22 - 23 October 2025
Palexpo, Geneva

Innovative Finance Pavilion and Conference

Innovative Finance Pavilion and Conference

The humanitarian sector is facing unprecedented and significant strain. Over 300 million people require humanitarian assistance globally, but funding continues to decline year on year — and 2025 marks a record low. Traditional funding is no longer sufficient to meet the growing demand. To address this systemic shortfall, AidEx Geneva, in collaboration with Humanitarian Finance Forum (HFF) & Humanitarian Innovative Finance Hub (HIFHUB), bring together donors, investors, humanitarian leaders, and local stakeholders at the Innovative Finance Conference to examine the evolving landscape of humanitarian financing needs, including:

  • Policy Shifts: Addressing systemic challenges and opportunities in donor regulations
  • Humanitarian Readiness: Assessing the capacity and readiness of humanitarian institutions to design and absorb innovative finance mechanisms
  • Demand-side Needs: Incubating and scaling a pipeline of investment opportunities

The Innovative Finance Pavilion is a dedicated space for showcasing practical projects and approaches, such as blended finance instruments, insurance schemes for climate resilience, impact bonds, and outcome-based funding. Designed to foster real-time connections, the Pavilion contain stands that host presentations and demos of specific financial tools, and chats with investors and advisors.

By grouping specialists, we present an unparalleled opportunity to meet with a strong concentration of participants, including senior representatives from the public and private sector, from non-governmental organisations, development finance institutions, multilateral development banks, investors, fund managers, insurance providers, donors, government officials, and academics.

This event is ideal for those already working in Innovative Finance, as well as for those curious about how it could benefit and be implemented into their organisation. View last year's Event Summary for reflections on the 2024 event.

Day 1

10:30-11:15 

A New Model for Long-Term Humanitarian and Development Aid - Leveraging Financial Engineering and NGO Leadership to De-Risk Projects?

Johan Mouraux, Partner, Head of Finance & Projects, Van Bael & Bellis

11:15-12:15 How can the private sector amplify community-led and transnational solutions, moving beyond traditional aid models for sustainable impact
12:15-13:00 Lunch
13:00-13:15 We Can Predict Disasters, So Why Can’t We Pre-Fund Them?
13:15-14:15 Are Humanitarian Organisations Ready for Innovative Finance?
14:30-15:30 Blended Finance for Humanitarian Challenges
15:45-17:00 Investor Perspective - What Would It Take to Fund Humanitarian Solutions?

 

Hosted by AidEx:

AidEx 2025 and Development2030 logos

Organised in collaboration with Humanitarian Finance Forum (HFF) & Humanitarian Innovative Finance Hub (HIFHUB):

Humanitarian Finance Forum logo+ HIFHUB logo

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