Day 2 - 4 June 2026
*The agenda is still under development and subject to change. If you are interested in running a session, please get in touch with us here.
08:30 | Registration desk opens
09:00-09:40 Morning coffee/networking
09:40-10:25 Local Intermediaries – A better partnership model or replacing one bottleneck with another?
Gloria Soma
Executive Director
Titi Foundation South Sudan
(Moderator) Irene Dawa
Founder and Technical Advisor
CEPAD (Community Empowerment for Peace and Development - West Nile) Uganda
Joyce Julian Acoko
Executive Director
NUWOSO, Uganda
Betty Yari
Executive Director
Centre for Development Initiatives (CDI) South Sudan
10:30-11:30 Integrating WASH, food security and climate resilience – Scaling innovative solutions for a rapidly changing East Africa
(Moderator) Keith Cole
Leader, Humanitarian and Multilateral
SATO, part of LIXIL
Annie Wakanyi
Director, Global Government Partnerships
One Acre Fund
Bosco Mwendwa
WASH Technical Advisor, Africa
IsraAID
Wanjiku Kuria
Sanitation and Hygiene Advisor
World Vision Kenya
Leila Asha
Project Coordinator
Plan International Kenya
Fredrick Nyambare
Africa Partnerships Leader
SATO, part of LIXIL
11:30-12:00 Coffee break
12:00-13:00 Supply chain as “the” strategic pillar - Reimagining your biggest asset to achieve longevity, sustainability and operational resilience
(Moderator) Victoria Njunu
Regional Director East and Southern Africa
HELP Logistics
Moses Omondi
Public Private Supply Chain Consultant
Prof. Jonathan Annan
Associate Professor of Logistics, Operations and Supply Chain Management
Strathmore Business School
Philippe Tissier
Technical Lead Aviation and Logistics
DG ECHO
David Loki
Global Logistics Lead
CARE USA
13:00-14:30 Lunch & networking break
14:30-14:55 Keynote - Reimagining health responses in fragile contexts
Helga Fogstad
Director of Health
UNICEF
15:00-16:00 Coopetition in East African supply chains – Unlocking efficiency or adding complexity?
(Moderator) Jacquiline Muchoki
Regional Supply Chain Director, East Africa
International Rescue Committee
Carol Alexander-Reid
Foundation Programmes Lead
Airbus Foundation
Jean-Baptiste Lamarche
CEO
HULO
Willem Zuidema
Global Director Supply Chain
Save the Children International
Philippe Tissier
Technical Lead Aviation and Logistics
DG ECHO
Katherine Ely
Project Lead, WREC
Global Logistics Cluster/World Food Programme
16:00-16:30 Coffee break
16:30-17:30 Moving beyond transactions - How to fully integrate the private sector in East African humanitarian response
(Moderator) Annette Kimitei
Managing Director, Seneca East Africa; Chairperson, Security Sector Board
The Kenya Private Sector Alliance (KEPSA)
Tapiwa Gomo
Head of Communication
UNOCHA Regional Office for Southern and Eastern Africa
Saralyn Wairimu
Associate Director & Head of Social Protection
Equity Group Foundation
Carol Gitobu
Senior Market Engagement Manager
GSMA
Nancy Aburi
Chief, Private Sector Partnerships, Africa
UNHCR
Wanjiku Munyaka
Partner Development Manager
Microsoft
17:30 | Conference close