A Lab in Your Pocket: A Conversation with Komal Dadlani

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IMF SEMINAR EVENT

DATE: April 11, 2019

DAY: Thursday

5:00 PM - 5:45 PM

LOCATION: IMF HQ1, Meetings Halls A&B (HQ1-3-430 A&B)

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Overview

Ms. Dadlani is a strong advocate for women in STEM. She created an app to help students in low-income areas use their smart phones to conduct lab experiments.

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A Lab in Your Pocket: A Conversation with Komal Dadlani

Panelists

Moderator: Sabina Bhatia

Sabina Bhatia

Sabina Bhatia is Deputy Secretary of the IMF. Prior to that, she was Assistant Director in the Communications Department. Sabina has a B.A. from Calcutta University and an M.A. in Applied Economics from Johns Hopkins University.

Opening Remarks: Jianhai Lin

Jianhai Lin

Jianhai Lin is the Secretary of the Fund and the International Monetary and Financial Committee. He oversees the Secretary's Department that has operational responsibility for the 24-member Executive Board, and serves as the official contact point of the IMF's 189 member countries on institutional matters, including work of the Board of Governors. The Secretary's Department also organizes Spring and Annual Meetings, and is the creator and custodian of the IMF's official record.

A Chinese native, Mr. Lin was appointed to his current position in March 2012. He previously served in senior positions in the Secretary's, Finance, Policy Development and Review, and Asian and Pacific Departments. During his IMF career, he has worked across a wide range of country, policy, and administrative issues.

Mr. Lin studied at the University of International Business and Economics in Beijing, China, and the University of California at Berkeley, and earned his doctorate from the George Washington University. Before joining the Fund, he worked in the financial sector and academia.

Panelist: Komal Dadlani

Komal Dadlani Komal Dadlani is a Biochemist with an MSc from the University of Chile. She was awarded the CONICYT Scholarship of academic excellence in Chile and has research experience in nanobiotechnology and molecular diagnostics. In 2013, she started Lab4U to democratize science and change the way science is taught with a lab in the pocket. Komal has been a recipient of the Cartier Women Initiative Awards 2015, Toyota Mother of Invention Award 2017, MIT Technology Review 35 Under 35 Leaders in LatAm, Ashoka Fellow, EY Young Entrepreneur of the Year in Chile and internationally recognized by The New York Times, Forbes, People Magazine, and the BBC for her work at Lab4U as a top female entrepreneur.