If you have a compelling case study or research to share, one that will inspire and inform other senior development leaders and decision makers, one that goes to the heart of how the world is changing, then we have an exclusive audience eager to hear from you.
AIDF Aid & Response Summit: Asia 2015 - speaker brochureSonjaRue
If you have a compelling case study or research to share, one that will inspire and inform other senior development leaders and decision makers, one that goes to the heart of how the world is changing, then we have an exclusive audience eager to hear from you.
Please email Sonja Ruetzel at sruetzel@aidforum.org
Aidf Asia summit 2016 - become one of our speakers Sonja Ruetzel
If you have a compelling case study or research to share, one that will inspire and inform other senior development leaders and decision makers in South East Asia, one that goes to the heart of how the region is changing, then we have an exclusive audience eager to hear from you.
The AIDF Asia Summit is bringing together humanitarian and development professionals from all stakeholders, including regional governments, UN agencies, Red Cross, local and international NGOs, donors and investors and the private sector, to discuss how technological innovations improve aid and development work in South East Asia.
Aidf Africa Summit 2016 - Speaker BrochureSonjaRue
Summits by the Aid & International Development Forum (AIDF) are timely, high profile meetings, bringing together humanitarian and development experts, influencers, investors, thought leaders, policy makers and entrepreneurs.
If you have a compelling case study or research to share, one that will inspire and inform other senior development leaders and decision makers, one that goes to the heart of how the world is changing, then we have an exclusive audience eager to hear from you. Our speakers are themselves senior directors, thought leaders and experts from all stakeholders involved in development and aid outcomes. They are authoritative figures who are leading change by creating new ideas and initiatives, innovations and services.
If you have a compelling case study or research on sustainable or climate-smart agriculture to share, one that will inspire and inform other senior development leaders and decision makers, one that goes to the heart of how the world is changing, then we have an exclusive audience from government and UN agencies, NGOs, research and private sector eager to hear from you.
Our speakers are themselves senior managers, thought leaders and experts from all stakeholders involved in development and aid outcomes. They are authoritative figures who are leading change by creating new ideas and initiatives, innovations and services.
If you are passionate about the humanitarian and development sector and are excited about building public-private partnerships, we are eager to hear from you.
We are currently expanding the team to help us succeed with our ambitious event plan for 2015 running large scale multi-stream summits on three continents (Asia, North America, Africa).
The Joint Learning Network for Universal Health Coverage (JLN) has been a central part of The Rockefeller Foundation’s work towards advancing health and achieving universal health coverage (UHC), through our flagship health initiative, Transforming Health Systems. The vision of the JLN is one of strong leadership from country members, collaboration, shared learning and joint problem solving among high-level practitioners, staff in ministries of health and policy-makers in Africa and Asia as they progress towards UHC. During its first three years, the JLN, approach has shown tremendous value. This report captures the highlights of success to date and shares findings from a recent strategic review.
AIDF Aid & Response Summit: Asia 2015 - speaker brochureSonjaRue
If you have a compelling case study or research to share, one that will inspire and inform other senior development leaders and decision makers, one that goes to the heart of how the world is changing, then we have an exclusive audience eager to hear from you.
Please email Sonja Ruetzel at sruetzel@aidforum.org
Aidf Asia summit 2016 - become one of our speakers Sonja Ruetzel
If you have a compelling case study or research to share, one that will inspire and inform other senior development leaders and decision makers in South East Asia, one that goes to the heart of how the region is changing, then we have an exclusive audience eager to hear from you.
The AIDF Asia Summit is bringing together humanitarian and development professionals from all stakeholders, including regional governments, UN agencies, Red Cross, local and international NGOs, donors and investors and the private sector, to discuss how technological innovations improve aid and development work in South East Asia.
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Summits by the Aid & International Development Forum (AIDF) are timely, high profile meetings, bringing together humanitarian and development experts, influencers, investors, thought leaders, policy makers and entrepreneurs.
If you have a compelling case study or research to share, one that will inspire and inform other senior development leaders and decision makers, one that goes to the heart of how the world is changing, then we have an exclusive audience eager to hear from you. Our speakers are themselves senior directors, thought leaders and experts from all stakeholders involved in development and aid outcomes. They are authoritative figures who are leading change by creating new ideas and initiatives, innovations and services.
If you have a compelling case study or research on sustainable or climate-smart agriculture to share, one that will inspire and inform other senior development leaders and decision makers, one that goes to the heart of how the world is changing, then we have an exclusive audience from government and UN agencies, NGOs, research and private sector eager to hear from you.
Our speakers are themselves senior managers, thought leaders and experts from all stakeholders involved in development and aid outcomes. They are authoritative figures who are leading change by creating new ideas and initiatives, innovations and services.
If you are passionate about the humanitarian and development sector and are excited about building public-private partnerships, we are eager to hear from you.
We are currently expanding the team to help us succeed with our ambitious event plan for 2015 running large scale multi-stream summits on three continents (Asia, North America, Africa).
The Joint Learning Network for Universal Health Coverage (JLN) has been a central part of The Rockefeller Foundation’s work towards advancing health and achieving universal health coverage (UHC), through our flagship health initiative, Transforming Health Systems. The vision of the JLN is one of strong leadership from country members, collaboration, shared learning and joint problem solving among high-level practitioners, staff in ministries of health and policy-makers in Africa and Asia as they progress towards UHC. During its first three years, the JLN, approach has shown tremendous value. This report captures the highlights of success to date and shares findings from a recent strategic review.
5th International Disaster and Risk Conference IDRC 2014 Integrative Risk Management - The role of science, technology & practice 24-28 August 2014 in Davos, Switzerland
Mckinsey Global Institute - A blueprint for addressing the global affordable ...Anil GROVER
Decent, affordable housing is fundamental to the health and well-being of people and to the smooth functioning of economies. Yet around the world, in developing and advanced economies alike, cities are struggling to meet that need. If current trends in urbanization and income growth persist, by 2025 the number of urban households that live in substandard housing—or are so financially stretched by housing costs that they forego other essentials, such as healthcare—could grow to 440 million, from 330 million. This could mean that the global affordable housing gap would affect one in three urban dwellers, about 1.6 billion people.
A new McKinsey Global Institute (MGI) report, A blueprint for addressing the global affordable housing challenge, defines the affordability gap as the difference between the cost of an acceptable standard housing unit (which varies by location) and what households can afford to pay using no more than 30 percent of income. The analysis draws on MGI’s Cityscope database of 2,400 metropolitan areas, as well as case studies from around the world. It finds that the affordable housing gap now stands at $650 billion a year and that the problem will only grow as urban populations expand: current trends suggest that there could be 106 million more low-income urban households by 2025, for example. To replace today’s inadequate housing and build the additional units needed by 2025 would require $9 trillion to $11 trillion in construction spending alone. With land, the total cost could be $16 trillion. Of this, we estimate that $1 trillion to $3 trillion may have to come from public funding.
However, four approaches used in concert could reduce the cost of affordable housing by 20 to 50 percent and substantially narrow the affordable housing gap by 2025. These largely market-oriented solutions—lowering the cost of land, construction, operations and maintenance, and financing—could make housing affordable for households earning 50 to 80 percent of median income.
1. Unlocking land supply. Since land is usually the largest real-estate expense, securing it at appropriate locations can be the most effective way to reduce costs. In even the largest global cities, many parcels of land remain unoccupied or underused. Some of them may belong to government and could be released for development or sold to buy land for affordable housing. Private land can be brought forward for development through incentives such as density bonuses—increasing the permitted floor space on a plot of land and, therefore, its value; in return, the developer must provide land for affordable units.
2. Reducing construction costs. While manufacturing and other industries have raised productivity steadily in the past few decades, in construction it has remained flat or gone down in many countries. Likewise, in many places residential housing is still built in the same way it was 50 years ago. Project costs could be reduced by about 30 percent an
Call for Papers (Extended Abstracts): 5th International Conference of the UNE...Graciela Mariani
The Second call for Papers (Extended Abstracts) for the 5th International Conference of the UNESCO Chair in Technologies for Development has been officially launched.
Tech4Dev 2018, gives you an opportunity to:
Ø Present your research at a unique multidisciplinary Conference focused on innovative technology for social impact in the Global South.
Ø Network across disciplines and fields of technology, to promote the development, deployment, adaptation, and scaling of new solutions for the Global South.
Ø Identify opportunities for collaboration with diverse stakeholders – academics, students, engineers, entrepreneurs, policymakers, practitioners, and social scientists- interested in technological innovation in the Global South.
Ø Participate in the fabulous social event of the conference that will take place in the Lavaux Vineyards, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Ø Build capacity among students and young professionals to engage in multidisciplinary problem solving for social impact.
Tech4Dev 2018 invites researchers, students, practitioners, industry or anyone interested in critical issues in Technologies for Development to submit proposals for Papers (Extended Abstracts). Submissions should emphasize the value of technological innovation while also acknowledging the limits of technology in generating inclusive social and economic development.
Further information, templates and material can be found on the conference website https://cooperation.epfl.ch/Tech4Dev2018.
UNGIS Joint Statement on the Post-2015 Development AgendaDr Lendy Spires
Joint Statement United Nations Group on the Information Society (UNGIS) on the Post-2015 Development Agenda May 2013 Geneva In keeping with its mandate to promote policy coherence and programme coordination in the UN system, as well as provide guidance on issues related to inclusive Knowledge Societies and especially on information and communications technologies (ICTs) in support of internationally agreed development goals, the 30 members of the UN Group on the Information Society (UNGIS) respectfully submit this joint statement to the UN Secretary General and the UN Task Team.
The statement is a collective contribution to the dialogue on the Post-2015 Development Agenda, a unified effort to harness inter-agency expertise and experience to support deliberations on Post-2015 priorities, and a united commitment to a UN community poised to address development challenges in the 21st century. 1. When the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) were established in 2000, the international community was only beginning to understand the catalytic potential of ICTs to advance development agendas and priorities. One of the targets under Goal 8 calls for making the benefits of technologies, particularly ICTs, available to all.
Two years before the deadline for achieving the MDGs, Target 18 seems achievable by 2015 when it comes to access to mobile services. However, the potential of ICTs as key enablers for inclusive development have yet to be fully acknowledged, harnessed and specifically linked to the achievement of all other MDG targets. 2. In 2003 and 2005, at the two phases of the World Summit of the Information Society (WSIS), the international community agreed on a set of commitments that recognize ICTs as enablers for development. World leaders representing Governments, civil society, private sector and the technical community set out a strategic framework for their deployment and use with the engagement of and in partnership with multi-sectoral stakeholders.
This framework captures the potential of ICTs in enhancing access, especially of vulnerable populations, to education, health care and other public services, to information, finance and knowledge, and the role of ICTs for the protecting the environment, for mitigating natural disaster risks, ensuring sustainable use of natural resources and sustainable food production and for women’s empowerment. This is in line with the internationally-agreed development goals in general and with environmental protection and the sustainable use of natural resources in particular, as mentioned in both the Rio Principles and Agenda 21
A transcript of the opening and closing remarks given by OECD Deputy Secretary-General Rintaro Tamaki at the High-level international conference Global and European Trends in Financial Education: New Challenges, Innovation and Measures of Success in Istanbul. Find out more at http://www.oecd.org/daf/fin/financial-education/2014-conference-global-european-trends-financial-education.htm
The official report of the Expert Group Meeting (EGM) "Developing Institutional Capacities of Public Administration for the Achievement of the Millennium Development Goals in Post Conflict and Crisis Situations: Challenges, Best Practices, and Lessons Learned in Preparedness, Prevention, and Reconstruction " is now available for viewing and download. The EGM was held in June 2010 at
United Nations Headquarters, New York.
5th International Disaster and Risk Conference IDRC 2014 Integrative Risk Management - The role of science, technology & practice 24-28 August 2014 in Davos, Switzerland
Mckinsey Global Institute - A blueprint for addressing the global affordable ...Anil GROVER
Decent, affordable housing is fundamental to the health and well-being of people and to the smooth functioning of economies. Yet around the world, in developing and advanced economies alike, cities are struggling to meet that need. If current trends in urbanization and income growth persist, by 2025 the number of urban households that live in substandard housing—or are so financially stretched by housing costs that they forego other essentials, such as healthcare—could grow to 440 million, from 330 million. This could mean that the global affordable housing gap would affect one in three urban dwellers, about 1.6 billion people.
A new McKinsey Global Institute (MGI) report, A blueprint for addressing the global affordable housing challenge, defines the affordability gap as the difference between the cost of an acceptable standard housing unit (which varies by location) and what households can afford to pay using no more than 30 percent of income. The analysis draws on MGI’s Cityscope database of 2,400 metropolitan areas, as well as case studies from around the world. It finds that the affordable housing gap now stands at $650 billion a year and that the problem will only grow as urban populations expand: current trends suggest that there could be 106 million more low-income urban households by 2025, for example. To replace today’s inadequate housing and build the additional units needed by 2025 would require $9 trillion to $11 trillion in construction spending alone. With land, the total cost could be $16 trillion. Of this, we estimate that $1 trillion to $3 trillion may have to come from public funding.
However, four approaches used in concert could reduce the cost of affordable housing by 20 to 50 percent and substantially narrow the affordable housing gap by 2025. These largely market-oriented solutions—lowering the cost of land, construction, operations and maintenance, and financing—could make housing affordable for households earning 50 to 80 percent of median income.
1. Unlocking land supply. Since land is usually the largest real-estate expense, securing it at appropriate locations can be the most effective way to reduce costs. In even the largest global cities, many parcels of land remain unoccupied or underused. Some of them may belong to government and could be released for development or sold to buy land for affordable housing. Private land can be brought forward for development through incentives such as density bonuses—increasing the permitted floor space on a plot of land and, therefore, its value; in return, the developer must provide land for affordable units.
2. Reducing construction costs. While manufacturing and other industries have raised productivity steadily in the past few decades, in construction it has remained flat or gone down in many countries. Likewise, in many places residential housing is still built in the same way it was 50 years ago. Project costs could be reduced by about 30 percent an
Call for Papers (Extended Abstracts): 5th International Conference of the UNE...Graciela Mariani
The Second call for Papers (Extended Abstracts) for the 5th International Conference of the UNESCO Chair in Technologies for Development has been officially launched.
Tech4Dev 2018, gives you an opportunity to:
Ø Present your research at a unique multidisciplinary Conference focused on innovative technology for social impact in the Global South.
Ø Network across disciplines and fields of technology, to promote the development, deployment, adaptation, and scaling of new solutions for the Global South.
Ø Identify opportunities for collaboration with diverse stakeholders – academics, students, engineers, entrepreneurs, policymakers, practitioners, and social scientists- interested in technological innovation in the Global South.
Ø Participate in the fabulous social event of the conference that will take place in the Lavaux Vineyards, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Ø Build capacity among students and young professionals to engage in multidisciplinary problem solving for social impact.
Tech4Dev 2018 invites researchers, students, practitioners, industry or anyone interested in critical issues in Technologies for Development to submit proposals for Papers (Extended Abstracts). Submissions should emphasize the value of technological innovation while also acknowledging the limits of technology in generating inclusive social and economic development.
Further information, templates and material can be found on the conference website https://cooperation.epfl.ch/Tech4Dev2018.
UNGIS Joint Statement on the Post-2015 Development AgendaDr Lendy Spires
Joint Statement United Nations Group on the Information Society (UNGIS) on the Post-2015 Development Agenda May 2013 Geneva In keeping with its mandate to promote policy coherence and programme coordination in the UN system, as well as provide guidance on issues related to inclusive Knowledge Societies and especially on information and communications technologies (ICTs) in support of internationally agreed development goals, the 30 members of the UN Group on the Information Society (UNGIS) respectfully submit this joint statement to the UN Secretary General and the UN Task Team.
The statement is a collective contribution to the dialogue on the Post-2015 Development Agenda, a unified effort to harness inter-agency expertise and experience to support deliberations on Post-2015 priorities, and a united commitment to a UN community poised to address development challenges in the 21st century. 1. When the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) were established in 2000, the international community was only beginning to understand the catalytic potential of ICTs to advance development agendas and priorities. One of the targets under Goal 8 calls for making the benefits of technologies, particularly ICTs, available to all.
Two years before the deadline for achieving the MDGs, Target 18 seems achievable by 2015 when it comes to access to mobile services. However, the potential of ICTs as key enablers for inclusive development have yet to be fully acknowledged, harnessed and specifically linked to the achievement of all other MDG targets. 2. In 2003 and 2005, at the two phases of the World Summit of the Information Society (WSIS), the international community agreed on a set of commitments that recognize ICTs as enablers for development. World leaders representing Governments, civil society, private sector and the technical community set out a strategic framework for their deployment and use with the engagement of and in partnership with multi-sectoral stakeholders.
This framework captures the potential of ICTs in enhancing access, especially of vulnerable populations, to education, health care and other public services, to information, finance and knowledge, and the role of ICTs for the protecting the environment, for mitigating natural disaster risks, ensuring sustainable use of natural resources and sustainable food production and for women’s empowerment. This is in line with the internationally-agreed development goals in general and with environmental protection and the sustainable use of natural resources in particular, as mentioned in both the Rio Principles and Agenda 21
A transcript of the opening and closing remarks given by OECD Deputy Secretary-General Rintaro Tamaki at the High-level international conference Global and European Trends in Financial Education: New Challenges, Innovation and Measures of Success in Istanbul. Find out more at http://www.oecd.org/daf/fin/financial-education/2014-conference-global-european-trends-financial-education.htm
The official report of the Expert Group Meeting (EGM) "Developing Institutional Capacities of Public Administration for the Achievement of the Millennium Development Goals in Post Conflict and Crisis Situations: Challenges, Best Practices, and Lessons Learned in Preparedness, Prevention, and Reconstruction " is now available for viewing and download. The EGM was held in June 2010 at
United Nations Headquarters, New York.
AFRICA’S DEVELOPMENT DYNAMICS 2023: “INVESTING IN SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT.”Christina Parmionova
Africa’s sustainable financing gap until 2030 is about USD 1.6 trillion. According to this report’s estimates, the continent needs additional financing of about USD 194 billion annually to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030. This annual sustainable financing gap is equivalent to 7% of Africa’s gross domestic product (GDP) and 34% of its investments in 2021. The annual gap equals less than 0.2% of the global and 10.5% of the African-held stock of financial assets.
African economies hold unique assets to close the continent’s sustainable financing gap:
• Real GDP growth is estimated to return to the levels before COVID-19, at 3.7% in 2023, the second highest rate in the world after developing Asia (5%) and before Latin America and the Caribbean (1.6%). The growth is estimated at 4.9% in East Africa, 4.3% in Central Africa, 4% in North Africa, 3.8% in West Africa and 1.4% in Southern Africa.
• The proportion of African youth completing an upper-secondary or tertiary education could reach 34% by 2040, up from 23% in 2020 and 18% in 2010. Africa has the world’s youngest population, with a median age of 19 years, compared to 30 for Latin America and the Caribbean, 31 for developing Asia and 42 for Europe.
• Natural resources represent key assets for African economies. Natural capital accounts for 19% of Africa’s total wealth compared to 7% for Latin America and the Caribbean and 3% for developing Asia. From 2011 to 2020, African forests increased the global carbon stock by 11.6 million kilotons of CO2-equivalent net emissions, while carbon stocks in forests outside Africa declined by 13 million kilotons.
• Africa’s domestic financial resources hold a large potential for sustainable development. Domestic government revenues amounted to USD 466 billion in 2021, equivalent to 17% of GDP, and assets held by African institutional investors amounted to USD 1.8 trillion in 2020, equivalent to 73% of GDP. During the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020-21, intra-Africa foreign direct investment was three times more resilient than foreign direct investment from outside the continent, boosting growth in renewable energies and in information and communications technology.
Despite this potential, global crises are affecting investment in Africa more than in other regions. The average inflation rate for the continent is projected to reach 15.5% in 2023 – the highest level in 27 years – with peaks above 15% in 11 African countries. As of February 2023, 8 African countries were in debt distress (out of 9 globally), and 13 were at a high risk of debt distress (out of 27 globally). Africa’s share of global greenfield foreign direct investment has been on a downward trend in recent years, dropping to 6% in 2020-21 (the lowest share in 17 years), while high-income countries in other parts of the world have recorded their highest share ever (61%), compared to 17% for developing Asia and
RBF Africa 2018 - Transforming Africa’s Development Through Innovation, Youth...Global Initiatives
The Responsible Business Forum on Sustainable Development (RBF), held on the 25th – 27th June 2018 was co-organised by Global Initiatives and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), in collaboration with the National Business Initiative and WWF South Africa. Under the theme ‘Transforming Africa’s Development through Innovation, Youth and Technology’, the Forum brought together over 400 international business, government and NGO leaders at the Hyatt Regency in Johannesburg.
The Footprint Report is the impact and digital footprint auditing report for the podcast and webinar series "City and The Cities" conducted by the Good City Foundation and Future City Summit, hosted by the Director of Public Private Partnership by Youth, Shadman Sadab.
The e-forum is an online event is a joint effort by the Confederation of Open Access Repositories (COAR), the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) and Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) to provide a forum for institutions and individuals to learn more about the Lyon Declaration, and to exchange ideas about how information centers and libraries can promote the adoption of access to information as part of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals.
This webinar will look how increased access to information can help achieve the United Nations’ new Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). It will explain how IFLA developed the Lyon Declaration on Access to Information to influence the SDGs, assess the resulting new post-2015 development framework to be endorsed by world leaders at the end of September in New York, and address the next steps that library and information professionals can take to ensure that we are included as partners in national sustainable development plans to reach goals and targets.
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Call for Speakers - AIDF event series asia 2015 Overview
1. http://asia.aidforum.org
Aid & International Development Forum: 5 Prescot Street, London, E1 8PA | Phone: +44 (0) 20 7871 0123 , (08.30 – 17.30 GMT)
AIDF Asia: Aid & Response Summit
Mobile for Development, Disaster Resilience, Aid & Response
16-18 June 2015
United Nations Conference Centre, Bangkok
2. AIDF: About us
BACKRGROUND www.aidforum.org
The Aid & International Development Forum (AIDF) is an independent platform uniting
humanitarian thought leaders, regional governments, NGOs, civil society, aid agencies,
UN and donor organisations, and the private sector to establish collaborations, gain
expertise and exchange experiences. AIDF has been building long-lasting partnerships
between key actors in the humanitarian and development marketplace for over 13 years
through summits and exhibitions in Geneva, Washington D.C., Bangkok, Nairobi, Kuala
Lumpur and Jakarta.
AIDF SUMMITS
AIDF summits are timely, high profile meetings, bringing together humanitarian and
development experts, influencers, investors, thought leaders, policy makers and
entrepreneurs. Delegates come to share insight, knowledge and vision around the most
vital issues around global and regional aid strategy and meeting sustainable
development goals; with a specific focus on disaster relief, resilience, food and water
security. For more information of what to expect please view our summit videos.
Be one of our speakers
If you have a compelling case study or research to share, one that will inspire and inform
other senior development leaders and decision makers, one that goes to the heart of
how the world is changing, then we have an exclusive audience eager to hear from you.
Our speakers are themselves senior managers, thought leaders and experts from all
stakeholders involved in development and aid outcomes. They are authoritative figures
who are leading change by creating new ideas and initiatives, innovations and services.
3. AIDF: Expertise
Leading humanitarian and technology experts collaborate with AIDF to deliver an
engaging event that is genuinely valuable to delegates from the humanitarian and
development sectors.
PAST AIDF SPEAKERS include:
Peeraphan Phalusuk, Minister, Ministry of Science and Technology, Thailand
Vinod Thomas, Director General of Independent Evaluation, Asian Development Bank
Bob Wilson, Global Procurement, World Vision
Chris Jurgens, Chief of Global Partnerships Division, USAID
Michael Klosson, Vice President, Policy and Humanitarian Response, Save The Children
Dr. Christine Sow, Vice President International Programs Organizations, Plan International
Patrick Fine, Vice President Department of Compact, Millennium Challenge Corporation
Jacob D. Kurtzer, Acting Head of Public and Congressional Affairs, International Committee
of the Red Cross
Therese Ballard, Director, Sustainable Procurement Practice Group, UNOPS
Gianluca Bruni, Chief of IT Emergency & Preparedness, World Food Programme
Srun Darith, Advisor to Chief of Cabinet of Ministries, Ministry of Environment, Cambodia
Dmitri Dovgopoly, Director of the UN Procurement Division, UN Procurement
Dominic Grace, Director, Procurement Support, UNDP
Hani Shannak, Chief Operations & Services, Division of IT Solutions & Services, UNICEF
David Jones, Chief Executive, Rescue Global
Richard Parker, Vice President for Marketing and Communications, Project Concern
International
Hiroyuki Konuma, Assistant Director-General, Regional Representative Asia-Pacific, FAO
Dr. Shahbaz Khan, Deputy Director, Regional Science Bureau for Asia and the Pacific,
UNESCO
H.E. Dr. Dillon, Special Envoy to the President of Indonesia for Poverty Alleviation
Datuk Seri G. Palanivel,
Minister of Natural
Resources and
Environment, Malaysia
Dr. Ir H. Suswono,
Minister of Agriculture,
Indonesia
Shun-ich Murata,
Deputy Executive
Secretary, UNESCAP
Rosa Malango, Chief,
External Relations and
Partnerships, UNOCHA
4. Media - others
4%
Investors
6%
UN / Government
24%
NGO / Civil Society
35%
Private Sector
31%
AIDF: Audience
“The Forum is an opportunity for MCC
to explore new partnerships and
engage with a diverse range of
audiences and development
professionals.”
Nasserie Carew, Managing Director for
Public Affairs
Millennium Challenge Corporation
AIDF summits attract between 200-400 senior representatives from UN and
government agencies, development banks, civil societies, aid agencies, research
institutes and the private sector. In order to ensure optimal networking opportunities,
AIDF strictly limits attendance to provide a balanced audience.
Attendee breakdown at previous Disaster Relief Summit 2014:
“It is particularly valuable for the
exhibitors to have access to
knowledgeable procurement officials
who can guide them regarding their
products, marketing, technical
considerations and potential
markets.”
John Abood, Contracting Officer,
Acquisition & Assistance, USAID
“I’m pleased to note that this
Summit of international repute that
has brought a wide area of experts
and policy makers from around the
world has been tailored to the
needs of developing countries and I
hope that the Summit will benefit
Malaysia and the rest of Asian
countries”
Datuk Loo Took Gee, Secretary General,
Ministry of Energy, Green Technology
& Water, Malaysia
5. AIDF: Audience
“It was very useful to know/learn new
innovative technologies. I will share
them within my projects.”
Davith Nong, World Vision Cambodia
”AIDF has allowed me to build a very
diverse level of partnerships with big
organizations who are interested in
humanitarian affairs as well as small
entrepreneurs.”
Rosa Malango, Chief of External
Relationships & Partnerships, UN OCHA
Particularly Directors and Advisers in Partnerships, Policy, Project Management,
Community Engagement, Communications, IT and Technology, Operations, Logistics,
Procurement, Finance, Risk, Health and Field Managers will benefit from our focussed
multi-stream events.
Attendee Breakdown by seniority:
“AIDF provides a neutral venue where
representatives of international
organisations, civil society
organisations, academia and
government, can come together and
learn to tackle the problem of food
security and malnutrition in this
region.
Dr. Sumiter Broca, Policy Officer, FAO
“The Summit was very useful
especially regarding the new
technologies and how they are
changing the quality of life in poor
communities.”
Dato’ Ahmad Fuad Embi, Vice President,
Malaysian Stormwater Organisation
Field / Programme Manager
20%
Other 11%
Senior Advisor / Specialist
16%
CEO / CIO / COO / CPO
22%
VP / Director / Head of Dept
31%
6. AIDF: Asia Aid & Response Summit – UNCC Bangkok, 16-18 June 2015
AIDF ASIA AID & RESPONSE SUMMIT
Following the successful AIDF Asia exhibition in January 2013 in Bangkok and further
three summits in South East Asia, the forum is organising a new event series on aid
and response for the UN Conference Centre in Bangkok. The 3-day event series
includes interlinked Focus Days on disaster resilience, aid and relief operations and
the use of mobile devices for delivering humanitarian and development aid.
The programme will comprise of keynote speakers, country and case studies, panel
discussions, workshops, and interactive roundtable sessions.
OBJECTIVES
International experts gather to discuss how technological innovations assists aid and
development outcomes in South East Asia, with a focus on:
- delivering aid through technological mobile innovations
- building resilience to disasters and climate change
- best practice for effective, safe and fast response during and after emergencies.
The specific objectives of this summit are:
to showcase expertise, approaches and innovations by different
stakeholders in the Asia-Pacific region;
to discuss guidelines and regional policy options that support technological
innovations;
to provide an opportunity for knowledge exchange and networking amongst
public, private and civil society stakeholders.
7. AIDF: Mobile for Development – Tuesday 16 June 2015, UNCC Bangkok
Themes and emerging best practice to be discussed will include, but are not limited to:
Digital finance: driving financial inclusion, mobile money for emergency aid and
development programmes, micro insurance initiatives, evaluation
M-health developments: tracking of key health/nutrition indicators and diseases,
point of case devices, telemedicine, mobile apps for health advice, training and
awareness
Distant education / e-learning: capacity building and training via online courses,
webinars, knowledge networks, opens source and social media, gender & mobile
PPPP (public-private-people partnerships) and cross industry and international
collaboration, community engagement
Further related topics to addressed in other sessions, discussions and workshops:
Mobile trends for disaster logistics
Early warning systems for climate change and community resilience
Humanitarian and research networks for disaster preparedness and data sharing
Participants: Experts from CaLP, WFP, WVI, ADB, World Bank, IFRC, UNICEF, WHO, Mercy
Corps, MSF and others will be invited to contribute their expertise and approaches to the
use of mobile devices for delivering development and humanitarian aid.
Mobile phones have transformed lives in rich and poor countries alike. Estimates from
the International Telecommunication Union indicate that over six billion people on Earth
now have access to a working mobile device. The growing importance of mobile devices
has huge impact on how aid agencies, NGOs and UN departments are communicating
with their beneficiaries and delivering aid and development support.
8. AIDF: Disaster Resilience – Wednesday 17 June 2015, UNCC Bangkok
Topics and innovations to be addressed will include, but are not limited to:
Current and future vulnerabilities to climate change, disaster risks and
uncertainties in South East Asia
Risk sensitive planning and disaster risk reduction solutions
Early warning systems: how can they be improved
Disaster resilience financing and investment
Flood prevent and response management
Managing and applying Big Data for resilience
Real life case studies and government programmes: resilient cities, food and water
security, community health
Plus key session and press conference for World Drought Day (17th
June).
Participants: Experts from regional governments, UNESCAP, UNISDR, ADPC, IFRC, ADB,
UN-Habitat, UNDP, World Bank and others will be invited to contribute their expertise,
initiatives and research on disaster risk reduction and building community resilience.
Natural disasters are a frequent occurrence in South East Asia, killing an estimated
350,000 people in the last decade and causing tens of billions dollars’ worth of damage.
With such high loss of life and extensive economic damage, building stronger resilience
is a key priority for governments, UN agencies, civil society and the private sector. This
summit will discuss the latest trends, innovations and best practice to strengthen
disaster preparedness and climate adaptation of the region.
9. AIDF: Aid & Response Operations – Thursday 18 June 2015, UNCC Bangkok
Changing technology landscape for disaster relief
Effective communication networks for aid initiatives
Field operations: best practice, policies and guidelines
Innovations for efficient logistics and supply planning
Safety of field personnel
Emergency food, water, health, shelter: best practice, innovations, quality standards
Capacity building and training
Financing and partnerships
Achieving operational efficiency
Case study: lessons learnt from Typhoon Haiyan, Thai flood in 2012, etc
Participants: Experts from UNOPS, USAID, Plan International, Thai Red Cross, UNOCHA,
WFP, Save the Children, Mercy Corps, MSF and others as well as selected product provider
will be invited to contribute their expertise and approaches to efficient and effective aid
delivery in SE Asia.
Logistics is often the most complex element of aid and response operations, but also
the most important one, as an effectively structured and managed supply chain can
save lives. Growing need for ad-hoc humanitarian aid and declining budgets put NGOs
and relief agencies under increasing pressure to ensure their operations are most
resource efficient.
The event strives to enable quicker and better delivery of humanitarian and
development aid. Themes include, but are not limited to:
