2nd annual Aid & Development Africa Summit 2017

When:
28th February 2017 – 1st March 2017 all-day
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2017-03-02T00:00:00+00:00
Where:
Nairobi
Kenya
Contact:
Alina O´Keeffe
+442078710188

The 2nd annual Aid & Development Africa Summit will be held in Nairobi, Kenya. Once again uniting leading humanitarian aid and development experts to provide an outlook on how technological innovations and best practice can improve aid delivery and development strategy in sub-Saharan East Africa. For more information, visit here.

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The Summit agenda will include innovation’s policies and initiatives to support emergency response and community resilience, health Sustainable Development Goals, as well as best practice in humanitarian logistics, infrastructure & camp management, health & WASH innovations, technology & data strategy, as well as financing of development and aid programmes in East Africa. For detailed agenda, click here

Register now to join engaging and inspiring discussions with 60+ expert speakers and mingle with over 300 senior representatives from regional governments, UN agencies, NGOs, Red Cross, development banks, civil society organisations and the private sector.

  • Discover the lessons learned from the recent drought crisis with all actors involved in humanitarian aid and development programmes in the region
  • Hear latest trends in procurement in East Africa, supplier management and supply chain challenges, including getting aid to areas of reduced infrastructure or conflict
  • Lean about data strategy to support SDGs and best practice in emergency communication, connectivity and social networks
  • Find out what is needed to build a culture of resilience and strengthening disaster preparedness, including innovations, partnerships and policy updates to improve livelihoods and safety of displaced people
  • Build long lasting partnerships and discover new innovations and solutions via structured networking opportunities, knowledge exchange and debates that influence regional development and humanitarian goals

The Aid & Development Africa Summit 2017 is an exclusive platform uniting regional and global expertise and offering a unique opportunity for cross-sector engagement between UN and government agencies, NGOs, donors and the private sector.

To get a better idea of what to expect, please see the post event report and participants testimonials here http://africa.aidforum.org/highlights