Past Speakers
Past Speakers Include:
Mike Foster
Head of Economic Development and Climate Change, British High Commission in Nairobi
Adrian van der Knaap
Deputy Regional Director, East Africa – World Food Programme [WFP]
Julius Court
Head of Office, Department for International Development (DFID) Kenya
Dr. Ademola Olajide
Country Representative, UNFPA, Kenya
Karen Basiya
Head of Corporate Responsibility, Safaricom Plc
Eric Kiruhura
Digital Advisor, Disaster Management, World Vision International
Philip Thigo
Senior Advisor, Data and Innovation, Office of the Deputy President, Kenya
Bitange Ndemo
Association Professor of Entrepreneurship, University of Nairobi, Former Permanent Secretary of Kenya’s Ministry of Information and Communication
Johnni Kjelsgaard
Founder and Executive Chairman, GrowthAfrica
Safia Verjee
Innovations Lead, Red Cross
Confrey Alianji
Innovation Strategist, WWF Kenya
Michael Mwendwa
Disability Inclusion Advisor, International Committee of the Red Cross - ICRC (Geneva)
Kigen Korir
Portfolio Manager (Adolescents and Youth), UNFPA Kenya
Gilbert Wangalwa
Chief of Party, Amref Health Africa
Tom Catena
Chair, Aurora Humanitarian Initiative
Laura Buffoni
Senior Global Livelihoods Officer, UNHCR Nairobi
Galo Quizanga
Global Director of Economic Inclusion, HIAS
Ida Nganga
Regional Head Anglophone Countries, UNESCO Emerging Technologies for Development Steering Committee, Chaire Unesco
Wendy Chamberlin
Director of Expansion and Innovation, BOMA Project
Nelson Owange
Deputy Chief of Party, Mercy Corps
Brenda Behan
Former Deputy Regional Director, World Food Programme (WFP) East and Central Africa Region
Maria Njeri
Disability Advocate and Inclusion Expert, Leonard Cheshire and Njeri Maria Foundation
Kristine Pearson
Founder and CEO, Lifeline Energy
Dr. Obaidur Rahman
Former Country Director, Islamic Relief
Catherine Ogolla
Country Representative – Kenya and Uganda, Catholic Agency for Overseas Development
Bonaventure Gbetoho Sokpoh
Head of Policy, Advocacy and Learning, CHS Alliance
Lydia Zigomo
Global Programmes Director, Oxfam
Pauline Wambeti
Managing Director, Nuru International Kenya
Dr. Lilian Otiso
Ag Executive Director, LVCT Health
Jane Anyango
Founding Director, Polycom Development Organisation
…..and many more