lenaerts

1. Beyond Isolation: Operationalizing Connectivity Indicators to Measure Conservation Impact in WWF Priority Landscapes:
   Helga Kuechly and Bakari Mtili
2. Spatial Data for Conservation: Linking Research and Operational Management in Madagascar: Ollier Duranton
   Andrianambinina
3. Integrating Geospatial Modelling and Field-Based Evidence for Climate-Responsive Conservation Planning in Coastal
   Haiti: Marie-Aude Even and Michelle Latham
4. Linking Development Data To Impact: Using Open Digital Tools to Map Land Investments: Charl-Thom Bayer

Moderator: Jessica Wells
Panelist 1: Peter Njiforti
Panelist 2: Iriana Razafimahenina
Panelist 3: Foster Mensah
Panelist 4: Arinze Nwokolo

Moderator: Vibhuti Mendiratta
Panelist 1: Sudha Narayanan
Panelist 2: Shreya Bhattacharya
Panelist 3: Geetika Nagpal
Panelist 4: Mukesh Meshram

Moderator: Richard Caldwell

1. Global Land Cover and Land Use Monitoring in Support of Environmental Sustainability: Matthew Hansen
2. Digital Public Infrastructure for Sustainable Agricultural Supply Chains: Pascal Ripplinger and Remi Dannunzio
3. Assessing the Use of Earth Observation for Compliance with the EU’s Deforestation Regulation:
   Ariel BenYishay and Elena Serfilippi
   

Moderator: Aaron Eubank

1. Geospatial Impact Evaluation of Ag Intensification in Mali: Dilini Abeygunawardane
2. Cloudy With a Chance of Significance: Specification Search and the Illusion of Exogeneity in Remotely
   Sensed Weather Data: Jeff Michler
3. Integrating Earth Observation for Assessing Agricultural Impacts in High-Biodiversity Landscapes of India: Aditya Sharma
4. From EO Workflows to Operational Impact Assessment: Implementing Sen4CAP Approaches through the ESTELLA
   Project in Senegal and Zimbabwe: Lorenzo de Simone