2023 AGENDA
DAY 1 – 14TH JUNE
09:15-09:30 | Conference Opening
09:30-10:00 | Keynote – Converging Crises – How Can Humanitarian and Development Actors Face the Emerging Challenges?
Rania Dagash, Deputy Regional Director for Eastern and Southern Africa, UNICEF
Rania Dagash-Kamara is the UNICEF Deputy Regional Director for Eastern and Southern Africa since November 2021. Ms Dagash-Kamara served as the Chief of Policy and Best Practices in the Department of Peace Operations (former Department of Peacekeeping), and as the Chief of Staff for the UN Office to the African Union and the Office of the Special Envoy for Sudan and South Sudan. She has also headed multiple offices including for the UN Somalia Assistance Mission in Somalia, OCHA and IOM. Rania brings more than 23 years of experience in the coordination of humanitarian emergencies and peace operations spanning Africa, Asia, the Middle East and UN Headquarters, New York.
Hajir Maalim, Regional Director, East Africa & Yemen, Norwegian Refugee Council
Caroline Gertsch, Kenya Country Director, Amani Institute
Jacqueline Kimeu, Energy and Climate Change Coordinator, WWF Kenya
Brian R. Ssebunya, Senior Director, Economic Recovery and Development Technical Unit, International Rescue Committee
Nisha Krisnan, Director Climate Finance, WRI Africa
Ahmed Idris, Ag Secretary General, Kenya Red Cross
Richard Crothers, Country Director for Somalia, International Rescue Committee
Tamba Emmanuel Danmbi-saa, Rwanda Director, Church World Service
Shaheen Nilofer, Kenya Representative, UNICEF
Hellen Okoth Owiti, Director of Programme Development and Quality (Kenya and Madagascar), Save the Children International
Ruud Helwig, SVP Global Distribution & Licensing, Ethypharm
Worknesh Mekonnen Gonet, Director of UNOPS multi-country office (ethiopia, sudan, south sudan, and djibouti) and representative of AU
Susan Nakhumicha, Cabinet Secretary, Minister of Health of Kenya
Rossella Monti, Senior Project Manager Of The EU-IGAD COVID-19 Response Program, UNOPS
Girum Hailu, Regional Coordinator, EU-IGAD COVID-19 Response, Intergovernmental Authority On Development (IGAD)
Jemimah Owade, Technical Specialist-Protection, IsraAid Kenya
Margaret Nguhi, Kenya Director, Humanity and Inclusion
Charlene Tafawa, Program Officer, RCK (Refugee Consortium Kenya)
Dorcas Khasowa, MHPSS Programme Manager, Kenya Red Cross
Fatima Gohar, ESAR Health Specialist, UNICEF
16:30-17:30 | Safeguarding, Safe Programming and Accountability
DAY 2 – 15TH JUNE
09:15-09:30 | Conference Opening
09:30-10:00 | Keynote – Supporting Sustainable Land Management and Investments towards resilience of ecosystems and local communities through Humanitarian, Developmental, Government and Private Investment Partnerships
Nyakan June Munyeki, Founder, Timeless Women of Wonder Foundation
A visionary who is driven by sustainable change and transformational impact, Nyakan naturally influences various stakeholders to collaborate with her to achieve desired goals. Her experience cuts across corporate, public sector & development regionally throughout Africa and Internationally. She has worked in multiple sectors including banking, media, manufacturing, power generation, health, airlines, logistics, social enterprises and development. Her strength is in managing complex projects / nearly failed projects, service delivery, innovation having been a lead consultant at senior levels to deploy financial services, business process modelling, technology for scalability, efficient and effective warehousing / logistics and transport.
10:00-11:00 | Bridging the gaps in multi-agency collaboration during crisis response – A case study from Zimbabwe
Viola Mundira, Communications, Public Relations and Outreach Associate, UNOPS Zimbabwe
Lazarus Botoman Phiri, Senior Water and Sanitation Engineer, African Development Bank
Brian Nhlema, Project Coordinator, Food and Agricultural Organization
Tendayi Chimunhu, Provincial Irrigation Engineer – Manicaland Province, Ministry of Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Development
Sheila Omom, Monitoring And Evaluation Specialist And Implementation Manager, UNOPS
11:00-11:30 | Coffee Break
11:30-12:30 | The Power Of Locally-Led Collaboration -How Hubs Are Meeting Overlapping And Complex Challenges
Michael Solis, Global Director – Partnership & Localization, Trócaire
Gloria Soma, Executive Director, Titi Foundation
John Ede, President & CEO, Ohaha Family Foundation
Aydrus Daar, Executive director, WASDA
12:30-12:45 | Transforming Grant Management and Impact Delivery: AGRA’s Digital Journey with Synergy
Josephine Njau, Associate M&E Officer, The Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA)
Yana Hovhannisyan, Representative, Synergy Indicata
12:45-14:00 | Lunch
14:00-15:00 | Aid procurement system building to tackle future crises responses
Tikhwi Muyundo, Africa Representative, Humanitarian Logistics Association
Andrew Lamb, Chair, Internet of Production Alliance
15:00-16:00 | Government Single use plastics bans – The changes necessary to meet the growing legal frameworks in East Africa to reduce virgin and single use plastic and the impact it has had on humanitarian operations.
Kassim Were, Head of Trade Development, Kenya National Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KNCCI)
Cyrille Siewe, Head of Kenya Country Programme, UNEP
Vincent Nyaibari, Regional Supply Chain Manager, Danish Refugee Council
16:00-16:30 | Positive Deviance in Malnutrition- A Case Study from South Sudan
16:30 | Conference Close
