Aid & Development Asia Summit is fast approaching and you are invited to learn about current initiatives and latest trends around aid delivery and development in the South East Asia region. By attending, you will have an opportunity to discuss best practice, guidelines and policy that support technological innovations and learn about donor strategy.
The summit gathers an excellent speaker panel from NGOs, research institutes, UN agencies, investors, regional governments and the private sector will addresses the following topics:
- Mobile Innovations for Humanitarian and Development Work
- Innovations, Partnerships, Technologies for Effective Communications with Communities
- New Financing and Electronic Payment Models
- Humanitarian Logistics – Addressing Bribery & Corruption
- Emergency Reponses Communication & Collaboration
- Post-Disaster Management & Building Resilience
- Update on Health Programmes for Disease Prevention and Control
- Health & WASH Innovations to Support Sustainable Development Goals
- Big Data: Knowledge Management and Sharing
For more information visit http://asia.aidforum.org
Meet and network with 250+ senior representatives from regional governments in South East Asia, UN and intergovernmental organizations, investors, academic and technical institutions, the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement and Non-Government Organisations, community leaders and media. To register, click here http://asia.aidforum.org/register
The aim of the AIDF Asia Summit is to demonstrate best practice approaches and latest initiatives, offer trans-disciplinary discussions with senior participants including policy makers, purchasing, operations and programme directors, health and development programme leaders.
Key speakers at the AIDF Asia Summit:
From civil society:
• Mona Laczo, Country Director Nepal, BBC Media Action
• Jessica Lomelin, Regional Communications Specialist, Asia, Plan International
• Anne Signe Hørstad, Project Coordinator, Transparency International Norway
• Marko Kasic, Founder, FundLife International
• Adesh Tripathee, Disaster Risk Reduction and Mitigation Specialist in Asia-Pacific, Habitat for Humanity International
• Dr Nyunt Naing Thein, Chief of Party, Thailand, International Rescue Committee
• Brabim Kumar, President, Association of Youth Organizations Nepal (AYON)
• Sebastien Latouille, Delegate for Asia-Pacific, Telecoms Sans Frontieres
• Anna Hrybyk, Program Coordinator for Typhoon Haiyan Recovery Programs, Catholic Relief Services
• Sreenivas Narayanan, Group Managing Director, Asian NGO / Asia Society for Social Improvement & Sustainable Transformation (ASSIST)
• Josh Woodard, Regional ICT & Digital Finance Advisor, FHI 360
From UN agencies:
• Brian Kelly, Regional Advisor for Asia and the Pacific, Emergency and Post-Crisis Unit, International Organization for Migration (IOM) (tbc)
• Jonathan Wong, Science, Tech & Innovation Adviser, United Nations / UNESCAP
• Sammy Njoe, Regional Chief of ICT, East Asia & Pacific Regional Office, UNICEF
• Meg Sattler, Communications with Communities Advisor, Emergency Telecommunications Cluster (ETC), UN World Food Programme
• Anna Law, Programme & Policy Officer, UN World Food Programme
• Nick O'Regan, Director, Jerusalem Office; Head of Project Management and Infrastructure Centre of Excellence, UNOPS
• Margarita Guerrero, Director, Statistics Division, UN ESCAP
From government & donors:
• Dr Anurak Amornpetchsathaporn, Director of Bureau of Public Health Emergency Response, Office of the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Public Health, Thailand
• Steve Rynecki, Regional Innovation Advisor, Economic Growth Officer, USAID
• Hans van Rijn, Principal Evaluation Specialist, Asian Development Bank
• Junichi Hirano, Deputy Director, Secretariat of Japan Disaster Relief Team, Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)
• Dr Bella Monse, Adviser for Research and International Relations and the Principal Adviser of GIZ FIT ARMM, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)
From private sector:
• Luc Provost, CEO, B Medical Systems
• Tom Cornell, Managing Director - South East Asia, JCB
• Martina Aureli, Business Development & Sales Executive, NRS International
• Nada El Marji, Director, NGO Business, Inmarsat
• Alan Kuresevic, Vice President, Engineering Director, SATMED
And many more. You’ll hear from over 50 regional and international experts!
We look forward to discuss with you how to improve aid delivery and health resilience in South East Asia.
21-22 June 2016 I United Nations Conference Centre I Bangkok, Thailand
Media Contact
Alina O'Keeffe
aokeeffe@aidforum.org
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