AIDF Africa Summit, 26 - 27 February, Kenya

4^th annual

AIDF Africa Summit

Educate, Inspire, Improve

The Objective

The AIDF Africa Summit was launched in 2015 to engage all the relevant aid and development stakeholders within Africa and beyond. The two day conference featured four different streams and attracted 350+ senior attendees from regional governments, UN agencies, international and regional NGOs, CBOs, investors and donors, research institutes and the private sector.

The agenda was developed in consultation with key organisations, such as WFP, IRFC, World Vision, USAID, UNICEF, World Bank, Save the Children, UN Habitat, CRS, FHI360, Oxfam, Habitat for Humanity International, IRD and included case studies, panel discussions, exclusive breakfast briefings, workshops, and interactive roundtable sessions.

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Why Attend?

- Explore best practice, project updates, innovations and partnerships in humanitarian logistics, health & WASH, emergency communication, shelter, disaster resilience, financial inclusion and use of mobile technology for development programmes in Africa

- Gain first hand insights from development banks, donors and government agencies on their financing priorities and funding guidelines

- Attend interactive sessions, themed roundtables and an evening drinks reception to engage with decision makers and key stakeholders in Africa’s aid and development sectors

The 4th Annual AIDF Africa Summit fueled new ideas, new connections and new inspiration.

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Audience Profile

The AIDF Africa Summit advocates for cross-sector approach through inclusive, effective collaboration and coordination between national and international NGOs, government and UN agencies, Red Cross, donors, investors, development banks and the private sector.

AIDF team ensures high-level participation of key stakeholders so that all discussions have impact. The audience includes senior attendees from the following sectors:

Operations, Procurement, Logistics, Supplier and partner management, ICT, Health & WASH, Shelter, Transport, Safety and security, Infrastructure, HR and Training, Financing and payments and many more.

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2019 AIDF Africa Summit Speakers

Olawale Maiyegun

African Union Commission

Dr Amit N. Thakker

Africa Healthcare Federation

Mamadou Biteye OBE

Rockefeller Foundation Africa Regional Office

Oltesh Thobias

African Development Bank Group

Michael Nicholson

United State Agency for International Development

Mathias Lardinois

Enabel (The Belgian Development Agency)

Raphael Obonyo

World Bank Group

Karen Peachey

Cash Learning Partnership (CaLP)

Michela Martini

International Organization for Migration (IOM)

Matthias Boyen

UNICEF

Andrew Mwenda

The Independent Publications Uganda

Jim Nasr

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Kasirim Nwuke

United Nations Economic Commission for Africa

Karin Källander, PhD

Malaria Consortium

Gary Jones

UNAIDS

Allison Stone

Innovation for Poverty Action

Angela Githitho-Muriithi

BBC Media Action

Cynthia Mwase-Kasanda

The Global Fund

Johanes Koku Nyagblordzro

Center for Africa Development and Progress (CADeP)

Charles Gerhardt

HERA Right to Health and Development

Alex Kiweesi

Hold the Child

Frederick W. Omondi

Save the Children

Catherine Wiesner

UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)

Paola Corrado

World Food Programme Ethiopia (WFP)

Mustapha Sidiki Kaloko

African Union Commission

Elijah Manyok Jok

Smile Again Africa Development Organization (SAADO)

Peter Burgess

European Commission: DG European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (ECHO)

Testimonials

The Aid & Development Africa Summit was inspiring. It was energising to hear about innovations

- Adele Beerling

Country Coordinator

Swiss Red Cross Ethiopia

AIDF Africa Summit is useful as it provides a platform for private-public-civil society partnership. I will definitely recommend this conference to my colleagues

- Timket A. Biresaw

Deputy Country Director

International Life Line Fund

Very beneficial as it highlights several areas of innovation in health care systems.

- Beng Teoh

Consultant

United Nations Economic Commission for Africa

It is aligned with the climate change agenda and it was really useful for me

- Addisu G/medhin

Senior Expert

Ministry of Environment, Ethiopia

I found it very interesting especially the mobile innovations and the humanitarian log aspects and I was right to recommend it to as friend and would definitely recommend it to others too

- Selamawit Seferih

Procurement Officer

GOAL Ethiopia

The Aid & Development Africa Summit was good to share experiences and learn from each other. I will recommend to my colleagues

- Tenagne Mekonnen

Communications Manager

Childfund International

The Aid & Development Africa Summit was a great opportunity to connect with – and learn from – our government and non-government partners. Spending time with the in-country experts who tackle these challenges every day was invaluable in helping us understand how better to serve them

- Celes Eckerman

Strategy Consultant

ADS Inc.

Aid & Development Africa Summit was well organised, it provided me with knowledge and insight on issues ranging from ICT, agriculture health, disaster preparedness, irrigation, etc. All of these are part of my job in the office

- Asanterabi C. Sangenoi

Prime Minister’s Office Tanzania

Very practical and engaging. Participants were very knowledgeable. The set up provided innovative participation. Superb!

- Frederick w. Omandi

Save the Children International Kenya

AIDF team has done excellent work in organizing the programme wonderfully well

- Balakrishnan Amirthalingam

Chief, Regional Procurement Office