June 6-7 2012 | Washington D.C. USA
12 years of building partnerships for relief and development
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The Aid & International Development Forum is a free to attend event Register online today at: www.aidforumonline.org/register
June 6-7 2012 | Washington D.C. USA
Visit AIDF in Washington D.C. on 6-7 June 2012 – the global meeting place for those involved in the humanitarian aid and development sector. [[ SEE the latest innovations, technologies and services from global solutions providers. [[ I NTERACT with products and solutions demonstrated in the phases of Emergency Management; Prevention, Mitigation & Preparedness, Disaster & Response and Early Recovery & Reconstruction. [[ L EARN from the experts in training sessions on Logistics, Shipping Practices and Security of Personnel in the field. [[ B ENEFIT from 18 conference and workshop sessions that aim to provide a greater multi-sector understanding and strengthen the effectiveness of humanitarian response through partnership building. [[ N ETWORK with colleagues and innovators at dedicated networking sessions. In 2011, AIDF attracted over 1,500 representatives from UN, NGO, governmental and intergovernmental organizations and the private sector.
AIDF is supported by:
To see full list of partners and supporters, visit: www.aidforumonline.org
conference sessions
Wednesday 6th june
FOCUS STREAM: PARTNERSHIPS Keynote Speaker [[
09.30 – 09.45
Patrick Fine, Vice President Department of Compact Operations, Millennium Challenge Corporation
Global Partnership for Development
10:00 - 11:00
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Chris Jurgens, Chief of Global Partnerships Division, USAID Mark Green, Senior Director, U.S. Global Leadership Coalition Samuel A. Worthington, President & CEO, InterAction Governor Scott McCallum, President & CEO, Aidmatrix
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Sherri G Kraham, MD, Development Cooperation & Policy Improvement, Millennium Challenge Corporation
Food Security and Sustainable Growth
11:15 - 12:30
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Peter Koefoed Bjornsen, Director, UNEP-DHI Centre on Water and Environment Katherine Farley, Senior Director (Agriculture), Technical Services, Millennium Challenge Corporation Deborah L. Walliser, Executive Director, Solsustech
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Governor Scott McCallum, President & CEO, Aidmatrix
Empowering Women as a Development Tool
13:45 – 15:00
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Sarah Craven, Head of the Washington Office , UNFPA Simone Oluouch-Olunya, East and Horn of Africa Sub-Regional Office, UN Women Elizabeth Arend, former Programs Coordinator, Gender Action Dr. Lucie van Mens, Director, SUPPORT Bronwyn Irwin, Senior Technical Director, Enterprise Development Programming, ACDI/VOCA
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Bineta Diop, Founder and Chair of the Executive Board, Femmes Africa Solidarité
Civil Society Working in Harmony with the Military [[ [[
John Leach, Chief Operating Officer, Shelterbox Matt Pelak, Director of Field Operations, Team Rubicon
Jun
15:15 - 18:00
Interactive Zone [[ [[ [[ [[
Prevention, Mitigation and Preparedness Disaster and Response Early Recovery and Reconstruction Emerging Innovations
10.00 - 11.00 11.15 - 12.15 13.45 - 14.45 15.15 - 16.15
The Aid & International Development Forum is a free to attend event.
Workshop sessions
Wednesday 6th june
FOCUS STREAM: Providing Basic Human Needs Water & Sanitation (Cluster)
10:00 - 11:00
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Julia Bucknall, Water Department Sector Manager, World Bank Chris Williams, Head of the Washington Office, UN-Habitat Jean-Benoit Charrin, Executive Director, WaterLex Dr. Mark Smith, Director, Global Water Programme, International Union for Conservation of Nature
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Jeff Brown/Cindy Prieto (TBC), Development Innovation Ventures, USAID
Education (Cluster)
11:15 - 12:30
[[ Sergio Ramirez, Senior Program Director, AED [[ Dr Fred Mednick, Founder, Teachers Without Borders (TBC)
Nutrition (Cluster) [[ [[
13:45 - 15:00
Catherine Woteki, Chief Scientist, US Department of Agriculture Dr. Kristi Ladd, Senior Technical Director for Nutrition, ACDI/VOCA
[[ Liz Turner, Executive Director, SUSTAIN
Health (Cluster)
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Dr Cecil Wilson, President-Elect, World Medical Association
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Dr Kathy Douglas, Senior Project Officer, Research for Health Africa
Shelter (Cluster) [[ [[ [[ [[
15:15 - 16:30
16:45 - 18:00
Chris Williams, Head of the Washington Office, UN-Habitat Mohamed Hilmi, Senior Coordinator & Technical Specialist, Shelter & Settlements, InterAction Kip A. Scheidler, Senior Director, Global Disaster Response, Habitat for Humanity International DesirĂŠe M. Bartosiak, Project Director, Qatar Shelter Initiative
Cocktail Reception
Jun
18.00 – 19.30
Street Bridge. We would be delighted if you could join us for an informal L networking reception.
Register online today at: www.aidforumonline.org/register
conference sessions
THURSDAY 7th JUNE
FOCUS STREAM: ADDRESSING BARRIERS TO AID AND DEVELOPMENT PROVISION Keynote Speaker
09.30 – 09.45
[[ Dr. Andrew Steer, Special Envoy for Climate Change, The World Bank (TBC)
Landmine Action and Cluster Munitions [[
10:00 - 11:00
Jamie Franklin, Director of the Americas, Mines Advisory Group (MAG)
Emergency Telecommunications (Cluster)
11:15 - 12:30
[[ Keith Robertory, Disaster Services Technology Manager, American Red Cross [[ David Hartshorn, Secretary General, Global V Sat Forum [[ Moderator: Gianluca Bruni, Chief of IT Emergency & Preparedness Branch, UN World Food Programme (WFP)
The Arab Spring
13:45 - 15:00
Mona Yacoubian, Senior Advisor, Middle East, The Stimson Center Dr. Wendy Chamberlin, President, The Middle East Institute Stephen McInerney, Executive Director, Project on Middle East Democracy Michael Wahid Hanna, Fellow, The Century Foundation Dr. Lina Khatib, Co-founder & Program Manager, Program on Arab Reform & Democracy, Stanford University [[ David Schenker, Director on the Program on Arab Politics, Washington Institute for Near East Policy [[ [[ [[ [[ [[
Lessons from the Horn of Africa: Preventing Future Crisis
15:15 - 16:30
[[ Dr. Adam Koons, Director of Relief & Humanitarian Aid, International Relief and Development, Inc. [[ Degan Ali, Executive Director, Adeso (formerly Horn Relief)
Jun
Workshop sessions
THURSDAY 7th JUNE
FOCUS STREAM: HARNESSING POLICY FOR EFFECTIVE DELIVERY Road Safety: ‘Child vs Road’
10:00 - 11:00
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Paul Jansen, Executive Director, Fleet Forum Peter Khaemba/Jeff Brown, USAID (TBC)
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Bella Dinh-Zarr, Director Road Safety, FIA Foundation
Fleet Management Standards - Holding Agencies to Account
11:15 - 12:30
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Rob McConnell, Coordinator, Fleet Forum
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Alfonso J. Pedraza-Martinez, Professor of Operations & Decision Technologies, Kelley School of Business Phil Jones, Business Director for Aid & Development, RMA Group
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Paul Jansen, Executive Director, Fleet Forum
Mitigating the Effects of Climate Change on Emerging Economies
13:45 - 15:00
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Dr. Andrew Steer, Special Envoy for Climate Change, The World Bank
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Loren Labovitch, Director, Environment & Social Assessment, Millennium Challenge Corporation
Finance for Development
16:15 - 17:30
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Michael Bannerman Hyde, Managing Partner, Titus Holdings Emerging Market Funding
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Aurèle Thériault, President, PGF Consultants
Interactive Zone [[
Professionalizing Logistics
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Best practice for shipping supplies in areas of reduced infrastructure company
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Pitch Tank Panel:
John Abood, Team Leader, Transportation Division, Office of Acquisition & Assistance, USAID Jim Lanning, Director of Acquisitions & Logistics, International Relief & Development (IRD) Todd Horne, Disaster Logistics Officer, USAID Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA) Bob Wilson, Global Procurement Manager, World Vision International
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Security of personnel in the field
10.00 -11.00
11.15 - 12.30
16.45 on Wednesday 6 and 12.30 on Thursday 7 June
Jun
13.45-14.45
For further information email: info@aidforumonline.org
EXHIBITORS [[Aid Matrix [[AWQAF New Zealand [[Al Muntada Trust [[American Innotek Inc (Brief Relief) [[American River International [[Anand International [[Argentina Pavilion [[Blu-Med Response Systems [[Cardinal Scale Manufacturing Co [[Clements Worldwide [[ Columbia University, School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA) [[Czech Republic Country Pavilion • CEDIMA • Culligan Czech s.r.o • CVS Development • GET Ltd • Mini Media Services • Mobile Packaging System • The Czech Trade Promotion Agency [[Dalit Welfare Association [[Damco [[Dan Office [[Diplomatic Language Services [[Disc O Bed [[EuroNet.CZ Ltd [[Female Health Company [[Food Security Stores [[Ford [[Frontier Medex [[GigaCrete Inc [[Global VSAT Forum [[Humanitrain [[Humless LLC [[HydraChem Limited [[Hydration Technology [[Imres [[India Impex [[Industrial Test Systems Inc [[Industrias Osmosistemas [[INSSA [[International Procurement Agency [[International Relief & Development [[Irrometer Company Inc [[ISOA [[Jennifer Schaus & Associates [[Jet Inc [[Kantech International (Jiangxi) Co Ltd [[Key Travel [[Kozy Koala
[[Leading Edge Group, Inc. [[LearnWorldwide [[Lifeline Technologies [[Logenix International [[Losberger RDS [[Maryland Institute College of Art [[MEBS Global Reach [[Mines Advisory Group [[MinXray Inc [[MissionMobility LLC [[Modular Building Institute [[Nokero Holdings [[Normeca A/S [[Orenco Systems Inc [[PAHP [[Paramount Tarpaulin Industries [[Parker Hannifin Corporation [[PGF Canada [[Polynor AS [[Priyanka India Pvt. Ltd [[Puralytics [[Relief International [[RMA Group [[Rockbuster [[Seldon Technologies [[Shahid Trading Company [[Shelterbox [[ Society for International Development Washington [[SkyVision Global Networks [[Solsustech Incorporated [[Star Tides [[SteelMaster Building Systems [[Sterno Group [[SunDanzer Refrigeration, Inc [[Supreme Corporation [[SureAqua [[Team Rubicon [[Titus Investment Holdings LLC [[Toyota Gibraltar Stockholdings Ltd [[Ultralife Corporation [[UNEP-DHI Centre for Water and Environment [[VeriCor Medical Systems LLC [[VersaTube Building Systems [[Versi-Panel Enclosures [[Voltaic Systems [[W Giertsen HallSystem AS [[World Bank Publications [[Zahra Tents Industries (Pvt) Ltd [[Zelalem International Research Institute
AIDF is sponsored by: Please note: This is a sample taken from the pre-registration list at a point in time and not inclusive of all organizations attending or of the representatives from organizations attending.
Special Session
TUESday 5th june
2012 ICT Disaster Preparedness & Response Summit
13:00 - 16:30
GVF and AIDF invite you and your colleagues to attend the “2012 ICT Disaster Preparedness & Response Summit�. Join the dialogue regarding closer collaboration amongst key ICT stakeholder groups and learn about gains being made to improve coordination before, during and after disasters. This free to attend open forum dialogue will examine how resources can be more closely coordinated for preparedness and first-responder efforts as well as for mid and long-term reconstruction enabling recovery and economic revitalization. Please RSVP today via email to liz.grimm@gvf.org
When: Wednesday | June 6 | 09:00 - 18:00 Thursday | June 7 | 09:00 - 16:30 Where: Walter E Washington Convention Center, Washington D.C., USA The AIDF team look forward to seeing you there.