Speakers 2025

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*The speaker line-up is still in development, with more speakers will be announced shortly. The agenda, timings and speakers are subject to change.

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Adrien Bory

Head of DRC Diaspora Programme & DEMAC, Danish Refugee Council
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Affan Cheema

Director of International Programmes, Islamic Relief
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Afshin Amini

Quality Manager, ICRC
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Agi Veres

Director of the Geneva Office, UNDP
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Ahmed Mohamed

Deputy Director & Head of Programs, Save Somali Women & Children
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Albashir Ibrahim

Executive Director, Organization for Sustainable Development Africa (OSDA)
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Aldo Spaini

Global Head Supply Chain Sustainability, UN World Food Programme
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Alejandro Bes

Group General Counsel / CLO, Axmed
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Alexandra Seidel-Lauer

Director of Development, ALIMA - The Alliance for International Medical Action
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Alexandre Huet

Head of Treasury and Insurance, International Committee of the Red Cross
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Alexandre Maaza

Sustainability & Innovation Lead, Cardano Foundation
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Ali Ahmad

CEO, Nizam Group
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Allison Neale

Head of Government Strategic Initiatives & Global Health Security, Henry Schein, Inc
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Álvaro Cosi

Head of Innovation, Switzerland for UNHCR
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Alyoscia D'Onofrio

Vice President & Head of Technical Excellence, International Rescue Committee
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Amit Konlade

Global Supply Chain Management & Operations, SATO, part of LIXIL
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Andrew Huxley

Account Executive, Gallagher Insurance
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Andrew Mitchell

Former UK Minister for International Development, Ministry for International Development
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Andrii Kuzmyn

General Manager, Bevar Ukraine
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Angshuman Chaudhary

Senior Vice President Associate Vice President - Corporate Strategy, Supreme Industries
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Anna Farina

Head of Crisis Anticipation and Risk Financing, Start Network
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Anne Reitsema

CEO, Medair
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Anne-Sofie Munk

Director, Humanitarian Innovative Finance Hub (HIFHUB)
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Antonio Torres

Global WASH Coordinator, International Organization for Migration (IOM)
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Ashutosh Chadha

Senior Director UN Affairs and International Organisations, Microsoft
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Atef Fawaz

Executive Director, eHealth Africa
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Aurelien Hubert

Head of Emergency Responses and Operations, Foundation S - The Sanofi Collective
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Ayaki Ito

Director, Division of Emergency, Security and Supply, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
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Bart Van Rooijen

Global Supply Chain Manager, IDA Foundation
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Benjamin Safari

Head of Supply Management Services, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency
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Benoît Miribel

Secretary General, One Sustainable Health for All Foundation
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Beth Chandler

Learning & Development Manager, ILS
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Beth Chapman

Director of Risk Advisory, ILS
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Bridie Layden

Senior Director, The END Fund
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Burcu Mavis

Blockchain Academy and Accelerator Lead, UNDP Regional Hub for Europe and Central Asia
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Callum Aitken

International Development Advisor, People's Postcode Lottery
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Carmen Hett

Treasurer, UNHCR
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Carolina Batista

Head of Global Health, Baraka Impact Finance LLC
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Celestine Krösschell

Director International Programs, HELVETAS
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Chris Bonnett

General Manager - Strategic Projects & Government Growth Initiatives, GE Healthcare
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Cinzia de Santis

Founder and Chairwoman, Healing Venezuela
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Claire Durham

Emergency Hospital Deployment Coordinator, ICRC
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Colin Bruce

Special Envoy, Humanitarian and Development Affairs, ICRC and Board Co-chair, Centre for Disaster Protection
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Cormac O'Sullivan

Global Director for Emergency & Relief Logistics, Kuehne+Nagel
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Debebe Kassa

Program Development and Quality Assurance Director, World Relief Sudan
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Dianah Nelson

Chief of Education, Education Cannot Wait
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Diogo Lopes

Chief Marketing Officer, Amparo Prosthetics
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Dominik Stillhart

Head of the Swiss Humanitarian Aid Unit, Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC)
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Doogie Black

Chief Executive Officer, Climate Sense
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Eduard Peris

Managing Director, Blockchain for Impact
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Elisa Desbordes

Chief Executive Officer, Ecobank Foundation
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Elodie Bousquel

Global Emergency Response Solutions and Partnerships, Mastercard
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Elsa Softic

Deputy Chief Operation Officer Europe, Middle East, and Latin America, Première Urgence Internationale
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Emma Gremley

Senior Director for Education, Economic Recovery and Development, International Rescue Committee
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Emre Karabekirogullari

Director of Investments, Sarona Asset Management
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Erik Schnetzler

Project Manager, Geneva Water Hub
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Erin Connor

Director, Crisis Response & Strategic Partnerships, Cisco
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Eugide Lalé Mbunda

Country Director in Democratic Republic of Congo, Première Urgence Internationale
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Eva Oldenbuerger

Academy Programme Fellow, Clingendael
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Evan Poss

Senior Manager, Global RAC Incident Response General Counsel and Strategy Officer, Compassion International
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Fadi Al-Dairi

Regional Director, Hand in Hand for Aid & Development
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Faisal bin Mohammed Al-Kahtani

Deputy CEO, Saudi Fund for Development
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Fatuma Kinsi Abass

Founder and Executive Director, Pastoralist Girls Initiative
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Fawad Akbari

Senior Director, Humanitarian Innovation & Program Optimization, Grand Challenges Canada
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Fedra De Angelis Effrem

Senior Client Manager, Public Sector Solutions, Swiss Re
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Fem Mulier

Director, Alpinter
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Firas Deeb

Director of Partnerships & Funding, Syrian Development Organization (SDO)
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Florent Chané

Project Manager, Emergency Supply Prepositioning Strategy (ESUPS)
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Florian Kemmerich

Co-Founder & Managing Partner, Human Planet
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Frederico Carpinteiro

Chief Executive Officer, Amparo Prosthetics
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Gloria Donate

Head of Humanitarian Aid, Irene M. Staehelin Foundation
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Gloria Soma

Executive Director, Titi Foundation South Sudan
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Graziella Ito-Pellegri

Organisational Development And Technical Expert, Senior Management Team, SARD
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Greg Vulinovic

EMEA Project Manager, GARMIN
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Gregory Renand

Head, Z Zurich Foundation
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Halima Begum

CEO, Oxfam GB
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Henry Fletcher

Associate Director and Head of EBRD’s Ukraine Hub, EBRD
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Hovig Etyemezian

Head of Innovation Service, UNHCR
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Hussein Abdi

Director, SOLO Somalia
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Iffat Zafar Aga

Co-Founder, Sehat Kahani
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Ilaha Eli Omar

Co-Founder & Executive Director, Uplift Afghanistan Fund
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Imogen Wall

Founder, IW Response Associates
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Iona Crumley

Digital Health Lead, Médecins Sans Frontières
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Irene Dawa

Founder and Technical Advisor, CEPAD (Community Empowerment for Peace and Development - West Nile)
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Irini Albanti

Executive Director, Harvard Humanitarian Initiative (HHI)
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Jack Nichols

Senior lawyer, Board Advisor, GAVI
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Jake Bailey

President, Everywhere Communications
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Jaqueline Dalton

Head of Editorial Content, Fondation Hirondell
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Jawid Hassanzai

Country Manager Afghanistan, Samuel Hall
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Jean Van Wetter

CEO, Enabel
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Jean-Marc Seigneur

Director, Advanced Studies on Blockchain, DLT and dApps Development, University of Geneva
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Jenny Puts

Sustainability & Circularity Consultant, Closed Loop Fashion Consulting
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Jodi Vincent

Vice President of Finance & Treasurer, Compassion International
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Johan Mouraux

Partner, Head of Finance & Projects, Van Bael & Bellis
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John Ede

Chief Executive Officer & President, Ohaha Family Foundation
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John O'Donoghue

Senior Director, Security, Operational Access & Risk (SOAR), Care International
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Jon Novakovic

Executive Director, Global Interagency Security Forum (GISF)
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Jonathan Hutchins

Chief Operating Officer and General Counsel, Medaccess
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Jules Frost

CEO, Hagar International
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Julie Blümmel-Gascoin

Associate Director, Innovative Finance, Save The Children Ventures
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Juliet Parker

Director, ALNAP
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Julius Hill

EMEA International Affairs & Development IAD Sector Lead, Deloitte
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Justin Sykes

Managing Director, Innovest Advisory
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Kallol Mukherji

Digital Health Lead, Terres des hommes
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Kareem Elbayar

Team Lead, Private Sector Unit, United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UN OCHA)
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Karen Bernstein Pinto

Director, Global Partnerships, Surgibox
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Karen Davies

CEO, Purple Shoots
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Karolina Frischkopf

Executive Director, HEKS
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Keith Cole

Leader, Humanitarian and Multilateral, SATO, part of LIXIL
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Khlood Al-Arashi

Localization Program Coordinator, Yemen Family Care Association
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Kristen Petillon

Business Engagement Lead, PeaceNexus Foundation
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Layma Murtaza

Vice President Business Development and Board Member, ASEEL App
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Lea Zoric

CEO, Peace of Mind Foundation
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Leela Koenig

Head of Academy Programme Humanitarian Negotiations, Clingendael
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Lisa Satolli

Initiative Lead, Humanitarian and Resilience Investing, World Economic Forum
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Luc-Etienne Dandrieu

General Manager, AlphaSeeds SA
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Lucia Wagner

Head of NGOs, Europe, Ebury
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Luke Stannard

Programme Director, Can't Wait to Learn, War Child
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Maciej Chmielewski

Senior Income and Livelihoods Advisor & Knowledge Manager, Caritas Switzerland
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Malika Noisette

Head of Anticipatory Action DREF Global Team, IFRC
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Malte Reshöft

Thematic Advisor Sustainable Food and Inclusive Market System, HEKS/EPER
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Maria Garrido Anllo

Operational Support and M&E Specialist, World Bank Group
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Maria Groenewald

Director, VOICE EU
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Marianna Nigra

Head of the Innovation Lab, WFP–UNHRD
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Mario Stephan

Head of Philanthropy Diversification and Impact, Médecins Sans Frontières
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Martin Fisher

Co-Founder and CEO, KickStart International
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Martin Palmer

President, FaithInvest
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Matt Pellowe

Chief of Broking, Gallagher Insurance
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Matthew Lindley

Senior Resource Mobilization Manager, UNITAID
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Merinda Owusu

Head of Corporate Social Responsibility, Infosys
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Michael Hauser

Head of Humanitarian Supply Chain, Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation/Swiss Humanitarian Aid
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Michael Köhler

Ambassador and co-lead, Grand Bargain
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Michael Mosselmans

Head of Humanitarian Division, Christian Aid
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Michael Taylor

Clinical Specialist, Amparo Prosthetics
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Miguel Solana

Regional & Technical Lead, Senior Advisor on Insurance and Risk Finance, UNDP
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Monica Ramos

Global WASH Cluster Coordinator, UNICEF
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Monica Rull

Deputy Executive Director, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) Switzerland
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Monica Simeone

VP Humanitarian Aid, OverIT
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Mousumi Saikia

Partnerships and Programme Development Manager, Islamic Relief Worldwide
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Mugala Dervile

Managing Director, Ujuzi Co-Creation Hub
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Muhammad Siddiq Khan

Head of Programme Implementation, Islamic Relief Pakistan
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Nadine Saba

Co-Founder & Director, Akkar Network for Development, Lebanon
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Nasim Motalebi

Artificial Intelligence Lead, World Food Programme (WFP)
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Nasrat Khalid

Executive Director, ASEEL App
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Natalia Blanco Guiard

Urban Services and Policy Advisor, ICRC
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Natasha Kwakwa

Global Head Community Impact, Standard Chartered Foundation
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Nena Stoiljkovic

Under Secretary General for Global Relations, Humanitarian Diplomacy and Digitalization, IFRC
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Nicholas Leader

Team Leader Humanitarian Research & Innovation, Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO)
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Nicholas Rutherford

Managing Director, AidEx & Development2030
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Nigel Pont

Senior Advisor, Algorand Foundation and HesabPay
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Oleksandr (Sasha) Nesterenko

Water and Peace Officer, IFRC
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Olivier Routeau

Director of Operations, Première Urgence Internationale
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Paolo Bergamo

CEO, OverIT
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Patrick Elmer

Founder and CEO, iGravity
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Patrick Katelo Issako

Executive Director, Pastotalist Community Initiative and Development Assistance (PACIDA) Kenya
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Patrick Oger

QSE Group chair, IOM/ICRC
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Peter Meijer

Director, 100WEEKS
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Petra Khoury

Director of Health and Care Department, IFRC
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Puji Pujiono

Founder and Member, Indonesian Development - Humanitarian Alliance
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Rabih Yazbeck

Senior Vice President for Programs and Impact, Near East Foundation
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Rachel Stevens

Global WASH Specialist, Tearfund
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Ramesh Rajasingham

Director, Coordination Division, UN OCHA
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Richard Blewitt

Executive Director International, British Red Cross
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Riing Garwech

National Director, Child's Destiny & Development Organisation (CHIDDO)
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Roshni Sumitra

Humanitarian and Climate Programmes Officer, World Jewish Relief
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Ruben Naval

Head of Global Supply, International Committee of the Red Cross - ICRC
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Sacha Gayama

Senior Advisor / Global Lead for Innovative Financing, Danish Refugee Council
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Samuel P S Williams

Head of Fund: Climate Adaptation and Resilience Fund, Christian Aid
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Sarah Penniman-Morin

Chief Global Supply Chain Officer, International Rescue Committee
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Sean Kivlehan

Director of the Emergency Health Systems Program, Harvard Humanitarian Initiative (HHI)
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Sharon Sagues

Digital Programming Product Owner (T4D), Save the Children International
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Sharonsundar Mariathasan Croos

Vice President – Asia Region, Compassion International
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Siddhartha Sinha

Head of Innovative Finance Unit, UNHCR
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Simon Meldrum

Innovative Finance, Private Sector & Innovation Unit, IFRC
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Sonja van Reede

Global Humanitarian Director, MSI Reproductive Choices
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Stefano Ongarello

Manager, Data and AI, IFRC
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Stéphane Lorey

Director, Ambrelia
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Stephen Cornish

Director General, Operational Centre Geneva, Médecins Sans Frontières
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Steve Dennis

Founder, Proper Support
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Steven Mercer

International Security Director, Samaritan's Purse
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Stewart Craine

Managing Director, Village Infrastructure
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Stine Horn

Acting Director Humanitarian and Comprehensive Response, NORAD
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Stuart Croxford

Amparo Prosthetic User
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Su’ad Jarbawi

War Child Alliance’s Supervisory Council & Former Middle East and North Africa Regional VP, International Rescue Committee
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Suzany Gonzalez Sambrano

Head, CEDESEX Venezuela
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Takuya Ono

Senior Shelter & Settlements Officer, International Organization for Migration
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Tara Hesse

Chief Operating Officer, responsAbility Investments
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Tim Smith

Head of Humanitarian Aid, DP World
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Tina Kollerup Hansen

Managing Director / Co-Head of Public Infrastructure Finance, Impact Fund Denmark (formerly IFU)
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Tino Kreutzer

Chief Operating & Innovation Officer, Kobo
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Valerie Dourdin

Global Humanitarian Director, International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF)
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Vanina Farber

elea Professor for Social Innovation and Dean of the EMBA Programme, Institute for Management Development (IMD)
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Veronika Wodsak

Social Protection Policy Specialist, ILO
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Vianney Dong

Country Director, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Women for Women International
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Virva Tuomala

Postdoctoral researcher, Supply chain management and social responsibility, HUMLOG
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Wendy Pierre

Head of Emergency Unit, Operational Development and Private Partnerships, Première Urgence Internationale
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William Carter

Senior Officer for WASH in Emergencies, IFRC
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Xavier Bresnu

Country Director Tunisia, IECD
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Xavier Castellanos Mosquera

Under Secretary General for National Society Development and Coordination, IFRC
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Xia (Susan) Li

Founder, Solar Run Energy
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Yoram Ben Zvi

Founder, 5am.earth
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Zineb Bhaby

AI Lead, Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC)