A Lab in Your Pocket: A Conversation with Komal Dadlani
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)
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.Join the conversation via #IMFInspired
A Lab in Your Pocket: A Conversation with Komal Dadlani
Panelists
Moderator: 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 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.