Day 1 - 11 June 2025
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08:30 | Registration Desk Opens
09:00-09:35 | Morning Coffee/Networking
09:35-09:45 Opening Remarks
Nicholas Rutherford
Managing Director
AidEx
Mohamed Tarik
Country Director, Kenya, East Africa
Al-Khair Foundation
09:45-10:15 Opening Keynote
Clément Cazaubon
Acting Head of Regional Office
DG ECHO
Clement Cazaubon, Ms Public Health and Humanitarian Crisis Management, has held various managerial and technical positions field and HQ based since 2001 with MDM-Fr, ACF-Fr, CRF and IFRC in multiple crisis (Argentina, CAR, Chad, Angola, Haiti) before joining DG-ECHO in 2015 (Sudan, Ethiopia). Now Technical Assistant for Kenya and Djibouti and presently Ai HoA HoRO.
10:15-11:15 Addressing the Climate Crisis in East Africa – Innovative solutions to strengthen regional resilience
Olufunso Somorin
Regional Principal Officer & Regional Climate Lead (East Africa)
African Development Bank
Claire Nasike Akello
Global Advisor for Climate Resilient Livelihoods
Christian Aid
Edna Kimenju
Manager - Environment, Social & Governance (ESG)
Deloitte East Africa
Evance Rabong’o
Head – Agriculture Underwriting
Continental Reinsurance
Jack Kimani
Former CEO
Climate Action Platform – Africa (CAP-A)
David Abudho
Climate Justice Lead
Oxfam Africa
11:15-11:45 | Coffee Break
11:45-12:45 Addressing the East African Health Crisis – Exploring technology’s role in future-proofing against emerging and existing challenges
Sean Blaschke
Chief of the Digital Health and Information Systems
UNICEF
Ahmed Razzak
Head of Partnerships
Acasus
Khalid Hashi
Founder
OGOW Health
Ismaïla Diène
Managing Director, Solutions Division
Dimagi
Catherina Scheepers
Region Head for Africa and The Middle East
The Max Foundation
12:45-14:15 Lunch & Networking Break
14:15-14:45 Fireside Chat - Surviving the donor tsunami as a national NGO – a reflection on innovative approaches from a South Sudan perspective
Gloria Soma
Executive Director
Titi Foundation, South Sudan
Riing Garwech
National Director
Child's Destiny & Development Organisation (CHIDDO), South Sudan
Betty Yari
Executive Director
Center for Development Initiative (CDI)
Amude Victoria Mogga Kenyi
Executive Director
Heartright Development Foundation (HDF)
14:45-15:45 Innovation Scaling – How can we scale, localise and drive innovation in East African humanitarian contexts?
Etsie Wakjira
Program Manager Transition to Scale
Grand Challenges Canada
Bedan Mwathi Mukoma
Innovation Programme Lead
WFP IGNITE
Emmanuel Birech
Regional Lead Africa
Microsoft Tech for Social Impact (TSI)
Banchiamlack Dessalegn
Regional Vice President, East Africa
International Rescue Committee
Sandy Om'Iniabohs
Impact & Research Lead
Convexity
15:45-16:15 Coffee Break
16:15-17:30 Investing in locally led humanitarian action – What does it really take to succeed?
Shahida Suleiman
Coordinator
Somali Humanitarian Hub
Rineke van Dam
Regional Humanitarian Coordinator for the Horn of Africa
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands
Alsanosi Adam
External Communication Coordinator
Sudan Emergency Response Rooms
Afifa Ismail
Head of Humanitarian Financing Unit - Somalia Humanitarian Fund
UN OCHA
Sharon Linda
Coordinator, Partnership & Learning
Diakonie Katastrophenhilfe (Eastern & Southern Africa Regional Hub)
17:30-19:00 Networking Drinks Reception
Networking Drinks Reception sponsored by: