[liberationtech] Stanford Lunch with ‎the State Dept. Senior Advisor for Technology and Innovation! TOMORROW at 12:15pm

[Yosem Companys]

From: Anna von Wendorff <annavonw at stanford.edu>

Innovation in Policy Lunch with Zvika Krieger:
Thurs. 4/14, 12:15 p.m. in the Haas Center DK Room

Join Stanford in Government for lunch with Zvika Krieger.  Zvika
Krieger has been instrumental in starting the Department of State
office here in Silicon Valley. He will discuss innovation in policy
and applying d.school thinking and design in policy crises, especially
from the State Department angle.

Zvika Krieger is a Senior Advisor at the U.S. Department of State,
based in Silicon Valley. He works with the technology and innovation
sectors on tackling global challenges and helps the State Department
plan for the impacts of emerging technology trends. He previously
created and led the
Department's Strategy Lab, a team that utilizes design thinking,
strategic foresight, and visual facilitation to convene diverse
stakeholders and generate innovative solutions to complex
international challenges. He also taught the inaugural Institute for
Design + Public Policyat the Rhode Island School of Design

Thursday, April 14
12:15-1:15 p.m.
Haas Center
DK Room

Lunch will be provided

Click to RSVP: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1FYmR5bAC6cCt_cGDSlnRrtIOfanwqPTlRfHM8HTw5J0/viewform

Zvika Krieger is a Senior Advisor at the U.S. Department of State. He
previously served as a strategist in the Office of the Secretary of
Defense, where his portfolios included climate change, Middle East
strategy, policy innovation, and emerging technology. He is a Visiting
Fellow at the National Defense University, a certified Design Thinking
instructor by the LUMA Institute, a fellow at the Truman National
Security Project, and a member of the Aspen Institute's Socrates
Society.