22 - 23 October 2025
Palexpo, Geneva

What's new?

Our sector is facing unprecedented changes and challenges including the recent dissolution of USAID, scaled back funding from major public donors, and the fast-approaching deadline for the UN SDGs. In response, our events are adapting to enable our community the adopt innovative approaches that will help establish new frameworks and pathways for a sustainable future for aid and development.

One of the new features at AidEx is the 'Innovative Finance Pavilion', which tackles current obstacles, encouraging community engagement, the creation of sustainable solutions, and the mobilisation of the sector.

  • AidEx 2025

    Join us on 22-23 October 2025 at Palexpo, Geneva, as we bring you topical and timely discussions and sessions that address the current challenges the sector is facing.

    This year's theme is 'Future-proofing humanitarian aid - Implementing innovative approaches and systemic change for more impactful crisis response'.

The world's leading humanitarian aid and disaster relief event returns to Geneva on 22-23 October 2025

AidEx, the world’s leading humanitarian aid and disaster relief event returns to Palexpo in Geneva, Switzerland on 22-23 October 2025
This year’s AidEx Geneva Conference focuses on "Future-proofing Humanitarian Aid" exploring solution oriented and innovative approaches as well as systemic changes needed for a sustainable and effective crisis response. The humanitarian system is creaking, overwhelmed by overlapping crises and funding shortages exacerbated by the USAID dissolution and cuts to other public donor funding, making adaptation critical to address today’s challenges.

AidEx is co-located with Development2030, a global event uniting international development actors in pursuit of sustainable development goals. Together, both events bring aid, relief and international development professionals all under the same roof to explore the latest innovations, meet new suppliers, share experiences with peers, build meaningful relationships and collaborate in new projects.
The events welcome significant participation from UN agencies, Red Cross and Red Crescent societies, local and international NGOs, donors, DFIs, IFIs, impact investors, MDBs, foundations, government, and the private sector.

What you can expect to see this year

Innovative Finance Pavilion & Side Event
Join us as the experts share insights into innovative and blended finance, the opportunities and challenges, and the role in the broader humanitarian financing landscape. This event fosters dialogue and collaboration, encouraging practical solutions
Solution-oriented and diversified content
AidEx offers a diverse range of content formats, including panel discussions, interactive workshops, real-world case studies, hands-on training, and open discussions that encourage active participation
Development2030, a co-located event examining the future beyond the SDGs
Development2030 is co-located with AidEx and explores what's hindering progress toward the SDGs and why we are falling short of the targets. There are no panels or presentations, only frank and candid conversations
Networking & partnership opportunities
AidEx enables businesses to collaborate with key humanitarian and development actors from NGOs, governments, and international organisations and more to drive impactful solutions and foster partnerships and procurement opportunities
The world’s largest exhibition & marketplace for humanitarian and development assistance
Visit the well-established exhibition to explore innovative products, programmes, and projects and services tailored to humanitarian and development needs. Exhibitors have unparalleled opportunities to form new partnerships and showcase how they are supporting humanitarian and development endeavours
Celebrate your peers and innovation through our Awards programme

AidEx hosts an awards ceremony, in conjunction with Development2030, acknowledging Humanitarian Heroes and crucial innovations in the sector. Nominations are open - find out more

Bridge the funding gap at the Private Sector Engagement Pavilion
This dedicated space highlights innovative private sector initiatives in humanitarian aid and provides a unique networking platform for humanitarian and private sector actors to connect, exchange ideas, and forge partnerships that go beyond transactional relationships.
Duty of Care Pavilion and Conference curated and hosted by ILS
An area for security managers, HR leaders, programming and operational staff to discuss the challenges, solutions and the future of meeting integrated duty of care obligations and effectively supporting staff to work in challenging environments.
Country Pavilions

Country Pavilions showcase the work and innovations of countries such as the UK and Denmark. The Pavilions enable supply chain, logistics and procurement professionals interested in aid and development to network and foster collaboration

Speakers include:

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AidEx Nairobi

AidEx Nairobi returns on 10-11 June 2026 at Safari Park Hotel, Kenya.

The overarching theme for 2025 was 'Future-Proofing Humanitarian and Development Assistance: Reimagining partnerships, innovation and locally led solutions to build resilience across East Africa'.

2025's event united aid and development professionals from East Africa for two days of activities, with UNICEF, UNHCR, WFP, IRC, Kenya Red Cross, Oxfam and UNOPS in attendance, as well as sponsor Al-Khair Foundation.

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Development2030

With the sector evolving in unprecedented ways and less than ten years to achieve the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals, the international development community requires substantial means to reach our ambitions within this timeframe. Only by working closely together through the sharing of ideas, forming partnerships and collaborating effectively can we achieve this.

We are excited to bring back Development2030 to run alongside AidEx. By registering for AidEx, you also gain access to this important conference.

Humanitarian Finance Summit

The Humanitarian Finance Summit took place on 14th February 2025 at The Brewery in London and will return in 2026.

Jointly convened by AidEx and the Humanitarian Finance Forum, it's a platform for senior public and private sector leaders to discuss the emerging field of Humanitarian Innovative Finance. This dynamic and intimate gathering in London fosters transformative partnerships between ESG, impact investors, philanthropies and humanitarian organisations. 


 

Venue

Palexpo

Hall 4,
Rte François-Peyrot 30,
1218 Le Grand-Saconnex,
Switzerland


 

Note: We are aware of recent attempts to ‘sell’ our attendee list. We have a strict policy to NEVER share our delegate details with any third party. It's a practical impossibility and any attempts should be considered a scam.

Frequently Asked Questions

You can register for AidEx by completing the registration form, which is accessible here.

AidEx Geneva is free to attend. This includes access to all conference sessions, the networking drinks reception and the exhibition. Please note, all attendees need to organise and pay for their own travel and accommodation.

AidEx is the largest event of its kind and brings together over 3000 professionals from 80+ countries. Attendees come from UN Agencies, International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, international and local NGOs, Government, Community Based Organisations, Private Sector Companies, Foundations and Donors, relevant media, associations among many others. 


AidEx is a well-thought out & organised event, I thought the panels were thought-provoking and insightful with key profilers attracting a quality audience to the event

Sonya Sanghera
Marketing Communications Manager |  Humanitarian Academy for Development (HAD)
The highlights for me were the opportunities to connect with suppliers and discuss mutually beneficial topics, attend workshops hosted by Fleet Forum, and explore the exhibitions from vehicle suppliers
Mary Etuk
Global Fleet Analyst |  Catholic Relief Services
Aidex 2024 was a confluence of donors, international and local partners, philanthropies and private partners engaging in constructive and innovative conversations to improving aid and development actions for humans, and the planet
John Ede
Chief Executive Officer & President |  Ohaha Family Foundation
A conference like AidEx is a good conference, especially for local civil society organisations providing very efficient contextualised support. I saw this conference as an opportunity for me to learn about the work and the approaches that are implemented in diverse contexts
Fati N’Zi-Hassane
Africa Director |  Oxfam International

Thank you for organising another great event – we had some interesting meetings and will be busy with follow up over the next few days. The British Pavilion looked good and was very well positioned

Eleanor Baha MBE
Deputy Director |  Switzerland and Liechtenstein, Department for International Trade

AidEx was really informative and comprehensive. It has many innovative components that are helpful to the aid sector

Yemane Guesh Kidane
Save Your Holy Land Association
It was very useful to meet with the Commercial sector and hear some of their innovative ideas
Dominic Grace
Deputy Director, Finance & Admin Department |  UNHCR
We are working on partnerships between the private sector and the humanitarian sector and how we can utilise that to improve the humanitarian assistance that we are providing. So AidEx really helped us meet a lot of suppliers, some that we were not aware of previously. We have also met with some humanitarian actors that we can definitely work with
Kamel Alsaadi
Business Analyst Digital Community Hubs |  Norwegian Refugee Council
My experience at AidEx was very interesting. I saw a lot of new things, like new partners and technologies, I can see a lot of effort going towards providing better technology and relief to those who need it. I see a lot of evolution around food and supply, the talks on artificial intelligence were really interesting and inspiring
Jeremie Oberson
Transformation Program Manager |  ICRC
We like to come here to meet all the many stakeholders in the humanitarian industry, let them know what we can do and that we’re here to support them in some of the hardest places to operate in the world
Nicholas Reiff
Business Development Manager |  Move One Logistics
With increasing numbers of fatalities and injuries of aid workers around the world, it’s become increasingly important for the thought-leaders and practitioners from across the sector to come together and think about what the solutions are and how aid workers can do that in a safe and secure manner
George Shaw
Co-Founder and Managing Director |  International Location Safety

AidEx provided an updated insight into how humanitarian assistance is carried out globally, its challenges and best practices that can help the general audience

Diego Maldonado
World Food Programme

Here at AidEx Geneva I found industry leaders, humanitarian actors from various parts of the humanitarian spectrum to discuss issues, to talk about ways forward, to talk about new innovations. There are so many opportunities here at AidEx Geneva to take a quantum leap forward in the way you think and the way you operate

Imraan Choonara
Chief Executive Officer |  Africa Muslims Agency
A fantastic event to network, understand more about the UN and see what is really important globally. The talks were extremely interesting, a chance to ask questions and of course learn from others. It was great to meet so many people who are all trying to support the world to make it a better place for people who are fighting for survival daily
Brendan Tucker
Regional Manager |  Humanihut (UK) ltd 

The networking opportunities at AidEx enable essential dialogue to happen across all sectors relevant to the aid and development field

Karin Fueg
Deputy Country Director |  UN Women
Great panels, diverse speakers, audiences, fantastic networking opportunities cross-sector
Kathryn Taetzsch
Senior Global Director Humanitarian & Development Capacity & Capability |  World Vision

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