2026 Speakers:

Our event featured some of the leading voices across the humanitarian aid and development sectors. If you would like to take part in our Nairobi event in 2027, please contact andreas.schonning@aid-expo.com

  • Paulin Basinga headshot

    Paulin Basinga

    Head of Africa

    Gates Foundation

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  • Jeremy Hopkins

    Jeremy Hopkins

    Deputy Regional Director Eastern and Southern Africa

    UNICEF

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  • Rineke van Dam headshot

    Rineke van Dam

    Regional Humanitarian Coordinator for the Horn of Africa

    The Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs

  • Carol Alexander-Reid

    Carol Alexander-Reid

    Foundation Programmes Lead

    Airbus Foundation

  • Albashir Adan Ibrahim

    Albashir Adan Ibrahim

    Executive Director

    Organization for Sustainable Development Africa (OSDA)

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  • Hannah Tigerschiold headshot

    Hannah Tigerschiold

    Fund Director

    Sudan Locally Led Pooled Fund

  • Helga Fogstad

    Helga Fogstad

    Director of Health

    UNICEF

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  • Sazini Mojapelo

    Sazini Mojapelo

    Chief Executive Officer

    Village Enterprise

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  • Wanjiku Munyaka

    Wanjiku Munyaka

    Partner Development Manager

    Microsoft

  • Jacquiline Muchoki

    Jacquiline Muchoki

    Regional Supply Chain Director, East Africa

    International Rescue Committee

  • Nancy Aburi

    Nancy Aburi

    Chief, Private Sector Partnerships, Africa 

    UNHCR

  • Gloria Soma

    Gloria Soma

    Executive Director

    Titi Foundation South Sudan

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  • Susan Poni Lado

    Susan Poni Lado

    Senior Fragility and Resilience Officer

    African Development Bank (AfDB)

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  • Andrea Berloffa

    Andrea Berloffa

    Senior Emergency and Rehabilitation Officer

    FAO

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  • Safia Verjee

    Safia Verjee

    Executive Director - International Center for Humanitarian Affairs (ICHA)

    Kenya Red Cross

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  • Saralyn Wairimu

    Saralyn Wairimu

    Associate Director & Head of Social Protection

    Equity Group Foundation

  • Emma Karhan

    Emma Karhan

    Head of Public Private Partnerships

    Aon

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  • Tapiwa Gomo

    Tapiwa Gomo

    Head of Communication

    UNOCHA Regional Office for Southern and Eastern Africa

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  • Philippe Tissier

    Philippe Tissier

    Technical Lead Aviation and Logistics

    DG ECHO

  • Sarah Dalrymple

    Sarah Dalrymple

    Humanitarian Adviser Sudan

    Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO)

  • Rozina Haque

    Rozina Haque

    Director, Ultra-Poor Graduation and Livelihoods

    BRAC International

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  • Fredrick Nyambare

    Fredrick Nyambare

    Africa Partnerships Leader

    SATO, part of LIXIL

  • Willem Zuidema

    Willem Zuidema

    Global Director Supply Chain

    Save the Children International 

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  • Maike Striffler

    Maike Striffler

    Co-Founder & Purpose Pool Lead

    Relevant Ventures Uganda

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  • Katherine Ely

    Katherine Ely

    Project Lead, WREC

    Global Logistics Cluster/World Food Programme

  • Irene Dawa

    Irene Dawa

    Founder and Technical Advisor

    CEPAD West Nile, Uganda

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  • Sheetal Rana

    Sheetal Rana

    Global Director of Partnerships and Localisation

    Trócaire

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  • Joyce Julian Acoko

    Joyce Julian Acoko

    Executive Director

    NUWOSO, Uganda

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  • Annette Kimitei

    Annette Kimitei

    Managing Director, Seneca East Africa; Chairperson, Security Sector Board

    The Kenya Private Sector Alliance (KEPSA) 

  • David Loki

    David Loki

    Global Logistics Lead

    CARE USA

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  • Annie Wakanyi

    Annie Wakanyi

    Director, Global Government Partnerships

    One Acre Fund

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  • Jean-Baptiste Lamarche

    Jean-Baptiste Lamarche

    CEO

    HULO

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  • Victoria Njunu

    Victoria Njunu

    Regional Director East and Southern Africa

    HELP Logistics

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  • Carol Gitobu

    Carol Gitobu

    Senior Market Engagement Manager

    GSMA

  • Riing Garwech

    Riing Garwech

    National Director

    Child's Destiny & Development Organisation (CHIDDO) South Sudan

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  • Wanjiku Kuria

    Wanjiku Kuria

    Sanitation and Hygiene Advisor

    World Vision Kenya

  • Asitha Udawela

    Asitha Udawela

    Managing Director

    Logenix Logistics India Private Limited

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  • Janet Ngombalu

    Janet Ngombalu

    Country Director Kenya

    Christian Aid

  • Betty Yari

    Betty Yari

    Executive Director

    Centre for Development Initiatives (CDI)

  • Luca Rossi

    Luca Rossi

    Deputy Chief, Regional Office for Africa

    UNDRR 

  • Keith Cole

    Keith Cole

    Leader, Humanitarian and Multilateral

    SATO, part of LIXIL

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  • Elizabeth Mukami

    Technical Advisor for Economic Inclusion

    International Rescue Committee (IRC)

  • Prof. Jonathan Annan

    Prof. Jonathan Annan

    Associate Professor of Logistics, Operations and Supply Chain Management

    Strathmore Business School

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  • Wendy Pierre

    Wendy Pierre

    Head of Emergency Unit, Operational Development and Private Partnerships

    Première Urgence Internationale

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  • Leila Asha

    Leila Asha

    Project Coordinator

    Plan International Kenya

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  • Brenda Gichuki

    Brenda Gichuki

    Programme Lead

    WFP IGNITE Innovation Hub

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  • Moses Omondi

    Moses Omondi

    Public Private Supply Chain Consultant 

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  • Haroon Hussein

    Haroon Hussein

    Fundraising Manager

    Al-Khair Foundation

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  • Bosco Mwendwa

    Bosco Mwendwa

    WASH Technical Advisor, Africa

    IsraAID

  • Nicholas Rutherford

    Nicholas Rutherford

    Managing Director

    AidEx