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Opening Keynote - AidEx Main Stage
Dominik Stillhart, Head of the Swiss Humanitarian Aid Unit, Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC)
Redesigning the humanitarian agency – Are our organisations fit for purpose or how can we evolve to meet the surging global humanitarian demand?
Panelists:
Halima Begum, CEO - Oxfam GB
Xavier Castellanos Mosquera, Under Secretary General for National Society Development and Coordination - IFRC
Gloria Soma, Executive Director - Titi Foundation South Sudan
Su’ad Jarbawi - War Child Alliance’s Supervisory Council
Juliet Parker, Director - ALNAP
Mervat Shelbaya, Head - IASC Secretariat
AI for humanitarian action – Scale, wait or avoid?
Panelists:
Stefano Ongarello, Manager, Data and AI - IFRC
Ashutosh Chadha, Senior Director UN Affairs and International Organisations - Microsoft
Zineb Bhaby, AI Lead - Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC)
Nasim Motalebi, Artificial Intelligence Lead - World Food Programme (WFP)
Heather Leson, Digital Innovation Lead - IFRC
Rethinking humanitarian action - Local perspectives on system transformation
Panelists:
Nadine Saba, Co-Founder & Director - Akkar Network for Development, Lebanon
Fatuma Kinsi Abass, Founder and Executive Director - Pastoralist Girls Initiative
Hussein Abdi, Director - SOLO Somalia
Khlood Al-Arashi, Localization Program Coordinator - Yemen Family Care Association
Puji Pujiono, Founder and Member - Indonesian Development - Humanitarian Alliance
Moving beyond transactions - How to fully integrate the private sector in humanitarian response
Panelists:
Allison Neale, Head of Government Strategic Initiatives & Global Health Security - Henry Schein, Inc
Elodie Bousquel, Global Emergency Response Solutions and Partnerships - Mastercard
Erin Connor, Director, Crisis Response & Strategic Partnerships - Cisco
Elisa Desbordes, Chief Executive Officer - Ecobank Foundation
Mervat Shelbaya, Head - IASC Secretariat
Keynote – Delivering solutions to people forced to flee amidst crisis and aid cuts
Ayaki Ito, Director, Division of Emergency, Security and Supply - United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
Breaking gridlock - Rethinking donor strategy to unlock capital for humanitarian innovative financing
Panelists:
Nena Stoiljkovic, Under Secretary General for Global Relations, Humanitarian Diplomacy and Digitalization - IFRC
Michael Köhler, Ambassador and co-lead - Grand Bargain
Stine Horn, Head of Section Humanitarian Response and Incoming Director Human Development - NORAD
Ahmed Mohamed, Deputy Director & Head of Programs - Save Somali Women & Children
Tina Kollerup Hansen, Managing Director / Co-Head of Public Infrastructure Finance - Impact Fund Denmark (formerly IFU)
The state of humanitarian response in Syria - Navigating post-liberation challenges and sustainable pathways forward
Panelists:
H.E. Dr. Ahmad Qaziz, Deputy Minister of Emergency and Disaster Management, Syrian Arab Republic
H.E. Bahjat Hajjar, Deputy Minister of Social Affairs and Labor, Syrian Arab Republic
Ms. Ahlam Tabra, Media and Communication Advisor, Ministry of Social Affairs and Labor, Syrian Arab Republic
Mr. Shadi Al-Shehadeh, Director of Partnerships, MedGlobal
Mr. Nihad Sarmeni, Director of Business Development and Partnerships, Action For Humanity
Mr. Hamza Al-Abdulla, Executive Director, International Organization for Relief and Development (ONSUR)
Beyond response – Innovating humanitarian action through anticipatory action
Panelists:
Roshni Sumitra, Humanitarian and Climate Programmes Officer - World Jewish Relief
Riing Garwech, National Director - Child's Destiny & Development Organisation (CHIDDO)
Alyoscia D'Onofrio, Vice President & Head of Technical Excellence - International Rescue Committee
Andrew Harper, Special Advisor on Climate Action - UNHCR
Future-proofing humanitarian logistics – Risks and responsibilities amid a global funding crisis
Panelists:
Cormac O'Sullivan, Global Director for Emergency & Relief Logistics - Kuehne+Nagel
Sarah Penniman-Morin, Chief Global Supply Chain Officer - International Rescue Committee
Benjamin Safari, Head of Supply Management Services - UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency
Tim Smith, Head of Humanitarian Aid - DP World
Bart Van Rooijen, Global Supply Chain Manager - IDA Foundation
Financing and scaling locally-led humanitarian action post-funding calibration
Panelists:
John Ede, Chief Executive Officer & President - Ohaha Family Foundation
Callum Aitken, International Development Advisor - People's Postcode Lottery
Michael Mosselmans, Head of Humanitarian Division - Christian Aid
Patrick Katelo Issako, Executive Director - Pastotalist Community Initiative and Development Assistance (PACIDA) Kenya
Margaret Muthama, Head of WHRDs Programme - UN Women’s Peace and Humanitarian Fund
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