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DHIS2 Symposium 2026

Wednesday, Feb 11, 2026 at 8:30 AM to Thursday, Feb 12, 2026 at 5:00 PM EST

Convene, 1201, Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, VA, 22209, United States

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Wednesday, Feb 11, 2026 at 8:30 AM to Thursday, Feb 12, 2026 at 5:00 PM EST

Convene, 1201, Arlington, VA, 22209, United States.

Join the global movement transforming data into action at the DHIS2 Symposium. This is where innovators, policymakers, and visionaries from development agencies, governments, NGOs, and the private sector gather to shape the future of digital health and humanitarian technology. Experience how DHIS2 and emerging tools like artificial intelligence, real-time analytics, and digital platforms are redefining the way we design, manage, and measure impact.

Connect with global leaders driving the next wave of data innovation, learn from cutting-edge case studies, and explore new collaborations that turn insight into lasting change. The DHIS2 Symposium isn’t just a conference—it’s where the future of data for development comes to life.

 

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About Organizer

BAO Systems Organizer name

www.baosystems.com

BAO Systems is an industry leader in digital data solutions for health and development. We empower our partners to implement scalable and sustainable solutions that uncover data-driven insights to improve livelihoods, strengthen health systems, and achieve equitable human development. Our team comprises passionate public health and development practitioners, information system experts, software engineers, system engineers, monitoring and evaluation advisors, and data scientists.

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Speakers

About Dawit Birhan
Senior Digital Health Advisor
Ministry of Health, Ethiopia
Feb 11, 2026
04:00 PM

Health System Transformation Through the DHIS2 Implementation in the Ethiopian Health Sector

04:00 PM - 04:45 PM Arlington Forum
About Rodolfo Melia
Vice President, Solution Architecture
BAO Systems
Feb 12, 2026
09:40 AM

Connected Diagnostics: Real-time Data to Achieve Global Health Equity

09:40 AM - 10:10 AM Arlington Forum
About Rachel Zink
Partnerships & Capacity Building Manager
BAO Systems
Feb 11, 2026
02:30 PM

DHIS2 Training of Trainers and Capacity Building

02:30 PM - 03:10 PM Arlington Forum
https://www.projecthope.org/
About Joseph Odu
MEL Advisor
Project Hope
Feb 11, 2026
01:15 PM

DHIS2 as a Critical Project Management Tool: Early Lessons from Project HOPE

01:15 PM - 02:00 PM Arlington Forum
About Knut Staring
EMIS Product Manager
DHIS2
Feb 12, 2026
01:30 PM

DHIS2 for Education: The Fastest Growing EMIS System in Africa

01:30 PM - 02:00 PM Arlington Forum
https://www.esri.com/en-us/home
About Valerie Desrosier
Senior Solution Engineer
ESRI
Feb 12, 2026
11:00 AM

The Pursuit of Interoperability: Augmenting the Geospatial Capabilities of DHIS2 with Esri/ArcGIS

11:00 AM - 11:30 AM Arlington Forum
https://www.crosscut.io/
About Coite Manuel
CEO
Crosscut
Feb 12, 2026
10:10 AM

Catchment Areas for Your Points in DHIS2

10:10 AM - 10:40 AM Arlington Forum
About Dr. Birara Yazie
Advisor
MoH Ethiopia
No Sessions Available
About M. Shayne Gallaway
Global Emerging Infections Surveillance (GEIS) Branch
Department of Defense
Feb 11, 2026
11:15 AM

Standardizing Wastewater-Based Biosurveillance: DHIS2 Implementation in DoD’s Global Emerging Infections Surveillance (GEIS) Laboratory Network

11:15 AM - 12:00 PM Arlington Forum
www.clintonhealthaccess.org
About Boluwatito Adeyemi
Technical Advisor, Digital Health
Clinton Health Access Initiative
No Sessions Available
www.clintonhealthaccess.org
About Dr. Olufunke Fasawe
Vice President, Integration and Country Director, Nigeria
Clinton Health Access Initiative
No Sessions Available
About Muhammad Parvez
Health Officer
UNICEF
No Sessions Available
baosystems.com
About Dan Cocos
Systems Engineer
BAO Systems
No Sessions Available
About Scott Russpatrick
DHIS2 Strategic Adviser
HISP Center, University of Oslo
No Sessions Available

https://www.ehealthafrica.org/
About Temitayo Tella-Lah
Program Manager, Climate Adaptation in Health, Food Security and Nutrition
eHealth Africa
No Sessions Available

https://www.ehealthafrica.org
About David Akpan
Deputy Director, Partnerships and Programa
eHealth Africa
Feb 12, 2026
02:00 PM

Climate Health Vulnerability Assessment Tool - CHAT: A DHIS2-enabled Solution for Climate-Resilient Health Systems in Nigeria

02:00 PM - 02:30 PM Arlington Forum

 

 

About Deborah Nangendo Kyamagwa
Quality Assurance Advisor
New Hope for Life Foundation
No Sessions Available
dhis2.org
About Mike Frost
Senior Advisor
UiO-DHIS2
Feb 11, 2026
10:15 AM

State of DHIS2 in 2026 and Beyond

10:15 AM - 11:00 AM Arlington Forum
Feb 12, 2026
03:40 PM

DHIS2 Partnerships for Sustainability

03:40 PM - 04:50 PM Arlington Forum
Megan Kill (BS, MS) is a Senior Manager; Implementation & Capacity Building at BAO Systems. She completed her bachelor’s degree in Psychology at the University of North Dakota and subsequently her master’s degree in Epidemiology from the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine. Since then, she has worked in the international development space as a data manager on various epidemiological research projects, developed a number of different online public health courses and tutorials, and has extensive experience in implementing and managing digital information systems and developing capacity building materials to support their adoption. Megan strives to develop sustainable technology that allows for more informed decision making, and ensures capacity is built on these digital solutions in a way that pedagogically aligns with the types of adult learners using these digital solutions.
https://baosystems.com/
About Megan Kill
Senior Manager; Implementation & Capacity Building
BAO Systems
Feb 11, 2026
02:30 PM

DHIS2 Training of Trainers and Capacity Building

02:30 PM - 03:10 PM Arlington Forum

https://www.actionagainsthunger.org/
About Apollo Nkwake
Senior Technical Advisor, Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning
Action Against Hunger USA
No Sessions Available
Ms. Lew brings over 15 years of public health experience with an emphasis in health information systems, data management, and data analytics, visualization and use. Before joining BAO Systems, she supported NGO country programs and headquarters with customization and implementation of data analytics platforms to drive program adaptive management and improvement. Having worked in multiple countries across Asia and Africa, she has keen insight into the business requirements of our clients. Ms. Lew serves as a conduit between clients, product management, and product development, helping to drive strategy and improve product functionality to meet client needs.
https://baosystems.com/
About Katherine Lew
Chief Data Officer
BAO Systems
No Sessions Available

Lars is a software engineer and architect with more than 14 years of experience in building web and integration solutions. He brings deep expertise in systems architecture, databases, data modeling, data analytics, and web API design. Lars is the co-founder of BAO Systems and has served as the lead developer of DHIS2, the worlds largest information system within the international development domain at the Univeristy of Oslo, and recently transitioned to BAO Systems fulltime as the CTO.

https://baosystems.com/
About Lars Helge Øverland
Chief Product Officer
BAO Systems
Feb 11, 2026
10:15 AM

State of DHIS2 in 2026 and Beyond

10:15 AM - 11:00 AM Arlington Forum
Feb 12, 2026
11:30 AM

What’s New in Analytics Platform?

11:30 AM - 12:00 PM Arlington Forum
Busoye is a solutions architect with over 10 years of experience in health systems database design, training, and deployment. He has supported the design and implementation of DHIS2 health systems in several countries and worked on multi-country DHIS2 implementation for NGOs. He is an informatics specialist with distinct expertise in effective deployment of teams in the design, implementation, and evaluation of enterprise-level international development projects.
https://baosystems.com/
About Busoye Anifalaje
President
BAO Systems
Feb 11, 2026
10:00 AM

Welcome remarks

10:00 AM - 10:15 AM Arlington Forum
Feb 12, 2026
09:30 AM

Welcome day 2

09:30 AM - 09:40 AM Arlington Forum

Event Schedule

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Sessions on Feb 11, 2026

09:00 AM

Breakfast, registration and networking

09:00 AM - 10:00 AMEast Gallery / Nourish 30th floor
10:00 AM

Welcome remarks

10:00 AM - 10:15 AMArlington Forum
    speaker

    Busoye Anifalaje

    PresidentBAO Systems
    Busoye is a solutions architect with over 10 years of experience in health systems database design, training, and deployment. He has supported the design and implementation of DHIS2 health systems in several countries and worked on multi-country DHIS2 implementation for NGOs. He is an informatics specialist with distinct expertise in effective deployment of teams in the design, implementation, and evaluation of enterprise-level international development projects.
    https://baosystems.com/
    SocialLink
    10:15 AM

    State of DHIS2 in 2026 and Beyond

    10:15 AM - 11:00 AMArlington Forum
      speaker

      Lars Helge Øverland

      Chief Product OfficerBAO Systems

      Lars is a software engineer and architect with more than 14 years of experience in building web and integration solutions. He brings deep expertise in systems architecture, databases, data modeling, data analytics, and web API design. Lars is the co-founder of BAO Systems and has served as the lead developer of DHIS2, the worlds largest information system within the international development domain at the Univeristy of Oslo, and recently transitioned to BAO Systems fulltime as the CTO.

      https://baosystems.com/
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      speaker

      Mike Frost

      Senior AdvisorUiO-DHIS2
      dhis2.org
      SocialLink
      11:00 AM

      Coffee break

      11:00 AM - 10:15 AMNourish Bar 30th floor
      11:15 AM
        speaker

        M. Shayne Gallaway

        Global Emerging Infections Surveillance (GEIS) BranchDepartment of Defense
        SocialLink
        12:00 PM

        Lunch and networking

        12:00 PM - 01:15 PMNourish Bar 30th floor
        01:15 PM
          speaker

          Joseph Odu

          MEL AdvisorProject Hope
          https://www.projecthope.org/
          SocialLink
          02:00 PM

          Coffee break

          02:00 PM - 02:30 PM
          02:30 PM

          DHIS2 Training of Trainers and Capacity Building

          02:30 PM - 03:10 PMArlington Forum
            speaker

            Megan Kill

            Senior Manager; Implementation & Capacity BuildingBAO Systems
            Megan Kill (BS, MS) is a Senior Manager; Implementation & Capacity Building at BAO Systems. She completed her bachelor’s degree in Psychology at the University of North Dakota and subsequently her master’s degree in Epidemiology from the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine. Since then, she has worked in the international development space as a data manager on various epidemiological research projects, developed a number of different online public health courses and tutorials, and has extensive experience in implementing and managing digital information systems and developing capacity building materials to support their adoption. Megan strives to develop sustainable technology that allows for more informed decision making, and ensures capacity is built on these digital solutions in a way that pedagogically aligns with the types of adult learners using these digital solutions.
            https://baosystems.com/
            SocialLink
            speaker

            Rachel Zink

            Partnerships & Capacity Building ManagerBAO Systems
            SocialLink
            03:10 PM

            Coffee break

            03:10 PM - 03:30 PMNourish Bar 30th floor
            04:00 PM
              speaker

              Dawit Birhan

              Senior Digital Health AdvisorMinistry of Health, Ethiopia
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              04:45 PM

              Closing questions and remarks

              04:45 PM - 05:00 PMArlington Forum
              05:00 PM

              Cocktail reception

              05:00 PM - 07:00 PMEast Gallery / Nourish 29th floor

              Sessions on Feb 12, 2026

              09:00 AM

              Breakfast, registration and networking

              09:00 AM - 09:30 AMEast Gallery / Nourish 30th floor
              09:30 AM

              Welcome day 2

              09:30 AM - 09:40 AMArlington Forum
                speaker

                Busoye Anifalaje

                PresidentBAO Systems
                Busoye is a solutions architect with over 10 years of experience in health systems database design, training, and deployment. He has supported the design and implementation of DHIS2 health systems in several countries and worked on multi-country DHIS2 implementation for NGOs. He is an informatics specialist with distinct expertise in effective deployment of teams in the design, implementation, and evaluation of enterprise-level international development projects.
                https://baosystems.com/
                SocialLink
                09:40 AM
                  speaker

                  Rodolfo Melia

                  Vice President, Solution ArchitectureBAO Systems
                  SocialLink
                  10:10 AM

                  Catchment Areas for Your Points in DHIS2

                  10:10 AM - 10:40 AMArlington Forum
                    speaker

                    Coite Manuel

                    CEOCrosscut
                    https://www.crosscut.io/
                    SocialLink
                    10:40 AM

                    Coffee break

                    10:40 AM - 11:00 AMNourish Bar 30th floor
                    11:00 AM
                      speaker

                      Valerie Desrosier

                      Senior Solution EngineerESRI
                      https://www.esri.com/en-us/home
                      SocialLink
                      11:30 AM

                      What’s New in Analytics Platform?

                      11:30 AM - 12:00 PMArlington Forum
                        speaker

                        Lars Helge Øverland

                        Chief Product OfficerBAO Systems

                        Lars is a software engineer and architect with more than 14 years of experience in building web and integration solutions. He brings deep expertise in systems architecture, databases, data modeling, data analytics, and web API design. Lars is the co-founder of BAO Systems and has served as the lead developer of DHIS2, the worlds largest information system within the international development domain at the Univeristy of Oslo, and recently transitioned to BAO Systems fulltime as the CTO.

                        https://baosystems.com/
                        SocialLink
                        12:00 PM

                        Hyperlocal Data for Action at Scale

                        12:00 PM - 12:30 PMArlington Forum
                        12:30 PM

                        Lunch and networking

                        12:30 PM - 01:30 PMNourish Bar 30th floor
                        01:30 PM
                          speaker

                          Knut Staring

                          EMIS Product ManagerDHIS2
                          SocialLink
                          02:00 PM
                            speaker

                            David Akpan

                            Deputy Director, Partnerships and ProgramaeHealth Africa

                            https://www.ehealthafrica.org
                            SocialLink
                            02:30 PM

                            Coffee break

                            02:30 PM - 02:45 PMNourish Bar 29th floor
                            03:30 PM

                            Coffee break

                            03:30 PM - 03:50 PMNourish Bar 29th floor
                            03:40 PM

                            DHIS2 Partnerships for Sustainability

                            03:40 PM - 04:50 PMArlington Forum
                              speaker

                              Mike Frost

                              Senior AdvisorUiO-DHIS2
                              dhis2.org
                              SocialLink
                              04:50 PM

                              Closing questions and remarks

                              04:50 PM - 05:00 PMArlington Forum