Anahi Ayala Iacucci

I am the Senior Humanitarian Innovation Adviser for the Internews Center for Innovation & Learning. Before covering this role, I was for 3 years the Media Innovation Adviser for the Africa Region, Health and Humanitarian Media, covering Central African Republic, Chad, Cote d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Mali, Nigeria, Republic of South Sudan and Haiti. I hold a Master degree from Colombia University - School of International and Public Affairs, a BA in International Affairs from the University of Bologna and a Master in Human Rights from the University of Padova. In the past 6 years I have consulted for NGOs and international organizations on the use of the ICT4D, new technologies and crisis mapping, and namely UN OCHA Iraq Inter-Agency Information and Analysis Unit, UNDP, UNICEF, Alliance Guinea, Freedom House, the World Bank, Ushahidi Inc., NDI and The Popular Engagement Policy Lab. I am currently also Expert Advisor on Mobile Technology for The Popular Engagement Policy Lab and sits on the Board of Director of the NGO Freedom Connect. I am also the Co-Founder of the Standby Task Force, and a member of the International Network of Crisis Mappers. I've authored of the official Ushahidi Guide and co-authored of several articles and publications on Crisis Mapping, Disaster response, Crowdsourcing and Humanitarian Innovation. I have also been named by the Diplomatic Courier to the 2012 99 Under 33 list, as one of the 99 under 33 most influencial foreign policy leader in the Innovators Category. I am currently seconded to Liberia as a Country Director for the Internews Humanitarian Ebola Response Program.