Agenda 2019
Welcome from Sula Bruce, Event Director, Aid & International Development Forum
AIDF 2019 looks to the future of aid and development and our role in achieving it.
- How could and should the humanitarian and development sectors operate in 2030?
- How can we catalyse the transition from aid dependence to national investment and economic independence?
- Which innovative solutions are currently available and where are we falling short?
- Designed to encourage active participation from all attendees, the AIDF Africa Summit focuses on how we - individuals from UN, Government, business and NGOs can effectively move towards a sustainable future.
Donor and development agency priorities in Africa: Part 1
- Hubert Perr, Head of Development Cooperation, EU DEVCO
Donor and development agency priorities in Africa: Part 2
- Mathias Lardinois, Programme Coordinator, Enabel, the Belgian development agency
Panel: Key protection concerns in displacement and beyond
- Adapting to changing protection needs in contexts of protracted displacement
- Community protection mechanisms and adaptation of National Development Plans
- Addressing gender based violence
- Inclusion of refugee children into national child protection systems
Moderator:
- Romina STA.CLARA, Project Development and Liaison Officer, IOM Kenya Country Office
Panellists:
- Gary Jones, Senior Advisor, UNAIDS
- Richard Nunn, Regional Protection Advisor Horn, East and Central Africa, Oxfam
- Elsa Laurin, Senior Child Protection Officer, UNHCR
Morning Break
Regional migration update
Jeffrey Labovitz, Regional Director, East and horn of Africa, International Organization for Migration (IOM)
Panel: Digital identity systems - a pathway to inclusion?
- SDG 16.9 and “identity for all by 2030”
- Birth certificates and vaccination records – duplicate efforts?
- Integrated population registries, CRRF, and the inclusion of refugees
- Financial inclusion or profits on the back of the poorest?
Moderator:
- Alison Hutchinson, Senior Regional Registration Officer for the East and Horn of Africa, UNHCR Regional Service Centre (Nairobi)
Panellists:
- Anit Mukherjee, Policy Fellow, Center for Global Development
- Chiara Lucchini, DTM Regional Coordinator, IOM Regional Office for East and Horn of Africa
- William Cook, Financial Sector Specialist, CGAP, representing the World Bank and ID4D
Panel: From Donorship to Ownership: Aid as a catalyst for Universal Healthcare Coverage
- Building Resilient Systems for health
- Impact of E-health in Africa
- What are the real challenges when dealing with donor money?
- Concrete steps, strategies and the use of E-health for using aid funding to shift from dependence to sustainability.
Moderator:
- Dr Amit Thakker, Chairman of the Board, Kenya Healthcare Federation
Panellists:
- Cynthia Mwase, Head of Africa and Middle East Department, Grant Management Division, The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria
- Dr. Githinji Gitahi, Group CEO, Amref Health Africa
- Pauline Wambeti, Country Director, Nuru International Kenya
Digitalisation in healthcare
- Alfred Mawela, Country Manager, Siemens Healthineers
Networking Lunch
STREAM A: Healthcare
STREAM B: Energy, Innovation and ICTs
Panel: Digitisation of healthcare
- Health systems and primary health care in the African Region
- Effective management non-communicable
diseases - A holistic approach to community engagement
Moderator:
- Henry Mwanyika, Ph.D.Regional Director – Africa Digital Health, PATH
Panellists:
- Niklas Danielsson, Senior Immunization Specialist, UNICEF
- Beatrice Muraguri, Health Cluster Information Management Consultant, WHO Emergency Team, Ethiopia
- Wairimu Gakuo, Strategic Information Specialist, USAID
Panel: Meeting energy access and demand
- The importance of reliable, sustainable and affordable power to humanitarian organisations
- The impact of innovative energy approaches on health, education and community
- How to engage the Private sector to provide efficient energy
Moderator:
- Laura Patel, MEI Programme Manager, Energy For Impact
Panellists:
- Christopher Hoffman, Regional Humanitarian and Emergency Affairs Director, East Africa Regional Office (EARO), World Vision International (WVI)
- Robert Mamawi, Field Coordinator, International Rescue Committee
- Dan Klinck, CEO, East African Power
- Aaron Leopold, Chief Executive Officer, Africa Minigrid Developers Association & Board of Directors, Alliance for Rural Electrification
Innovation Focus: Solar refrigeration technology - impacting communities around the world
- Krista Miller, Medical Product Manager, Sundanzer
Innovation Focus: Global Unified Communications with the WAVE Work Group
- David Sadler, Managing Director, Airsys Communication Technology Africa
Panel: Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights: Advancing maternal & child health
- Using cash programming in health settings for maternal and child health
- Engaging the private sector to deliver effective nutrition
- Mobilising communities to decrease delays in treatment
Moderator:
Dr. Anit N. Mukherjee, Policy Fellow, Center for
Global Development
Panellists:
- Lena Wahlhed, Director Alliance Development, HemoCue AB
- Richard Karori, Director/CEO, Kenya Association for Maternal & Neonatal Health
Margaret Mundia, Health Systems Specialist, Human Capital, Global Fund Kenya Coordinating Mechanism (KCM) Secretariat
Panel: Advances in technology: leading change in humanitarian response and development
- Digital strategy for programmes in Africa
- Professionalising ICTs in humanitarian aid to bridge the Digital Divide
- The use of remote sensing
- Artificial Intelligence, connectivity and data
analytics: Harnessing the power of
information
Moderator: Pierreguillaume Wielezynski, Chief Digital Transformation, WFP Regional Bureau for East & Central Africa (RBN)
Panelists:
Alexandre Castellano, Coordinator for southern Africa, DG European Commission Humanitarian Aid Office (ECHO
Abdoulaye Kanté, ICT4D Regional Technical Adviser - Zone Afrique at Disruptive Innovation Unit - Terre des hommes foundation
Refreshment Break
Panel: The quest to eradicate HIV/AIDS , Malaria & TB in Africa.
- Accurate data, missing cases and ‘the first 90’ – identifying population status
- Who is really funding the fight against HIV and TB?
- Emerging hardware solutions to build country healthcare capacity
Moderator:
- Gary Jones, Senior Advisor, UNAIDS
Panellists:
- Cynthia Mwase, Head of Africa and Middle East Department, Grant Management Division, The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria
- Dr Tom Catena, Chair, Aurora Humanitarian Initiative
Panel: Early Warning Systems: building resilience to Drought, Famine and Flooding in Africa
- Insurance and predictive modelling
- Predictive financing
- Crop and Livestock Insurance
- GIS Mapping
Moderator:
- Christopher Hoffman, Regional Humanitarian and Emergency Affairs Director, East Africa Regional Office (EARO), World Vision International (WVI)
Panellists:
- Michael Szoenyi Flood resilience program lead, Zurich Insurance
- Mr. Elijah Muli, Head of Disaster Risk , KRCS, Kenya Red Cross society
Innovator of the Year Award
Recognising individuals and teams for their inspiring leadership, forward-thinking, creative problem-solving and implementation of innovative programmes that have helped drive the African progress towards Sustainable Development Goals.
Judges:
- Gulzar Natarajan, Senior Managing Director, The Global Innovation Fund
- Karin Elizabeth Lind, Country Director, DanChurchAid
- Raphael Obonyo, Africa Representative to the World Bank's Global Coordination Board, World Bank Group & Chair, Pan African Leadership Project Board at African Leadership Institute
- Lade Araba, Africa Regional Representative Convergence Finance
Networking Drinks Reception
Registration & Exhibition Opens
Opening Keynote Address
Finance & Investment: How to make the SDGs investable
- Blended finance models
- How is blended finance relevant to the aid sector and what specific roles do donors and NGOs play in blended finance?
- Leveraging Donor finance as risk capital
Moderator:
- Lade Araba, Africa Regional Representative Convergence Finance
Panelists:
- Marc Shiman, Chief of Party, USAID Contractor, East Africa Trade and Investment Hub
- Duncan Onyango, Team Leader & Investment Lead at Sustainable Urban Economic Development Programme (SUED)
- Elizabeth Mukami, Economic Recovery and Development Coordinator, International Rescue Committee
Development finance: catalysing change
- Public Private Partnerships - engaging the Private Sector to address development challenges in development Infrastructure, social services, food insecurity
- Maintaining an impact focus
- Due diligence and associated processes
Moderator:
- Gulzar Natarajan, Senior Managing Director, The Global Innovation Fund
Panellists:
- Mr. Gabriel Rugalema, FAO Representative in Kenya, Food and Agriculture Office of the United Nations (FAO)
- Antonio Salort-Pons, Regional Head of Partnerships, WFP Regional Bureau for East &
Central Africa (RBN)
- Morten Högnesen, Senior Advisor for Innovation, DanChurchAid (DCA)
- Eyal David, Chargé d'affaires, The State of Israel
Innovation in practice: A presentation from the winner of the Innovator of the year award
Morning Break
Roundtable Workshop Sessions:
These are interactive, moderated conversations intended for audience participation. Delegates are asked to submit questions in advance which will be used as the basis for discussion. Moderators will engage the expertise in the audience and explore solutions for ongoing challenges to increase understanding and collaboration. Each roundtable session will be 30 minutes.
Roundtable 1: Digital strategy for programmes in Africa
Moderator: Henry Mwanyika, Ph.D.Regional Director – Africa Digital Health, PATH
Roundtable 2: Human resources: challenges and opportunities
Moderator: Cynthia Mwase, Head of Africa and Middle East Department, Grant Management Division, The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria
Roundtable 3: Water, Sanitation & Hygiene – solutions for universal access
Moderator: Sylvester Bett, Head of WASH, Kenya Red Cross society
Roundtable 4: Healthcare – engaging the community
Moderator: Dr. Shiprah Kuria , Amref Health Africa
Roundtable 5: Power and connectivity – How to meet the increasing need
Hosted by Staubil Electrical Connectors AG
Moderator: Boris Horn, Business Development Manager Alternative Energies, Stäubli Electrical Connectors AG
Roundtable 6: Logistics - Access to humanitarian services
Moderator: International Rescue Committee
Networking Lunch
STREAM A: Fit-for-purpose Finance & Procurement systems
STREAM B: Humanitarian Response: Providing Water, Shelter & Security
Discussion: Supply Chain management: Setting up robust, responsive logistics and transparent procurement systems.
- Clean Fleet strategy and total cost of ownership as we adopt new technologies
- Developing relations for faster humanitarian response respecting International disaster law (with customs and other players i.e. ports authorities, railways and transporters)
- Emergency Preparedness – better understand individual pre-stock strategies, joint trainings and use of common assets in the country operations.
Panellists:
- Rishi Ramrakha, Head of Operational Logistics, Procurement and Supply Chain Unit, Africa Region, International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
- Konjit Kidane, Senior Logistics Officer, WFP Regional Bureau for East & CentralAfrica (RBN)
Shelter in emergencies
- Providing adequate shelter and settlements in Africa
- Shelter and Recovery
- Market-based Shelter Programming
- Durable Solutions in Shelter from the start
Moderator:
- Dipti Hingorani, Regional Shelter Coordinator, Disaster and Crisis Prevention, Response and Recovery Department, Africa Regional Office, International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC)
Panellists:
- Charity Lukaya, Regional Humanitarian Capacity Building Manager, Save the Children, East and Southern Africa Office
- Marta Leboreiro Núñez NFI/Shelter/WASH Manager, Department of Emergencies (DoE), International Organization for Migration
- David Evans, Chief Technical Advisor, UN-Habitat
Practical implementation of Financial inclusion & Cash based programming
- Creating the transition between humanitarian aid and development.
- Considering culture, gender, technology and access
- Beneficiary tracking and management
Moderator:
- Esther Mbogho, CaLP East Africa Programme Officer, The Cash Learning Partnership (CaLP)
Panellists:
- Apphia Ndungu, Government Payments and Social Payment Specialist, FSD Kenya
- Deqa Saleh, Cash & Social Protection Advisor, Adeso African Development Solutions
- Ross Smith, Regional Head of Programmes, WFP Regional Bureau for
East & Central Africa (RBN)
Achieving SDG 6: Universal Access to Water Sanitation & Hygiene (WASH)
- What does Universal Access really mean in terms of WASH
- With 11 years to go, what are the barriers to achieving it?
- The impact of climate change
- Equity & inclusion
- Collaboration & good governance
- Government participation
Moderator:
- Samuel C. Stephens, Executive Director & CEO, Clean the World Foundation
Panellists:
- Abay Gena, Emergency WASH Coordinator, World Vision Ethiopia
- Mercy Miriti, CEO, WASH Alliance Kenya
- Ayaz Manji, Director, Programmes & Operations, Kenya Red Cross society
Afternoon Break
What does it take for you to win a tender?
- Open Q&A session Identifying the procurement opportunities that are available and how to respond successfully
- Rainer Frauenfeld, Director, UNOPS, Kenya
- Oltesh Thobias, Chief Regional Procurement Officer, African Development Bank
- Rishi Ramrakha, Head of Operational Logistics, Procurement and Supply Chain Unit, Africa Region, International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC)
Closing Panel: Youth, Innovation and gender in Africa. Harnessing the possibilities of the entire population for transformation.
- The median age of the population is under 19, and women outnumber men across the continent.
- How can we better work in alignment with the demographic?
- Moderator: Raphael Obonyo, Africa Representative to the World Bank's Global Coordination Board, World Bank Group & Chair, Pan African Leadership Project Board at African Leadership Institute
- Oltesh Thobias, Chief Regional Procurement Officer, African Development Bank
- Ida Nganga, Director, RCD Africa